Welcome to Curriculum Chat Night Mill Creek Elementary School Third Grade 2018-2019 Noreen Quinlan

3rd Grade Team 2018-2019 Mrs. Ashley Ms. Trimble Mrs. Marroletti Mrs. Shearer Mr. Gamel Mrs. Davis Mrs. Giumenta Mrs. Hughes Mrs. Quinlan Noreen Quinlan

Curriculum Reading Workshop – Florida Common Core Standards, mentor texts, 3rd Grade Units of Study, and Making Meaning Math Workshop – Florida Common Core State Standards, SJCSD Curriculum Map and Resources, Investigations, Go Math!, and 3rd Grade Units of Study Science Inquiry- Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS), World of Science Resource, Discovery Education Online, Florida Science (HMH), and 3rd Grade Units of Study Social Studies – Florida Common Core Standards, Florida Social Studies, The United States: Its Regions and Neighbors by McGraw Hill, and 3rd Grade Units of Study Writing Workshop – Florida Common Core Standards, Being a Writer, Lucy Caulkins Units of Study, mentor texts, and 3rd Grade Units of Study Grammar –Being a Writer, mentor texts, and teacher/student writing samples Vocabulary - Making Meaning, academic vocabulary, and mentor texts read aloud * All Star time each morning will be taught by all third grade teachers. Student groups are fluid, and students will have the opportunity to work on reading and math skills with other teachers. Jenn Ashley

1. Think Deeply Florida Standards Emphasizes critical thinking Requires students to analyze, discuss, evaluate, justify, and explain their thinking and understanding Emphasis is on writing Jenn Ashley

Learning across disciplines Florida Standards 2. Integrating Learning Learning across disciplines More time spent working together with different settings, structures, and tools Problems and solutions in the real world Jenn Ashley

3. Showing How They Know Emphasizes proof and evidence Florida Standards 3. Showing How They Know Emphasizes proof and evidence Assessments focus on explanation of how students know Jenn Ashley

Grading Breakdown* Summative Assessments 70% Formative 25% Classwork 5% *view on HAC (Home Access Center) Stephanie Godaire

Mastery Grade Recovery After preparing/studying for a summative assessment, if a student is unable to show mastery, he/she will be given a grade recovery opportunity. The purpose of this opportunity is to give students more instructional time to master each standard. Procedure Any student meeting the criteria described above will be given an opportunity to show mastery. This makes the grading equitable and valid for those students needing additional time to master grade level objectives. Stephanie Godaire

Home Access Center (HAC) Handout with Login instructions available Returning users can access site here: http://parents.stjohns.k12.fl.us/hac New users – Student accounts are automatically set up, please call front office for account information Grades are updated regularly Stephanie Godaire

Tracking Student Progress Quick Checks (formative) Summative Assessments Exit Tickets/Slips Performance Tasks Cold Reads Conferring/Journals Teachers will notify families of summative assessments and dates within a reasonable timeframe. Methods of communication may vary, please speak with your teacher for questions. Christina Wojnar

Tracking Student Progress - Assessments Assessment Calendar will be published on the Mill Creek website. District Wide iReady Resource – End of Course Exams (EOC’s) School Wide AIMSweb Fountas and Pinnell Jeff Gamel

Tracking Student Progress - Assessments State Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Administered in Spring Plan to attend an informational meeting for families of 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Noreen Quinlan

Transportation Changes mcatransportation@stjohn.k12.fl.us Noreen Quinlan

Resource Teachers Please be sure to visit any or all of our resource teachers for information regarding their end of course exams. Christina Wojnar

Questions??? Teachers will be in their classrooms until the end of each session to answer any questions. Please be aware that parent and teacher conferences are encouraged, please visit the classroom for availability. Jeff Gamel