Curriculum Night Miss Dougherty Room 100 Welcome! Please feel free to sit and “investigate” in your child’s seat!

Language Arts Reading Spelling and phonics Grammar Writing

Scott Foresman Reading Whole class instruction Reading strategies and skills.

Vocabulary Reading Whole group introduction Small group practice

Small group instruction Reading

Increase interest in reading Individual practice Quiet Reading Time

Reading Fluency Poems Reader’s theater Excerpts Reading

Writing Three-paragraph personal narrative Introduction paragraph Body Concluding paragraph Five paragraph Informational Five Paragraph Persuasive

The single controlling point made with an awareness of task about a specific topic The presence of ideas developed through facts, examples, anecdotes, details, opinions, statistics, reasons, and/or explanations The order developed and sustained within and across paragraphs using transitional devices and including introduction and conclusion The choice, use and arrangement of words and sentence structures that create tone and voice The control of grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage, and sentence formation Errors should not prevent understanding of the story. FOCUSCONTENTORGANIZATIONSTYLE CONVENTIONS 4ADV4ADV  Has a clear topic and a distinct point throughout  Has substantial facts, reasons, ideas, examples, and details which have fully developed the topic and point  Has 3 or 5 paragraphs with all organizational elements present  Has a logical order throughout  Has an ending that relates to the beginning  Uses transitions to enhance the essay  Uses different types and lengths of sentences  Consistently uses higher level descriptive words and varied action verbs  Uses a variety in word choice  Shows voice and personality  Shows instead of tells  Has consistent control of grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage, and sentence formation  May have mistakes that are repeated errors  Mistakes do not interfere with meaning 3PRO3PRO  Has a clear topic and a point  Has sufficient facts, reasons, ideas, examples, and details which are developing the topic and point  Has evidence of 3 or 5 paragraphs with most organizational elements present  Has a logical order throughout  Uses simple sentence structure  Uses common descriptive words and/or action verbs  Uses variety in word choice  Attempts to create tone and voice  Has sufficient control of grammar, mechanics, spelling, usage, and sentence formation  May have mistakes that are repeated errors  Mistakes do not interfere with meaning 2BAS2BAS  Has a topic but no point  Has unrelated or random ideas  Has limited facts, reasons, ideas, examples, and details to support the topic and point  Includes most elements of 3 or 5 paragraphs  May or may not have a confused order  Uses repetitive simple sentence structure  Uses common, but limited descriptive words and/or action verbs  Has some variety in word choice  Has no feeling or voice  Has errors interfering with meaning  Has limited control of conventions 1BB1BBB  Lacks focus (topic) and point  Has unrelated or random ideas  Has no facts, reasons, ideas, examples, and details to support the topic and point  Has no logical order  Uses repetitive simple sentence structure  Has no variety in word choice  Has errors that consistently interfere with meaning and make essay unreadable CONESTOGA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT WRITING ASSESSMENT DOMAIN SCORING GUIDE FOR THIRD GRADE 6-09 Scoring Rubric

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Otter Creek Math Program Study at home with flash cards or computer Give students about 3-5 seconds per fact Start with addition Subtraction Multiplication Math Facts

First introduce the concept that multiplication is repeated addition.

Map Skills Early PA Explorers Native Americans in PA Early Settlements in PA William Penn Local, State, and National Government Past and Present Social Studies

History Fair Social Studies Posters Models Historical papers Technology Mixed media Our research reports may be used as part of the project.

Living Things in Our World Earth’s Land Matter and Energy Science

Smoketown Organizer Assignments are written under the day they must do the assignment. Due the next day, unless noted. Please sign each night. P Mrs. Jones

Homework Under 30 minutes per night Will mostly consist of math & spelling Should also be reading a book at home Practice math facts a few times a week. Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith.

Late/Missing Homework Assignments = Late Slip will be sent home. 3 times = conduct report. Homework Chronic problems may result in before school detention.

Behavior Be Safe Be Responsible Be Respectful The “B” Book

Behavior Green Card Yellow Card Red Card Everyone on GREEN = Class Chance

Report Card Trimester November Conference Sign up!

Lunch - $1.95 Milk - $0.60 Snacks - $.75 (yogurt, juice, ice cream only) Breakfast - $1.25 Lunch

Lunch Tickets Pay for a few weeks or a month at a time! Lunch

Miss Dougherty, Please send Bob to parent pick-up for Thursday, 9/13/07 and Friday 9/14/07. His Grandmother will be picking him up. Thanks. - Mrs. Smith Transportation Write a note. For an emergency last minute change…call the school office.

Ways to Help at Home Read to your child Read with your child your child Listen to your child read Review spelling words Flash math facts Talk with them about school Check backpacks Check Smoketown Organizer. Look over papers in the take home folder.

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Information *Moodle *Conestoga Valley Website *Parents *Smoketown *Overly

Parent Notification of News and Information Group Moodle PTO Newsletters

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