•Introductions

•Schedule

•Math

•Social Studies

•Science

•Language Arts

•Home Projects

Evening Agenda

• Homework

• School Rules

• Field Trips

• Testing Dates

• Volunteers

• Questions and Answers

3rd Grade Schedule

• 8:05- 8:25 Breakfast• 8:25 – 10:20 Language Arts• 10:20 – 11:20 Related Arts • 11:20 – 12:20 Recess/Lunch• 12:20 -1:20 Content• 1:20 – 2:35 Math• 2:40 Stack and Pack• 2:45 Dismissal

Mathematics•Numbers and Operations in Base Ten• Adding, Subtracting, Rounding

•Operations and Algebraic Thinking• Multiplication and Division

•Fractions•Measurement and Data• Time, Area, Perimeter

•Geometry

The Standards for Mathematical Practice

1. Make sense of the problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

4. Model with mathematics.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

6. Attend to precision.

7. Look for and make use of structures.

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Rigor of Mathematics• Is achieved through

high-quality tasks that balance conceptual understanding, procedural understanding, and application of mathematics.

Science

Quarter 1: Weather and Climate

Quarter 2: Forces and Interactions

Quarter 3:Plant and Animal Survival

Quarter 4: Life Cycles and Traits

Understanding the Next Generation Science Standards

(NGSS)

Key Shifts

• K-12 science education should focus on BOTH content and skill, so that students know how to apply their factual knowledge.

• Science and engineering are integrated in the NGSS from Kindergarten through Twelve Grade.

• The NGSS were specifically designed to prepare students for college, careers, and citizenship.

NGSS Lead States. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Appendix A: Conceptual Shifts in the Next Generation Science Standards. Washington, DC: The National Academies Pres

Social Studies

Quarter 1: Our Community and Beyond

Quarter 2: Communities Near and Far

Quarter 3: The Citizen Counts

Quarter 4: The Citizen and the Community

Language Arts

• Language Arts standards are on-going throughout the year.

• Students will demonstrate comprehension through Reader Response and providing evidence from the text.

• Independent Daily Reading (IDR)

Cont.

Language Arts Cont.• Throughout the year students will read, listen, and

respond to :– Literature– Informational Text

Students will speak and write:– To express personal ideas – To give an opinion – To inform or explain

WORD STUDY A Powerful New Approach

Suffixes

Greek & Latin Roots

PrefixesPhonics

Spelling

Vocabulary

Why UseThis New Approach?

• Systematic approach to word awareness and vocabulary building

• 90% of English words of two or more syllables are of Greek or Latin origin

• Most academic vocabulary is derived from Latin and Greek origins

WORD STUDY IN SCHOOL

• Meet the Root: students define and conquer a list of words as they identify the word parts and roots

• Combine and Create: students combine words built from the root and pattern

• Read and Reason: students read text in which they encounter the word part/root

• Extend and Explore: students create new applications for the vocabulary

WORD STUDY AT HOME• Word Sorts: students sort for the pattern

• Word Hunts: students search for the pattern in a variety of text

• Word Associations: write additional words that connect to the target word or pattern

• Vocabulary: students find new and interesting words to put in their notebooks

• Quick Writes: apply new skills to writing

Homework

• Agenda Books

• Reading

• Daily Word Study

• Daily Math

School RulesStudents will ROCK:

• Respectful• On Task• Cooperative

• Kind

•Paw prints

•School Store

•Dog Clubs

•Quarterly Incentives

Positive Incentives

MUST BE EARNED!

Field Trips

•Baltimore Museum of Industry – October

•Breadmake – March

•Camden Yards - May

Field Trip Chaperone Selection Process

• If a parent/guardian would like to be considered as a chaperone, they must check the chaperone box on their child’s permission form, provide contact information, and return the form to their child’s teacher.

• Permission forms may be turned in before payment.

• Chaperones will be selected per homeroom class based on the order in which forms are received.

Field Trip Chaperone Selection Process

- Continued - • After the first field trip, chaperone requests from parents/guardians who have not attended a previous field trip this school year will take first priority.

• Parents/guardians that are not selected to chaperone will be placed on a waiting list and used if needed.

• Parents/guardians who submit a request will be notified via phone or email if they were selected or not selected to chaperone on a field trip.

Testing• MAP – fall, winter,

spring• CogAT – December

• PARCC – Spring

Home ResourcesSMART Pagehttps://smart.wikispaces.hcpss.org/SMART+Pages

Cradlerockwww.cres.hcpss.org

Howard County Public Schoolswww.hcpss.org

Questions and Answers

Thank you for coming!

School number 410-313-7610Email- lisa_warnick@hcpss.orgmelissa_carney@hcpss.orgcaitlin_bay@hcpss.orgleslie_ferrara@hcpss.orgalexcia_redd@hcpss.org