1. A.W. Cox Elementary School Third Grade
Welcome to Back To School Night!
September 12, 2013

2. Professional Learning Community
Meet the Third Grade Team:
Mrs. Arabolos – Room 9
(203) x109
Mr. Mascola – Room 6
(203) x106
Mrs. Johnson – Room 21
(203) x121
Mrs. Hartford – Room 10
(203) x110
Mrs. Guarnieri – Room 5
(203) x105

3. Clear Expectations Arrival Time Independence Organization - Planners
8:50 a.m.
Marked tardy after 9:05
Independence
Organization - Planners
Responsibility
Accountable Talk
Classroom behavior and appropriate dialogue

4. A Day in the Life… Morning - Independent Activities Morning Meeting
Writer’s Workshop
Math Block
Specials/Spanish – 3x per week
Recess/lunch
Reader’s Workshop
Science and Social Studies
End of day (organize homework, pack-up, planners, etc.)

5. Teaching Model (PLC) PLC – Professional Learning Community
Extensive collaboration
Flexible groupings – class rotations
Target specific content areas
Students become more comfortable with entire team
Groups change throughout year

6. Language Arts Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop Units of study:
Personal narratives
Memoirs
Ocean Animals – Nonfiction research/writing
Digital writing
Opinion writing
Literary essays

7. Revised Math Curriculum
7 units of study:
Unit 1 – Multiplication and division with factors of 2-5, 10
Unit 2 – Problem solving with mass, time, and capacity
Unit 3 – Multiplication and division with factors of 6-9
Unit 4 – Multiplication and area
Unit 5 – Fractions as numbers on a number line
Unit 6 – Collecting and displaying data
Unit 7 – Quadrilaterals and more challenging word problems
Everyday Math – Materials and home-links will
be used as resources throughout the year

8. Revised Math Curriculum
Fact Fluency –Skill practice, district assessments
Great online resources such as multiplication.com, aplusmath.com, internet4classrooms.com, xtramath.com, and funbrain.com
Daily fact practice (+, -, x, ÷) essential to third grade skill development! 5 minutes a day is all it takes!

9. Science Scientific Method – Guided discovery Measurement FOSS Kit
Very hands-on, inquiry-based
Measurement FOSS Kit
Habitats
Rocks and Minerals FOSS Kit
Conservation/recycling

10. Social Studies Topics to be covered: States Native Americans
Hold the date:
Tuesday, 11/26 is Native American Day!
Volunteer sign up available for craft stations

11. *Field Trips Fall: Spring: Bushy Hill – Native American study
Mark your calendars – Tuesday, 10/8
Mystic Aquarium – Culmination of ocean animal unit
Tentative Date: Monday, 12/9
Spring:
TBD
*Dates and additional information forthcoming

12. Important Reminders Dismissal Notes – Any deviations to daily plan
Lunch Money - Please provide in sealed bag/envelope labeled w/ child’s name
Volunteers – Please contact your child’s teacher
You must be ‘Helping Hands’ trained to volunteer in the classroom and on field trips
March testing schedule TBD
Change in testing format
Traditional CMT being replaced
Early to mid-March?

13. Thanks 
Thank you for attending Back to School Night and for your continued support!

14. Curriculum For more information…