Welcome Please find your child’s desk. Read the note from your child. Write a note back on the stationary. Review the volunteer position descriptions. If you are interested in volunteering please Mrs. Lyons with your choices. Conference sign ups will be done online this year at a later date. We will meet next door at 6:40. 1

2 Cougar Ridge Elementary School Mrs. Kinsella and Mrs. Lyons Third Grade Rooms P-4 and P-3 Welcome to Curriculum Night!

Agenda  Our Backgrounds  Classroom Guidelines and Consequences  Curriculum Overview  Schedules  Homework  Other Important Information  Questions 3

4 Mrs. Kinsella’s Background Bachelor of Arts: University of California, San Diego Masters Degree in Education: also from UCSD. Taught for 5 years in San Jose, California Taught in Northshore School District for 3 years. National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Candidate Moved to Issaquah School District to work closer to home. Excited to be part of the CR community for my second year!

5 Mrs. Lyons’ Background Bachelors of Science from University of Louisville Dental School Masters in Teaching from Seattle University Taught 3 rd grade for 7 years at Cougar Ridge before taking leave to live overseas with my family. Taught as a relief teacher in Australia to 2013 taught in the Science/Technology Program Returned to Cougar Ridge in Excited to team teach with Mrs. Kinsella! Leisure Time – cycle, swim, hike, spend time with my family and volunteer as an ambassador for The Cycle The W.A.V.E. Foundation.

Classroom Guidelines 1.I am kind. 2.I am responsible. 3.I am safe. 6

Classroom Consequences 1.Warning (I solve the problem.) 2.Conference (We solve it together.) 3.Consequence (The teacher chooses how to solve the problem.) 7

G.L.A.D. Guided Language Acquisition Design Cooperation, active learning, accountability, literacy, academic language Visible – Desks in groups – Charts on walls Used throughout the year and across all subjects 8

9 Making Meaning Reading Strategies Schema/Making Connections Visualizing Wondering/Questioning Making Inferences Determining Important Ideas Understanding Text Structure Summarizing Individual and Small Group Targeted Instruction

Word Study Vocabulary and Spelling Spelling and vocabulary embedded in reading, writing, social studies, and science. 5 minutes a day for explicit spelling instruction Research based Spelling assessment targeted instruction GLAD strategies for vocabulary acquisition 10

Writing Writing Pathways by Lucy Calkins Units of study Narrative, Opinion, and Information Start off with Crafting True Stories Meets the Common Core State Standards Students are assessed on… Overall, lead, transitions, ending, organization, elaboration, craft, spelling, and punctuation Rubric scoring Follows the Writing Process Individualized and Small Group Instruction 11

We are adapting our math to follow Common Core State Standards  Operations and Algebraic Thinking: multiplication  Number and Operations: Base Ten System  Number and Operations: fractions  Measurement & Data  Geometry  Problem Solving and reasoning 12

History Northwest Coast Native Americans Pioneers Civics and Economics Citizenship, American Symbols Differing Points of View 13

14 Science  Physical Science: Properties of Matter (Rocks and Minerals), Energy (Salmon)  Earth and Space Science: Water and Weather (Salmon, Weather)  Life Science: Animal Life Cycles (Salmon), Variations of Inherited Characteristics (Salmon)

Health New Literature Based Health Curriculum We are what we eat Smoking and drugs Changes in families Self empowerment Conflict resolution Body systems Non-communicable illness Managing Stress Water Safety and Swimming 15

16  Basic Operations and Concepts  Ethics  Research  Keyboarding  One hour/week computer lab

17 3 rd Grade Report Card Common Core Standards Smarter Balanced Assessment (Common Core Standards) March-April Reading & Math Online

Our Daily Schedule M, T, Th, F 18 Kinsella’s Students Warm Up/Cursive Math/Science with Mrs. Lyons Writing/Word Study Lunch/Recess Specialist/Social Studies Recess Reading Dismissal Time 8:30 8:50 10:30 11:45 12:25 1:35 1:55 2:55 Lyons’ Students Warm Up/Cursive Writing/Social Studies/Word Study with Mrs. Kinsella Math Lunch/Recess Specialist/Science Recess Reading Dismissal

Our Daily Schedule Wednesdays 19 Kinsella’s Students Warm Up/Cursive Reading/Writing Science with Mrs. Lyons Lunch/Recess Class meeting/Social Dismissal Time 8:30 8:50 9:50 11:25 12:05 12:45 Lyons’ Students Warm Up/Cursive Science Reading/writing with Mrs. Kinsella Lunch/Recess Class meeting/Social Dismissal

Specialist Schedule 20 KinsellaLyons Monday Music Tuesday PE Wednesday None Thursday LibraryMusic, PE Friday PE, MusicLibrary

Goals: To reinforce classwork. For students to develop independence, self- discipline, and responsibility. To increase communication between home and school. Nightly homework (30 minutes or less) Monday: Writing Tuesday: Math Wednesday: Reading (may be online later this year) Thursday: Math IXL (online) Friday: No homework (Kidmail goes home) Read at least 20 minutes daily: Just Right Books Return take-home folders daily Book talks Online passwords can be found on students’ homework folders. Please make alternative arrangements with us if your child can not complete homework online. 21

Helping Students Achieve ISF Power Point

23 Time for Kids magazine ($) Salmon Hatchery Field Trip ($) coming up in October. (More info will be sent home) No cash or check, please pay online from the link on the school website. NOT READY YET Please provide a healthy, nut-free snack every day. This should be quick & easy to eat. Water bottlesBirthday policy Volunteer infoScholastic Book Orders Classroom website for reminders/updates/homework

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