1. Welcome to 3rd Grade Curriculum Night!
(Ms. Ingram’s class)
Please feel free to use a provided index card to write a note to your child to leave on their desk for the morning.  You may use additional cards to write questions or comments for me, or notes for yourself.

2. About Ms. Ingram
Born in Pennsylvania / Raised in Charleston, South Carolina
Moved to Phoenix 2 years ago
Master of Arts in Teaching Early Childhood Education (College of Charleston)
Bachelor of Arts – Communication Studies
7th year teaching (1st and 3rd grade)

3. Important Times
First bell at 7:40am (May be on campus starting at 7:15am)
Tardy bell at 7:45am
Dismissal at 2:35pm (12:35 Wednesdays)
Working snack around 9:15
3rd grade recess and lunch 11:15pm-11:55pm

4. Our Day Morning Work Writing Math Groups Math Specials
Reading Comprehension
Playground and Lunch
Reading – CKLA
Recess
Science/Social Studies/Health
Reading Groups
Dismissal

5. Specials Schedule Monday: Art Tuesday: Library Wednesday: Computer Lab
Thursday: Music
Friday: PE

6. Clip Chart Each child has a clothespin Pink (& above) - Reward Blue
Start on green each day
Kids can move up and down throughout the day
Pink (& above) - Reward
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange Reflection Sheet
Parent Contact, Loss of Privilege

7. Home-School Communications
Send notes in STAR Folder
Weekly Homework and Daily Behavior Log
Conferences twice a year
Flyer Friday

8. Grading Highlighters for grading Proficient (P): 85% and above
Developing (D): 60-84%
Area of Concern (AC): 59% and below
Report cards go home 4 times/year

9. Homework Homework and Behavior Log filled out daily
Typically includes half-sheet of math daily, text to read aloud for fluency, and spelling practice (coming soon)
100 minutes/week reading
30 minutes/week DreamBox
30 minutes/week Typing Agent

10. Volunteers PTO Art Masterpiece Class Parties
September, October, November, January
Class Parties
Fall, Winter, Friendship, End of the Year
Supplies throughout the year

11. Reading ELA Arizona College and Career Ready Standards
Resources: CKLA, Time for Kids, chapter books, a variety of other fiction and nonfiction texts
95% for phonics and multisyllabic words
End of Year fluency goal – 100 words per minute with 97% accuracy
DIBELS will be used to assess fluency and accuracy in August, December, and May

12. About Core Knowledge (CKLA)
Guiding principal is to provide educational excellence and equity to all children
60 minutes of daily instruction will focus on:
The same topic/theme for days (parent letters will go home weekly with domain info.)
Listening to and engaging with increasingly complex content
Engaging lessons with a heavy vocabulary emphasis
Producing a written performance task to demonstrate learning

14. Move on When Reading
A.R.S , passed in 2010, states than when a third grade student scores far below the third grade proficiency level on AzMerit they will not be promoted to fourth grade
These students will receive additional intervention at school
Exempt students include students with an IEP in reading or language and ELL students who have received less than 2 years of English instruction
Timeline:
Parents of students identified will be contacted by October
Progress will be checked throughout the year and intervention plans will change if necessary
Decisions about promotion or retention will be made after receiving AzMerit results

15. Writing and Handwriting
Students will write narrative, informative, and opinion pieces
Focus on the writing process – prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
Conventions and grammar skills taught through CKLA and Morning Work
Friday quiz
Start with 1 paragraph and will progress to 5-paragraph essays
Cursive

16. Math Math Arizona College and Career Ready Standards
Resources: Investigations in Data and Space, Fosnot, Engage New York, and Georgia Department of Education
A variety of whole group, small group, and independent activities
Focus not only on mathematical computation but also problem solving and critical thinking skills
Manipulatives
Math Games

17. Math Concepts Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division (properties and relationship)
Rounding
Fractions (shapes, number line, equivalency, real world)
Measurement (length, weight, capacity)
Time on a clock to the nearest minute
Attributes of quadrilaterals
Data analysis (bar graphs, pictographs, line plots)

18. Math Assessment Sample
What is another way of expressing
8 X 12?
(8 x 10) + (8 x 2)
(8 x 1) + (8 x 2)
(8 x 10) + 2
8 + (10 x 2)
A bake sale had 3 cakes, as shown below, for sale.
Each cake was cut into 6 slices. Each slice was sold for $5. What was the total amount earned for the sale of all the cakes?

19. Parent Math Resource Page
What can you find on this page?
Links to booklets with grade level specific math expectation
Videos to watch that model different math strategies
Go to Kyrene.org
Estrella  Parents  Math Resources for Parents on the left

20. Science, Social Studies, & Health
Light and Sound (CKLA)
Ecosystems (CKLA)
Rocks and Minerals
Earth’s Structure and Composition
Plants
Animal Adaptations
Social Studies:
Ancient Greece and Rome (CKLA)
Exploration and Colonization (CKLA)
Civil War and Reconstruction
Foundations and Structure of Government
Rights, Roles, and Responsibilities of Citizens
Economics
Health:
Body Systems (CKLA)
Personal Safety
Physically Healthy Behaviors
Emotionally Healthy Behaviors

21. Technology PCs, laptops, and Think Pads Computer lab weekly
Work on computer operations, keyboarding, research skills, and showcasing learning
Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
Pixie 4
Frames
Typing Agent
DreamBox

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23. Thank You for Coming!
Please write any questions or comments for me on a notecard with your name. I’ll be sure to get back to you as soon as possible. 
Thank you for being a crucial part of our home-school connection!