1. Welcome to Curriculum Night!
After signing in on the orange sheet, please find your child’s desk.
Read your letter from your child. Please write back to them too!
Please take the “Curriculum Night Follow-up” sheet home to complete & send it to school tomorrow with your student.
If you have time to help ~ please sign-up for a volunteer opportunity. You can leave it tonight, send it in tomorrow or me in the next few days.

2. Agenda A bit about me Code of Conduct Curriculum Overview
Daily Schedule
Homework
Details
Questions

3. Our Classroom Code of Conduct
Show respect to everyone
every day.
Work hard & try our best
This code was written by the students in Mrs. Lyons 3rd Grade class on the 9th of September.2014

4. The Nuts & Bolts of Our Smooth Operation
Lend-A-Hand – student jobs
Class Marble Jar
Team Points
Individual - Color Chart & auction tickets
Blue ~ You are spot on!
Yellow ~ Student/teacher private conference and a privilege revoked based on infraction
Red ~ I will contact parents (call or )

5. Writing for Stamina Writing & Reading Reading for Stamina
Writer's workshop
Writing
Units of Study
Narrative ~ true story
Opinion ~ persuade
Informational
Once upon a time…
Cursive Handwriting
Reading for Stamina
Listen & Share
Conference with Mrs. Lyons
Guided Reading Groups
Grammar ~ Time-for-20
Vocabulary
Making Meaning Program

6. Units of Study for 3rd Grade
Making Meaning
Units of Study for 3rd Grade
Schema/Making Connections
Making Inferences
Visualizing
Wondering/Questioning
Determining Important Idea
Understanding Text Structure
Summarizing

7. Math Operations & Algebraic Thinking Number & Operations in Base Ten
Problem solving in multiplication & division (working to 4-steps)
Understand properties of multiplication and the relationships between Multiplication & division
Multiply and divide within 100
Solve problems - identify & explain patterns in math
Number & Operations in Base Ten
Use place value understanding & properties to perform multi-digit math
Geometry
Understand concepts of area related to multiplication & addition
Measurement & Data
interpret data & estimate
Number & Operations
develop understanding fractions as numbers
Math Stations
practice – math tiles, games, reasoning, puzzles…
On Line Resources: ~ (link on our classroom website)
Everyday Math site
I-XL Math site

8. Science Study life cycles, specifically Northwest Salmon
Study Rocks and Minerals
Weather ~ Observe patterns over the seasons
Study forms of energy with a focus on water & our watershed

9. Social Studies
Study Citizenship our Rights , Responsibilities, common good & American Symbols
Northwest Coastal Native Americans
Westward Movement – Pioneer Life

10. Technology Introduction to basic operations and concepts.
Tools that may include: word processing database, graphics, multimedia
Keyboarding – Type to Learn
Network Skills – navigate to folder on server, save to USB, I-XL, and EDM

11. Health & Fitness A variety of lessons will be taught addressing:
Learn how our nutrition choices effect our body composition & physical performance
Prevent /reduce risks of contracting communicable & non- communicable disease
Stress management techniques
Decision-making skills
Water Safety and Swimming

12. Our Daily Schedule
8:30 8:45-10:00 10:00-10:15 10:15-10:50 10:50-11:20 11:20-11:45 11:45-12:25 *11:25-12:05 12:30-1:35 1:35-1:55 1:55-2:45 *2:30-2:45 2:45 2:55
Morning Work & Business
Literacy/Writing Block
Snack (Please have a water bottle)
Specialist
Vocabulary Studies/Writer’s Share
Lunch/Recess
(*Wednesday Lunch/Recess -12:45 Dismissal)
Math
Recess
Science/Social Studies/W.I.P.
(*Friday – Class meeting)
Assignment Calendar, Pack Up
Dismissal

13. Specialist Schedule
Week A Monday: Music 10:50-11:20am Tuesday: P.E. 10:50-11:20am Wednesday: no specialist Thursday: Library 10:50-11:20am Friday: P.E. 10:50-11:20am Week B Monday: Art 10:15-11:15am Tuesday: Music 10:50-11:20am Wednesday: P.E. 10:45-11:15am Thursday: Library 10:45-11:15am Friday: Music 10:50-11:20am

14. Homework Daily Assignments Projects Assignment Calendar
Everyday Math – Monday through Wednesday
Challenge Math
Projects
Writing Binder Collage
Book Talks
Assignment Calendar
Students write assignments. Folders are collected on Thursday, filled, scored and sent home Friday. Please sign the bottom of the calendar for your student to bring to class on Monday, for me to check.

15. Miscellaneous Information
Student Fees:
Time for Kids magazine & National Geographic Explorers magazine:
3rd Grade students will also have a fee for the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery Field Trip coming up in October. (More info will be sent home)
Margie is working on the total cost, so parents can pay one time for everything. All fees are paid on line at:
Please provide a healthy snack every day. This should be quick & easy to eat.
Please send in a Water bottle each day
Please check: our classroom website for reminders/updates/newsletters/homework
ISD adoption of a new report card

16. Mrs. Lyons Contact Details
Thank You for Coming
Mrs. Lyons Contact Details
Classroom Phone:
Curiosity is the start to wondrous things…

17. ISF - Media Kit Power Point Presentation
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Contribute to ISF!
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