Welcome to Curriculum Night!Welcome to Curriculum Night!

Third GradeHarmony Elementary School

About Mrs. Avery….Professional• Graduate from the University of Kentucky• Started a gifted program: “INQUIRE” in Shelby County, KY• Teaching experience:

– Gifted Itinerant Resource Teacher- KY– Gifted Endorsement- GA– 5th grade in Rockdale County, – Special Ed, 2nd grade, Health, and 3rd grade at HarmonyPersonalMarried with three children! And a Grandma!!!

Craig- Trial attorney in Athens Ben- UGA graduate, law school, married to Katie

(MCHS) and daughter, Amy… May 26, 2011Sarah- UGA graduate, Athens Academy PE teacherAli- MCHS graduate, sophomore at UGA

Our Daily Schedule8:20-8:45 Morning Work8:45- 9:00 Announcements, Attendance,

Agenda check9:00-9:55 Math (9:55- Snack)10:00-10:35 Writer’s Workshop10:40-11:35 Specials (PE, Art, PE, Music)11:50-12:20 Lunch12:20-12:45 Word Work12:45- 1:05 Recess1:10-2:00 Reader’s Workshop2:00-2:20 Literacy Rotations2:20-3:00 Science/ Social Studies/ Health3:00-3:20 Pack up/ Read Aloud/Dismissal

Balanced LiteracyReader’s Workshop

Mini Lesson with large groupGuided ReadingIndependent ReadingShared ReadingReader’s Notebooks“Read Alouds”

*Community of Readers*Book Club

Writer’s Workshop

Mini lesson with large group

Writer’s Notebooks

Focus on four genres

Celebrate Published Work

Word Work

GrammarSpelling

Figurative Language

Vocabulary

Greek/ Latin Roots

Handwriting

Word Study• 2011-12 Word Study • Gwinnett County Public Schools Language Arts is

transitioning from spelling instruction in isolation to spelling instruction as part of word study instruction. Word study is a conceptual way of thinking about how to read and spell words and knowing what those words mean. It is a richer and more rigorous way of thinking about words and how we use them.

• Word study has three components: phonics, spelling, and vocabulary.

Math5 Strands:

Numbers and Equations

Measurement

Geometry

Data analysis and Probability

Algebra

More on Math…Skills will be taught using:

• Manipulatives• Exemplars• Games• Technology• Calendar• Textbooks (also available online)

www.eharcourtschool.com

Social Studies

Map/Globe Skills:Directions, Grids, Features, Scale

Roots of our Democracy/Government

Economics/Personal Finance

Social Studies Continued…

Life & Times of Historical Figures:Mary McLeod Bethune Paul RevereSusan B. Anthony Cesar ChavezThurgood Marshall Lyndon B. JohnsonFranklin Roosevelt Eleanor RooseveltFrederick Douglass

Science Earth Science:

Rocks, Soil, FossilsPhysical Science:

HeatMagnets

Life Science:HabitatsInterdependenceEnvironment/Pollution

GET INVOLVED!!!!

Science Lab:Opportunities for Hands-on Science

LessonsMath and Munch:

Contact Sabrina Couch

Harmony Students Need YOU!Please consider volunteering this year!

Technology at Harmony

• Computer Lab- once a week• Math textbook is online:

www.eharcourtschool.com• Classroom newsletter posted bi-monthly

www.harmonywildcats.orgPower point link will be posted onlineWe now have document cameras, projectors,

smart boards, etc. for use!

HomeworkPolicy

• Sign agendas!• complete in a

timely manner

• will be written in agenda daily

• given as a review or practice of skills taught

Grading Policy

• Instructional reading level is included in the reading grade

• Students have 2 days to make up work foreach day missed.

More on grades….

• Conduct and effort will be reflected in the weekly Friday folder.

• Midterm reports are issued for all third grade students.

• Make sure you are signed up for the Parent Portal access.

Testing

CogAT-9/19-9/23

ITBS- 10/17-10/26

3rd Grade Writing Assessment- March

Georgia CRCT- April 23-27

Promotion to 4th Grade

Students must pass the Reading section of the CRCT!

(minimum score of 800)

Students must demonstrate proficiency of the3rd Grade AKS.

LATE ARRIVAL

• Students arriving after 8:50 AM must be brought into the front office for check-in by a parent/guardian. Otherwise, the student will be marked absent for the day.

• Students arriving after 8:35 AM will not be served breakfast.

12:15• Checkouts before 12:15 PM will count

as a school absence for that day.

• Check-ins after 12:15 PM will count as a school absence for that day.

Early Checkouts• This is defined as when a parent, guardian,

or other person having charge or control of a student authorizes a student to leave the facility before the end of the school day (3:20 PM).

• ONLY PREVIOUSLY authorized people will be able to check-out a student---a Photo ID is REQUIRED.

Early Checkouts• We request that early check-outs be kept to a

minimum to avoid disruption of the instructional day.

• No child may be checked out after 3:00 PM.• When checking your child out early, please do not

park in front (use the side parking lot).• Once buses are on the curb, you are not able to

pass the buses and will be detained from leaving.

Thank you for attending!!!Thank you for attending!!!

We appreciate your support…