1. Curriculum Night Third Grade Chinese Team 2016-2017

2. Schedule

3. Procedures Morning: Unpacking and Work Turning in Homework
Communications through folders
Library Books and Classroom Library
Late Arrivals and Early Dismissals (Specials/English and Recess)
Homework Assignments and Behavior Charts
Discipline: Rewards and Consequences
Computer Websites and Programs (Reading, Math, and Spelling): Raz-kids, Dreambox, Compasslearning, websites for Chinese learning

4. Grading Formulation of Grades: Formal 60% and Informal 40% :
Test, homework, assignments, participation, quiz, pop quiz and projects.
PowerSchool instructions 1. Open an Internet browser on your computer. 2. Type into the address bar 3. When accessing the information for the first time, an account must be set up. Click on the Create account button. 4. Enter the information in the boxes at the top correctly and accurately; creating your own password. 5. In the bottom section enter the student's first name and last name, the Access ID and Access Password (as found on the letter sent home). 6. Chose the relationship in the dropdown box. HINT: You are ___ to the student entered on the same line. 7. If you have multiple students to add to the account, enter each on the next line(s) with all the necessary information. Each student will have a unique Access ID and Password which must be entered in order to add them to your account. 8. Click on Enter button. The Grades and Attendance tab will allow you to check assignments and scores by clicking on the blue percentage across from a class. To the teacher a question or concern, please click the blue teacher's name link. The Grades History tab will show you the grades your child received in previous grading periods. The Teacher Comments tab is used to access current teacher comments for your student. The School Bulletin tab has current announcements for our school.
If you have any questions regarding the use of Parent Portal, please contact E.E. Waddell Language Academy office at

5. Why Should Students Gain These Skills and Knowledge?
Develop global competence.
Establish language efficiency.
Enhance international vision.
Connect to personal potential.
Become better citizens.

6. Prerequisites for 3rd Grade? Third Graders Are Expected To
Recognize the Chinese words from the 2nd Grade Chinese Word Bank.
Read 2nd Grade high-frequency words in the target language.
Read basic sight words fluently.
Read ZhongWen Vol. 2 and LangLang 3A 3B fluently.
Produce about 210 Chinese words.

7. Prerequisites for 3rd Grade? Third Graders Are Expected To
Be proficient in all the Pinyin forms and their rules.
Be able to decode Chinese into Pinyin form.
Be able to decode the Pinyin.
Be able to use the four tones and a neutral tone correctly.

8. Chinese Textbooks
We are using both ZhongWen book volume 3 and LangLang book 4A and 4B. We will learn total 24 lessons this year.

9. What Will They Learn? The Third Grade Will
Align with objectives of NCSCOS & Common Core Essential Standards/Pacing guide regarding Language Arts.
Master the most frequently used radicals/words in the first quarter.
Produce about 15 new characters weekly.
Produce words with correct stroke order.
Make phrases with the new words.
Make sentences with the new words.
Create free writing/descriptive stories/arguments/essays
Practice using the Chinese dictionary.
Recognize 800 words and produce 310 words in the school year.

10. How Will They Learn The Third Grade Will
Learn Chinese in an authentic setting and role playing.
Learn Chinese through picture walk.
Learn Chinese through culture immersion.
Learn Chinese through teaching content areas in Chinese.
Learn Chinese through listening, speaking, reading and writing.

11. How Will They Learn The Third Grade Will
Learn Chinese through daily reading.
Learn Chinese through daily writing practice.
Learn Chinese through speech contests and/or presentations.
Learn Chinese through reaching the quarterly goals.

12. How to Instruct? The Third Grade Team Will
Focus instruction (including Promethean Board, flashcards, hands-on activities, workbooks, art, drama, songs, dance and more!)
Presents both academic and social language.
Model higher order question/answer stems.

13. How To Assess The Third Grade Team Will
Assess the third graders using the benchmarks stated previously.
Assess the third graders with their language proficiency outcomes: content, functions and accuracy.
Assess the third graders with their interpersonal skills, presentation skills, and interpretation skills.

14. What To Expect? The Third Grade Will
Be able to answer higher order questions in Chinese.
Be able to perform descriptive and argumentative writing.

