Welcome 3 rd Grade Curriculum Night

1. Welcome 3rdGrade CurriculumNight

2. Our doors open at 7:20 each morning. Students may eat breakfast or report directly to classrooms. Instruction begins promptly at 7:45. Start Time

3. Please check out our class web pages for updates and important information. www.nisdtx.org Select Peterson Elementary Select Staff pages Click on teacher’s name or team Class Web Pages

4. Tuesday Newsday folders will go home each Tuesday with graded work and important notes from the school. Please take out graded papers each week. Please send these folders back each Wednesday. Please sign the inside of the folder. Tuesday Folders

5. Progress reports and report cards will be electronic this year unless other arrangements have been made. Please make sure to update your e-mail address and other information with the district. Report Cards

6. Online Grade book You are able to check your child’s grades 24/7 Set up username and password then you can receive e-mails and alerts Home Access Center

7. Behavior Expectations

8. Behavior Expectations

9. Reading Homework is meant to build: stamina, fluency and comprehension. Students should be reading a grade level text for a total of 60 minutes a week. ANY DAY, ANY TIME, just as long as it totals 60 minutes (or more).Students have a “Reading My Way To Success” Log each six weeks. It is checked every Monday. Spelling Homework - Students need to responsibly practice his/her words at home and be prepared for the written test on FRIDAYS at school. Spelling words will be assigned every MONDAY.Students do not need to turn in spelling homework. There are many effective ways to practice spelling. There are some listed under the SPICE UP SPELLING Link on Mrs. Elliott’s webpage. Math Homework builds stamina, fluency, and problem-solving. Students should spend 5-10 minutes working on facts to solidify computation skills. They will have 5-10 minutes of additional math work that focuses on particular skills being taught in class. Homework should be completed and returned to school the next day. We will go over the work together. Students miss valuable opportunities to learn when homework hasn’t been completed. Homework

10. Language Arts

11. Reading Writing Spelling Social Studies Language Arts

12. authentic readers class book clubs workshop model (opening, work period, closing) 30-40 minutes daily of independent reading time to build stamina Instruction is individualized per student need DRA (Diagnostic Reading Assessment) BOY, MOY, EOY looking for independent level of “Just Right” book large group, small group, one-on-one instruction We will goal set according to Reading Strategies: Comprehension Accuracy Fluency Extending Vocabulary Reading Instruction

13. authentic writers that can express themselves clearly workshop model (opening, work period, closing) 30 minutes daily of independent writing time to build stamina Multiple Writing Genre Studies Instruction is individualized per student need: Writing Diagnostic BOY and EOY scored with 12 Stage Writing Rubric(3rd grade EOY expectations Stages 7-10) large group, small group, one-on-one instruction We will goal set according to Writing Strategies: Ideas Organization Word Choice/Voice Conventions Writing Instruction

14. Individualized per student need 2 levels of weekly word list for differentiation based on difficulty of words and amount of words per week Words given on Friday – test following Friday per six week period, all spelling assessments equal 1 formative grade very little, if any time allotted in class for study Spelling

15. 3rd Grade Big Idea integrated into Reading Workshop via literature/textbook: People work together and independently to contribute to their community. People move from one community to another to improve their lives. People work together to shape their community. Individuals shape their community. Change impacts citizens individually and as a community. Map Skills Work Integrated Social Studies

16. Math & Science

17. Math Investigations: Workshop model (opening, work period, closing) explore problems in depth find more than one way of solving many of the problems they encounter reason mathematically and develop problem-solving strategies explain their mathematical thinking and reasoning represent their thinking using models, diagrams, and graphs. prove their ideas to others develop fluency - efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility - with mathematics. develop proficiency with arithmetic work in a variety of groupings - whole class, individually, in pairs, and in small groups Math

18. First 30 days/Problem Solving- In the first 30 days of the school year we will be following the NISD Math curriculum. The purpose of First 30 Days is to build and establish Math expectations for problem solving and collaboration. The purpose of this is to deepen student understanding and engagement in mathematical understanding. Students are expected to explain their thinking verbally and in writing. Math

19. Fact Fluency- 15 minutes daily practice Goal setting Addition facts to 20 Multiplication facts with products to 50 Math

20. Science Inquiry- The Inquiry Learning model takes advantage of students’ natural curiosity. It requires well-developed questioning skills. It helps students to develop strategies and processes for collecting and evaluating information. Students are given topics and then allowed to explore. 2nd annual science “Night of no Limits” scheduled in the Spring Science

21. 3rd Grade Reading April 23rd Math April 22nd 4th Grade Reading April 23rd Writing April 1st and 2nd Math April 22nd 5th Grade Reading April 2nd Math April 1st Science April 23rd STAAR Dates 2014

22. The 2013-14 volunteer information meeting will be held in the library from 7:15-7:30. All those interested in volunteering this year are encouraged to attend! -bulletin boards -support in classrooms -special projects -gathering/organizing supplies Thank you for coming! Volunteer Information Meeting