1. 3rd grade curriculum night 2016-17
Franz, o’connell, lowery, tubbs, delaney, reynolds, berbenick

2. Homework- READING RESPONSE
Students should read for 20 minutes and write a 5-7 sentence response in their journal. Each journal has an example and directions on the first page. This is a way for students to respond to what they read and use writing skills at the same time. The intentions are for students to read and write every night. Parents can help by either reading along side their child, editing the writing, or modeling what the student wants to write. Students can read books, magazines, or online interactives texts. The more students read and write, they will become stronger readers and writers.
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3. HOMEWORK-MATH WORKBOOK
GO MATH! Standards Practice Book-
Every night students will have a page assigned in the GO Math! Standards Practice Book that will reinforce the skills and standards taught that day in math. The book will give one or two examples at the top and then more problems for students to practice. This is intended for students to continue practicing the skills at home. On the back of the page is a review of previous standards and it will spiral as the year goes on. To help your child you can check their work, show them how to show the work, or the students can explain to you have they came up with the answers.
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4. 3rd grade tests: Scholastic Reading Inventory:
This is a test created by Scholastic to determine each students’ Lexile Range. We will give the test three times through out the year (beginning, middle, and end). This is a way for teachers to track students’ reading levels and differentiate instruction to meet the students’ needs.
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) & Iowa Test (September 13-21):
These are two state required tests that track norms for students by age. This does NOT effect grades in any way. The Iowa Tests meet most state’s requirements for an annual, nationally normed standardized test and offer educators a diagnostic look at how their students are progressing in key academic areas. The Cognitive Abilities Test™ (CogAT) is an aptitude test that measures a student’s general and specific cognitive abilities. This test measures learned reasoning and problem-solving skills in three areas: verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal, which are closely tied to academic success. The CogAT is often used to identify gifted and talented students. It helps parents of homeschoolers and private school educators understand their student’s cognitive strengths and weaknesses and learning styles.
Georgia Milestone End of Grade Assessment (April 19-28)-
The Georgia Milestones Assessment System (Georgia Milestones) is a comprehensive summative assessment pro​gram spanning grades 3 through high school.  Georgia Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards in English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.  Students in grades 3 through 8 take an end-of-grade assessment in English Language Arts and mathematics while students in grades 5 and 8 are also assessed in science and social studies. High school students take an end-of-course assessment for each of the ten courses designated by the State Board of Education.

5. Math 3rd grade overview
1st Nine Weeks: Rounding (nearest 10 and 100), Addition (3-digit with regrouping) Subtraction (3-digit with regrouping), Graphing and Data (reading and understanding tables), Begin multiplication and division (understanding arrays), Problem Solving (some multi-step word problems)
2nd Nine Weeks: Algebraic Thinking ( 7x b=63), Multiplication and Division(with strategies and models), Division (as an inverse of Multiplication), Problem Solving (using all operations, including multi-step word problems), Geometry- Lines and Rays, Plane Shapes, Quadrilaterals, Begin fractions (determine equal parts)
3rd Nine Weeks: Measurement - Telling time to the minute, distance (inches, yards), mass (g/kg), volume (L, mL), Continue Fractions (comparing and equal parts), Word Problems (w/ fractions), Patterns in numbers, Area and Perimeter
4th Nine Weeks: Area and Perimeter, Master Multiplication facts (0 to 12), Review all areas from the first 3 Quarters

6. Social studies 3rd grade overview:
1st Quarter – Ancient Greece/Democracy, Branches of Government, Paul Revere, Fredrick Douglas
2nd Quarter- Fredrick Douglas, Susan B Anthony, Mary Mcleod Bethune, Franklin D Roosevelt
3rd Quarter- Franklin D Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B Johnson
4th Quarter- Lyndon B Johnson, Caesar Chavez, Economics/Productive resources, Economics/Goods and Services

7. Writing & grammar 3rd grade overview:
1st Nine Weeks: Nouns (plural, irregular, and possessive), Simple Sentences, Capitalization and Punctuation
2nd Nine Weeks: Verbs, Compound Sentences, Conjunctions, Subject/Verb Agreement, Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
3rd Nine Weeks: Adverbs and Adjectives, Comparative and Superlative, Subordinating Conjunctions, Complex Sentences, Commas in quotes, addresses, and lists
4th Nine Weeks: Review
Writing
Types of writings that we work on throughout the year: Opinion, Informative/Explanatory, Narratives, Routine Writing(summaries, response to short text.

8. Science 3rd grade overview:
Units:
Rocks and Soils
Fossils
Heat Energy
Magnets
Interdependence of Man / Pollution and Conservation
Habitats of Georgia

9. STEM ACTIVITIES
1st Quarter -  Government Building (Government and Civics Understandings) Year-Long - My Town
2nd Quarter – Engineering an Animal for a Habitat       
(Life Science)  
3rd Quarter – Environmental Plan (Multiple Science)
4th Quarter – Market Day Product                
(Economic Understandings and Life Science)