1. What Every 3rd Grade Parent Should Know Math
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3. Agenda Attendance Policy Uniform Policy Standards Overview
FSA Overview
Teachers will provide strategies on how to prepare your child at home in preparation of the big day
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4. Expectations of Third Grade

5. A Sample of What Your Child Will Be Working on in 3rd Grade
In 3rd grade, your child will learn important new ideas and gain important new skills.
One of the most important topics this year is multiplication and division. Another is fractions.
Multiplication, division, and fractions are the building blocks for many life skills that students will learn in later grades, such as percentages.
Students also need to master these topics to be ready for algebra and advanced math, so it is essential to get a good start with these topics in 3rd grade.

6. Math series Student textbook & practice book

7. Math Chapters- Topic Breakdown1
Addition and Subtraction Within 1000 7
Division Facts and Strategies 2
Represent and Interpret Data 8
Understand Fractions 3
Understand Multiplication 9
Compare Fractions 4
Multiplication Facts and Strategies 10
Time, Length, Liquid Volume, and Mass 5
Use Multiplication Facts 11
Perimeter and Area 6
Understand Division 12
Two-Dimensional Shapes

8. Past and Present…
In the past, Math instruction focused on computation.
Now, Math instruction focuses on APPLICATION through the use of critical thinking skills, higher order thinking and depth of knowledge in order to solve/analyze multi-step problems.

9. Florida Standards
The standards are similar to Common Core Standards which are across the country and countries around the world, that provide teachers and parents with a common understanding of what students are expected to learn. The standards: * Are aligned with college and work expectations * Are clear, understandable and consistent * Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills * Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards * Are informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society * Are evidence-based
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10. What is the FSA? When is the FSA given? March 28-April 8, 2016
The Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) is an end of year assessment test that is composed of test items that include traditional multiple‐choice items, and items that require students to write a response.

11. Which tests will my child take? How long is the FSA?
English Language Arts
2 Test Days
2 Test Sessions
80 minutes each session
56-60 Test Items
Mathematics
60-64 Test Items

12. Important Facts About the Third Grade FSA Exams
Third grade is an extremely crucial year. If any student does not demonstrate proficiency on any or both exams, they will be considered for retention (student will be held back in the third grade).
Third graders will be taking two FSA exams, reading and math.
The duration of each test is 160 minutes.
Achievement level scores are ranged from 1-5. To be considered on grade level, a student must get a level 3 or higher.
In order for your child to be promoted to the fourth grade, your child must obtain a level 2.
Both the reading and math exams are NOT 100% multiple choice.
Students are not allowed to read aloud, use the bathroom, talk or move about at anytime during testing.
Teachers are not allowed to assist any student, unless students are ESE or ESOL. These students will receive special accommodations according to their IEP.

13. Test Rules Acknowledgment
Students will be required to sign (paper tests) or agree to the Test Rules Acknowledgment before taking any FSA assessment.
Test Rules read, “During the test, you must no talk to other students or make any disturbance; look at another student’s test or computer screen; ask for help answering any test questions; give help to another student in answering test questions; have notes or scratch paper; have any electronic or recording devices in your possession at any time, including breaks, even if you do not use them; fail to follow any other instructions given. After the test, you may not discuss the test items with anyone. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as texting, ing, or posting to blogs or websites like Facebook or Twitter. If you are found sharing information about test items, even without the intent to cheat, your test will be invalidated.”
Test Rules Acknowledgment reads: “I understand the testing rules that were just read to me. If I do not follow these rules, my test score will be invalidated.”

14. Electronic Devices Reminder
No electronic devices permitted during testing
Students CANNOT have any electronic device (e.g., cell phone, mp3 player, game system, etc.) on them OR within arm’s reach even if they do not use them
Cause for immediate invalidation of test N

15. Contents of the FSA Math Test
■ Multiplying and dividing up to 10 × 10 quickly and accurately, including knowing the times tables from memory.
■ Solving word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
■ Beginning to multiply numbers with more than one digit (e.g., multiplying 9 × 80)
■ Understanding fractions and relating them to the familiar system of whole numbers (e.g., recognizing that 3⁄1 and 3 are the same number)
■ Measuring and estimating weights and liquid volumes, and solving word problems involving these quantities.
■ Reasoning about shapes (e.g., all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares)
■ Finding areas of shapes, and relating area to multiplication (e.g., why is the number of square
feet for a 9-foot by 7-foot room given by the product 9 × 7?)

16. Test Item Types Math Question Types:
Multiple Choice: Select one answer
Multi-Select: More than one answer should be chosen
Two Part: two questions pertaining to the same topic
Equation Editor: Write an equation to solve the problem

17. Sample Questions

19. FSA Student Score Report
The FSA Mathematics Student Report is a two-page color report. The first page provides general information about the FSA program and resources for students. The second page provides the student’s 2015 FSA results, including the student’s reporting category scores, and summary of each reporting category.
FSA Mathematics Reporting Categories
FSA Mathematics measures student achievement of the new Florida Standards in Mathematics.
Operations, Algebraic Thinking, and Numbers in Base Ten
Students represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. They understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division. They multiply and divide within They solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic. They use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
Numbers and Operations—Fractions
Students develop understanding of fractions as numbers.
Measurement, Data, and Geometry
Students solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects. They represent and interpret data. They understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and addition. They recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures.

