1. Welcome! Find your child’s desk and have a seat
The note-taking paper is there for you to write your child a note for when they come in tomorrow morning.
Feel free to look in your child’s desk (if you dare…)

2. A Little About Myself…

3. My Educational Beliefs…
Every student has a unique lifestyle that deserves to be celebrated in the classroom. Each person that enters the room brings different skills, experiences, and tools with them that come together to help create a culture focused on growth and success. No two children are the same and therefore a variety of educational practices are used to ensure every student is given the best opportunity to reach their full potential. I believe all students should set high, achievable goals for themselves which will be met through hard work and support.

4. Daily Schedule 8:25-8:30 Kids enter the room/get settled
8:30 – 8:40 Brain Boost
8:40 – 9:45 Math
9:45-10:45 Specials
10:45-11:00 Snack/Exit Ticket
11:00-11:30 Unit of Inquiry
11:30 – 12:10 Writer’s Workshop
12:10 – 12:50 Recess/Lunch
12:50 – 1:30 Individual Goals/RTI/ESL/SPED
1:30 – 3:00* Readers Workshop *10 minute recess
3:00– 3:05 Reflections, Pack up, and Dismissal

5. Bobcat Bands Positive behavior program
Help earn a 5 minute physical reward for the class
Help earn a school-wide reward
Given by any staff member in the building at any time

6. Third Grade Reading Workshop Model: Common Core Independent Reading
Direct instruction, conferring, small group instruction, independent reading and response
Common Core
Interpreting text – reading between the lines
Providing evidence from text – quotes
Independent Reading
Picking books at level
Fluency, Accuracy, Comprehension
Reading the same book at school + home
How to help your student…
Read with them
Talk about what they are reading/check their reading log

7. Reading Levels… QRS NOP KLM
Red-KLM-2nd grade (early chapter books, simple characters)
White-NOP-3rd Grade (characters change, inference, themes)
Black-QRS-4th grade (relationships, characters have multiple dimensions, are conflicted, determining importance)
Orange-TUV-5th grade (more mature themes, characters, setting, foreshadowing, time jumps, multiple characters/relationships to track)

8. Third Grade Writing What you will see…
Students studying real authors to learn strategies and craft to try in own writing
Focused mini-lessons on specific writing strategies and skills
Guided and independent practice
Teacher conferring one-on-one & in small groups
Students working toward individual goals
Students reflecting on their learning

9. Third Grade Math What you will see… Assessment: Core Content:
Exit Tickets
Unit Assessments
Check-In’s
Common Core Mathematical Practices
Deep conceptual/skill development
Exploring multiple strategies to solve a problem
Core Content:
Multiplication
Division
Fractions
Measurement
Data
Lesson Format:
Fluency (Skip Counting, Math Facts)
Application Problem (Review, Practice)
Whole group instruction/Partner work
Individual work

10. P.Y.P./Units of Inquiry
Focus on empowering students to be internationally minded
Honing in on various attitudes and attributes of internationally minded people
Attitudes:
Empathy
Respect
Confidence
Curiosity
Tolerance
Enthusiasm
Integrity
Appreciation
Independence
Creativity
Cooperation
Commitment

11. Third Grade Inquiry How We Express Ourselves How We Organize Ourselves
An inquiry in to how writers get inspired
How We Organize Ourselves
An inquiry in to the organization of cities
How the World Works
An inquiry in to the laws of force &motion
Where We Are in Place and Time
An inquiry in to how people adapt based on weather & climate
Who We Are
An inquiry in to mindset
Sharing the Planet
An inquiry in to how peace and conflict shape communities.

12. Homework Expectations:
Students should spend approximately 30 minutes a night.
Students should be responsible for remembering their reading folder every day.
Every Night:
Daily Reading – At least minutes of reading per night
Recorded in reading log
Ideally the same book that is being read in school
Some reading responses to be completed in student reading notebook.
Math Fluency Practice – 5-10 minutes
iXL website
Flashcards

13. How to Help Your Child Read with them + discuss their reading
Reinforce reading every night as non-negotiable
Help with math fluency practice
Support them with transferring materials between
home and the classroom
Ask if they earned a Bobcat band

14. Communication
Communication is key! Please feel free to contact me anytime:
Phone call: BSE Office (503)
Class Website:
Conferences: Fall and Spring
Report Cards

15. Bits + Pieces Contact Hours Early Student Dismissal
Change of Going Home Plans
Birthday Treats
Empty Water Bottles
Lost + Found (Identify Clothes)

16. Volunteer Opportunities
Our Class
School Wide
Field Trip
Bulletin Board
Friday Folders
Art Literacy
Class Party (3x/year)
Production Team
Work at Home
Library
Jog-A-Thon
Production Team
Art Auction Project

17. Any Questions?
Please feel free to check out the levels of books on the back table.
Don’t forget to sign up as an Art-Lit volunteer right outside the door!
Thank you for coming!