1. Back to School Night 2013 Welcome Parents! Room 16 Mrs. Scherzer
ext. 5236

2. Welcome to Our Classroom
*Sign up for our class parties!
*Sign up for conferences!
*Write a note to your child!
*Homeroom Parents: Mrs. Tania Burton, Mrs. Stacey Colman

3. About Me Mrs. Lisa Scherzer 3rd grade teacher
Douglass College, Rutgers University
B.A. in Spanish and Theater Arts
Certified K-12
Taught Grades K-8 in Warren Township
as a long term substitute for 10 years
Taught 4th Grade

4. Language Arts Philosophy Balanced Literacy Active Literacy
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Teacher modeling
Guided practice
Collaborative practice
Independent practice
GOAL - Application

5. Language Arts Reading Components
Strategies that Work/Comprehension Toolkit
Making Meaning
Guided Reading
Independent Reading
Book Clubs/Literature Circles
Reader’s Theater

6. Language Arts Writing Components Writing Workshop (Being a Writer)
Modeled writing, shared writing, guided writing
Word Study
Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary

7. Math Go Math! Concepts for 3rd Grade
Addition and Subtraction within 1,000
Represent and Interpret Data
Understand Multiplication
Multiplication Facts and Strategies
Understand Division
Division Facts and Strategies
Understand Fractions
Compare Fractions
Time, Length, Liquid Volume and Mass
Perimeter and Area
Two-Dimensional Shapes
By the end of Gr. 3, students must know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.

8. Math Changes to expect in the new Go Math! Program
more exploration of concepts BEFORE learning the steps to solve problems
more hands-on activities
higher expectation of student problem solving
more higher-level thinking required
expected to explain their thinking when solving problems
more real-life applications of concepts
deeper level of understanding
more online opportunities for reteach, enrichment, and/or practice
tests are all word problems
spiral review on practice workbook pages

9. Social Studies Topics Communities Native American communities
Jamestown
Pioneers – Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark
Economics
Local, state and national government

10. Macmillan website Assessment Lesson summaries, practice quizzes
Vocabulary quizzes, chapter tests
Multiple choice, map/study skill, writing question

11. Science 3 units Inquiry based approach Plant Growth and Development
Rocks and Minerals
Chemical Tests

12. Technology 21st Century Skills Initiative
Collaboration and Critical Thinking
iPads
Laptops

13. NJASK3 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge
Language Arts/Math
State assessment
May

14. Classroom Procedures Expectations Homework Posted
Raising Responsibility System
Homework
Usually 4 nights/week
Read for at least 20 minutes
Sign planner every night after homework is completed
No more than 45 minutes
Don’t need to correct

15. Parent/teacher communication
Friday Folders
Tests and quizzes
Parent/teacher communication
Note in planner
Voic
Our webpage
Birthday Celebrations

16. Look Around the Room! BackTable Children’s work
November conference sign ups
Class party sign up
Children’s work
Bioglyphs
Quiz
Note to child