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Agenda. Welcome ! Philosophy of Education Third Grade Curriculum Assessment A Day In Our Lives Homework Extras Communication Questions (index card). Philosophy of Education. Each child should learn at their own level .

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  1. Agenda • Welcome! • Philosophy of Education • Third Grade Curriculum • Assessment • A Day In Our Lives • Homework • Extras • Communication • Questions (index card)

  2. Philosophy of Education • Each child should learn at their own level. • Learning is a life-long process that occurs both inside and outside of school. • The development of a child includes social, emotional, and academic growth.. • Every child is capable of success!!

  3. QUESTIONS Please put your name, e-mail address and questions on an index card. I will respond within the next week.

  4. Third Grade Curriculum OVERVIEW • A year of significant growth in reading, writing, math, speaking, science and social studies. • Increased decision-making opportunities and increased personal responsibility (ex. less assistance with homework). • More exposure to abstract ideas and comprehensive thinking.

  5. Third Grade Curriculum LANGUAGE ARTS Refineand strengthen reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills Making Meaning - Reading Program * Researched-based and classroom tested program. * Focuses on the strategies that proficient readers use naturally. * Reading comprehension strategies are taught directly through read-aloud experiences, and the students learn to use the strategies to make sense of their own reading through guided and independent reading. * Comprehension Strategies:  using schema/making connections, visualizing, wondering/questioning, making inferences, determining important ideas, understanding text structure, and summarizing.

  6. Third Grade Curriculum Being a Writer – Writing Program: * Combines the latest research in teaching writing and social development. * Cycle of lessons in each unit includes immersion in the genre through read-alouds of exemplary authors, prewriting, writing multiple drafts and then selecting one draft for revising, proofreading, and publishing. * Genre units include personal narrative, fiction, expository nonfiction, functional nonfiction, opinion, and poetry. * Student writing is formatively assessed through the following seven characteristics of writing: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation.

  7. Third Grade Curriculum Word Study * Continuation of last year’s program by Fountas and Pinnell * Focus areas include word-solving actions, high frequency words, vowel patterns, silent letters and word structures.

  8. Third Grade Curriculum Making Meaning Vocabulary * Another research-based program that compliments the Making Meaning Reading Program. The goal is to expand students’ vocabularies as this is vital to their reading success. * The best words are words that are familiar in a student’s listening vocabulary but not yet a permanent fixture in their speaking and writing vocabularies. * Vivid verbs, adjectives, and adverbs that the students could use in their writing in place of overused words were chosen. * Vocabulary words are introduced in context with student-friendly definitions and examples of usage. * Practice through engaging activities with multiple exposures over extended periods of time * Practice strategies for determining meaning independently (using context, prefixes & suffixes) * Students will learn six words each week in lessons designed to take 15-20 minutes each.

  9. Third Grade Curriculum MATH * Students will continue to investigate mathematical concepts and logical thinking skills. * Students will use the Everyday Math curriculum to explore the relationship between math and their everyday life. * This year students will be pre-tested prior to each unit and then temporarily regrouped for that unit allowing students to at similar readiness levels to interact and learn together. * The three levels will be: Grade Level Enriched Grade Level Grade Level Core

  10. Third Grade Curriculum MATHTopics covered in third grade math include: • Adding and subtracting whole numbers • Linear measures and area • Multiplication and division • Place value in whole numbers and decimals • Geometry • Factions • Data

  11. Third Grade Curriculum SCIENCE- Three units that support the state standards: • Changes: explore the basic properties of solids and liquids and how they change • Rocks: discover how rocks and minerals are similar and different. • Plants: students will experience the complete life cycle of a plant in a short time SOCIAL STUDIES - • Students expand their view of our local community in preparation for the annual Walk to Wayne trip. • Students learn about civics and government and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. • Students will learn about economic systems. • Students practice and apply map skills

  12. Assessments • Daily Observations • Math tests: Part A vs. Part B • NWEA MAPS: Reading & Writing • Reading Benchmark Assessments • Reading/Writing Conferences • Math/ LA portfolios • Projects: science, social studies • Daily work • PSSA’s (spring)

  13. A Day in Our Lives 8:50-9:10: Unpack, Morning Work 9:10-10:00: Specials 10:00-10:55: Language Arts/Reading 10:55-11:35: Writing 11:35-12:25:Lunch and Recess 12:25-12:50: Vocabulary/Word Study 12:50-1:40: Science/SS 1:40-2:40:Math 2:40-2:45: Snack 2:45-3:30:I/E: Intervention and Extension 3:30-3:35: Pack-up/Dismissal

  14. Homework • Each Monday students will be given a homework log outlining their homework for the week. This log is also available on my website. Occasionally homework might be added or deleted from the log throughout the week depending on what has transpired in the classroom. • Math homework will be given daily Monday-Thursday. Students are expected to read each evening for at least 15-20 minutes. By October 1st, students will be given their log-on to RAZ Kids. Selecting a book from this website is another great way to find “just right books” to read for 15-20 minutes an evening. Additionally, in a few weeks, students will be given a reading log to track their nightly reading. • Homework is meant to be a review of skills taught-it is not meant to be stressful for you or your child!!!

  15. Homework … continued • Students should expect to spend approximately 30 minutes on homework each night. If your child is consistently spending more than 30 minutes on homework, please contact me so we can determine how best to support your child. • If a student forgets to complete/bring in homework, they will receive a homework slip. The slip must be signed and returned the next day with the completed homework. After 3 homework (“I Need One More Night”) slips, the child will meet with Mr. R or Mrs. Tracy. • Students are not permitted to return to WES to pick up forgotten homework after school has ended.

  16. Extras • Class Jobs • Bucket Fillers/ Ready to Learn Chart • Birthday celebrations • Snacks/Lunch • Conferences • Homeroom parents

  17. Communication E-mail: megan.peterkin@rtsd.org Phone: (610)687-8480 X4218 Weekly updates, HW Log, Calendar on website www.rtsd.org/wes

  18. QUESTIONS?? Please put your index card in the bin on the back table before you leave! Thank you for your continued support!

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