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2013-2014 A Day in the life of a third grade student

2013-2014 A Day in the life of a third grade student. A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School. Third Grade Team. Mrs. Allen Ms. Edwards Ms. Hawley Ms. Garrison Ms. Levinson Mrs. Pride Mrs. Rose. Our Mission…. Our Mission Statement

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2013-2014 A Day in the life of a third grade student

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  1. 2013-2014A Day in the life of a third grade student A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School

  2. Third Grade Team • Mrs. Allen • Ms. Edwards • Ms. Hawley • Ms. Garrison • Ms. Levinson • Mrs. Pride • Mrs. Rose

  3. Our Mission… • Our Mission Statement • We will inspire and prepare each child to become a lifelong leader in the global community while achieving his or her personal best. • Strong, cohesive team • Collaborative planning • All teachers provide support for your child

  4. Welcome to Third Grade • A few reminders: • Doors open at 8:00am and students are allowed to come into the classrooms. • Please sign and return agendas daily • Leadership Model • 7 Habits • STEM Magnet School

  5. 3 Key Ideas for Parents about the Common Core • Thinking Deeply • Emphasizes critical thinking • analyze more, discuss more, evaluate more, justify more and explain their thinking & understanding deeply, especially in by written expression • Take-Away: Really thinking deeply is hard. Let it BE hard, help them talk it out. • Integrating Learning • Emphasizes learning across disciplines (reading with math & social studies standards combined into one task). • Students spend more time working together with different settings, structures & tools. • Take-Away: Problems & solutions happen every day in the real world. • Showing How They Know • Emphasizes proof & evidence. • Long gone are the days of worksheets, fact memorizations and skill & drill. Students are not taught this way and they are not assessed this way. • Take-away: The new tests will require students to explain how they know.

  6. Report Card & Interims • New report cards • Shows all standards • No longer 3* • Interims will look different as well • Let’s take a peek…

  7. Here’s a 5th grade report card…

  8. Reading Workshop • Students are Reading to Learn…not as much Learning to Read in Third Grade • Balanced Literacy • Guided Reading Groups • Writing about Reading • Read-to-Self • Read Aloud • Time for Kids • Assessments—it is not just about a reading level and written response

  9. Writing Workshop & Word Study We will be writing a variety of texts this year… • Personal Narratives • Opinion pieces • Genre Studies (Mysteries, poems, letters, how-to’s, learning logs) • Informative & explanatory texts • Integrated into all curriculum areas throughout the year • Word Study: Words Their Way—starting in October

  10. Guided Math • Each day in math, we will have a… • Problem of the Day • Mini-lesson • Guided & Independent Practice • Spiral Review • Mad Minutes to practice math facts

  11. Math test example

  12. Specials – 2 day rotation • Music with Mrs. Isadore • Art with Ms. Ferrell • PE with Mrs. Powell • Imagineering with Mrs. Page • Chinese with Mrs. Liu • Library with Mrs. Headley • Specialty with Ms. Gordon • Guidance with Ms. Hoskins (monthly)

  13. Science • Plant Growth & Soil • Life cycle of plants • Bees and Worms • Objects in the Sky • Integrates with Social Studies & Native Americans • StarLab • Human Body • Skeletal, Muscular systems • States of Matter

  14. Social Studies • Civics & Government • Citizenship • Branches of Government • History & Colonial America • Native American • Colonial America • Colonial Days (lots of fun!) • Geography & Environment • Economics – Classroom Economy http://13colonies.mrdonn.org/colonial_southern_states.gif

  15. Field Trips • We will go on 3 field trips this year. • Old State Capital& Legislative Building (November 5) • Yates Mill Park (over 3 days in March) • Tied to Technology/Science and Innovation • Old Salem (April 23) • Science Days • Wake Forest University Drive Thru • We have one field trip at school • StarLab (1st week in December) • VOLUNTEER CLEARANCE, do it now! • Must sign up on Wake County computer

  16. EOG Testing • This is the year it begins! • It already began with The BOG • We are preparing students for it, but not always mentioning it as there is already some anxiety. • Two days of testing in May • 1 reading test • 1 math test • Given two separate days • No makeups • Scores are reported in Fall 2014

  17. Homework • 30 minutes a night, Monday through Thursday • Reading & Writing (20 minutes) • Read & build stamina • Answer questions about text (in complete sentences). • Math (10 minutes) • Practice new skills we are learning in class • Spiral Review • Practice math facts—addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

  18. Title 1 Compact and Read to Achieve • Title 1 Compact • All parents in the school must sign • Information to support all students at home and at school • Read to Achieve: (NC Initiative) • We are still gathering the information about this • We will have a parent meeting (morning and evening) once the State Board of Ed has finalized the program.

  19. Issue Bin & Plus/Delta

  20. Question & Answer

  21. Thank you for coming! Please meet us back in your child’s classroom for a few more details about the 3rd grade year!

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