Welcome to 3rd Grade! Miss Wood Professional: 2nd year teaching Undergrad: Elementary Education, University of Missouri Masters: MU Fellowship Learning, Teaching, Curriculum Graduating in May 2019 Personal: Caleb and Ren (golden retriever) I love spending time with my family, taking my dog on walks, and going to Mizzou football games. I am getting married in November and will become Mrs. Pitts!

Our mission is for all students to learn, grow, and experience success. Our vision is that all English Landing students will meet grade level expectations and demonstrate responsible citizenship.

Miss Wood’s Classroom MISSION STATEMENT We will work together to develop a quality classroom environment. This includes developing a class mission statement, setting class and individual goals, classroom expectations, and establishing procedures for the class. I will share these with you via email as we create them.

Classroom Ground Rules Treat others the way you want to be treated. Be an active listener. Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself. Follow directions given by adults. The students will collaborate to add any ideas to these expectations.

Personal Development (ClassDojo.com) ClassDojo is a visual classroom management system to help students make good choices throughout the day. On the first day of the month everyone will begin with zero points. Throughout the day each child will have the opportunity to be awarded for good behavior or have a point deducted for not making good choices. Students may cash-in their points for a variety of rewards every Friday. Students and parents may access dojo at home through the access code provided the first week of school.

English Landing Eagles S.O.A.R. S = Safety First O = Own Your Actions A = Attitude Matters R = Respect Everyone Students are recognized when they demonstrate “soaring behaviors” on the bus, at arrival and dismissal, in the restroom, at lunch, at recess, in the hallways, and in the classroom!

AVID Elementary English Landing, Prairie Point, and Renner, are piloting AVID Elementary during the 2018-2019 school year.  Focuses on teaching and reinforcing academic behaviors and higher-level thinking. Provides educators a structure for teaching students academic habits they need to be more successful in middle school, high school, and college or career, in an age-appropriate and challenging way.

AVID Elementary The strong college-bound culture will be visible to encourage elementary students to begin thinking about their future while embedding AVID skills of Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading into grade level curriculum.   Throughout this first school year of AVID Elementary, families will see K-5 classrooms adopt age-appropriate Organization systems to develop greater independence for ALL students including the use of daily visual schedules, student academic binders, and grade level planners.

Third Grade Goals Comprehension and fluency in reading Study techniques and habits Legible and literate writing Skills of independence Problem solving 21st century learners Best effort always Self-discipline

SETTING GOALS Research shows students who set challenging goals show more growth in achievement than those who do not. Not only are students setting goals, they are keeping track of their own performance in reference to each learning goal. I will meet with students frequently to help them reach their goals.

Curriculum and Assessment Park Hill Curriculum: www.parkhill.k12.mo.us Assessments: NWEA – NWEA assessments are district-wide online assessments to monitor student progress. We will be administering these tests 3 times a year in Math, ELA, and once for Science. Please see the parent guide for more information: https://www.nwea.org/parent-toolkit/ MAP - The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) is a statewide assessment that has been developed to assess the degree to which students are proficient in the knowledge, skills, and competencies represented in the Missouri Learning Standards.

2018-2019 Park Hill (Elementary) Report Card Reporting Learning Progress Change Reading Reporting Change: A student in grades: second, third, fourth, and fifth must be reading (independently) on grade-level to receive an “M” or “E” on reading standards.

English Language Arts Reader’s Workshop: “Reading to learn, not just reading to read.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgN2WUMW6zM&feature=plcp Increase independent reading level and stamina Read for comprehension Read for information Read for pleasure Small guided reading groups Building Academic Vocabulary Determine meaning for unknown words Word Study: Individualized per student, using decoding and comprehension strategies Nonfiction reading is very important

Power Block Groups Students will be working with teachers and staff on individual skills. Students are grouped by abilities to meet their individual needs through enrichment and remediation.

Writer’s Workshop Writer’s Workshop is a place for kids to be writers. Writer’s Workshop is a place where students will have time to work on writing as adult writers do: Finding topics which interest them Sharing their works-in-progress with each other Giving and receiving peer feedback Learning skills and techniques of writing in the context of their own stories, poems, and pieces Sharing the insights they've gained in their own writing.

Math Envision Math Facts – practice for fluency Computation Hands-on materials Problem solving/critical thinking Cooperative group work Encourages students to think about solving problems in other ways Math Facts – practice for fluency Computation Problem Solving Prodigy

Social Studies Science Missouri Focused Land and People Our First Communities Growth and Change Missouri Today Science Life Science Earth and Space Science Physical Science

3rd Grade Technology Goals (Standard 1 & 2)

Parent/Teacher conferences This year parents will sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences through an online service called Sign-Up Genius. I will send directions and the link for this site in September. If you do not have computer access, please call me to schedule a conference time for you.

Volunteer Procedures Volunteering in Park Hill The Park Hill School District’s volunteers make valuable contributions to our schools. In order to keep students safe, we screen all volunteers who might ever serve with students unsupervised by district staff. If you would like information about volunteering in our schools, please see the volunteer page on the district website, www.parkhill.k12.mo.us, or contact the district’s communication specialist at the district office for more information. If you are interested in volunteering in the classroom, I will have interest forms available at back to school night.

Parent/Teacher Communication Student Binder Reviewed nightly Planner inside along with notes and graded work Parent Initial nightly/teacher will initial each morning Student’s responsibility! Other Forms of Communication Email: woodv@parkhill.k12.mo.us Phone: 816-359-5675 Friday Facts: Each Friday an email will be sent home and will include the focus for each subject for the next week.

Thank you… for your support If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at any time during the year. I look forward to working with you and your 3rd grader this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!