Welcome to3rd Grade

Curriculum Night 2014-15**Your child has written you a letter. Please feel free to write

back to them during this presentation.

Daily Schedule• 8:20- 8:40 Attendance/Pledge• 8:30- 9:15 Spalding/Grammar• 9:15- 10:20 Daily 5/Reading/Writing *snack &

Bathroom Break

• Days 2, 3, 5, & 6 10:30-11:00/Day 1 11:10-11:40

• 11:00-11:40 Reading/Writing• 11:40-12:10 Social Studies/Science• 12:15-12:35 Lunch• 12:35-12:55 Recess• 1:10-1:55 Saxon Math• 1:55-2:40 Math Enrichment• 2:40 Clean up/Pack up• 2:50 Dismissal

Specials

• Day 1 – Library 11:10-11:40• Day 2 – PE 10:30-11:00• Day 3 –Music 10:30-11:00• Day 4 – Mystery

Reader/Computers• Day 5 – PE 10:30-11:00• Day 6 – Music 10:30-11:00

Spelling

• Practice spelling on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

• Thursday spelling word focus

• Friday- spelling test

• Spelling Homework page will be in binder

Accelerated Reader (AR)

• Content and length of books are just as important as book color

• Students are expected to maintain their percent correct at 90% or higher

• Renaissance Place online – Wide variety of book choices;

check online for books within in your child’s reading range

– Home Connect

Reading Journeys, Literature Studies, Read Aloud books,

Leveled Readers – Vocabulary development– Develops comprehension skills through the five

mental actions: monitoring comprehension, making connections, predicting, reformatting, summarizing

– Students are encouraged to refer back to the story to look for the answers on the reading test.

Math• Students have one math book that

travels between school and home most evenings.

• Problems are copied from the book onto homework paper.

• Students must show work.• Students need to use the homework

paper to maintain neatness.• Common Core Math Standards will

also be implemented throughout the year.

• Multiplication (15 weeks)• Fractions (7 weeks)• Geometry and Measurement (5 weeks)• Number Sense (8 weeks)

Science/Social Studies

• Aligned to state standards• Class science fair project will

be in the winter• Student are assigned an

individual science and social studies book to use in class

 

Oscar Worthy Performance

  

Bravo! Bravo!

 

On the Red Carpet 

 

Take One! 

 

Take Two! 

 

• Parents check homework for completion and accuracy and then sign off on the agenda. Only accept their best!

• Please do not sign ahead of time• Missing or incomplete homework is

completed during lunch Study Hall.• Homework includes minimum of 20 minutes

of reading per night.• Homework is checked daily and is randomly

graded, so it is important that parents review their child’s work for accuracy.

Homework

Detention/Study Hall

Detention is given for incomplete homework/

class work, inappropriate behavior.

Study Hall is offered for students who were absent and missed quizzes or tests, need to correct/redo a test/quiz, or need to make up class work

Weekly Folders• Student papers get sent home on

Friday. • Please review graded papers and

discuss them with your child.• A weekly reflection will be

completed in class. • Please review, sign and return it.

Grades• Papers with a score will be recorded in

the grade book and placed in Friday folders.

• Report cards are given at the end of each quarter.

• You can check your students grades online anytime!

• Please give me 1-2 weeks to enter grades.

Absences

• Please try to schedule all appointments and vacations outside of school hours.

• Fridays are test days and it is important for your child to be present

• Make up work will be given to your child when absent and they will be given 1 day for every day absent to complete.

Communications

•Schoolwide Newsletter will no longer be emailed. It is only available on our school’s website (please register ASAP)

www.CTAFreedom.com

•Grade level newsletters will be available online as well.

•(Please continue to help us save money and go green with less paper copies!)

Birthdays• All treats must be store bought.• District policy states that treats are

individually wrapped for health reasons.• If drinks are provided, they must be

clear liquids.• Please notify the teacher to give notice

about birthday treats that will be sent in.

• Please bring in “nut free” items

Useful AR Links

• If your child has a book and they’re not sure if it's an AR book, look it up under AR Book Find: http://www.arbookfind.com

• Folett Destiny can give you access to the Library Catalog of books.  This is helpful for helping your child develop a booklist of books they would like to read.  It also lists the book's AR book level and points. http://destiny.chandler.k12.az.us/

• Keep track of your child's AR reading and goals, through HomeConnect.  To register you will need your child's username and password.  Most students know their AR username and password by heart.https://hosted153.renlearn.com/254902/HomeConnect/Login.aspx

Other Business

• Class Directory• Contacting Me -

Email is best• Box Tops• Volunteers• Pick up

procedures• Lunch (A/B

Schedule)• Healthy Snacks

• Water Bottle• High Heat – 105

heat index, students stay inside

• August Conference- Sign up Genius

• Infinite campus

Thank you for coming!