to third grade

curriculum night

Meet the TeamStacey Mendel

❖ Math & Science

Enasia Lee

❖ ELA & Social Studies

Tracy Nerenbaum

❖ all subjects (travels with Mendel’s class)

Kate McDougal

❖ Math & Science

Kendall Galvan

❖ ELA & Social Studies

Subject area lessons follow the Georgia

Standards of Excellence (GSE) curriculum

Victoria Paganini

❖ Math & Science

Alex Smith

❖ ELA & Social Studies

Chitralekha Madivanan

❖ all subjects (travels with Paganini’s class)

Bonnie Birrell

❖ Math & Science

Farrar Abbott

❖ ELA & Social Studies

Amy Hollander

❖ All subjects

Questions?Please write down any questions

you may have that are not answered in this presentation.

Drop questions in the team baskets by the door before you leave.

We will answer your questions via email as soon as possible!

MathAddition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers

Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers

Fractions

Geometry

Measurement

Data Analysis

Algebra

SciencePlant & Animal Adaptations

Georgia Habitats

Pollution & Conservation

Rocks & Minerals

Fossils

Heat

English/Language ArtsReading Workshop Framework covers

comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and vocabulary.

Grammar: parts of speech, subject/verb agreement, capitalization, punctuation…

Word Study: prefixes, suffixes, synonyms and antonyms, homophones, multiple meaning words, figurative language…

English/Language Arts continued…

➢ELA Units last three weeks.

➢Please check your child’s TIGER binder and their ELA teacher’s website for copies of each unit’s study guide.

➢At the end of the three week unit, students are tested on spelling and vocabulary words. Reading comprehension tests take place on Fridays, one week prior to the end of a unit.

Social Studies

Native Americans

Colonial America

Economics

Branches and Levels of Government

Geography

Explorers

WritingWriting Workshop Units: Narrative InformationalPersuasive

All homeroom teachers teach writing

Journals• We use interactive journals daily. This results in

fewer graded papers going home in TIP.

• Students are welcome to take their journals home to review at any time.

However, they must be returned daily.

Advanced ContentStudents will receive enrichment for skills that have been mastered. This will include activities such as choice boards and advanced performance tasks.

Students will complete Independent Studies each semester to dive deeper into the curriculum.

S.T.E.M.SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS

What are t he problems?

What are t he constraints?

Brainstorm

Ideas

Choose the best

solut ion. Draw a .

Gather needed

mater ials.

Follow t he

plan.

Test it out !

Discuss what

could work bet t er .

What are t he problems?

What are t he constraints?

Brainstorm

Ideas

Choose the best

solut ion. Draw a .

Gather needed

mater ials.

Follow t he

plan.

Test it out !

Discuss what

could work bet t er .

What are t he problems?

What are t he constraints?

Brainstorm

Ideas

Choose the best

solut ion. Draw a .

Gather needed

mater ials.

Follow t he

plan.

Test it out !

Discuss what

could work bet t er .

STEM Units will be completed throughout the school year through Project Based Learning utilizing the Engineering Design Process. If you have a STEM career and would be interested in working with our students, please email your teacher.

Cursive

Vocabulary Workshop

Studies Weekly

3rd Grade ProgramsTyping Program

iStation Reading

Moby Max

Standardized Testing

MAP Test

Fall, Winter, Spring

CogAT: Cognitive Abilities Test Given as needed

Georgia Milestones AssessmentApril 2020

Homework PolicyIt is expected that students complete homework nightly (Mon-Thurs).

Work not turned in on time may have points deducted for each day the assignment is late, and the student behavior sheet will be marked.

Students should check their homework folder and agenda nightly.

NOTE: The My Math books stay at home and the one page HW is torn out and returned the next day.

Attendance PolicyExcused absences are only for personal illness, religious

holidays, serious illness of a family member, or death in the family.

Parents must provide a written excuse within 5 days.

Missed work will be given to the student when he/she returns to school.

Pleasure trips are considered "unexcused" absences.

Teachers will be glad to save missed work, but will not be able to give it to the student before the absence.

The school is required to report repeated unexcused absences to a social worker.

Attendance Policy (continued)

Students transition to specials at 7:45 a.m.Please do your best to have students at school before 7:45. If your child arrives at 7:45 or later, they will need to go straight to their Specials class (schedule is located in your child’s TIGER binder).

The school is required to report repeated unexcused tardies to a social worker.

CommunicationTeacher Web Page

T.I.P. (Tiger Information Packet) envelope are sent home each Thursday.

Please sign weekly conduct sheet found in the front of the agenda

The school website will provide up-to-date information about school events.

Home/School Communication

Please communicate with us via e-mail or written note.

Notes must be sent if your child is going home in a way other than stated in the dismissal agreement. Please sign and include a telephone number within your note. If riding a bus with someone else, please include the bus number.

If there are any last minute dismissal changes, please do not email them. Please call the office to ensure that the message will be received.

If you need to communicate with your child during the school day or drop off a forgotten lunch, please do this at the office.

Agenda PlannersIt is the responsibility

of each student to record homework assignments into

his/her agenda planner.

Please check your child’s agenda planner for homework, notes,

comments, etc. nightly.

Behavior Check SheetStudents have a behavior check sheet in the front of their agendas. This tool allows the teachers and parents to communicate daily regarding student behaviors.

Please initial each Thursday.

Positive Reinforcement

School Wide: Tiger Paws will be awarded to students

making good choices.

White Tiger Paw Tickets will be given by teachers outside of the classroom and will be drawn for big school-wide prizes.

Blue Tiger Paw Tickets will be given by class teachers and will be drawn for class prizes and principal’s treasure chest.

County Progress Reports and Report Cards

• Conduct grades are as follows:

– S = Satisfactory

–N = Needs improvement (you will have received notification prior to this grade; such as checks on the weekly report, e-mails, and/or conferences)

–U = Unsatisfactory (behavior slips, e-mails, and conferences, if necessary)

**There will be no grade of plus or minus given.

DeKalb County Grading PolicyFour Components Sub-Categories K-5 6-8 9-12

Pre-Assessments Prior to Learning (Formative Assessment) 0%

Formal or Informal Pre-Assessments

Assessment During Learning 25%Skills Assessment (Warm-Up)

QuizProjects

Guided, Independent, or Group Practice 45%ClassworkProject or PerformanceHomework

Summative Assessments or Assessment of Learning 30%

Formal Post-Assessment Test

Culminating Project or PerformanceFinal or Culminating Exam

TOTAL 100%

ConferencesThank you ahead of time for respecting our instructional time by prearranging all conferences via e-mail or note.

Snacks should be:

NUT FREE

Easily opened by the

student

Include a napkin for wiping mouths and fingers

Easy to eat while working (i.e. working snack)

Students may bring water bottles to class –filled only with water.

Snack Reminders

3rd Grade Reminders

Students should wear appropriate shoes for P.E. (no sandals please!).

Dress code (regarding shorts, skirts, leggings, tank tops, flip flops)

Parent RoleCheck student agendas daily.

Review and sign behavior sheets weekly (Thursday)

Review TIP folders weekly (Thursday)

Encourage student responsibility and independence.

Thank You!WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING

TONIGHT!