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Welcome to Curriculum Night!

Welcome to Curriculum Night!. 3rd Grade Mrs. Nikula September 23, 2014. Come on in! Please find your child’s desk and… Check the white Student Information form to make sure the information is up-to-date. Read the note from your child and write back  Fill out the green card for me.

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Welcome to Curriculum Night!

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  1. Welcome to Curriculum Night! 3rd Grade Mrs. Nikula September 23, 2014 • Come on in! Please find your child’s desk and… • Check the white Student Information form to make sure the information is up-to-date. • Read the note from your child and write back  • Fill out the green card for me

  2. Daily Schedule 9:00 Writing 9:45 Read-Aloud & Snack, Brain Break 10:00 Reading 10:50ish Word Work (Spelling) 11:15 Specialist (PE, Library, Music) 12:00 Lunch & Recess 12:55 Cursive 1:10 Math 2:10 Brain Break 2:15 Social Studies, Science, Health, Art, etc. 3:00 Pack Up 3:10 Dismissal On Fridays, we have PE from 2:25-3:10.

  3. Classroom Guidelines • Be Safe • Work Quietly • Use Your Manners • Use Nice Words • Try Your Hardest and Stay Busy Learning

  4. 3rd Grade Curriculum Overview

  5. Writing • Genres of Focus: • Personal Narrative & “Realistic” Fiction • Procedural Text • Persuasive Letter • Informational Report

  6. Supporting Your Child in Writing • Let him see you as a writer • Include her in your writing • Encourage “Best Guess” spelling 

  7. Word Work (Spelling) • Differentiated spelling groups • Focus on patterns

  8. Supporting Your Child with Spelling • Designate a spot to store spelling words • Practice at least once/week • The night before the test, help her take and check her practice test • Review his spelling test together

  9. Math • Multiplication and Division • Measurement and Graphing • length, capacity, weight, mass, time • Addition and Subtraction within 1,000 • Complex Word Problems • Geometry: Perimeter, Area, Quadrilaterals • Concept of Fractions

  10. Supporting Your Child in Math • Help him find a good spot to do his math homework • Help with her Study Plan (Math Facts Fluency) • Go over his tests/quizzes together • Watch for Family Letters (will give details about what we are currently studying) • Help her set up XtraMath/IXL for extra practice at home (info to come home late September or first few weeks of October)

  11. Reading Skills and Strategies • Ask Questions • Visualize • Identify • Main Idea/Supporting Details • Sequence of Events • Cause and Effect • Analyze • Characters • Story Elements • Summarize • Synthesize • Make • Connections • Inferences • Predictions • Conclusions • Monitor Comprehension • Identify and Evaluate Fact vs. Opinion • Compare and Contrast

  12. Reading • Genres: • Pourquoi Tales • Tall Tales • Fables • Trickster Tales • Persuasive Letters • Biography • Personal Narrative • Historical Fiction • Realistic Fiction • Fairy Tales

  13. Supporting Your Child in Reading • Read together and talk about what you read • Help him find books he LOVES • Help her set up Raz-Kids at home

  14. Smarter Balanced Testing • Grades 3-8 and 11 tested in 2015 • All tests administered online

  15. Science, Social Studies, Health • Science • Rocks & Minerals (Hsieh) • Structures of Life (Burkett) • Physics of Sound (Vagt) • Social Studies • US, Mexico, and Canada (Nikula) • Early Seattle/Native Americans (Nakatsu) • May-June: Exploring Me/Heritage Festival (all) • Health: • Nutrition, Safety, Positive Attitude, Germs (Miles)

  16. Homework • Reading • 20 min/night, Monday-Thrusday • Math • Math homework sheet daily, Monday-Thrusday • Spelling • New words every 2 weeks • Monday Envelope • Every Monday • Friday Free Time • If all homework is turned in by Friday 

  17. Online Programs • Reading and Math (possibly Spelling) • Directions for accessing online programs will be sent home once we have learned how to use them in class

  18. Conference Schedule • October 6-10 • Focus: Information gathering and goal setting • February 5 and 6 • Optional mid-year conference times

  19. Birthdays, Field Trips, Parties • Birthdays • School Policy: No Food Treats • Students may bring Show-and-Tell on their birthday • Summer birthdays? We will celebrate on his/her half-birthday • Field Trips • MOHAI in winter/spring? • Parties • Halloween and Valentine’s Day

  20. Communication • Monday Envelopes • Take-Home Folders • Planners—homework written down daily • Email: enikula@nsd.org • Phone: (425)-408-5767 • 8:00-8:20 a.m. • 3:10-3:40 p.m.

  21. Volunteer Opportunities • Art Docent • Reader’s Theater • Writing Buddies • Math Games Helper • Party Planner • Field Trip Chaperone • Take-Home Projects • Interested in something else? Let me know! • Feel free to send me an email if you are interested 

  22. Conference Sign-ups • If you did not get a chance to sign up, a sign-up form will be coming home in your child’s Monday Envelope

  23. Thank you for your support! I am looking forward to a wonderful school year!

  24. Parking Lot Video With so many kids and families at Canyon Creek, it is important to know the procedures for pick-up and drop-off.

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