1. 3 rd Grade 2015/16 Ascent Academy, Lehi

2. Best Contact Method = EMAIL: Skern@ascentutah.org I will normally respond within 24 hours; don’t hesitate to follow up if you don’t hear back promptly. Skern@ascentutah.org Class Blog – http://blogs.ascentutah.org/skern http://blogs.ascentutah.org/skern – usually updated at the beginning of the week. Please subscribe! Ms. Kern

3. Things we will cover… 1.Programs 2.Homework Policy and Procedures 3.Schoolwide Enrichment Model 4.Parent questions

4. Programs: Moby Max MobyMax is an adaptive curriculum that creates a unique, individualized education plan for each student, allowing gifted students to progress as quickly as they like while simultaneously ensuring that remedial students get the extra instruction they need. In 3 rd Grade we use Moby max to inform our knowledge of where the students are regarding math, language arts, and science. Students will be asked to work on MobyMax as part of their homework.

5. Programs: Moby Max

6. Programs: Spelling Connections Spelling connections is a innovative way to teach spelling through the recognition of spelling patterns and word understanding. It is differentiated to three levels which are dependent on weekly pretesting to test students knowledge.

8. Programs: GoQuestGoQuest Student-centered inquiry and project based learning Students who are engaged in their learning are more motivated, retain information better, and are inspired to delve more deeply into topics. GoQuest™ by Compass Learning® enables students to take ownership of their learning experiences.

9. Enrichment Clusters Enrichment Clusters Video

10. Homework:

11. Spelling Homework

14. Behavior I use positive reinforcement to encourage good behavior: Class Dojo: You can join and check your students progress. Invitation letters are on your student’s desk. Tickets for monthly class drawing. PEAKS Tickets

15. Class Dojo

16. Schedule & Curriculum Library– Tuesday P.E. – Wednesday Computers – TBD Music– Thursday Art - Friday CLUSTERS!!! – There will be one 6 week cluster, which starts in October and one 8 week cluster after winter break. Wednesdays 1:30 -3:00 pm Math & Language Arts: Daily Science & Social Studies: 2-3 lessons per week Lunch 11:35 to 12:25 -- recess first then lunch Afternoon Recess 1:30 to 1:45

17. Math Units Unit 1: Multiplication 2-5 & Properties of Multiplication Distributive Commutative Associative Unit 2: Time & Measurement Unit 3: Multiplication 6-10, 0 & 1 Review Properties Strategies for Multiplying

18. Math Units Cont. Unit 4: Area Unit 5: Fractions Unit 6: Data & Graphing Unit 7: Perimeter & Polygons

19. QUESTIONS