Welcome to Third Grade Curriculum Night

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Welcome to Third Grade Curriculum Night

• Our Goal is that by the end of the year all
  students will score a level 3 or 4 on the Math
  and Reading End of Grade Tests and will be ready
  for 4th grade by showing at least 15 growth from
  Predictive Assessment 1 to Predictive Assessment
  2.

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Parent Third Grade Curriculum Brochure and Our
Essential Curriculum

• Go to
• http//iss.schoolwires.com/domain/1559

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Assessment Cycles

• One Baseline Assessment
• 2 Predictive Assessments
• A Common Assessment between the Predictive
  Assessments
• Math Pre-tests for individual units
• Quizzes for Social Studies, Science, and Health
• End of Unit Math tests
• Reading and Spelling Tests
• NC End of Grade Tests

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Math

• Using math pre-tests for individual units allows
  us to adjust for learning differences.
• Envisions Textbook
• Hands On Instruction with manipulatives
• Small Group Remediation and Enrichment

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English Language Arts

• Balanced Literacy Instruction which includes
  Phonics, Vocabulary, Spelling, Fluency, and
  Comprehension
• Small Group Remediation and Enrichment
• Scott Foresman Reading Street Textbook
• Novel Studies
• Guided and Independent Reading
• Junior Great Books for Shared Inquiry Reading

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21st Century Learners

• Goal To teach and prepare our children to
  utilize technology in a competitive global
  society.
• Accelerated Reader
• Websites to build background for weekly stories
• Multiplication fact practice online
• Study Island
• Newsletter online
• Parent and Student resources on web page
• PowerPoint presentations

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Communication

• Email
• Handwritten Notes
• Agendas
• Newsletter (online)
• Weekly Folders
• Conferences (teacher and student led)
• Webpages

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North Carolina Common Core Standards

• 2011 -2012

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Who?

• 48 states, the District of Columbia, and two
  territories have signed on to the Common Core
  State Standards Initiative

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Standards Development Process

• College and career readiness standards developed
  in summer 2009
• Based on the college and career readiness
  standards, K-12 learning progressions developed
• Multiple rounds of feedback from states,
  teachers, and feedback group and validation
  committee.
• Groups representing English language learners and
  students with disabilities were instrumental in
  developing the ELL and students with disabilities
  statements in the introduction to the standards.

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Why is This Important for Students, Teachers,
and Parents?

• Prepares students with the knowledge and skills
  they need to succeed in college and work
• Ensures consistent expectations regardless of a
  students zip code
• Provides educators, parents, and students with
  clear, focused learning targets.

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Criteria for the Standards

• Fewer, clearer, and higher
• Aligned with college and work expectations
• Include rigorous content and application of
  knowledge through high-order skills
• Build upon strengths and lessons of current state
  standards
• Internationally benchmarked, so that all students
  are prepared to succeed in our global economy and
  society
• Based on evidence and research

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More Information

• Visit www.corestandards.org
• Visit http//www.pta.org/3rdGradeFeb4.pdf

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PBIS-What is it?

• Positive Behavior Interventions and Support
• Proactive approach to school-wide discipline
• Promotes positive student and staff behavior
• Implemented consistently by staff and
  administration

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Traditional vs. PBIS

• Traditional
• Focused on Problem behavior
• Goal to stop problem behavior through punishment

• PBIS
• Replace problem behavior with new skill
• Rewards appropriate behavior as it is being
  learned
• Teaches the concept of consequences both good and
  bad.

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3 Year Implementation

• We are in year 2
• During year 1 we established the Three Rs,
  jewels, coins, and treasure chests
• During year 2 we have defined office referrals,
  developed check-in-check out, began individual
  ticket system

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Response to Instruction or RtI

• This year we will be working with the district as
  RtI pilot school
• This will offer us training in Reading
  Foundations and Math Foundations
• All students will participate in AIMS Web
  Screening
• Differentiation within the classroom, Pirate
  Time, and PBIS all help to support this model.

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RtI is. (Pirate Time)

• Whole school working together
• Using resources and expertise to help all
  students
• Regular monitoring of success/needs
• Data driven instruction!
• Multi-step process
• High-quality, research-based instruction and
  interventions
• Varying levels of intensity
• Match interventions
• to students needs

RtI