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2013-2014A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A THIRD GRADE STUDENT
A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School
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Third Grade Team
Mrs. Allen Ms. Edwards Ms. Hawley Ms. Garrison Ms. Levinson Mrs. Pride Mrs. Rose
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Our Mission…
Our Mission Statement We will inspire and prepare each child to
become a lifelong leader in the global community while achieving his or her personal best.
Strong, cohesive team Collaborative planning All teachers provide support for your
child
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Welcome to Third Grade
A few reminders: Doors open at 8:00am and students are
allowed to come into the classrooms. Please sign and return agendas daily Leadership Model
7 Habits STEM Magnet School
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3 Key Ideas for Parents about the Common Core
Thinking Deeply Emphasizes critical thinking analyze more, discuss more, evaluate more, justify more and explain their
thinking & understanding deeply, especially in by written expression Take-Away: Really thinking deeply is hard. Let it BE hard, help them talk it
out. Integrating Learning
Emphasizes learning across disciplines (reading with math & social studies standards combined into one task).
Students spend more time working together with different settings, structures & tools.
Take-Away: Problems & solutions happen every day in the real world. Showing How They Know
Emphasizes proof & evidence. Long gone are the days of worksheets, fact memorizations and skill & drill.
Students are not taught this way and they are not assessed this way. Take-away: The new tests will require students to explain how they know.
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Report Card & Interims
New report cards Shows all standards No longer 3*
Interims will look different as well Let’s take a peek…
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Here’s a 5th grade report card…
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Reading Workshop
Students are Reading to Learn…not as much Learning to Read in Third Grade
Balanced Literacy Guided Reading Groups Writing about Reading Read-to-Self Read Aloud
Time for Kids Assessments—it is not just about a reading
level and written response
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Writing Workshop & Word StudyWe will be writing a variety of texts this year… Personal Narratives Opinion pieces Genre Studies (Mysteries, poems, letters,
how-to’s, learning logs) Informative & explanatory texts Integrated into all curriculum areas
throughout the year Word Study: Words Their Way—starting in
October
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Guided Math
Each day in math, we will have a… Problem of the Day Mini-lesson Guided & Independent Practice Spiral Review
Mad Minutes to practice math facts
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Math test example
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Specials – 2 day rotation
Music with Mrs. Isadore Art with Ms. Ferrell PE with Mrs. Powell Imagineering with Mrs. Page Chinese with Mrs. Liu Library with Mrs. Headley Specialty with Ms. Gordon Guidance with Ms. Hoskins (monthly)
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Science
Plant Growth & Soil Life cycle of plants Bees and Worms
Objects in the Sky Integrates with Social Studies & Native
Americans StarLab
Human Body Skeletal, Muscular systems
States of Matter
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Social Studies
Civics & Government Citizenship Branches of Government
History & Colonial America Native American Colonial America Colonial Days (lots of fun!)
Geography & Environment Economics – Classroom Economy
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Field Trips
We will go on 3 field trips this year. Old State Capital& Legislative Building (November 5) Yates Mill Park (over 3 days in March)
Tied to Technology/Science and Innovation Old Salem (April 23)
Science Days Wake Forest University Drive Thru
We have one field trip at school StarLab (1st week in December)
VOLUNTEER CLEARANCE, do it now! Must sign up on Wake County computer
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EOG Testing
This is the year it begins! It already began with The BOG
We are preparing students for it, but not always mentioning it as there is already some anxiety.
Two days of testing in May 1 reading test 1 math test Given two separate days No makeups Scores are reported in Fall 2014
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Homework
30 minutes a night, Monday through Thursday
Reading & Writing (20 minutes) Read & build stamina Answer questions about text (in complete
sentences). Math (10 minutes)
Practice new skills we are learning in class Spiral Review Practice math facts—addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division
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Title 1 Compact and Read to Achieve
Title 1 Compact All parents in the school must sign Information to support all students at home
and at school Read to Achieve: (NC Initiative)
We are still gathering the information about this
We will have a parent meeting (morning and evening) once the State Board of Ed has finalized the program.
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Issue Bin & Plus/Delta
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Question & Answer
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Please meet us back in your child’s classroom for a few more details about the 3rd grade year!
Thank you for coming!