Welcome• Please find your child’s desk.• Read the note from your child.• Write a note back on the stationary.• Review the volunteer position

descriptions. If you are interested in volunteering please email Mrs. Lyons with your choices.

• Conference sign ups will be done online this year at a later date.

• We will meet next door at 6:40.1

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Cougar Ridge Elementary SchoolMrs. Kinsella and Mrs. Lyons

Third Grade Rooms P-4 and P-3

E-mail: kinsallae@issaquah.wednet.edulyonsj@Issaquah.wednet.edu

Welcome to Curriculum Night!

AgendaOur Backgrounds

Classroom Guidelines and Consequences

Curriculum Overview

Schedules

Homework

Other Important Information

Questions3

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Mrs. Kinsella’s Background

•Bachelor of Arts: University of California, San Diego •Masters Degree in Education: also from UCSD.•Taught for 5 years in San Jose, California •Taught in Northshore School District for 3 years.•National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Candidate•Moved to Issaquah School District to work closer to home.•Excited to be part of the CR community for my second year!

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Mrs. Lyons’ Background• Bachelors of Science from University of Louisville

Dental School• Masters in Teaching from Seattle University• Taught 3rd grade for 7 years at Cougar Ridge before

taking leave to live overseas with my family.• Taught as a relief teacher in Australia.• 2012 to 2013 taught in the Science/Technology

Program• Returned to Cougar Ridge in 2013.• Excited to team teach with Mrs. Kinsella!• Leisure Time – cycle, swim, hike, spend time with

my family and volunteer as an ambassador for The Cycle The W.A.V.E. Foundation.

Classroom Guidelines

1. I am kind.2. I am responsible.3. I am safe.

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Classroom Consequences

1. Warning (I solve the problem.)

2. Conference (We solve it together.)

3. Consequence (The teacher chooses how to solve the problem.)

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G.L.A.D.

• Guided Language Acquisition Design• Cooperation, active learning, accountability,

literacy, academic language• Visible– Desks in groups– Charts on walls

• Used throughout the year and across all subjects

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Making MeaningReading Strategies

•Schema/Making Connections•Visualizing•Wondering/Questioning•Making Inferences•Determining Important Ideas•Understanding Text Structure•Summarizing

Individual and Small Group Targeted Instruction

Word StudyVocabulary and Spelling

• Spelling and vocabulary embedded in reading, writing, social studies, and science.• 5 minutes a day for explicit spelling

instruction• Research based

Spelling assessment targeted instruction

GLAD strategies for vocabulary acquisition

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WritingWriting Pathways by Lucy Calkins

• Units of study•Narrative, Opinion, and Information

• Start off with Crafting True Stories• Meets the Common Core State Standards• Students are assessed on…•Overall, lead, transitions, ending, organization, elaboration, craft, spelling, and punctuation•Rubric scoring

• Follows the Writing Process• Individualized and Small Group Instruction

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We are adapting our math to follow Common Core State Standards

Operations and Algebraic Thinking: multiplicationNumber and Operations: Base Ten SystemNumber and Operations: fractionsMeasurement & DataGeometryProblem Solving and reasoning

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History

Northwest Coast Native Americans

Pioneers

Civics and Economics

Citizenship, American Symbols

Differing Points of View

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SciencePhysical Science: Properties of Matter (Rocks and Minerals), Energy (Salmon)

Earth and Space Science: Water and Weather (Salmon, Weather)

Life Science: Animal Life Cycles (Salmon), Variations of Inherited Characteristics (Salmon)

HealthNew Literature Based Health Curriculum•We are what we eat•Smoking and drugs•Changes in families•Self empowerment•Conflict resolution•Body systems•Non-communicable illness•Managing Stress•Water Safety and Swimming

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Basic Operations and Concepts

Ethics

Research

Keyboarding

One hour/week computer lab

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• 3rd Grade Report Card

Common Core Standards

•Smarter Balanced Assessment (Common Core Standards)

•March-April• Reading & Math•Online

Our Daily ScheduleM, T, Th, F

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Kinsella’s StudentsWarm Up/Cursive

Math/Science with Mrs. Lyons

Writing/Word Study

Lunch/Recess

Specialist/Social Studies

Recess

Reading

Dismissal

Time8:30

8:50

10:30

11:45

12:25

1:35

1:55

2:55

Lyons’ StudentsWarm Up/Cursive

Writing/Social Studies/Word Study with Mrs. KinsellaMath

Lunch/Recess

Specialist/Science

Recess

Reading

Dismissal

Our Daily ScheduleWednesdays

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Kinsella’s StudentsWarm Up/Cursive

Reading/Writing

Science with Mrs. Lyons

Lunch/Recess

Class meeting/Social

Dismissal

Time8:30

8:50

9:50

11:25

12:05

12:45

Lyons’ StudentsWarm Up/Cursive

Science

Reading/writing with Mrs. Kinsella

Lunch/Recess

Class meeting/Social

Dismissal

Specialist Schedule

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Kinsella Lyons

Monday Music Music

Tuesday PE PE

Wednesday None None

Thursday Library Music, PE

Friday PE, Music Library

Goals: To reinforce classwork. For students to develop independence, self-discipline, and responsibility. To increase communication between home and school.

Nightly homework (30 minutes or less) Monday: Writing Tuesday: Math Wednesday: Reading (may be online later this year) Thursday: Math IXL (online) Friday: No homework (Kidmail goes home)

Read at least 20 minutes daily: Just Right BooksReturn take-home folders dailyBook talks

Online passwords can be found on students’ homework folders.Please make alternative arrangements with us if your child can not

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Helping

Students

Achieve

ISF Power Point

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• Time for Kids magazine ($)

•Salmon Hatchery Field Trip ($) coming up in October. (More info will be sent home)

No cash or check, please pay online from the link on the school website. NOT READY YET

• Please provide a healthy, nut-free snack every day. This should be quick & easy to eat.

• Water bottles Birthday policy

• Volunteer info Scholastic Book Orders

• Classroom website for reminders/updates/homework

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