Curriculum Night Third Grade Chinese Team

2013-2014

Why Should Students Gain These Skills and Knowledge?

Develop global competence. Establish language efficiency. Enhance international vision. Connect to personal potential. Become better citizens.

Prerequisites for 3rd Grade?Third Graders Are Expected To

Recognize the Chinese words from the 2nd Grade Chinese Word Bank.

Read 2nd Grade high-frequency words in the target language.

Read basic sight words fluently. Read Zhong Wen Vol. 2 fluently. Produce about 450 Chinese words.

Prerequisites for 3rd Grade?Third Graders Are Expected To

Be proficient in all the Pinyin forms and their rules.

Be able to decode Chinese into Pinyin form. Be able to decode the Pinyin. Be able to use the four tones and a neutral

tone correctly.

What Will They Learn? The Third Grade Will

Align with objectives of NCSCOS & Common Core Essential Standards/Pacing guide regarding Language Arts.

Master the most frequently used radicals/words in the first quarter.

Produce 15 new words weekly. Produce words with correct stroke order. Make phrases with the new words. Make sentences with the new words. Create free writing/reading journals/book reports/lab

reports/descriptive stories/arguments/essays Learn how to use the Chinese dictionary. Recognize 1000 words and produce 360 words (3 new words /

day) in the school year (includes words previously learned).

How Will They Learn The Third Grade Will

Learn Chinese in an authentic setting and role playing.

Learn Chinese through picture walk. Learn Chinese through culture immersion. Learn Chinese through teaching content

areas in Chinese. Learn Chinese through listening, speaking,

reading and writing.

How Will They Learn The Third Grade Will

Learn Chinese through daily reading. Learn Chinese through daily writing practice. Learn Chinese through speech contests

and/or presentations. Learn Chinese through reaching the

quarterly goals.

How to Instruct? The Third Grade Team Will

Focus instruction (including Promethean Board, flashcards, hands-on activities, workbooks, art, drama, dance and more!)

Presents both academic and social language.

Model higher order question/answer stems.

How To Assess The Third Grade Team Will

Assess the third graders using the benchmarks stated previously.

Assess the third graders with their language proficiency outcomes: content, functions and accuracy.

Assess the third graders with their interpersonal skills, presentation skills, and interpretation skills.

What To Expect? The Third Grade Will

Be able to answer higher order questions in Chinese.

Be able to perform descriptive and argumentative writing.

What To Expect? The Third Grade Will

Be able to give a formal speech. Be familiar with other types of writing.

(Examples: story analysis, letters, notes)

3rd Grade Math

Please refer to the North Carolina Standard Course of Studies and Common Core Essential Standards http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/mathematics/scos/2003/k-8/16grade3

Math materials: InvestigationSee attached “New Math Investigations

Pacing Guide” document for detail.

3rd Grade Math

For math, the lesson is focusing on hands on and providing the opportunities for students to explore the concept through activities. Students are asked to present not only the correct answers to the problems, but also the thinking process.

Become an independent THINKER! About EOG’s

NC DPI-- Department of Public Instruction Website - www.dpi.state.nc.us

3rd Grade Science

Please refer to the North Carolina Standard Course of Studies and Common Core Essential Standards at http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/scos/2004/15grade3

The themes are the Matter, Energy, Earth/Moon/Sun, Earth Systems, Ecosystems, and Force and Motion.

3rd Grade Social Studies

Please refer to the North Carolina Standard Course of Studies Common Core Essential Standards at http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/socialstudies/scos/2003-04/027thirdgrade

The theme is “People Making a Difference” (Citizenship, Government, and Communities).

How do you help your child

Parent Support

Guess what—we expect you to be an active part of your child’s education! My class Wiki website will tell you the details what we are learning in class in all subject areas, as well as regarding particular national or international holidays. They also constitute a form of general communication between us.

Parents Support

Please take an interest in what your child is learning in and out of school, in his or her homework and test scores. We need your help in making sure that homework is done neatly and correctly, in checking book bags and lunches, in reviewing the various papers in the blue folder, and in reading daily with your child. You are their first and most important teacher!

About Reading

Reading is a skill that is learned. Techniques used in one language will reflect in another language. If a child reads well in English, for example, chances are that he or she will read well in the target language. If a child has difficulty reading in English, there are most likely the same concerns in the target language.

Reading in Chinese and English

Each student will have reading materials in target language sent home on a weekly basis. Part of the text is requirement to be recited. Students should read for 15-20 minutes to an adult. Please listen as your child reads. Please do not read with your child in the target language unless you are fluent in that language. English Reading: Please Check reading comprehension by asking questions about the book which he/she is reading .

Reading Standardized Test (EOG)

As part of the Read to Achieve legislation (G.S. §115C-83.1A) passed by the General Assembly in 2012, third graders who are not reading at a proficient level on the end-of-grade reading test be given extra attention. If your child does not score proficient on the end-of-grade test in reading at the end of third grade, here is what will happen:

Reading Standardized Test (EOG)

First, your child will be retested to make sure that he or she did not have a bad day on the day of the test administration.

Second, if your child is not proficient on the retest, he or she will attend a summer reading camp to help improve his or her reading skills. This camp is at no charge to you.

Reading Standardized Test (EOG)

If you do not agree to send your child to summer reading camp, your child WILL repeat third grade the next school year to give him or her more time to build strong reading skills.

At the end of summer reading camp, your child’s reading will be retested. If he or she tests proficient, your child will be eligible to be promoted to fourth grade. If your child does not score proficient at the end of summer reading camp, he or she will be placed in a fourth-grade class but WILL have a third-grade retention label.

Reading Standardized Test (EOG)

Ninety minutes of uninterrupted reading instruction will be provided daily in these fourth-grade classes. Your child will be eligible to retake the reading test in late October to achieve a mid-year promotion and to have the third-grade retention label removed. Your child will remain in the same fourth-grade class for the entire school year and will continue to receive the uninterrupted reading instruction throughout fourth grade to support ongoing improvement in reading skills.

Questions?