1. Mr. Chris Wheeler 3rd Grade
Curriculum Night
Mr. Chris Wheeler
3rd Grade

2. About Mr. WheeleR Raised in Port Angeles, WA
Graduated from CWU - Elementary Ed with SPED Minor
Substitute taught for 2 years
Student taught and Long Termed in 2nd Grade
6th Grade
3rd Grade last year
Excited to teach 3rd grade again this year

3. English Language Arts Common Core ELA - Expeditionary Learning - NEW
First Semester Focus
Close Reading
Rereading text many times for different purposes
Skills
Ask and answer questions using text to prove answer
Determine main idea and supporting details
Summarizing w/ 5W’s (who, what, when, where, why)
Story elements & sequencing
Writing
3 types of writing – Narrative, Informational, Opinion
Organizing writing (sentences & paragraphs)
Conventions (spelling, capitalization, punctuation)
Language
Parts of Speech

4. Math Standards – 3rd Grade
Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic
Develop understanding of fractions as numbers
Solve problems involving measurement and estimation
Reason with shapes and their attributes
Basic fact fluency (addition, subtraction & multiplication)

5. Math: Engage New York How many lessons per week?
4 to 5 lessons per week
Focus on conceptual understanding rather than procedures
Homework
One page (2 sided) after each lesson
IXL levels related to learning targets

6. Social Studies, Science & Health
Map & Geography Skills
Communities at Home and Around the World
Science
Water
Human Body
Health: Great Body Shop

7. Homework Reading: Math: Planners: Weekly Check up Sheet
Read 30 minutes per night in just right books
Reading Log
Book Adventure
RAZ Kids
Math:
Written homework
IXL (more information to follow)
XtraMath
Planners:
Filled out daily
Need to come to and from school each day!
Weekly Check up Sheet

8. Standards Based Grading
Grading Scale
4: Advanced (above standard)
3: Proficient (meets standard)
2: Basic (slightly below standard)
1: Below Basic (well below standard)
Grades based on ELA Common Core and Math Common Core

9. Communication with Home
Friday Folder
Finished work
Occasional information from office/PTA
Please sign and return the following school day
Homework Folder
In student binders
Check every night
Newsletters
ed home monthly (hard-copy if needed)
SWIFT Website:
(253)

10. Ixl Math Website with math practice – search IXL
Students log in and practice levels as assigned. They can do extra practice if they choose.
User name: first initial + last
Example:
Password: first initial + last initial
Example: cw

11. RAZ Kids Web-based reading program Leveled books
Log-in information to follow when accounts are set up

12. Testing SBA in March or April iReady Testing
Reading
Multiple Choice/Short Answer
Performance Task
Math
iReady Testing
3 times per year
Progress Monitoring as needed
Classroom Based Assessment
Performance Task in Social Studies

13. Questions