1. Mr. Jensen 3rd grade ACE class 2017-18
Curriculum Night September 21st , 2017
Room 22
TEAM: Tullis, Wollin

2. Primary to Intermediate
philosophy
The number one thing that can generate academic success in a student is making the most from the time spent out of class, by understanding and using what was taught in class.  The positive working partnership between school and parents can be the single most impactful thing we do over the course of the school year for your students achievement.  Learning and behaviors/thinking, all improve only when this partnership works together connecting the value of what is learned and what needs to be learned. Spending even 300 seconds (5 minutes) of direct focus conversation on learning can move a student operating below grade level to grade level.  "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. " Michelangelo
4,320,000 seconds
72,000 minutes
1,200 hours
180 school days
294 calendar days
10 months
Primary to Intermediate

3. The important questions
Types of classes
TESTING
GRADES
i-Ready Jan-April
SBA
CoGat -December
CCSS/NGSS
Odyssey
ACE
Gen Ed
1 – Below grade level +1
2 - basic understanding at/below grade level
3 - proficient at grade level
4-Mastery above grade level

4. Odds & ends Celebrations volunteering Daily focus Birthdays Holidays?
Success {Big/Small Box}
Multi-Cultural Night/{30th RW }
Nov 22nd and early release
In class
On field trips
PTA events (auction) & Volunteering
Guest Speakers
Allergies
Content
Behaviors
Goals
Learning – Mastery
Explicit learning

5. Instructional focus Math
testing
Content
Daily workload
Turn-in policy
Tenmarks -XTRA
Lumos learning
Extensions-Singapore
Grade level +1
Journals
I-ready
Sba
Unit Pre/post
Formative/summative
Partner work
Problem Solvers
Lumos Learning?
Numbers and operations
Algebra & algebraic Concepts
Geometry
Measurement & data
{Place value from .001 to 100,000 - Multiply/divide to 1,000
Add/subtract to 100,000 - Fractions to tenths}
How we learn Concepts
Multi-Step concepts

6. Instructional focus Reading
testing
content
IRLA
Expeditionary Learning
Goal Setting
Small Group
Reading journal
E-Reader
kcls
i-Ready
SBA
AR – Lexile
Accelerated reader
Lumos earning?
Literature
Informational text
Foundational skills
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Close reading
Finding right book

7. Instructional focus Writing
testing
Language skills
Narrative
Expository
Opinion
Poetry
Journals
Prompts
essay
Sentence structure
Paragraph structure
Essay structure
editing
Technology use in finished product
Reference what is read in writing
Vocabulary
Grammar
Skills
Word choice

8. Instructional focus Content
science
health
Social studies
FOSS
Research Journal
Ngss lessons
Ste{a}m
Science fair {june}
Sugar/Crystals/Environment
Healthy habits
Natives American
Civics
Economics
Geography
history

9. Instructional focus Content
art
2nd step
technology
New standards
Drama
Visual
Media
Music
writing
Personal safety
Peer relationships
Research journals
New standards
Internet safety
Basic use
Presentations
The cloud {one drive}
Office 365

10. Communications Website home pilots rule
Face 2 Face meeting 8:00-8:30 3:45-4:15
Text
Phone call

11. Year Long Growth in Speaking & Lisenting
Project #1 Research Journal {December}
Project
Project #2 Research Journal {March}
Project #3 Native American {May}
Project #4 Research Journal {if time allows}
Project #5 School Science fair {participate in one of the provided areas}

12. questions? we will always agree on one thing, that when your student crosses that high school graduation stage, we all, collectively ,assisted them in having options and opportunities ahead of for their future success.

13. newly created tutorials from website that parents can access remotely on how to access items discussed