Third Grade Curriculum Night

1. Third GradeCurriculum Night Fielder Elementary

2. Testing

3. Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Math TAKS April 27, 2010 Reading TAKS April 28. 2010 Testing Testing Dates: TAKS Test:

4. Policies & Procedures

5. Rules are posted Discipline sheet in folder Sign EVERY Monday evening & return on Tuesday Comes home each Monday with notes, memos, and graded papers Return on Tuesday Third Grade Guidelines Expectation Folder Purple Folder

6. Sound Familiar?

7. Homework assignments will be recorded in student planners. Please check daily for these assignments. If incomplete or left at home, student receives a mark in his/her expectation folder. Homework may count up to 10% of the six weeks grade. Third Grade Guidelines Homework Policy

8. Third Grade Guidelines Late Work Policy • Each day, 10 points deducted • On the fourth day of incomplete class work, a zero will be given if work is still unfinished

9. Has dividers and pocket folders Important as a tool for organization and responsibility Please donot remove papers or any items from your child’s binder Daily assignments are written for each calendar day Parents may find it very helpful to check planner each night and initial on the line provided Third Grade Guidelines Binders Daily Planner

10. Curriculum

11. Reading • McGraw Hill Reading Series: • Basal reader • Leveled books used for small groups • Novel units • Take Home Readers • TAKS Practices • Reading Logs: • About 20 min. each day • Different genres each six weeks • 500 min. each six weeks

12. Reading Log front Third Grade Reading Log (500 minutes required) Name ____________________ Due: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Read Genres of Your Choice—No Book Report Week of: Book Title: Min. Read:Checked: 8/24 - 9/1 _______________________________________ _________ 9/1 _______________________________________ _________ _______________________________________ _________ _______________________________________ _________ _______________________________________ _________ _______________________________________ _________ _______________________________________ _________ Total min. _____ Total Minutes Read: _________ Parent Signature: ____________________________ back Book reports will be assigned for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th six weeks.

13. Take Home Readers • Take home readers are sent home as homework due on Friday. • Your signature is required to show that you have read the book with your child. • Each day’s homework builds a certain skill. • On Friday, the students will take an open book quiz for comprehension.

14. Steps • Survey the passage. Read headings, titles, and captions. • Label genre of the passage. • Label questions R, CC, or I. • Read Passage • Summary: Who… Wanted… But … So … Then … Third Grade TAKS Strategy

15. TAKS Strategy Types of Questions: • R- Answers are “right there” in the text • CC- Context clues: Questions have underlined word and paragraph number. • I- Inference: These are BRAIN questions! schema+ book clues= inference!

16. Reading Skills Prefixes/Suffixes Synonyms Antonyms Homonyms Vocabulary Context Clues Characterization Supporting Details Cause & Effect Inferencing Summarization/Main Idea Fact & Opinion Story Elements

17. Monday – book activities Tuesday – sentences in spiral Wednesday – study words Thursday – Dictation test (3 sentences, spelling & language grade) Friday – Word test (20 words & super spellers - spelling grade only) Students new to KISD may request flashcards to practice phonemes “Spelling Still C-O-U-N-T-S” book should be kept in binder Spelling

18. Focus: Parts of speech Reference materials Big 6 Research Project The Writing Process Various writing types Journal writing Daily Language Review DLR quizzes every 2 weeks. Language

19. Daily Math Lesson • Target Practice Spiraling Review • Big 5 – Starting 2nd six weeks • Fast Facts on Thursday & Friday • Review of homework or previous day’s lesson • Presentation of new material • Guided practice/Independent practice/Small groups

20. 3rd Grade Math Skills • Mastery of addition & subtraction facts • Place value to hundred thousands • Addition with regrouping • Subtraction with regrouping • Time & Money • Customary & Metric Measurement • Multiplication facts • Division facts • Geometry • Fractions • Problem Solving including estimation, reasonableness, probability and solution strategies

21. Science • Science Challenge Spiral • Health & Nutrition • Motion, Simple Machines • Matter • Plant & Animal Habitats • Forces of Nature, Soil, and the Environment • Solar System • MAD Lab

22. Social Studies • Map Skills • Columbus, Jamestown • Economics, Government, Jr. Achievement • Citizenship, Heroes • Westward Movement • Ancient and Modern Cultures

23. Technology • IBM PCs • Primary Computer Lab • Wireless laptops available to use in class for projects • Science Cart • Elmos • Smart Boards • Fielder’s home page: http://schools.katyisd.org/campus/fe

24. Technology • Type to Learn • Larson’s Mathematics • Discovery Education • Brain Pop • MS Word • MS PowerPoint • Kidspiration • Internet Research • MS Publisher

25. Third Grade Helpful Hints Things you can to do help your 3rd grader include: • Designate a set bedtime. • Start each day with a healthy breakfast. • Don’t forget we now serve breakfast at Fielder! • Establish a homework routine. Teach your child to check backpacks & binders before bedtime. Make this your child’s responsibility. • Hold your child accountable as they learn responsibility & independence.

26. M.A.D. Lab M.A.D.= Moms and Dad Who? Moms, Dad, Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles What? Volunteers to run a small group of kids though an interactive and hands-on science activity!! When? Fridays (once every 6 weeks) for 30-45 minutes Where? The Fielder Science Lab Why? To increase our students understanding of science and because kids learn best by “doing” NO SCIENCE EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY! 

27. Questions and Answers