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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!