Welcome 3rd Grade Parents

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Welcome 3rd Grade Parents!
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Agenda for Curriculum Night

• Attendance/ Tardies
• Procedures/ Homework
• Assessments/ EOG
• AR
• Social Studies/ Science
• Math
• Reading/ Flexible Grouping
• Writing
• Grading
• Closing

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Attendance and Tardies

• Students may enter the rooms at 800am
• Anyone entering the classroom after 830 is
  considered tardy.
• Instructional day ends at 230.
• Please try to schedule appointments after school.

• Students who attend school regularly and on time
  are more successful.
• As a team, we hope to maximize your childs
  learning potential.

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Its All about Organization and Responsibility!

• Binder

• Assignment Book

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Procedures

• ELE Assignment Book
• Progress Reports
• Communication
• Homework

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Homework Policy

• At Least 20 minutes of reading
• Up to 45 minutes additional assignments
• Homework may be assigned from different teachers-
  IWT, math, and homeroom

• Help your child develop good homework habits.

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Third Grade Study Skills

• Yellow sheet
• Back of assignment book
• Responsibility of child
• Study tips

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AR

• Accelerated Reading
• Begins second Quarter
• Star Reader Test
• Reading Range
• Individualized Point Goal
• AR Log
• End of Quarter Celebration

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Weekly Assessments

• Imagine It! (homeroom)
• Spelling (IWT)
• Math quizzes and tests depend on math teacher.
• S.S. and Science quizzes are announced in advance
  and tests are announced 2-4 days with a study
  guide.
• Students are learning the grading scale.
• Check your childs assignment book

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State Assessments

• EOG End of Grade Tests
• Math and Reading only
• EOG is taken during the week of May 10-13
• Plan vacations accordingly
• Third grade is a gateway year
• Scores available on Parent Assist

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Curriculum Overview
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Social Studies/Science

• Subjects are alternated
• Note taking
• Binder
• Grades

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Social Studies Focus

• Taught in homeroom
• Geography/Map Skills
• Communities
• Local/State/National Government
• Economics
• 4/Week for 45 Minutes

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Science Focus

• Taught in homeroom
• Objects in the Sky
• Bones/Muscles
• Soil
• Plants
• 4/Week for 45 Minutes

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Math Focus

• Students change classes
• Numeration
• 2/3 digit addition and subtraction
• Multiplication
• Measurement
• Fractions
• Geometry
• Problem solving throughout

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Reading Focus

• Homeroom Imagine It! (reading book)
• IWT novels, fluency, spelling, vocabulary
• Reading to Learn
• Building Comprehension
• Strengthening Fluency
• Developing Vocabulary
• Using a Variety of Literature
• Readers Toolkit
• Read Aloud

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Flexible Grouping

• Change classes for IWT and Math only
• Students are placed in a class that meets their
  needs
• Classes differ by pace, learning style, and
  content- curriculum is the same
• Movement of students is revisited at the end of
  each quarter

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Writing Focus

• Sentence Structure, Parts of Speech, Grammar
• Friendly Letters
• Summaries
• Poetry
• Biography Report
• Narratives
• Cursive
• Big Emphasis on Writing Process
• Writers Workshop 2/3 Times a Week

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Grading

• Grading Scale
• A 93-100
• B 85-92
• C 77-84
• D 70-76
• Transition into third grade a 3 in second
  grade is equal to 80-100 on the grading scale
  for 3-5.
• Grades are earned, not given.

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Parent Assist

• Access student grades, test scores, demographic
  information
• Password-KEEP!
• ELE does not list individual assignments due to
  changing classes
• Mid-term average and final grade-math
• Opening screen will show a cumulative average as
  teachers enter grades for classes that do not
  change (reading, science, social studies, and
  writing)- this will change throughout the quarter
  as grades are entered

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First Quarter Conferences

• Thursday, October 29, 2009
• Friday, October 30, 2009
• Please plan to attend one day
• Schedule vacations accordingly

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How to contact the teacher.

• Email
• laura.dower_at_cms.k12.nc.us
• Contact individual teachers for IWT or math
• Webpage http//pages.cms.k12.nc.us/lauradower/

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Questions?