Curriculum Night2014-2015

Third Grade Teachers

Start Time:• Please have students

here by 7:30 each morning if they are going to eat breakfast in the cafeteria.

• Class begins at 7:45.

• If your child is not following his or her normal dismissal routine, please notify the teacher in writing or by calling the office.

• Notes should include date, first and last name, the new mode of

transportation, and parent signature.

Visitors:• All visitors must check in at the office

before visiting a classroom.• The office will be using a driver’s license

check-in system. Please bring your driver’s license with you to be scanned.

• Visitors will be required to wear a visitor sticker that must be visible at all times.

• If you would like to join us for a field trip this year or work with students in the classroom, you will be required to complete the Background Check Form.

• The check takes about 10 days, so please complete

it in advance.

• If absent, students have 3 days to send a written note stating the reason they were absent. If a note is not received, it will become an unexcused absence.

• A phone call is wonderful, but must be accompanied by a written note per state guidelines.

• Have materials daily• Turn assignments in on

time• Follow directions• Work hard• Respect others and

property• Rewards

• Silver Spur

Planners:• Students need to bring

planners to class every day.• Planners must be signed

daily.• Students will write down

assignments to include “I will’s” daily.• The envelope stapled in the

back will contain homework and reading logs.

Class Web Pages• Please check out our class

web pages for updates and important information.

• www.nisdtx.org• Select Schluter Elementary• Select Staff pages• Click on teacher’s name

• Thursday folders will go home each Thursday with graded work and important notes from the school.

• Please take out graded papers each week.

• Please send these folders back each Friday.

Thursday Folders

Report Cards• Progress reports and report

cards will be electronic this year unless other arrangements have been made.

• Please make sure to update your e-mail address and other information with the

district.

• Online Grade book• You are able to check your

child’s grades 24/7• Set up username and

password then you can receive e-mails and alerts (Check with the office for this)

Home Access Center

• Read each evening and track on the reading log (four nights a week)due each Friday.

• Million Word Challenge• Spelling Words - Test on

Fridays, new words given on Fridays and can be found on ELA/SS

teacher webpage• Math- Starting the week of

September 8th. 1 assignment each week

- Due on Friday

ReadingWritingSpelling

Social Studies

Reading State Assessment STAAR (April 22, 2015)• authentic readers • class book clubs should look and sound

like adult book clubs• workshop model (opening, work period,

closing)• 30-40 minutes daily of independent

reading time to build stamina

Reading Homework – • help your child build the habit of

reading every day, creating life-long readers

• use reading log to document texts read

2014-2015 “Million Word Challenge”• 4 Picture Books = 1 Chapter Book; 1 Chapter

Book = 150 pages• Turn 1 October 3 – 6 Chapter Books• Turn 2 November 14 – 12 Chapter Books• Turn 3 January 15 – 18 Chapter Books• Turn 4 February 27th-24 Chapter Books• Turn 5 April 24th-30 Chapter Books

Million Word Challenge – 30 books per school year• home and school reading logs• mid-year check points, ensuring on track to

complete yearly goal• end of year celebration for those who met the

30 books per school year goal.

Writing State Assessment STAAR (4th grade – Writing Genres Personal Narrative and Expository)

• authentic writers that can express themselves clearly

• workshop model (opening, work period, closing)• 30 minutes daily of independent writing time to

build stamina• Multiple Writing Genre Studies

Instruction is individualized per student needWriting Diagnostic

• BOY and EOY scored with 1-4 Stage Writing Rubric (3rd grade EOY expectations Stages 2)• large group, small group, one-on-one instruction

We will goal set according to Writing Strategies:• Ideas• Organization• Word Choice/Voice• Conventions

Words • given on Friday – test

following Friday• per six week period, all

spelling assessments equal 1 formative grade

• very little, if any time allotted in class

for study• words are posted on the E.L.A.

teachers website

Spelling

3rd Grade Big Idea integrated into Reading Workshop via literature/textbook: • People work together and independently

to contribute to their community.People move from one community to

another to improve their lives.People work together to shape their

community.Individuals shape their community.Change impacts citizens individually

and as a community.

• Map Skills Work

Math Investigations:• Workshop model (opening, work period, closing) • explore problems in depth. • find more than one way of solving many of the

problems they encounter. • reason mathematically and develop problem-

solving strategies. • explain and examine their mathematical

thinking and reasoning. • represent their thinking using models,

diagrams, and graphs. • make connections between mathematical ideas. • prove their ideas to others. • develop fluency - efficiency, accuracy, and

flexibility - with mathematics.

• develop proficiency with arithmetic. • choose from a variety of tools and appropriate

technology, • work in a variety of groupings - whole class,

individually, in pairs, and in small groups.

First 20 days/Problem Solving- • In the first 20 days of the school

year we will be following the NISD Math curriculum. The purpose of First 20 Days is to build and establish Math expectations for problem solving and collaboration.

• The purpose of this is to deepen student understanding and engagement in mathematical understanding.

• Students are expected to explain their thinking

verbally and in writing.• Our new Origo textbook lessons

begin the weekof September 8th.

Math State Assessment (STAAR)- April 21, 2015

Fact Fluency- Practice Makes Perfect15 minutes of daily practice

Goal settingAddition facts to 20 within a

snapMultiplication facts

Science Inquiry and PBLsThe Inquiry Learning model takes advantage of students’ natural curiosity.

It requires well-developed questioning skills.

It helps students to develop strategies and processes for collecting and evaluating information.

Students are given topics and then allowed to explore.

2nd annual Science Night of no Limits will be in the Spring!

• Last 10 minutes of the day

• No goodie bags please

• Cannot hand out invitations to parties in class

Birthday Celebrations

• The money goes to sponsor events such as field day, treat parties, field trip scholarships and much, much more!

• The PTA invests a lot in your child’s education. If you can help by making this donation, it will be greatly appreciated and put to good use.

PTA Membership

Box Tops for Education are being

collected. Please collect those at home

and send them to school to help earn our school purchase

new items for the students.

http://www.nisdtx.org/cms/lib/TX21000351/Centricity/Domain/24/Elementary%20Education.pdf

Elementary Education Brochure

• Thank you for coming!• Please make sure you

signed in, received the curriculum brochure and recess permission form.

• Sign up for your October conference

Thank you!!