Welcome to Curriculum Night At Deer Chase Elementary

1. Welcome to Curriculum NightAt Deer Chase Elementary Third Grade Team

2. From Primary to Intermediate Things that are the same: • Daily use of the planner/agenda • Home/school contact • 706-772-6240 • Homework

3. From Primary to Intermediate • Major projects • Market Day • Famous Americans • Topographical Features • Science Fair Project • Have classroom tools ready (paper, pencils, composition notebook, etc.)

4. From Primary to Intermediate • Student responsible for self: his/her classwork, behavior, and homework

5. Intermediate Grades Things that are different: • More rigorous Georgia Performance Standards and in depth assignments

6. Assessments • Taking a variety of tests both for the district and for the state • SLO’s- Student Learning Objective • Georgia Milestones • I-ready Diagnostic Test • Unit pre and post test • In addition to classroom formal and informal assessments • Weekly tests • Math-Friday • Language Arts- Friday • Science and Social Studies- varies (When students are ready)

7. Mission Statement The mission of this 3 grade class is to provide the foundation for our students’ life-long learning by furnishing opportunities for them to flourish academically, physically, artistically, socially and emotionally in a nurturing, yet rigorous environment.

8. Curriculum Area of Study: Reading • Comprehension and analysis of both fiction and nonfiction selections • Reads for information • Reads for pleasure

9. Curriculum Area of Study: Language Arts • Increased proficiency in: • Spelling • Vocabulary development • Word analysis skills • Grammar • Conventions • Speaking and listening skills

10. Curriculum Area: Language • Listens for information • Can carry on a collaborative conversation • Can tell about an experience • Remembers details of spoken conversations • Can ask and answer questions to clarify information

11. Curriculum Area: Writing • Creates a plan for a writing idea • Makes additions and revisions to the written piece • Produces a published copy

12. Curriculum Area of Study: Writing • Writes narratives of real or imaginary events • Writes to show information • Writes to give an opinion

13. Curriculum Area: Language • Understands nonverbal clues • Understands the importance of word choice • Expresses an opinion about information read • Speaks clearly in large and small groups

14. Curriculum Area: Mathematics • Operations and Algebraic Thinking • Number and Operations in Base Ten • Number and Operations - Fractions • Measurement and Data • Geometry

15. Curriculum Area: Social Studies • Historical Understanding • Political roots of our modern Democracy in the USA • Lives of American’s who expanded people’s rights and freedoms • Geographic Understanding • Major Topographical features • Cultural and geographic systems associated with the historical figures • Government/ Civic Understanding • Foundation of a republican form of government • Character of historical figures • Economic Understanding • 4 Productive resources • Good, services, taxes • Examples of interdependence and trade • Cost and benefits of personal spending and saving

16. Curriculum Area: Science • Earth Science • Rocks and minerals of Georgia • Soils • Weathering • Fossils • Physical Science • Heat energy • Magnets • Life Science • Habitats • Features of organisms of Georgia • Pollution and conservation

17. Curriculum Area: Health • Human Body • Nutrition • Healthful Practices • Safety

18. Curriculum Areas of Study • Physical Education • Music • Technology

19. What About Homework? • Assigned Monday-Thursday • Written in the planner by the student. • Due each day. • Read for 15 minutes or more daily.

20. What About Class Work and Tests? • Graded Papers (class work and tests) will be sent home at regular intervals (Wednesday’s) for a signature, then returned to school the next day. All work for that grading period will bereflected onthe report card. • Stop by to see the folder or discuss concerns at your convenience. Check infinite campus weekly.

21. Progress Reports/Report Cards • Number grades will be used on progress report and report cards • 100-90= A • 89-80= B • 79-75= C • 74- 70=D • 69-0= F • Grading Scale: - Language Arts • Tests- 60% • Spelling- 20% • Daily- 20% - Math/Science/Heath/Social studies • Test- 60% • Daily- 40%

22. What About Communications? • School newsletters, teacher notes and letters will be sent home in the pocket of the student binder and in the agenda. • The planner/agenda will be checked daily for behavior and parent notes.

23. What About Communications? Please….. Check the planner daily. Sign or Initial the planner daily. Check teacher webpage.

24. ACES Mrs. Strickland

25. Useful Websites • I-ready.com * abcya.com • Spellingcity.com* Benchmarkuniverse.com • Sumsense.com *StorylineOnline.com • Math-Aids.com *Kahoot.com • IXL.com *MyON.com • FactMonster.com * newsela.com • Flocabulary *tweentribune.com • BrainPop and BrainPop Jr.

26. A Day in Third Grade! • 8:15-8:45 Writing (30 minutes) • 8:45-10:45 ELA (120 Minutes) • 10:45-11:20 Math (35 minutes) • 11:20-11:50 Lunch (30 minutes) • 11:50-12:00 Restroom • 12:00-1:00 Special • 1:00-1:15 Recess (15 minutes) • 1:15-2:05 Math (50 minutes) • 1:45-2:15 Acceleration/Science • 2:05-2:35 Science (30 minutes) • 2:35-3:00 Social Studies (25 minutes) • 3:00-3:15 Dismissal

27. What About Discipline? The teacher has developed the following rules : Classroom Rules Respect and obey the teacher and other staff. Stay in your seat unless you have permission to be up. Raise your hand to speak during class. Keep your hands and feet to yourself. Respect property- yours, others, and schools. Use inside voices while in the building. Follow the county dress code. Follow the county dress code.

28. School-wide BehaviorPlan Infractions • Excessive talking 12. Misbehavior at specials • Out of seat w/o permission 13. Disobeying teachers • Hands/feet on others 14. Disrespectful to teachers • Not following directions 15. Destructive to property • Not paying attention 16. Unprepared for class • Inappropriate playground behavior 17. Playing with supplies • Misbehavior in line 18. Had to return to book bag • Inappropriate lunchroom behavior 19. Excessive trash in desk • Misbehavior in restroom 20. Throwing supplies • Interrupting speaking 21. See note • Inappropriate manners

29. What About Discipline?Teacher will… • Redirect and refocus attention to task • Have a private conversation to determine student’s level of understanding

30. What About Discipline? • Numbers/ Note in planner • Time out/Think sheet • Student reflects on their behavior

31. What About Discipline? • Guidance referral • Students talks with the counselor • Conference with parent(s) and student

32. What About Discipline? • Referral to the office

33. Teacher’s Job? • Organized classroom environment • Clarity of lessons and explanations • Differentiate instruction • Teach the standards

34. Teacher’s Job? • Readily available supplies, materials and resources to accomplish the task(s)

35. Parents’ Job? • Provide a time, place and supplies for the student to complete their assignments. • Initial the planner daily, check for comments, notes, communications from the office.

36. Parents’ Job? • Check for completeness of homework. • Return papers within 1 day. • Communicate any concerns or helpful information about your child.

37. “The parent is the first teacher, the home is the first school and reading is the first lesson.” • We have a partnership.

38. “If children don’t learn the way you teach them…teach them the way they learn.”

39. To Think About: • Curriculum Core Standards • Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies • Volunteering • How can I help make this a successful year for my child and child’s teacher?

40. Questions?

41. To Do • Sign the attendance roster. • Check if you are willing and able to help with field trips, and/or classroom activities.

42. Remember • Sign the attendance roster • Check to help “Thank you for coming.”