J.A. Alford Elementary School

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J.A. Alford Elementary School Curriculum
Night 2012-2013
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Welcome to Third Grade! As a new school year
starts And the summer fun ends Hello! Welcome
back! To our third grade friends. Have fun! Just
relax! And have no fear! With people like
you, Well have a great year!
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Curriculum

• Math
• Language Arts
• Social Studies
• Science

• Textbooks for each curriculum area are provided
  for review. See your childs teacher for
  assistance.

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Revisit, not re-teach!

• Addition Subtraction of multi-digit numbers
  with and without regrouping
• Estimation Strategies
• Money Skills
• Telling time
• Geometric Shapes
• Linear measurement

Math
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• Place Value Comparing
• Numbers
• Multiplication Division
• Elapsed Time
• Algebraic Thinking and Patterns
• Data Analysis and Probability
• Fractions Decimals
• Measurement Geometry
• Problem Solving- Using pictures, manipulatives,
  models, words, and symbols in order to
  communicate mathematically.
• Exemplars

Math
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• Reading
• Independent
• Guided
• Literature Groups

• Spelling
• Word work
• Prefixes/suffixes/root words
• Frye List

Language Arts

• Grammar/Writing
• Skill Practice
• Writing

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Essential Skills

• Use capital letters at the beginning of
• sentences, proper nouns, and pronoun I
• Use correct punctuation
• Write in complete sentences
• Identify subjects, predicates, parts of
• speech
• Reading Comprehension
• -finding main ideas and details
• -using context clues
• -making predictions and
• -inferences

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3rd Grade Writing Assessment

• Personal Narrative
• Response to Literature
• Informational
• Persuasive

Student writing will be assessed on ideas,
organization, style, and conventions.
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Social

• Map Skills Geographical Features
• Roots of our Democracy
• Our Economy/Personal Finance
• Life and Times of Historical Figures
• Such as
• Susan B. Anthony
• Paul Revere
• Thurgood Marshall

Studies
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Science

• Rocks, Minerals, Fossils, and Soil
• Habitats of Georgia
• Heat
• Magnets
• Environment Pollution

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A Typical Third Grade Day
Morning Work (Big 5) Math Readers
Workshop Writers Workshop Lunch Recess Specials
Science/ Social Studies Dismissal
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Daily Work

• Practicing Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS)
• Student graded assignments
• Teacher graded assignments

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Homework

• 30-60 minutes of homework daily(this should
  include reading daily
• Reinforcing and enriching Academic Knowledge and
  Skills (AKS)
• Establishing independent study habits and self
  discipline.

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• Mastery of Academic Knowledge and Skills
• Progress Report Card will be sent home at
• the end of every quarters grading period.
• The envelope must be signed and returned.
• Mid-term reports will be sent home each
• grading period.
• Grades averaged at the end of every
• quarters grading period.

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Weekly Folder

• Weekly communication between home and school
  reviewed and returned to school the next day.
• Newsletters
• Work Samples
• Passports
• Conduct/Work Habits
• Other information

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Gwinnett County Grading Scale A 90-100 B
80-89 C 74-79 D 70-73 U Below 69
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Conduct and Work Habits

• Assessed weekly and recorded in the weekly
  folder.
• At the end of each quarters grading period,
  overall conduct and work habits are reviewed by
  the teacher and a grade will be determined.

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Home and School Involvement

• Establish a homework routine with your child.
• Completing homework is your childs
  responsibility.
• Check your childs work for completion every day.
• Review and study for tests with
• your child.

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Lunch

• Visitors are welcome. Students may eat lunch at
  a special table with you.
• Lunch time 1200-1230
• You may prepay for lunches with a check, cash, or
  on line at www.mealpay.com

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Snack

• Ice Cream is available for 1.00 and students
  should pay for it in the morning.
• Snack Shack-purchase in the morning before
  arriving to class.
• Students may also bring a healthy
• snack from home.

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• Absences and Make-up Work
• Send in a signed note explaining why your child
  was absent. No note will result in an unexcused
  absence.
• A child missing a day of school due to an excused
  absence, may complete assignments when they
  return to school.
• If your child is absent two or more days due to
  an excused absence
• -Missed work may be picked up and completed at
  home. Please call the school office first thing
  in the morning to make arrangements to pick up
  assignments and materials after school.
• Please refer to your student/parent handbook for
  what is considered an excused absence.

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Conferences
Weeks of October 1 and 2, February 25 and 26

• Parent-teacher conferences are held on early
  release days.
• Other conferences will be held as desired or
  needed.

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Testing Dates

• CogAT September 17-21
• ITBS October 22-26
• CRCT April 22-26

Please be sure to have your child at school and
on time each day.
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Promotional Criteria for Third Grade

• Your son/daughter must pass the CRCT reading
  portion with an 800 (meets) score. With an 800 or
  better score they will be promoted to the 4th
  grade.

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Thank you for coming tonight. We are looking
forward to a great year.