Important Policies and Procedures

Important Policies and ProceduresMake sure you have signed up online for BWE email blasts.Please sign in at the front office each time you come to school. Please register online on the CMS website to be a volunteer.Send a note with your child any time there is a change in their afternoon transportation. (Email may not get checked in time.)Please be sure you are signing communication pockets each Thursday night and returning them on Fridays.

Birthday CelebrationsFood sent to school for birthdays should be shared at lunch (12:0012:30 is our lunch time).Food shared for birthdays must be store- bought and should be peanut free.

3rd Grade Curriculum

Literacy: Reading Daily Five/CAFTeachers College reading and writingComprehension Tool KitAuthor StudiesNovel Units Non-fiction Pieces: Time for Kids, National Geographic for Kids, etc.Other: Plays, Classic Literature, PoetrySocratic Seminar

A Post-it Progression100%90%80%70%The student's response reveals deeper understanding of the text.Student references the text to support their thoughts.

The student's response reveal deeper understanding of the text. The student does not consistently refer to the text to support their thoughts.

The majority of the students responses are unclear or simply restate what happened in the story

Student makes little to no attempt to leave tracks of their thinking.

100%90%80%70%Dog is caring because he is carrying bird in his mouth and nursing her wing.

Dog is caring.

Dog is carrying bird in his mouth.

No response recorded.

Literacy: Writing Narrative, Persuasive, and Informative WritingMentor TextsWords Their WayWriting is often integrated into the subject areas Word Work/Daily Five

Social Studies1st Quarter: Qualities of Good Citizenship, Basic Structure of Local/National Government

2nd Quarter: Changes over time, Basic Map Skills

3rd Quarter: Historical Figures and their influence on society.

4th Quarter: Basic Principles of Economics

Science1st Quarter: The Scientific Method, Matter and Energy2nd Quarter: Solar System3rd Quarter: Structures and functions of the human body and plant systems4th Quarter: Force and Motion

MathNumber sense 0 - 9,999 Addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers Multiplication and division Time (Elapsed time)Metric length, capacity and mass Area, PerimeterGeometryFractionsLine plots, tallies Line, Bar, Circle & Pictographs Growing patterns

Grading ScaleA = 100% - 93%B = 92% - 85%C = 84% - 77%D = 76% - 70%F = 69% or below

*Students who score an 84% or below on a formal assessment (end of unit test) will be re-taught and reassessed in order to show mastery of these concepts.**This year writing grades will be included in students ELA (English Language Arts) grades. A health grade will be given based on students participation in character education and physical education lessons.

AssessmentsMAP assessments are given for diagnostic purposes only. Reports guide our teaching. Assessments are given three times this year in Language Arts and Math.

Reading 3D assessments are given 3 times a year to determine students reading level. You will receive reports concerning their progress.

End-of-Grade (EOG) tests in Reading and Math will be given mid-May.