2. Welcome to 3 rd Grade Curriculum Night!

3. Overview Curriculum guide can be found at: http://www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/Page/2804 How to use this curriculum and home support guide 3 rd grade homework policy –Approximately 10 minutes of homework per grade level –At this point, your student should read at least 15 minutes per night –Each night you should plan for at least 30 minutes total time for homework –Assignment Notebook needs to be signed and returned every day

4. Language Arts: Reading MAP scores and DRA testing to determine individual needs. Students will participate in reading groups at their reading level or dealing with a skill they need. Daily reading is the key to becoming a better reader.

5. Language Arts: Writing Students will write stories, reports, poems, and letters. Each day a lesson will be taught and time to write will be provided. Students write at their own pace. “Writer’s Notebooks” are places where we keep our ideas.

6. Language Arts: Word Study Students select 5 words from a list of “High Frequency” words that they didn’t know on the pretest this fall. Students will be practicing a feature skill each week. The goal is to teach students about words and how they relate; students learn patterns for a lifetime, not a list for a week. There will be a quick quiz every Friday in place of traditional Spelling test. Word Study homework will be given on Monday and is due on Friday.

9. Math Students will have blue math homework almost every night. Students will be pre-tested on each chapter. Typical math lesson: whole group lesson, try sample problems as a class and then individual or small group work. Big focus in 3 rd grade is mastering multiplication facts. Please review addition and subtraction facts at home.

10. Online Math Tools Math Expressions textbook Online math manipulatives Online games www-k6.thinkcentral.com –Username: firstnamelastname deanpod or jackson3 –Password: 123456 or jackson3 » Lunch number

11. Science Hands-on activities with reading resources Three areas studied –Life science (plants and animals) –Physical Science (energy and sound) –Space and Technology (planets, solar system) Throughout the science units there will be a focus on science based careers

12. Social Studies Themes covered this year –Geography and Mapping –Government –U.S. History –World History Social Studies box online www.pearsonsuccessnet.com Username: DeanPod Password: Jackson3

13. Health Safety Nutrition Drugs Decision making How to take care of your body

14. Report cards Grades –4, 3, 2, or 1 –4= 100%-93%, 3=92%-80% 2=79%-70%, and 1=69% and below Personal Growth –M= most of the time –S= some of the time –NP= needs improvement

15. Study Island http://www.studyisland.com/web/index/ Map scores will be uploaded to Study Island to meet the needs of each student. Username: firstnamelastname.jc ex: deanpod.jc Password: 123456 (Lunch number)

16. Lexia http://www.lexialearning.com/ Lexia provides personalized learning on foundational reading skills for students of all abilities, and delivers norm- referenced performance data and analysis without interrupting the flow of instruction to administer a test. Online code 1096-5327-4339-2529 IPAD app: Lexia Reading

17. How can you help at home? check your child’s back pack each night and return the round-trip home folder practice and review math facts and games discuss the current science and social studies topics with your child spend time reading stories together

18. Field Trips We will need volunteers for all of our field trips: Shakopee Fire Station – fire safety week Minnesota Wildlife Refuge: Fall – Seeds on the Go! Winter – Snowshoeing Spring – Measuring trees Minneapolis Institute of Arts –Beginning of April Science Museum of Minnesota Beginning of May

19. Daily Schedule 2013-2014 8:40–9:10 Writer’s Workshop 9:10-9:40 Encore 9:40-10:00Morning Work 10:00-10:30 Reading Mini Lesson 10:30-11:20 Reader’s Workshop 11:33–11:53 Recess 11:53–12:13 Lunch 12:20-12:40 Social Studies/Health 12:40-1:40 Math 1:40-2:30 Specialists 2:30-2:55 Science 2:55-3:05 Clean Up/Notebook 3:05–3:10 Dismissal

20. Any questions? Thank you for all your support!!!