Please find your child

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Welcome

• Please find your childs desk.
• Read the note from your child.
• Write a note back on the stationary.
• Review the volunteer position descriptions. If
  you are interested in volunteering please email
  Mrs. Lyons with your choices.
• Conference sign ups will be done online this year
  at a later date.
• We will meet next door at 640.

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Welcome to Curriculum Night!

• Cougar Ridge Elementary School
• Mrs. Kinsella and Mrs. Lyons
• Third Grade Rooms P-4 and P-3
• E-mail kinsallae_at_issaquah.wednet.edu
• lyonsj_at_Issaquah.wednet.edu

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• Agenda
• Our Backgrounds
• Classroom Guidelines and Consequences
• Curriculum Overview
• Schedules
• Homework
• Other Important Information
• Questions

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Mrs. Kinsellas Background

• Bachelor of Arts University of California, San
  Diego
• Masters Degree in Education also from UCSD.
• Taught for 5 years in San Jose, California
• Taught in Northshore School District for 3 years.
• National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
  Candidate
• Moved to Issaquah School District to work closer
  to home.
• Excited to be part of the CR community for my
  second year!

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Mrs. Lyons Background

• Bachelors of Science from University of
  Louisville Dental School
• Masters in Teaching from Seattle University
• Taught 3rd grade for 7 years at Cougar Ridge
  before taking leave to live overseas with my
  family.
• Taught as a relief teacher in Australia.
• 2012 to 2013 taught in the Science/Technology
  Program
• Returned to Cougar Ridge in 2013.
• Excited to team teach with Mrs. Kinsella!
• Leisure Time cycle, swim, hike, spend time with
  my family and volunteer as an ambassador for The
  Cycle The W.A.V.E. Foundation.

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Classroom Guidelines

• I am kind.
• I am responsible.
• I am safe.

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Classroom Consequences

• Warning (I solve the problem.)
• Conference (We solve it together.)
• Consequence (The teacher chooses how to solve the
  problem.)

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G.L.A.D.
 

• Guided Language Acquisition Design
• Cooperation, active learning, accountability,
  literacy, academic language
• Visible
• Desks in groups
• Charts on walls
• Used throughout the year and across all subjects

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Making Meaning
Reading Strategies

• Schema/Making Connections
• Visualizing
• Wondering/Questioning
• Making Inferences
• Determining Important Ideas
• Understanding Text Structure
• Summarizing
• Individual and Small Group Targeted Instruction

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Word StudyVocabulary and Spelling

• Spelling and vocabulary embedded in reading,
  writing, social studies, and science.
• 5 minutes a day for explicit spelling instruction
• Research based
• Spelling assessment targeted instruction
• GLAD strategies for vocabulary acquisition

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Writing

• Writing Pathways by Lucy Calkins
• Units of study
• Narrative, Opinion, and Information
• Start off with Crafting True Stories
• Meets the Common Core State Standards
• Students are assessed on
• Overall, lead, transitions, ending, organization,
  elaboration, craft, spelling, and punctuation
• Rubric scoring
• Follows the Writing Process
• Individualized and Small Group Instruction

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Mathematics Everyday Math

• We are adapting our math to follow Common Core
  State Standards
• Operations and Algebraic Thinking multiplication
• Number and Operations Base Ten System
• Number and Operations fractions
• Measurement Data
• Geometry
• Problem Solving and reasoning

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Social Studies
History Northwest Coast Native Americans Pioneers
Civics and Economics Citizenship, American
Symbols Differing Points of View
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Science

• Physical Science Properties of Matter (Rocks and
  Minerals), Energy (Salmon)
• Earth and Space Science Water and Weather
  (Salmon, Weather)
• Life Science Animal Life Cycles (Salmon),
  Variations of Inherited Characteristics (Salmon)

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Health

• New Literature Based Health Curriculum
• We are what we eat
• Smoking and drugs
• Changes in families
• Self empowerment
• Conflict resolution
• Body systems
• Non-communicable illness
• Managing Stress
• Water Safety and Swimming

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Technology

• Basic Operations and Concepts
• Ethics
• Research
• Keyboarding
• One hour/week computer lab

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• Smarter Balanced Assessment (Common Core
  Standards)
• March-April
• Reading Math
• Online

• 3rd Grade Report Card
• Common Core Standards

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Our Daily ScheduleM, T, Th, F
Kinsellas Students Warm Up/Cursive Math/Science
with Mrs. Lyons Writing/Word Study Lunch/Recess
Specialist/Social Studies Recess Reading Dismi
ssal
Time 830 850 1030 1145 1225 135 155
255
Lyons Students Warm Up/Cursive Writing/Social
Studies/Word Study with Mrs. Kinsella Math Lunch/
Recess Specialist/Science Recess Reading Dismi
ssal
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Our Daily ScheduleWednesdays
Kinsellas Students Warm Up/Cursive Reading/Writi
ng Science with Mrs. Lyons Lunch/Recess Class
meeting/Social Dismissal
Time 830 850 950 1125 1205 1245
Lyons Students Warm Up/Cursive Science Reading/
writing with Mrs. Kinsella Lunch/Recess Class
meeting/Social Dismissal
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Specialist Schedule
Kinsella Lyons
Monday Music Music
Tuesday PE PE
Wednesday None None
Thursday Library Music, PE
Friday PE, Music Library
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Homework

• Goals To reinforce classwork. For students to
  develop independence, self-discipline, and
  responsibility. To increase communication between
  home and school.
• Nightly homework (30 minutes or less)
• Monday Writing
• Tuesday Math
• Wednesday Reading (may be online later this
  year)
• Thursday Math IXL (online)
• Friday No homework (Kidmail goes home)
• Read at least 20 minutes daily Just Right Books
• Return take-home folders daily
• Book talks
• Online passwords can be found on students
  homework folders.
• Please make alternative arrangements with us if
  your child can not complete homework online.

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P T S A
I S F
Helping Students Achieve
ISF Power Point
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Miscellaneous Information

• Time for Kids magazine ()
• Salmon Hatchery Field Trip () coming up in
  October. (More info will be sent home)
• No cash or check, please pay online from the link
  on the school website. NOT READY YET ?
• Please provide a healthy, nut-free snack every
  day. This should be quick easy to eat.
• Water bottles Birthday policy
• Volunteer info Scholastic Book Orders
• Classroom website for reminders/updates/homework

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Thanks so much for coming! This will be a GREAT
year!