1. Welcome!Welcome! Third Grade Mrs. Roman Room 12

2. General Information *School Hours : 8:30 – 3:00 ~ Students are tardy after 8:30 *Lunch: 11:40 – 12:20 *Specials: 1:50 – 2:20 6 day rotation: (music, media, PE, music, computer lab, PE) specials calendar on website and sent home *Recess : 9:40-10:00 *Snack: during recess (optional) Homework: *Sent home every Monday in homework binder, to be returned Friday. Math pages pulled from book will be daily. *Quarterly Book Projects Reading: Every child should read at least 15-20 minutes per night Reading group assignments or book of choice

3. Classroom Policies Community agreements and classroom expectations are posted in the classroom: *Mutual Respect *Attentive Listening *No put downs/use appreciations *The Right to Participate/The Right to Pass Students are expected to always do their best! *Students will bring home a weekly report on Fridays, to be signed and returned on Mondays. *Ryan has a school-wide misconduct ticket for serious infractions

4. Chandler Unified follows AZ’s college and career ready standards which can be found at http://www.azed.gov/azccrs/ Journeys LA Program Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys is a comprehensive K–6 reading/language arts program that is designed to meet the full range of Arizona's College & Career Readiness Standards. Website: https://sites.google.com/site/3rdgradejourneys/unit-2https://sites.google.com/site/3rdgradejourneys/unit-2 Think Central ~ https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do ~ you’ll get a username and password soon~ Harcourt Journeys 3 rd Grade Units Unit 1: Good Citizens ~ People make a community strong. Unit 2: Express Yourself ~ We communicate in many ways. Unit 3: Learning Lessons~ Facing a challenge helps us grow. Unit 4: Extreme Nature ~ Our world is an amazing place. Unit 5: Going Places ~ There are many reasons to take a journey Unit 6: Make Your Mark ~ To reach a goal takes hard work.

5. Reading/Language Arts Curriculum *Harcourt Journeys LA Program *large and small group instruction *50/50 Fiction/Non-Fiction *leveled texts *phonics/spelling *vocabulary *grammar *comprehension & vocabulary assessments *phonics & grammar assessments *weekly spelling & dictation assessments *writing coordinates with Harcourt Journeys AZ has adopted College and Career Ready Standards Detailed curriculum located on the CUSD website

6. Our NEW Math Program!! https://www.mheonline.com/mhmymath/ ~ Aligned to the Arizona Career & College Readiness Standards The three components of rigor — conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application, — are woven with equal intensity throughout the program to meet standards ~ Embedded Mathematical Practices ~ Problem solving and real life applications ~ Encourages reasoning and explanations ~ Student book, games, tutorials, and videos all available online! https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do

7. 14 Chapters ~ we will follow book in order Place Value Addition Subtraction Understand Multiplication Understand Division Multiplication/Division Patterns Multiplication and Division Apply Multiplication and Division Properties and Equations Fractions Measurement Represent and Interpret Data Perimeter and Area Geometry

8. Mathematics Detailed math curriculum can be found on the CUSD website http://www.cusd80.com/ Major Curricular Areas: 1. Operations & Algebraic Thinking (OA) ~ Multiplication & Division ~ Problem Solving with 4 operations 2. Number & Operations in Base 10 (NBT) ~ place value / nearest 10 & 100 ~ fluently add/subtract within 1,000 3. Fractions (NF) ~ equivalence & comparison 4. Measurement & Data (MD) ~ tell & write time to nearest minute ~ measure & estimate 5. Geometry – shapes & attributes (G)

9. Other Curricular Areas Science *Inquiry Process *Personal & Social Perspectives (human populations & natural hazards) *Life Science (plants, animals, ecosystems) *Geology (layers of earth, rocks, fossils) *Physical Science (heat, light, sound) Social Studies *American & World History * Civics and Government * Geography * Economics

10. Assessments *DIBELS = Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy Skills ~ Determines basic reading ability and diagnoses reading strengths and/or needs. Given 3 times each year. *Galileo Assessments for Math and Reading ~ 1 test per quarter: pre-test, test 1, test 2, post test website: http://www.ati-online.com/galileoK12/K12-KH- TechnologyEnhancedItems.htmlhttp://www.ati-online.com/galileoK12/K12-KH- TechnologyEnhancedItems.html *Classroom assessments – teacher created tests/quizzes, Journeys assessments, My Math assessments, individual and group work, projects, presentations, participation, observation, along with other activities. *STAR reading comprehension assessment *AZ Merit State testing ~ April 2017

11. Grading/Report Cards Report card/Grading procedures available on the CUSD website A ~ 90% - 100% B ~ 80% - 89% C ~ 70% - 79% D ~ 60% - 69% F ~ below 60% Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held in August & February

12. Volunteers Greatly Appreciated! Friday Helper(s) Room Parents ~ ( we need at least 1 ) Classroom directory Art Masterpiece ~ (we need a leader) Junior Achievement ~ (need 2) December 2016 Class Photographer ~ Mrs. Myers!

13. Miscellaneous Cursive begins this year! Birthday Celebrations – no food treats Students may bring non food items such as pencils, stickers, etc… Activity Fees ~ please pay through parent portal Good Fit Books Being Green! ?? Questions ??

14. Contact Information *roman.katherine@cusd80.com *Phone: 480-224-3243 Chandler Unified School District Website http://www.cusd80.com

15. Thank you for coming! I appreciate your interest and support.