1. Welcome Mrs. Johnson 3rd Grade Sunset Valley Curriculum Night

2. About Myself Childhood/growing up in Lees Summit Family- new addition Education experience- UCM/Masters Teaching career- SVE, year 4 3. Reading Readers Workshop model in class Individual conferences and DRAs Monthly reading logs- 400 minutes Quarterly book projects Book clubs and small groups 4. Writing Writers workshop model in class 6 stages of the writing process Individual conferences and peer editing Grading- 6+1 traits of Writing Styles of writing 5. Math Study Island and Fast Math Common Core aligned- more rigorous Workshop Wednesdays- small group/centers Other 4 days- structure District based assessments 6. Science Alternate units with Social Studies Hands-on lessons and experiments District based assessments Science city field trip- Space Units include: space, matter, food chains, plants 7. Social Studies Alternates with science Interactive units and lessons Teacher-written assessments Units include: map skills, government, continents/oceans, Lewis & Clark 8. Spelling Rebecca Sitton Spelling Program Mondays- Words to learn sheet Use for nightly homework Tests on Friday (in-text and solitary) Skill practice/lessons in class 9. Homework Assignment notebooks- parent signature Shouldnt last more than 45 minutes Including 20 minutes or reading Late work- Missing work policy Mondays-Thursdays (math and spelling) 10. Classroom Management BIST: district-wide behavior system Classroom incentive: tickets (earn & lose) Classroom Dojo- computer based tool Think sheets/notes home School-wide system with JAG paws 11. Questions? Communication is important Feel free to contact me anytime jenny.johnson@leesummit.k12.mo.us Weekly newsletter emailed home Visit 3rd grade website regularly