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Grade 3 Curriculum Night with Mr. Baumann - Welcome to an Exciting Year of Learning!

Join us for an informative evening to learn about the curriculum, classroom policies, and expectations for your child's third grade year. Stay connected through email, phone, and our class web page.

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Grade 3 Curriculum Night with Mr. Baumann - Welcome to an Exciting Year of Learning!

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  1. Welcome to Curriculum Night Mr. Baumann Grade 3 The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn. ~John Lubbock

  2. Teacher to Parent Communication • Email: jbaumann@kyrene.org • Phone: 480-541-2336 • Class Web Page: kyrene.org/jbaumann • “3rd Grade Newsletter” weekly or bi-weekly

  3. School Policies • Birthdays- • Students’ names will be read during morning announcements. • Please do not send birthday treats from home. • Please email or evite all birthday invitations- this helps avoid anyone getting their feelings hurt. • Class Parties- • Winter • Friendship Day • End of the Year

  4. School Policies (continued) • Lunch- • Send checks and cash in an envelope with your child’s and teacher’s name. • You can also place money in your child’s lunch account online. • Changes in Transportation- • Please send a note or email to let me know of any changes. • If a change is needed late in the day, please call the office and they will let me know.

  5. Cerritos - Programs We Practice • The 7 Habits of Healthy Kids • C.A.R.E.S. • Leadership Notebooks • Wildly Important Goals (WIGS) • Mission Statements

  6. Classroom Expectations • Stay positive • Do your best and forget the rest • Treat others how you want to be treated • Show good character even when no one else is looking.

  7. Be a Problem Solverhttp://safeshare.tv/v/ss57ac8a2778573

  8. Homework • Nightly Math Homework • Weekly Reading Homework • Read 20 min. grade level appropriate chapter book • NEATNESS! • Purple Take Home Folder

  9. Grading • Report Card Indicators • Proficient- consistently meets and at times exceeds the grade level standards and produces work that demonstrates a thorough understanding of grade level standards. • Developing - often approaches and at times meets the grade level standards and produces work that demonstrates a partial understanding of grade level standards. • Area of Concern - often falls below or far below the grade level standards and produces work that demonstrates a minimal understanding of grade level standards.

  10. Math Resources: • i-Ready A Few Major Math Concepts • Multiplication and division strategies • Fractions • Area and relate to multiplication/addition • Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures. • Adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers

  11. English Language Arts (ELA) Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) • The program has been crafted and researched to help every student become knowledgeable readers- fluent in listening, speaking, reading and writing. • Skills Strand: decoding instruction and reading time • Listening & Learning Strand: background knowledge, vocabulary, and read-alouds.

  12. English Language Arts (ELA) The 11 high- interest units covered this year will include: • Classic Tales • Classification of Animals • The Human Body and Senses • Ancient Roman Civilizations • Light and Sound • The Viking Age • Astronomy • Native American Regions and Cultures • European Exploration and Colonization • Colonial America • Ecology

  13. Science Earth Science • Layers of the Earth • Rocks • Weathering /Erosion • Volcanoes/Earthquakes Physical Science • Light and Sound Life Science • Ecosystems • Food Chains • Plant Structures

  14. Social Studies • Communities • Early Civilizations • Exploration and Colonization • Civil War and Reconstruction • Immigration • Postwar U.S.

  15. Creativity Students will exercise their imagination through purposeful play. Critical Thinking Students will use knowledge gained through our curriculum to explore and expand their knowledge with hands on learning. Communication Students will develop their listening and speaking skills as they work in teams and present ideas. Courage Students will learn that failure gets you one step closer to a solution. Failure sparks innovation! Collaboration Students will work together to brainstorm, problem solve, and “make stuff” in partnerships, teams, and small groups.

  16. Communication • www.kyrene.org/jbaumann • Listserv • Email • Phone • Notes to and from

  17. Things to do! • Before you leave, please: • Enter your information into the class distribution list if you haven’t already. • Write a note to your child and leave it on your child’s desk.

  18. Grit & Growth Mindset

  19. Questions • If you have questions please write them down on the paper provided at your desk. • Please include your name and phone number or email address. I will contact you to answer your questions.

  20. Thank You for Attending

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