20. FSA Mathematics Test Breakdown
Fractions
17%
Measurement, Data, and Geometry
35%
Operation, Algebraic Thinking, and Numbers in Base 10
48%

21. Top of Report: The test, student, school, and district are identified on the top of pages 1 and 2 of the report. Student identification information is also provided on the top of both pages.
FSA Scores: On the top section of page 2, a graph displays the student’s Percentile Rank. Next to the graph, a statement identifies the student’s Percentile Rank. This information is translated
Reporting Category Scores: In the middle of page 2, a table lists the FSA ELA, Mathematics, reporting categories assessed. The “Points Earned” column shows the actual number of points earned in each of the reporting categories. The number of points earned reflects the number of questions a student answered correctly. The “Points Possible” column provides the total number of points possible for each of the reporting categories.
Bottom of Report: This section provides a summary of each reporting category assessed.

22. Essential Math Test Taking Strategies
Draw a picture
Make a table
Rule out wrong answers
Look for clue words (sum, difference, altogether, in all, left, each, times, combinations, shared equally, etc.)
Underline the question and circle the important numbers.
Eliminate extra information

23. 3rd grade Promotion

24. How will the test affect my child?
The FSA exam is ONE of the 4 opportunities for promotion to fourth grade.
3rd Grade is a pass or fail year.
There are four opportunities that your child has for promotion to the next grade level.
-FSA
-Portfolio – series of reading passages with benchmarks to be met
-ASRA – taken the last week of school after a mini-boot camp
-SAT?? – taken at the end of summer school
**Summer School will be mandatory for students that do not pass the FSA. Failure to participate will effect enrollment for the upcoming school year.**

25. 3rd Grade is a pass or fail year
There are four opportunities that your child has for promotion to the next grade level.
FSA
Portfolio – series of reading passages with benchmarks to be met
ASRA – taken the last week of school after a mini-boot camp
SAT – taken at the end of summer school

26. 4th Grade Promotion
If a student’s reading deficiency is not remedied by the end of third grade, as demonstrated by scoring at level 2 on the FSA in reading for grade 3 the student must be retained.
Exemptions
Portfolio-
Administered during the 2nd semester
All 3rd grade students will complete portfolio
Administered in a span of several weeks. Students will complete one passage each week.
Is the 2nd opportunity for a student to be promoted to grade 4
Student must demonstrate mastery of each benchmark
ASRA-
Administered the last 2 weeks of school
Participants
Students scoring a level 1
Students without a passing reading portfolio
Represents the 3rd opportunity within the school year prior to retention

27. Ways to help your child succeed

28. Ways You Can Help Your Child Succeed on the FSA
Make sure your child attends school everyday and on time!
Review homework with your child and make sure they are using the test taking strategies learned in class.
Monitor Independent Silent Reading at home to build stamina for reading lengthy passages, including fiction and nonfiction. Utilize FSA question Task Cards after reading with your child.
Mark down test days on your calendar so you and your child are both aware of testing dates.
Make sure your child gets enough sleep on the night before the tests (10-12 hours)

29. Make sure that your child gets up early enough so that he/she will be on time to school (8:00 am promptly).
Set a back-up alarm clock
Set up transportation back-up
Ensure that your child eats a healthy breakfast and avoids heavy foods that may make him/her groggy and avoid high sugar foods that may make him/her hyper.
Encourage your child to do well and leave your child on a positive note.
Being anxious about your child’s test is normal. Help your child to stay stress free by remaining calm around them and by avoiding conflict the morning of the test.

30. Strategies for word problems

31. Parents as TEACHERS!

34. Attack Word Problems with CUBES…
Circle the numbers U
Underline important words/math vocabulary B
Box the question E
Eliminate unnecessary information S
Solve the problem

35. REsources

36. FSA portal
ent.org
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Students and Parents.

37. FSA Portal
The FSA Portal contains all published information regarding FSA assessments, and released Training Tests
FSA Portal:
To access Training Tests:
Click on Students and Parents
Click Training Tests Click on Training Test Guide for instructions on how to use the training tests
Click on Take the Training Test
Click Sign In
Select Student Grade and Click Yes
Click on test you wish to take

38. Task Cards
You have been provided with task cards that cover multiplication. Here are some websites where you can find FREE task cards that cover all other 3rd grade standards: 5cctask.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Third+Grade+T asks programs/SeaLab/FunintheSunMathTaskCards CommonCoreFreebie.pdf

39. Resource Websites www.flstandards.org www.dadeschools.net

40. You may also email me or schedule a conference.