15. What To Expect? The Third Grade Will
Be able to give a formal speech.
Be familiar with other types of writing. (Examples: story analysis, letters, notes)

16. 3rd Grade Math, Science and Social Studies
Main Concepts
Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Geometry, Fractions, Telling Time and Elapsed Time, Calculator Skills, Graphs, Measurement of Length, Weight, and Capacity, Area and Perimeter
For detailed information, please refer to the North Carolina Standard Course of Studies and Common Core Essential Standards
Science
The themes are the Matter, Energy, Earth/Moon/Sun, Earth Systems, Ecosystems, and Force and Motion
Please refer to the North Carolina Standard Course of Studies and Common Core Essential Standards at

17. 3rd Grade Math The books which we use: Math Investigation
NC Ready EOG Assessment in Math and Buckle Down to Common Core State Standards

18. 3rd Grade Math
For math, the lesson is focusing on hands on and providing the opportunities for students to explore the concept through activities. Students are asked to present not only the correct answers to the problems, but also the thinking process. (the strategies used to solve the problem).
Become an independent THINKER!

19. 3rd Grade Science
Please refer to the North Carolina Standard Course of Studies and Common Core Essential Standards at
The themes are the Matter, Energy, Earth/Moon/Sun, Earth Systems, Ecosystems, and Force and Motion.

20. 3rd Grade Social Studies
The central theme is “People Who Make a Difference” (Citizenship, Government, and Communities).
Main Concepts
Citizenship, Government , Global and Local Leaders, Advances in Technology, Economy, Geography and Landforms, Map Skills, Local NC History, and Citizens’ Contributions to their Communities
Please refer to the North Carolina Standard Course of Studies Common Core Essential Standards at

21. How do you help your child
Parent Support
Guess what—we expect you to be an active part of your child’s education! Our class Wiki websites will tell you the details what we are learning in class in all subject areas, as well as regarding particular national or international holidays. They also constitute a form of general communication between us.

22. Parents Support
Please take an interest in what your child is learning in and out of school, in his or her homework and test scores. We need your help in making sure that homework is done neatly and correctly, in checking book bags and lunches, in reviewing the various papers in the red folder, and in reading daily with your child. You are their first and most important teacher!

23. About Reading
Reading is a skill that is learned. Techniques used in one language will reflect in another language. If a child reads well in English, for example, chances are that he or she will read well in the target language. If a child has difficulty reading in English, there are most likely the same concerns in the target language.

24. Reading in Chinese and English
Each student will have reading materials in target language sent home on a weekly basis. Part of the text is requirement to be recited. Students should read for minutes to an adult. Please listen as your child reads. Please do not read with your child in the target language unless you are fluent in that language. English Reading: Please Check reading comprehension by asking questions about the book which he/she is reading .

25. Thank you for your time and attention
Thank you for your time and attention. Please be sure to attend English curriculum on Thursday, Oct. 1st Session on the Read to Achieve legislation. Questions?

26. Reading Standardized Test (EOG)
As part of the Read to Achieve legislation (G.S. §115C-83.1A) passed by the General Assembly in 2012, third graders who are not reading at a proficient level on the end-of-grade reading test be given extra attention. If your child does not score proficient on the end-of-grade test in reading at the end of third grade, here is what will happen:

27. Reading Standardized Test (EOG)
First, your child will be retested to make sure that he or she did not have a bad day on the day of the test administration.
Second, if your child is not proficient on the retest, he or she will attend a summer reading camp to help improve his or her reading skills. This camp is at no charge to you.

28. Reading Standardized Test (EOG)
If you do not agree to send your child to summer reading camp, your child WILL repeat third grade the next school year to give him or her more time to build strong reading skills.
At the end of summer reading camp, your child’s reading will be retested. If he or she tests proficient, your child will be eligible to be promoted to fourth grade. If your child does not score proficient at the end of summer reading camp, he or she will be placed in a fourth-grade class but WILL have a third-grade retention label.

29. Reading Standardized Test (EOG)
Ninety minutes of uninterrupted reading instruction will be provided daily in these fourth-grade classes. Your child will be eligible to retake the reading test in late October to achieve a mid-year promotion and to have the third-grade retention label removed. Your child will remain in the same fourth-grade class for the entire school year and will continue to receive the uninterrupted reading instruction throughout fourth grade to support ongoing improvement in reading skills.

30. Questions?