Curriculum Night PresentationCurriculum Night PresentationThird Grade TeamThird Grade Team

2010-20112010-2011www.marylinelementary.comwww.marylinelementary.com

Third Grade TeachersJody Davis

Christie Johnson

Joy Putman

Padaric McCrary- Student Teacher

Gregg Rice

Lindsay Wyczalkowski

Cathy Robinson

School Hours of Operation

HOURSSchool Opens 7:30 am for drop-offs and breakfast

Class Starts: 7:45am (Tardy at 8:00)

Pick-up at 2:30 pm

Core Subjects-Specials

Reading Language Arts

MathematicsScienceSocial Studies

MusicArtPE/HealthSpanish

You can view the third grade standards at our website

www.marylinelementary.com or www.georgiastandards.org

Reading/Language Arts•Literature book clubs

•Research

•Spelling patterns

•“Publishing” writing

•Cursive

•Third Grade Students are expected to read in all subject areas and continue to read as part of their homework each evening.

•Third grade students are required to pass the CRCT in reading (score of 800 or above).

At Home Read Aloud

Cathy Robinson

Accelerated ReaderAccelerated Reader (AR) is a program where

students choose books at their appropriate reading levels and read them at their own pace. The students then take a quiz on their book to increase reading skills such as vocabulary, drawing conclusion, main idea, sequencing, inferences, etc. To help assist your child with finding a book title you can visit www.arbookfind.com to search for available titles then check the Mary Lin Library website to ensure the book is located in the schools’ library.

The Mary Lin Library link http://aps.tlcdelivers.com/school.asp?

branch=2518

MathematicsPlace value, addition and subtraction with regroupingMultiplication (Three digit X one digit)Division (Three digit X one digit)Multi-step problem solvingMeasurement conversionsGraphing… Mean, median, mode, and range.GeometryMath Centers for Spiral ReviewStudents need to practice multiplication and division

facts throughout the year at home. Please make sure you all have multiplication & division flashcards at home.

Multiplication X Camp Since mastering multiplication is a major emphasis of 3rd grade, we

want to enliven this skill by creating an incentive for each student to reach proficiency early in the school year.

September 24th is our “X” Camp day. We envision a large circle of family-sized camping tents set up around our grounds, with students rotating in small groups to each tent-centered activity. Activities would include creative contests, games, art and building projects, all incorporating multiplication facts and concepts. We are hoping we will have enough tents/stations so that we can rotate groups of 6-7 students at a time to each stop.

To make this vision happen we need parent volunteers to lend and set up tents, create and lead activities, and provide special snacks or prizes for this special event.

Science

Earth science: rocks, minerals, soils, fossils

Physical science: magnets, heatLife science: habitats of Georgia,

environmental studiesHands-on science experiments

Roots and Shoots-Junior Achievement

Roots and Shoots is a Dr. Jane Goodall sponsored program where graduate students from Emory University engage our students deeper into our science standards.

Junior Achievement is a partnership between the business community, educators and volunteers that teach the key concepts of work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy to young people all over the world.

Social StudiesMap skillsAmerican Biographies- Paul Revere, Fredrick

Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Mary McLeod Bethune, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Cesar Chavez

Foundation of DemocracyGovernment Ancient GreeceLandforms and RiversEconomics

Grading ProceduresGrading Scale

90-100 A80-89 B70-79 CBelow 69-FE-Exceeds ExpectationsM-Meets ExpectationsN-Below Expectations

Reports Card Schedule1st quarter: 10/15/102nd quarter: 1/11/113rd quarter: 3/18/114th quarter: 6/3/11

Report cards are issued every 9 weeks. Your child’s teacher will communicate with you if there is a deficiency in their academic progress.

Grading Weights:Class work/ Participation

20%Homework 5%Projects/ Performance 30%Quizzes 20%Tests 25%

Homework Policies

Grade level homework is sent home on Mondays. Homework is due each Friday in their homework folder.

Students are expected to read every night in addition to other homework.

Please make sure that each assignment is dated.

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CRCT-ITBS Testing ITBS: The Iowa Test of Basic Skills is a Norm Reference Test that is

administered to compare the student’s academic capacity to other students on their grade level nation wide. This test is usually administered in March.

CRCT: The Criterion Reference Competency Test is a state mandated test that is administered to measure the mastery of the Georgia Performance Standards. Third graders are required to pass the Reading section of the test in order to be considered for promotion. This test is usually administered the second week after spring break. The tentative date is April 19-29, 2011.

Writing Assessment: Teachers collect work throughout the year to create a writing portfolio. Writing Portfolio scores are sent home with the final report card. March 21- April 1, 2011.

Benchmarks: Students take periodic benchmark tests (district-wide). The data is intended to inform teachers and gauge their instruction.