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Mrs. Ashlyn Grummer 3rd grade class

About Mrs. Grummer

This is my ninth year teaching third grade.  I am so excited to be an IKES Firebird!  I am also a proud member of the house of Azar!

I graduated from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelors of Early Childhood Education in 2007.  I received a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Brenau University in 2008.  I taught third grade at Mountain Road Elementary school for the first seven years of my teaching career.  I joined the IKES faculty in 2014.   

I live in Canton with my husband Brandon and our two children Peyton(7) and Maddox(4).  I enjoy spending time with family every chance I get!!  I also enjoy coaching tumbling, leading a second grade small group at church, and reading!  My family and I love taking trips to the beach and Disney World!   

I am so excited to be your child's third grade teacher this year!  I look forward to an amazing year

Daily ScheduleThird Grade Schedule

Curriculum Common Core Georgia Performance Standards

CCGPS was implemented in 2012 for Math and ELA

More focus on informational reading, reading to find Visit www.cherokee.k12.ga.us to view all CCGPS/Cherokee County standards and mapping.

Differentiation/Forms of Assessment

Compacting /Testing Out

Accelerated Reader

Students are required to read two fiction chapter books within their AR/Lexile Level.

Each book counts for 50 points, total of 100 points. AR is part of their 9 week reading grade.

Books must be chapter books, worth 1.0 points or higher, within their reading level, unless approved by the teacher

If student scores lower than an 70% on the AR test, they must do a book report in order to get credit towards the monthly goal.

Accelerated Reader Dots and Party

Home Access to AR Scores

MathPlease go back over addition and subtraction facts (to 20) before September 1st…crucial before starting multiplication!

Multiplication begins September 1st.

Homework..just about every day! Let student try to do homework on their own, but help as needed. Check homework each night. Use QR Scanner to reteach lesson

CCGPS Daily Math—done daily to prep for Milestones Assessment

Moby Max and xtramath.org

Standardized Testing for Third Grade

ITBS – Fall 2015

GA Milestones Assessment- April 2015

Georgia Milestones

Item Types•Selected-Response [aka, multiple-choices]–all content areas–evidence-based selected response in ELA

•Constructed-Response–ELA and mathematics

•Extended-Response–ELA and mathematics

Constructed response is a general term for assessment items that require the student to generate a response as opposed to selecting a response.

Extended-response items require more elaborate answers and explanations of reasoning. They allow for multiple correct answers and/or varying methods of arriving at the correct answer. Writing prompts and performance tasks are examples of extended-response items.

Georgia Milestones

Features include:inclusion of constructed-response items in ELA and mathematics, in addition to selected-response itemsinclusion of a writing component (in response to text) at every grade level and course within the ELA assessment;inclusion of norm-referenced items in every grade and content area to complement the criterion-referenced information and to provide a national comparison; andtransition to online administration over time, with online administration considered the primary mode of administration and paper-pencil back-up until transition is completed.

Addition of technology-enhanced items beginning in 2016-2017.

Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

Some general distinctions can be made among the levels.

Level 1: Requires students to recall or recognize facts or to use simple skills or abilities.

Level 2: Requires students to engage in some form of mental processing beyond recalling or reproducing a response.

Level 3: Requires students to reason, analyze, evaluate, or synthesize information.

Level 4: Requires students to explain, devise, analyze, evaluate, synthesize (real world/problem based learning) over a period of time.

Grades3rd graders follow letter grade system:

90-100 A

80-89 B

71-79 C

70 D

69 and below F

Please check those Thursday folders and go over and correct any work below 80%! Sign form inside Thursday folder indicating you have reviewed all work. Send folder back by Tuesday.

Folders

Take Home Folder—check daily; discard any old papers; use to send back forms or notes

Desk Folder—big goal is to help them keep papers and desks organized!

InformationAgendas glued in on Friday before the weekend- or Monday at the very latest

Sign agenda nightly (M-F)—check for notes/comments from me in that agenda.

I will email out the weekly agenda and weekly newsletter every Friday.

If there is a change of transportation, note it on the transportation form.

Check my website for pictures, calendar, newsletters and agendas.

Behavior SystemDaily Clip System

Student color is tied to the number of stamps they receive each day.

Students can buy incentives with their stamps!

Daily Bling

Hall of Fame

Name on Shirt

Goal is to encourage appropriate behavior and reward it in some way.

PTA, Room Moms

Don’t forget to join PTA!

Thanks to our room moms: Debbie Todd and Lauren RInger

2 Parties—Winter and End-of-Year plus seasonal snack

Volunteers are encouraged!

Thank you for coming tonight!!!!

Go over items on each student’s desk.

If you are able, take a post-it note or two from our “Giving Tree”…we appreciate your support!

Two Index cards on desk:

1. Conference Time 7:55, 2:30, or phone conference; Day of the Week Preference; Student Name

2. Write an encouraging note to your third grader if you would like

Questions?