1. Mills Park Elementary 3rd Grade Mrs. Beth Klein
As you come in, feel free to use the post-its to write your child a note to leave on their desk!
Mrs. Beth Klein

2. Agenda About Mrs. Klein Daily Routine Curriculum
Standards Based Grading
Testing
Expectations and Behavior Management
Closing and Questions

3. Mrs. Klein My sister is also a teacher
My dad was President of the school board
Lifelong learner
Positive and enthusiastic learning environment
Strive to meet the needs of all students
Create productive citizens
Born and raised in Indiana
Undergraduate: St. Mary’s College, Elementary Ed. Pre-K-8
Licensed to teach in Texas, Virginia and NC
30 years of experience teaching K, 2nd,4th and 5th grades

4. Daily Routine Morning Routine/Math or Language Warm-Ups Announcements
Specials
Daily 5- Literacy Block
Lunch & Recess
Science/Social Studies

5. Common Core Key Components: Thinking Deeply Integrating Learning
Showing How They Know

6. Language Arts Daily 5 Writing Workshop Read to Self Read to Someone
Work on Words
Listen to Reading
Work on Writing
Writing Workshop

7. Work on Words Words Their Way Vocabulary in Context
Developmentally appropriate and research based spelling and vocabulary programs
Spelling patterns will be integrated into our Daily 5 lessons. We will follow the 3rd grade Language standards to cover all patterns.
Vocabulary built into daily instruction
Word work done daily at school

8. Writing Workshop
Students will learn to develop their voice within their writing through a variety of genres (narrative, opinion, informational).
Students will study authors’ craft by studying what authors do that works to create their writing.
Students will develop paper and multimedia writing pieces.

9. Math Grade Level Overview – 3rd
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.
Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.
Multiply and divide within 100.
Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.
Number & Operations in Base Ten
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
Number and Operations—Fractions
Develop understanding of fractions as numbers.
Measurement and Data
Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects.
Represent and interpret data.
Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.
Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures.
Geometry
Reason with shapes and their attributes.

10. Science
Plants/Soils
Changes in Matter
Human Body
Earth, Moon, and Sun

11. Social Studies History & Colonial America Civics & Government
Geography, Environmental Literacy, & Culture
Economics & Financial Literacy

12. Standards Based Grading
4 - Exemplary
Student consistently demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the standards, concepts, and skills taught during this reporting period.
3 - Proficient
Student consistently demonstrates an understanding of the standard, concepts, and skills taught during this reporting period.
2 – Approaching Proficiency
Student is approaching an understanding of the standards, concepts, and skills taught during this reporting period.
1 – Non-Proficiency
Student does not yet demonstrate an understanding of the standards, concepts, and skills taught during this reporting period.

13. 3rd Grade Testing CogAT- All third graders participate
Quarterly Benchmark Tests (county created)
EOG- Third grade is the first year of participation.
Reading, Math (calculator active), Math (calculator inactive)

14. Expectations and Behavior
PRIDE
Try your best!
Come to school each day prepared to learn
Class paw rewards
PRIDE Paws for trait of the month
Negative behavior dealt with individually

15. Homework Policy Read every day – at least 20 minutes
Math homework every night
Limited- 30 minutes
Necessary and essential

16. Questions?
If you have questions, write it on one of the question sheets and put it in the basket at the front
I will responses to any personal questions/concerns and send an regarding any common or class-wide questions.

17. Thank You for Coming!