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Bradford Woods Elementary Third Grade CURRICULUM NIGHT

Bradford Woods Elementary Third Grade CURRICULUM NIGHT. 3A Miss Garrity 3B Mrs. Tarchick 3C Mrs. Harvey 3D Mrs. McCurdy. Curriculum Night Agenda. Transition to Third Grade Communication Homework Curriculum General classroom/Building Information. Transition to Third Grade .

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Bradford Woods Elementary Third Grade CURRICULUM NIGHT

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  1. Bradford Woods ElementaryThird GradeCURRICULUM NIGHT 3A Miss Garrity 3B Mrs. Tarchick 3C Mrs. Harvey 3D Mrs. McCurdy

  2. Curriculum Night Agenda • Transition to Third Grade • Communication • Homework • Curriculum • General classroom/Building Information

  3. Transition to Third Grade • More Homework • Must Study for all Tests • More Challenging Vocabulary • Responsibility for His/Her Own Learning

  4. Communication • Assignment Book • Weekly Bulletin • Parent/Teacher Conferences • Report Cards/Tyler System • Email • Office (724-935-5081) • BWE News and Notes/Peach Jar www.northallegheny.org

  5. Homework • 10 minutes per grade level (30-40 min.) • Expect math and spelling 3-4 times/week • Homework Folder – Green Plastic • Assignment Books • T = Together • Parental Help • Holidays and special school nights • Classroom Time Missed

  6. Report Card • Letter Grades: • Reading • English • Spelling • Math • Social Studies • Science • Writing only receives a marking indicator twice a year.

  7. Grading Scale A 100 – 90 B 89 – 80 C 79 – 70 D 69 *Tyler System

  8. Ipads …. Will be used as an important resource and tool throughout the school day. Please help your student remember to charge it every night! Please help your student remember to return it to school the next day!

  9. www.pearsonsuccessnet.com User Name: NA123456 Password: Tigers1

  10. ELA (English/Language Arts) Reading, Writing, English 3rd grade does include a phonics/word analysis component, however the focus is more on comprehension skills. 3rd grade comprehension skills include…..

  11. - Making Inferences - Character Analysis - Theme - Cause/Effect Relationships - Point of View - Author’s Purpose • Use text features to locate and interpret information • Main idea and supporting details • Compare/Contrast

  12. Citing evidence from the text to support answers is required.

  13. Harcourt School Publishers Storytown 6 “Themes” (5 lessons per Theme) 30 “Lessons” Every 5th Lesson is a REVIEW of skills taught in the previous 4 lessons. Each lesson consists of: - 1 story or nonfiction text - 10 vocabulary words - A phonics/word analysis skill - A comprehension skill - A grammar lesson - A writing skill - One other “focus” skill

  14. Tests Each lesson will include…. 1 Vocabulary Quiz 1 Weekly Test 1 Spelling Test

  15. Vocabulary Quiz Words introduced and the list goes home on Day 1 of the lesson. Quiz is usually about 5 days later. Words are discussed and reviewed during the week in class, but should be studied at home. The quiz is usually a matching quiz along with questions about a selection of the words. The questions must be answered in a complete sentence . They must restate the question and use proper mechanics and spelling.

  16. Example: Explain a time you felt frustrated. Poor answer: when I kept doing belly flops Great answer: A time I felt frustrated was when I was learning how to dive, and I kept doing belly flops in the pool instead.

  17. Weekly Test Weekly Tests consist of: 10 multiple choice comprehension questions related to the story. An essay question related to the story (evidence will need to be cited). Multiple choice questions related to the comprehension, grammar, and focus skills taught that week. Lessons are generally taught over 5-6 days with the weekly test given on the 5th or 6th day. Students are required to use their books when taking the weekly reading tests in order to facilitate the citing of evidence used to support their answers. Every 5th lesson is a review lesson and no vocabulary quiz or weekly test will be given during these weeks.

  18. Spelling Monday –Pretest** List goes home HW is to write missedwords from pretest 3X each due Tuesday Packet goes home/due Thursday Friday - Test ** If student scores 100% on pretest, a 100% goes in the grade book and student is exempt from Friday’s test. The student must still complete the packet.

  19. Grammar The Sentence Nouns Pronouns Possessives Adjectives/Adverbs Verbs Mechanics

  20. Writing Projects Personal Narrative Opinion Essay Instructions Fictional Narrative Friendly Letter Descriptive Essay Compare/Contrast

  21. Book Reports First Semester and Second Semester oral report presented to the class - summarize the book/memorization encouraged - written component - creative component

  22. MATH • Whole Number Operations • Ch. 1: Addition and Subtraction within 1,000 • Ch. 2: Represent and Interpret Data • Ch. 3: Understand Multiplication • Ch. 4: Multiplication Facts and Strategies • Ch. 5: Use Multiplication Facts • Ch. 6: Understand Division • Fractions • Ch. 8: Understand Fractions • Ch. 9: Compare Fractions • Measurement • Ch. 10: Time, Length, Liquid Volume, Mass, (and Money) • Ch. 11: Area and Perimeter • Geometry • Ch. 12: Two Dimensional Shapes • Ch. 7: Division Facts and Strategies

  23. We encourage you to explore the many online resources “GO Math!” has to offer! HOMEWORK

  24. “Mid-Chapter Quiz” – this page is found in the textbook – Use the page in the book as a “practice quiz”. The actual quiz given in class will be a copy of this same exact quiz!!!

  25. Here is the “practice test” found in the math textbook. The actual test will be very similar to the practice test but not exactly the same.

  26. Basic Facts Practice

  27. Social Studies • Mapping Our World • Communities • U.S. Geography • People and the Environment • Protecting Resources • Communities Change • Amazing Inventions • Ancient Civilizations • The First People • Settling the Land • Role of Citizens • How America Works • America: Heritage and Culture • Culture: Expressions Around the World • Producers and Consumers • Saving and Spending

  28. Science Earth Science: Water, Weather, Rocks/Minerals, Earthquakes/ Volcanoes Physical Science: Properties of Matter, Changes in Matter Force/Motion, Simple Machines, Energy Space: Planets, Star Patterns, Sun, Moon, Earth Movements Students are encouraged to use their books to complete class work.

  29. Science/Social Studies STUDY GUIDES - passed out about a week before each test - also available online. - Use “Quizlet” for practice!

  30. Standardized Testing2018 - 2019 Iowa Test of Basic Skills Reading & Math January 7 - 11 PSSA ELA April 15 - 26 Math April 29 - May 3

  31. Educational Trip Assignments will be given to the best of the teacher’s ability. Due to schedule/curricular changes additional make-up work may be required. Days missed = days to complete Please fill out a form for approval (available online or in the office).

  32. Thank you for sharing your child with us at school! • Please visit your child’s classroom • Feel free to write your child a letter

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