Third Grade Teacher Trivia(for while you wait)

1. Who is the only teacher that is a native to Arizona?

2. Which teacher has five pets?

3. Which teacher got a new puppy last year?

4. Which teacher has been teaching 25 years?

5. Which teacher got married last year?

3rd Grade TeachersMrs. Laubham

Mrs. MundtMs. LindemannMrs. Williams

Mrs. Olney

Transportation

Welcome to Third Grade Curriculum Night 2015-2016

With your hostesses…Mrs. Laubham

Mrs. MundtMs. Lindemann

Mrs. OlneyMrs. Williams

Daily Schedule7:39 Be on Time

WritingELA BlockSpecials

Reading IFGLunch

Math IFGMath

Social Sciences

WritingOur main focus is

writing an organized paragraph

• Writing to explain• Writing to inform• Writing to compare• Writing to persuade

Other thoughts…

• Inventive spelling is no longer cute – dictionaries

• Research on the Internet• Cursive (starts January)• Genre Writing (personal

narratives, persuasive, poetry, fairy tales, etc…)

Snack

We encourage your child to bring in a healthy snack each

day to fuel their brain.If sugar is one of the first three ingredients, it is NOT a healthy

choice. Snack is during academic instruction. Try for

something not too messy.

IDEAS: crackers, fruit, vegetables, granola bars, trail mix

Testing??

• Your child will be tested in Language Arts, Math, and Writing this year.

• The test will be in the Spring.

• By law, if your child Falls Far Below in reading they will repeat third grade.

What is Move on When Reading?• Arizona State statute requires screening of the reading

ability of all students in kindergarten through third grade.• The law, (A.R.S. 15-701) passed in 2010, states that when a

third grade student scores far below the third grade level on AzMerit, they will not be promoted to fourth grade.

• Requires additional instruction or retention for students who are not meeting minimum requirements by the end of third grade.

• Exempt students include:– ELL or LEP students who have received less than two

years of English Instruction.– Students with an IEP in Reading or Language and the

student’s parent or guardian agrees that promotion is appropriate.

What is the identification process and timeline?

– All students are screened using DIBELS by the end of August.

• Parents of students identified for intervention are contacted by their child’s teacher prior to Fall Parent-Teacher conferences.– A parent-teacher conference is requested by the school to create

an intervention plan.• Mid-year progress

– Students reading progress is closely monitored and check-in points are identified. Interventions are updated as needed.

• End of Year– Notification of 3rd grade promotion or retention occurs upon

receiving results of AzMerit.

ReadingThird grade is a transitionYear for Reading. We are

Moving the kids from learningTo read to reading to learn.

• Expect more complex text than your child has previously read.

Reading IFG M, T, Th, F

• 95% Group (Phonics Groups with the K-3 teachers)

• Read Live for fluency • Comprehension

• Enrichment

Language Arts

• Compare/Contrast settings, characters, plots (support with evidence)

• Inferring • Cause and Effect • Summarizing-Main Idea • Fluency-not how fast, but smooth, correct, • and with expression • Comprehension – provide strategies of what good

readers do

Math IFG• Differentiated Instruction

based on common assessments (quarterlies)

• Quarterly data sheet

• Students get additional support with the skills they need

• We share all students

Common Core Math

8 Mathematical Practices

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

• Reason abstractly and quantitatively• Construct viable arguments and critique the

reasoning of others• Model with mathematics• Use appropriate tools strategically• Attend to precision• Look for and make use of structure• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

MathFirst Quarter:

• Introduction to Multiplication and division

• Applying place value, properties and operations to addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers

Second Quarter: • Develop understanding of

fractions as numbers• Develop understanding of

multiplication and division• Demonstrating computational

fluency in problem solving

Third Quarter: • Extending understanding of

multiplication and division and attributes of geometric figures

• Connecting data to the four operations and fractions

Fourth Quarter: • Extending understanding of

fractions as numbers• Understanding measures of

liquid, volume, weight, and mass

Social SciencesHealth

• Harcourt - focus on safety and healthy living

Social Studies• Ancient Greece and Rome• European Explorers• Civil War and contributions of people

during this era• Immigration during 19th/20th Century• Wax Museum (February)• Jr. Achievement-economics• (Volunteers Needed)

ScienceEmphasis on…

InvestigationsExplorationsExperiments

Our Units…• Plants: Williams • Biomes: Mundt• Weather and Erosion:

Lindemann• Rocks and Minerals:

Laubham• Light and Sound: Olney

Community Building• Class Meetings Activities, Sharing,

Supporting• Cooperative 3rd grade learning groups,

learning buddies from other grade levels• Character Counts • Love and Logic

Homework• Blue folders: Please check them nightly

• Blue Slip: To be signed and returned weekly

• Reading Minutes: Document your minutes• 120 minutes or more a week is the expectation for third

graders

• Homework• Assigned every WEDNESDAY and due the following

WEDNESDAY.• Must be 100% complete with a parent signature each

week• If lost, you can find them on a third grade teacher’s web

site

“Parents as Partners”Communication is Key

• Check Homework Folders for written communication

• Weekly Newsletters – e-mailed by homeroom teacher

• Going Green – please let your child’s teacher know if you have NOT signed up for this

• PLEASE email us for the most effective and timely response.

• Please let us know if there are any outside factors that would affect your child at school.

llaubham@kyrene.orgrmundt@kyrene.org

llindemann@kyrene.orgmrwilliams@kyrene.org

polney@kyrene.org

If children show good characterThey may earn

Character Counts tickets and ClassDojo points!

…or there will be a consequence depending on the action

Reflections

• Temperature in Classroom- encourage your child to bring a sweater or dress in layers. • Gets humid and hot and then freezing cold

• Water bottles- are encouraged (NO JUICE, GATORADE)

• Birthdays- We cannot celebrate in the classroom or have any candy, cookies etc. (Arizona nutritional standards and District policy)

• Bathroom policy- Please remind your child to go before school, at lunch and during the class bathroom break

A few more things (we’re almost done!)

Third Grade Teacher Trivia(for while you wait)

1. Who is the only teacher that is a native to Arizona?

Mrs. Mundt

2. Which teacher has five pets?Mrs. Williams

3. Which teacher got a new puppy last year?Ms. Lindemann

4. Which teacher has been teaching 25 years?Mrs. Olney

5. Which teacher got married last year?Mrs. Laubham

3rd Grade TeachersMrs. Laubham

Mrs. MundtMs. LindemannMrs. Williams

Mrs. Olney

Thank you for attending

Curriculum Night

We look forward to

working with you this year!