Curriculum Night

Mrs. Whitfield –Spanish Track Ms. Besic—Spanish Track Mrs. Hemingway—Spanish Teacher Ms. Rainey—French Track Ms. White—French Track Mr. Hotegni (Mr. Paul)—French Teacher Mrs. Davenport—3 rd grade Teachers’ Assistant Meet the Teachers

Homework Policy  Homework will be assigned on Friday and due the following Friday, unless otherwise noted.  There will typically be reading minutes, math minutes, and skill reinforcement.  When there is a book report or other project assigned, the minutes spent on the project can count for the reading minutes.  Please initial for the minutes your child records in their book. (left bottom corner) Homework & Grading

Classroom Constitution Conduct Conduct Communication If I need to communicate with you about your child’s choices, I will write a quick note in their agenda. Please sign it and return it the next day so that I know that you have seen it.

Positive Discipline  Main goal for this semester is for students to begin to develop intrinsic motivation to make good choices.  When they do not, the goal is for the students to gain understanding as to why it was a wrong choice and how we as a community can work through it to make better choices next time we are faced that decision. Discipline

Student Absences/ Tardies  I will collect missed work for students who are absent. Students will receive the missed assignments upon their return to school.  Please plan vacations around the school calendar. It is extremely important that your child is at school every day.  Please make sure that your child is in the classroom by 8:05. The earlier the better! Attendance

Test Dates o CoGat October 7-9 o MAP testing Grade 3: October 28, 29, 30, 11/3 ITBS October 14 – October 24 New Georgia Milestones April 21 – April 24 April 27 – April 30 District-wide GA Milestones Meeting

 September 20th  Georgia Milestones - Parent Workshop  As you all know by now, we will have a new state assessment. The Georgia Milestones will replace the CRCT for the end-of-year assessment for 3rd-4th grade students for Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. A district- wide Parent Workshop on the new Georgia Milestones assessment is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 1- 4 pm, in the AIC Auditorium. Click here for more info.here for more info.

Why Common Core?  To ensure that all students, no matter where they live, are prepared for success in postsecondary education and the workforce.  To ensure that students are receiving a high quality education consistently, from school to school and state to state.  To provide a greater opportunity to share experiences and best practices within and across states that will improve our ability to best serve the needs of students. Common Core

Meeting Your Child’s Needs  Throughout each subject, your child will experience differentiated instruction.  We work to identify your children’s individual strengths, areas for growth, learning styles, and academic needs in order to implement instruction that allows for a positive and productive learning experience.  This may look like: station teaching, small group guided instruction, reader’s workshop, flexible grouping, different classwork and homework assignments based on learning needs, etc. Differentiation

 Deepen comprehension  Increase stamina  Increase vocabulary  Foster a love for literature and authors that will last a lifetime Reading & ELA Reading Goals

Writing o Writer’s Workshop -The process of writing -Grammar skills -Different genres of writing o Children will be writing every single day

Math Goals  All students will be able to divide and multiply up to the number 12.  We will work on improving fact fluency with weekly homework.  Some skills we will cover include addition, subtraction, geometry, fractions, measurement, multiplication and division.  Please know that the numbers are larger than they encountered in second grade. Math

Third Grade Science Units  Heat  Magnets  Habitats of Georgia  Pollution  Rocks and Minerals  Fossils  Soil Science

Social Studies Units  American Foundations  Democracy  Government  Economics  Famous Americans  Geography as of Study Social Studies

Reminders  Students may bring a light healthy snack.  Students may bring a water bottle. Please make sure that the water bottle closes well and doesn’t leak. Lunch and Snack

Birthday Celebrations On your child’s birthday, we will celebrate by: -having parent visit for a Birthday Circle (5 minutes, cannot impede on instructional time) -share baby pictures, what you love about your child -*Students with summer birthdays will also be celebrated at the end of the year. Birthdays

Mystery Reader  Tuesdays  8:30-9:00am  SignUp Genius will be sent out soon!  Read a book of your choice with students!

Please check my website for information regarding:  Homework  Important dates  Useful websites  Much more…. Websites

Contact Information  is the most effective way of reaching me.  In the event of a dismissal change, please send a note with your child in the morning. If there is an emergency during the day, please call the front office to make changes.

 Feel free to contact me via if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s performance.  Please respect your child’s instruction time, and contact me if you would like to schedule a conference.  Parking Lot questions will be answered and ed to entire class. Final Thoughts

Spanish  Lots of fun this school year during Spanish class at The Globe. I will be using the Georgia Performance Standards for Modern Languages (GPS) based on Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century and the ACTFL Performance Guidelines for K-12 Learners (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language).  For the Science, lead teacher and I will be working together to plan according to the Georgia Standards in Science for 3 rd grade.

 Communication Examples:  Work in pairs to exchange information: Role-play a real-world task such as conducting a telephone conversation, purchasing a ticket, ordering a meal, making a reservation. Describe something or someone.  Work in pairs or groups on a sequencing activity, such as retelling a story, putting sentences or pictures in order, creating a storyboard.

Cultural Perspectives and Connections Examples:  Research a geographical region, important event, or famous person related to the target culture.  Research, plan and participate in a cultural event, such as foreign language festivals, cultural celebrations or state conventions (Hispanic Heritage month, Holidays in Latino America, Cinco de Mayo)  Create and produce a skit or situational role-play on a cultural aspect.

 3 rd Grade Science:  Experiments  Brain pop movies in the target language (Spanish).  Learning new vocabulary in connection with the topics (English-Spanish)  Activities in the school garden (planting, observing life, investigating weather)  Homework: Visit recommended website, listen and practice activities with the target language. Review numbers, colors, alphabet, weather, and calendar. Read stories and answer questions in the target language.  Differentiated instruction with native speakers and advanced students: Reading workshop activities to learn Spanish grammar, genres (fiction, non- fiction, narrative etc.), writing in sentences and comprehension.