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Welcome to 3 rd Grade. Mrs. Holck Mrs. Holly Ms. Starr 2012-2013. Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. Reading – Literature Reading – Informational Text Reading – Foundational Skills Writing Speaking and Listening Language. Reading
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Welcome to 3rd Grade Mrs. Holck Mrs. Holly Ms. Starr 2012-2013
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts • Reading – Literature • Reading – Informational Text • Reading – Foundational Skills • Writing • Speaking and Listening • Language
Reading Literature and Informational Text • Reading instruction using Harcourt Trophies, Science, Health, and Social Studies texts and other related texts • Vocabulary • Reading Strategies • Comprehension Strategies • Variety of Genres • Independent Reading
Reading Foundational Skills • Phonics and Word Recognition • Fluency
Writing • Writing Process • Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing • Six Traits of Writing • Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions • Text Types and Purposes • Informative/Explanatory • Narrative • Opinion • Research • D’Nealian Handwriting • Manuscript Cursive
Speaking & Listening • Collaborative discussions • Presentations and reports • Appropriate speech • Appropriate listening behaviors
Language Grammar and Usage Parts of speech, subject and predicate, types of sentences Conventions Capitalization, punctuation, spelling patterns, high frequency words Vocabulary Use of reference materials
Math • Adopted Materials – Investigations • Common Core State Standards • Operations and Algebraic Thinking (multiplication & division) • Number & Operations in Base Ten (multi-digit arithmetic) • Number & Operations (fractions) • Measurement and Data • Geometry • Mathematical Practices (problem solving, reasoning)
Science • Life Science – Plants, Ecology • Physical Science – Light and Sound • Earth Science – Rocks, Erosion and Weathering • Social Studies • Geography – Map Skills • American History – Immigration (Coming to America); Civil War • World History – Early Explorers; Ancient Greece and Rome • Civics and Government • Economics
Grading • Proficient 85 – 100% • Developing 70 – 84% • Area of Concern - below 70% • Progress Reports (quarterly)
Success Club • Each Friday, students have the opportunity to participate in Success Club. • Success Club includes a choice of an activity, such as games, art, or computer. Students who have not earned Success Club will go to Study Hall. • Students earn Success Club by: • Completing and turning in all homework • Completing and turning in all class work • Acceptable behavior for the week
Thank you for attending tonight. Please join your child’s teacher back in the classroom for additional information.
About Me • Proud mom of 3 wonderful kids! • Have taught preschool, first, second, third, and fourth grades • My 3rd year at Monte Vista • Bachelor’s in Early Childhood, Master’s Elementary Education • Can’t do this alone… parents as partners!
Homework Binders • Goes to and from school daily • Agenda– updated daily and online • Hard Copies of the homework • Responsibility Chart for each quarter • Home – papers that may be kept at home • School – items to be returned to school
Homework • Daily Assignment (Mon-Thurs) – Spelling (due Fri), Math (2 nights), Reading Vocabulary & Comprehension • Reading 60 minutes per week (Book Bags) • Reading Response – twice a week in Response Journal • Success Club or Study Hall • CELEBRATE – each quarter
Classroom Behavior • Give Me Five Point System - handprints • Students begin each day with 10 points • Warnings/redirects will always be given • Pull handprint, owe 5 minutes for each offense • Points recorded on daily behavior chart • Need a total of 35 points per week to attend Success Club
Book Bags • Bag, Book, and Reading Response Journal • To and From School Nightly • Read same book at home and at school – chapter book, nonfiction, picture book, etc. • 60 minutes per week (includes weekends) • Two reading response journals per week • Read Your Way to a Sundae (read a minimum of 5 chapter books this year)
Math Matters • I absolutely teaching math! • Strategies versus algorithms • Addition and subtraction facts through December • Multiplication/Division begin earlier in year • January multiplication timed testing begins • Never assign anything for homework I haven’t taught • Dreambox, and other math websites
Good to Know • School Binders- by subject, stays at school • High Frequency Word Assessment- important for daily writing (highlighted those to study). Study ideas on back of page. • Spellingcity.com • Letter from your child - feel free to write back to your child
Closing Thoughts • “If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I will promise not to believe everything s/he says happens at home!” • Email me or call ANYTIME you have concerns, I am here to support YOU and YOUR CHILD on this journey! • You are always welcome here!!! Come on down!!!