Welcome to Curriculum Night! MRs. Woods 2017-2018

What do we teach? Beyond the reading, writing, and math, our goal is to teach your children how to be productive members of society. In order to do so, we must make our students confident, strong, and able to learn from their mistakes. We accomplish this through practice, hard work, and laughter.

Where do we begin? Before we can teach your students that they can accomplish anything, we must first assess what they know. The next few slides cover where the students were assessed for the beginning of the year in reading and math.

Isteep Math Assessment

Isteep reading assessment

What next? In School: At Home: We continue to assess at least once a month to monitor all of our student’s progress. If a student isn’t achieving at grade level, we also have tutoring and other resources to help your child succeed. At Home: There are lots of things you can do at home to help your student succeed. Make sure your child has the time and place to complete their homework each night. Read aloud together. Write letters to each other. Play math games. Do flash cards for math fluency. Have your child journal. Download fun educational apps to play

Major things we will learn this year in math: We use the Saxon Math program for our math curriculum: Multiplication facts Division facts Missing addends Addition and subtraction with fractions with like denominators Perimeter and area Elapsed time Number lines Three dimensional shapes Measurement Place Value Fractions Rounding

Major things we will learn this year in English Language Arts: Elements of literature- Plot, Character, Setting, Theme Summarizing both narrative and informative text Citing textual evidence Writing a 3-paragraph essay using the writing process- Drafting, Editing, Revising, and Publishing Writing Poems

Major things we will learn in other subject areas: Constitution Scientific process and experiments How to play a recorder Bats The Human Body Geography The United States of America

My Favorite Apps: Epic! (Netflix for books) Cursive Writing Phonogram Sounds Cursive Writing Cursive Words Math Monsters Reading Speed/Fluency Builder Epic! (Netflix for books) Sign in code DEL-8071 Khan Academy Vocabulary Spelling City Spalding App Fast Math For Kids

Ways to contact me: There are four different ways you can find out what is going on in class and/or contact me with questions or concerns – Class Dojo School website: franklinphoneticschool.com E-mail: 3rdgradewoods@gmail.com Via Text (not after 10pm please): (929)308-2662

Title 1 Reading and Math Title I, under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), provides financial assistance to local educational agencies to meet the needs of special educationally disadvantaged children at preschool, elementary, and secondary school levels. The purpose of Title I is to help all children achieve the state’s academic standards. This is accomplished through supplemental programs that consist of instructional services, instructional support services, school wide reform efforts, and increased involvement of parents in their children’s education. Students in 1-5th grade who fall far below on the ISteep reading and/or math assessments are serviced during the academic day for reading and/math intervention time with our Reading Specialist, Mrs. Block.