Curriculum Night 2011-2012

Bain Elementary School

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The 3rd Grade Team Welcome You!

Our Mission: To Challenge and Prepare All Students for Future Success

If you have any questions during this presentation, please jot them down. There is an index card on each desk. Please make sure you note the best way for me to contact you. I will do my best to

answer any questions as soon as possible.

Questions?

Welcome to 3rd Grade!Gateway year for Math and Reading

EOG

What to Expect

Study Island

Review and Preparation Time

Tutoring

Buckle Down Books

Rules and Procedures

School wide discipline plan

School wide attendance policy

Classroom behavior policy

Daily Schedule

Specials

Other

Curriculum

We follow the North Caroline Standard Course of Study for 3rd Grade.

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/

Literacy

Imagine ItPassagesRead aloudsClass novels Accelerated Reader (AR)GenresBook ReportsPoetryDictionary Skills

Writing

SpellingVocabularyDay BooksCursiveScience NotebooksPublished PiecesParts of Speech/ Writing ConventionsNote Taking

MathPlace ValueProblem SolvingAddition/Subtraction Multiplication/DivisionElapsed TimeNumber PatternsCircle GraphsMeasurement (standard and metric)GeometryFractionsProbability

Science

Skeletal and Muscular Systems

Earth, Sun and Moon

Soil, rocks

Plants

Social Studies

CommunitiesPeople and CustomsGovernmentWorking TogetherMap SkillsGeographyPresident Project

Homework

Reading 30 mins (calendar)Insightful Investigations (Monday)BAT (Wednesday)Spelling (SSS) / VocabularyMathSci/SSBinderAR Goals

Grading

3rd Grade Grading

Classwork

Homework

Daybook

AR

Make Up Work

Parent Assist Online (http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/parents/ParentAssistant/Pages/default.aspx)

CMS Grading Scale

A = 93 - 100

B = 83 - 92

C = 74 - 82

D = 65 - 73

F = 64 and below

Communication

Binder/PlannerCourier Folders (Tuesdays)Newsletter or UpdatesEmail: ________________Phone: 980-343-6915

Thank you so much for coming!