1. Welcome to 3-322 Victoria and Mariana
Hello Families! While waiting, please find your child’s seat, look through some of their awesome work, and read/respond to your child’s letter on the paper provided. It can be short and sweet!

2. Back to School Night Agenda
Daily Routines
What is ICT?
Third Grade Curriculum
Homework
Social-Emotional Work
Communication
State Test
Things to Look Forward To
Wrap Up/Questions

3. Daily Routines Independence and Organization Morning Meeting
Students responsible for unpacking and packing up
Classroom jobs
Morning Meeting
Greeting
Share
Game/Activity
Quiet Time
15 minutes of QT everyday after lunch
Closing Circle
What was successful for you today?

4. What is ICT? ICT = Integrated Co-Teaching
2 teachers: 1 general education teacher, 1 special education teacher
All material taught is accessible to all students and taught with different approaches and strategies
Research has shown that this approach is beneficial for all students
Students develop their capacity to relate and empathize with others and benefit from more small group instruction.

5. What is ICT?
Here are some instructional models we will use in the ICT classroom:
Team Teaching: Both co-teachers deliver instruction to the whole group at the same time.
One Teach, One Observe: While one teacher leads the lesson, the co-teacher collects specific data about the students, the co-teacher or the environment.
Station Teaching: Teachers divide content and students. Groups of students rotate through stations in which they work on non-hierarchical activities.
Parallel Teaching: Two co-teachers teach the same content to separate groups simultaneously.
Alternate Teaching: One teacher works with the large part of the class while the co-teacher works with a smaller group.
One Teach, One Assist: one teacher leads instruction while the co-teacher circulates providing unobtrusive help as needed.

6. Third Grade Curriculum - Literacy
Reading
Writing
Units including character development, determining main topic vs. main idea, looking closely at language, theme and author’s purpose, and writing about reading
Chapter book Read-Alouds
Shared Reading
Picture book Read-Alouds
Strategy Reading Groups
Independent Reading/Just Right Books
Individual Conferences
Units including determining/recording what is important, persuasive writing, historical fiction and informational essays
Writer’s Notebooks
Hochman Writing Method
Shared Writing
Word Study
Strategy Writing Groups
Individual Conferences
Writing Must-Haves

7. Third Grade Curriculum - Math
Units are all common core aligned and come from variety of sources (Context for Learning, Metamorphosis, TERC)
Units include: subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, measurement, area and perimeter, and geometry
Investigative Problem Solving
Solve independently
Swap and Examine
Partners communicate
Revise
Proofs
Basic Skills and Mental Math
Number Strings
Computation
Small group work
Fact practice
Games
Reasoning Routines
Math Story Problem Steps
Read
Visualize
Known/Unknown
Equation/Expression
Strategy/Solve
Check

8. Content Study Brooklyn Bridge Eastern Woodland Indians (Lenape)
Students will investigate the architecture, history, and design of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Eastern Woodland Indians (Lenape)
Students will explore the history of the Lenape Indians, investigate their culture, and attend field trips to visualize how the Lenape lived.

9. Homework Reading Students are expected to read 30 minutes each night
Just Right Books will travel to and from school
Try to encourage a reading routine in a comfy reading spot
Choice Board (beginning in October)
Additional homework will be give out on a choice board that are due every 2 weeks
Students will be able to choose 3 activities out of 9 options
Work can be handed in at any time before the final due date.
DreamBox
Online math website that supports that way that we are teaching math at school.
Dreambox will be incorporated into the Choice Boards
We have the ability to monitor student activity and will do so.

10. Social-Emotional Work
4Rs - Reading, Writing, Respect, Resolution
Intertwined in the curriculum
Feelings, Community, Listening, Assertiveness, Problem Solving, Diversity
Community Building
Partnerships
Read-alouds
Peace Corner
Stop, Breathe, Think

11. Communication
If there is a change in your child’s dismissal arrangements, please send a note with your child in their home/school folders or us directly
If there are LAST MINUTE changes that need to be made, or any other communications, please us BOTH at:
Please check your child’s home/school folder every night for important information and make sure it is returned daily
Every Friday, expect a Weekly Info from us detailing the work we’ve been doing in the classroom, supports for at home, and other information.

12. State Test
The best test prep is a Common-Core aligned curriculum that aids students in continuing their development as strong readers, writers and mathematicians. As time goes on, we will work with students on specific test taking strategies. Along with content and skills, we will be assisting students in growing a metacognitive awareness of their strengths and weaknesses. This awareness allows students to remain calm during the test, and know when and how to do their best work for their own individual learning style.

13. Things To Look Forward To...
Field Trips
Parent Teacher Conferences (Dates TBA)
Family Mornings (Dates TBA)
Class Parent, PTA, Chaperones

14. QUESTIONS?