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Welcome to 3rd Grade
Curriculum Night Austin Road Elementary ~ 2015-2016
Presented by:
Ms. Tania Brown
Ms. Chante Evans
Mrs. Vicki Stroud
Pathways to Success
“We refuse to be anything but successful!”
Success
Succe
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• Georgia Standards of Excellence
(English/Language Arts and Math)
• Georgia Performance Standards
(Science and Social Studies)
• Homework Policy / Agenda
• Third Grade Discipline Plan / S.O.A.R.
• Attendance
• Forms of communication
• Parent Volunteers /Chaperones
• Awards Criteria
• Infinite Campus
• Report Card
Curriculum Night
Achieving Success in Reading/Language Arts
In Reading /Language Arts, students will learn:
The conventions of standard EnglishHow to apply word analysis skills to decode and
read fluentlyStrategies to better comprehend and understand
different types of textHow to write different texts for various purposes
(narrative, informational, and opinion pieces)How to conduct short research projects that
build knowledge about a topicReading comprehension will be measured using F&P (goal is Level P) and CFA’s.
Achieving Success in Math
Number and Operations
- Use place value understanding and properties of operations to
perform multi-digit arithmetic
- Fluently add and subtract using multiple strategies to solve word
problems
- Represent and compare fractions / equivalent fractions
Algebraic Reasoning- Represent and solve problems using multiplication and division
- Fluently multiply and divide within 100
- Explain patterns in arithmetic
Geometry- Reason with shapes and their attributes
Achieving Success in Math
Data Analysis- Represent and interpret data (draw a
pictograph, a bar graph and a line plot)
Measurement- Solve problems involving measurement
and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects
- Understand the concepts of area as it
relates to multiplication
- Solve problems involving perimeters of
polygons.
Students will be assessed using IKAN, GloSS, and CFA’s.
Achieving Success in Science
* Life Science
Habitats
Interdependence
* Earth Science
Rocks and Soil
Fossils
* Physical Science
Heat
Magnets
Achieving Success in Social Studies
• Government / Civic
Understanding
• Economic
• Geography
• Historical Figures
Historical Figures
Mary Bethune
Paul Revere
Susan B. Anthony
Cesar Chavez
Thurgood Marshall
Lyndon B. Johnson
Fredrick Douglass
Franklin Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Homework Policy
• Read for a minimum 20 minutes daily
• Spelling/Vocabulary Packet or Choice Board
• Other assigned homework assignments /
projects varying by classroom
• Please sign agenda nightly
Homework is a key part of student
success. It is an excellent way to
reinforce skills and concepts taught in
the classroom.
Third Grade Discipline Plan
Safe
Organize
Accountable
Respectful
When positive behaviors are noticed throughout the building, faculty and staff will give the student’s SOAR card a hole punch. Students meeting the required number of punches at the end of the week will be rewarded with a treat.
Routines and rituals will be
taught and followed daily to
build a positive learning
environment. However, if
students do not follow the
classroom rules, the following
steps will be taken.
1. Verbal Warning
2. Conference with teacher
3. Time out in the classroom
4. Time out in another
classroom
5. Call home/Parent conference
6. Infinite Campus behavior
referral
Attendance
Students MUST be in class by
7:45 to be marked present.
Students arriving after 7:45
must be checked in through
the front office for check-in
by parent/guardian.
The breakfast line stops
serving breakfast at 7:40
each morning.
Forms of Communication
Open communication between home and school is extremely vital to your
child’s success!
• Email / Phone call/Campus Messenger
• Written notes in your child’s agenda or daily
folder
• Class Website
• Schedule a conference when needed
• Remind 101
Parent Volunteers / Chaperones
In an effort to maintain the safety of all students at Austin Road
Elementary School, all volunteers are required to have a
background check by Henry County Schools. If you'd like to
volunteer, chaperone a field trip, or have direct contact with the
students, you will need to undergo a free background check. This
needs to be done as soon as possible. It could take up to fourteen
days before a background comes back. If you wait to the event
date is near to get this done, it is possible that it will not be
back. If this is the case, you would not be allowed to
participate. Please contact the Main Office at 770-389-6556 to
complete the required and necessary paperwork to have your
background check completed.
Infinite Campus
• Parents can view grades online via Parent
Portal on Infinite Campus.
• If you haven’t already done so, please
contact the front office to obtain login
information to Parent Portal.
Note: Grades will be updated every Wednesday.
Awards Criteria
Two awards ceremonies will be held
this year. The first one will be in
January, and the second one will be
May.
Please refer to the awards criteria
handout. This handout will be made
available to you in the near future.
Report Card
4’s = exceeding
3’s = meeting
2’s = progressing
1’s = emerging
0’s = critical need
Only the standards are listed
on the report card. For
example:
•Describes cultural and
geographical systems of
historical Americans
Your child may score a 3 for
this standard after mastering
1 historical figure (i.e. Paul
Revere), but may score lower
or higher under this standard
for a different historical
figure (i.e. Susan Anthony)
Standardized State
Assessment
• Georgia Milestone Assessment
– All subject matters are tested
– Given in April
– Not sure if the failure of the test will mean
retention.
– More information to come
Questions
Thank you for
attending
curriculum night!