Welcome to Third Grade Curriculum Night

Our Goal is that by the end of the year all students will score a level 3 or 4 on the Math and Reading End of Grade Tests and will be ready for 4th grade by showing at least 15%

growth from Predictive Assessment 1 to Predictive Assessment 2.

Parent Third Grade Curriculum Brochure and Our Essential Curriculum

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Go to:

http://iss.schoolwires.com/domain/1559

Assessment Cycles One Baseline Assessment

2 Predictive Assessments

A Common Assessment between the Predictive Assessments

Math Pre-tests for individual units

Quizzes for Social Studies, Science, and Health

End of Unit Math tests

Reading and Spelling Tests

NC End of Grade Tests

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MathUsing math pre-tests for individual

units allows us to adjust for learning differences.

Envisions Textbook

Hands On Instruction with manipulatives

Small Group Remediation and Enrichment

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English Language Arts Balanced Literacy Instruction which

includes Phonics, Vocabulary, Spelling, Fluency, and Comprehension

Small Group Remediation and Enrichment

Scott Foresman Reading Street Textbook

Novel Studies

Guided and Independent Reading

Junior Great Books for Shared Inquiry Reading

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21st Century Learners Goal: To teach and prepare our children to

utilize technology in a competitive global society.

Accelerated Reader

Websites to build background for weekly stories

Multiplication fact practice online

Study Island

Newsletter online

Parent and Student resources on web page

PowerPoint presentations

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CommunicationEmail

Handwritten Notes

Agendas

Newsletter (online)

Weekly Folders

Conferences (teacher and student led)

Webpages7

North Carolina Common Core

Standards

2011 -2012

Who?

48 states, the District of Columbia, and two

territories have signed on to the Common Core State

Standards Initiative

Standards Development Process

College and career readiness standards developed in summer 2009

Based on the college and career readiness standards, K-12 learning progressions developed

Multiple rounds of feedback from states, teachers, and feedback group and validation committee.

Groups representing English language learners and students with disabilities were instrumental in developing the ELL and students with disabilities statements in the introduction to the standards.

Why is This Important for Students, Teachers, and Parents?

Prepares students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in college and work

Ensures consistent expectations regardless of a student’s zip code

Provides educators, parents, and students with clear, focused learning targets.

Criteria for the Standards

Fewer, clearer, and higher

Aligned with college and work expectations

Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills

Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards

Internationally benchmarked, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society

Based on evidence and research

More Information

Visit www.corestandards.orgVisit

http://www.pta.org/3rdGradeFeb4.pdf

PBIS-What is it?

Positive Behavior Interventions and Support

Proactive approach to school-wide discipline

Promotes positive student and staff behavior

Implemented consistently by staff and administration

Traditional vs. PBIS

Traditional

Focused on Problem behavior

Goal to stop problem behavior through punishment

PBIS

Replace problem behavior with new skill

Rewards appropriate behavior as it is being learned

Teaches the concept of consequences both good and bad.

3 Year Implementation

We are in year 2

During year 1 we established the Three R’s, jewels, coins, and treasure chests

During year 2 we have defined office referrals, developed check-in-check out, began individual ticket system

Response to Instruction or RtI

This year we will be working with the district as RtI pilot school

This will offer us training in Reading Foundations and Math Foundations

All students will participate in AIMS Web Screening

Differentiation within the classroom, Pirate Time, and PBIS all help to support this model.

RtI is……. (Pirate Time)

Whole school working together

Using resources and expertise to help all students

Regular monitoring of success/needs

Data driven instruction!

Multi-step process

High-quality, research-based instruction and interventions

Varying levels of intensity

Match interventions

to student’s needs RtI