Welcome to 3A!!!
Curriculum Night for 3rd Grade
September 8, 2015
General Information
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Assignment Notebooks
“Take Home” Folders
Birthday Treats-Indoor Recess Games
Missed Assignment Notices
Sticker Chart/Treasure Chest Money
Think Cards
• Pick Up Notes
General Information
General Information
ITBS Testing Dates for 3rd Grade
Peebles Chooses Kindness
Peebles Kindness Rules
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I will show kindness to EVERYONE.
I will help others choose kindness.
I will help others who are being treated unkind.
I will get help from a trusted adult at school and
home to help be kind.
Peebles Pledge:
I pledge to myself on this day,
To try and be kind in every way.
To every person big and small,
A helping hand I’ll lend to all.
When I love myself and others, too.
That’s choosing kindness in all I do
Peebles Chooses Kindness
• 100% Pawsitive
– Paw sticker for students who choose kindness
• Friendly Friday each week
– Week 1: Homeroom teacher,
– Week 2: student trained,
– Week 3: special area teacher,
– Week 4: Bjalobucks
• Kindness Rules & Peebles Pledge
Crisis Management at
Peebles
• Fire Drills
• Lock Down Drills
• Severe Weather Drills
• Buzz in to Office
• Volunteer Clearances
Book Fair
•Week of September
15.
•Our Library Time:
Friday 11:00-11:45
ELA: English Language Arts
ELA is the new name
for CA
(Communication Arts)
ELA: English Language Arts
Reading to learn
vs. learning to
read.
ELA: English Language Arts
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What do we teach during ELA?
Reading: Literature, Non-fiction,
Functional Reading, Poetry
Phonics/Spelling
Reading Skills and Strategies
Robust Vocabulary
Grammar
Writing
ELA: English Language Arts
How do we arrive at a grade for
ELA?
• Comprehension/Strategies
• Phonics/Word Analysis
• Vocabulary
• Written Response
Comprehension
Phonics/Word
Analysis
Strategies: Cold Read
Vocabulary
Grammar
Written Response
Written Response
Targeted Reading Instruction
•Leveled Readers
Targeted Reading Instruction
• Study Island
Targeted Reading Instruction
• Struggling Readers
–Mrs. Dinger pushes in to Tiger Time
–Focus groups fluid-based on needs
Targeted Reading Instruction
• On-level Readers
–Splitting groups and leveling allows
them to have small group with me.
Targeted Reading Instruction
• Students reading above level
–ELA+ with Mrs. Schlosser.
–Enrichment groups in ELA, Tiger
Time
–Supplemental materials
• Above grade level
Targeted Reading Instruction
QAR: Question/Answer
Relationship
Targeted Reading Instruction
Close Reading
Spelling
• Monday: The students will be given a pretest of 15 words and
the spelling generalization is introduced. Five challenge words will
be given to students who miss 0 or 1 on the pretest.
• Tuesday – Thursday: Reinforcement and practice activities are
completed.
• Friday: The students complete a weekly test.
• Spelling correlates with reading lessons, we may not have
spelling every week.
• Beginning in January, spelling tests will be written in cursive.
Social Studies
Science
Mrs. Lewis
Mrs. Knepp
Examples of chapters:
• Social Studies~
Economics,
Geography,
Government, History
• Science~
Earth Science,
Physical Science,
Space
Study Guides/Tests
Reading Strategies
Tiger Time
Mrs. Ruffennach
Tiger Time is a non-graded learning period where students
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will focus on enrichment/remediation
of skills. They will
discuss study skills, and various literacy and math themes that
will supplement our learning in other classes. During Tiger
Time, Mrs. Ruffennach is also able to conduct assessments
that will provide our third grade team with data to ensure
that our students are meeting their goals, and will help us to
provide tailored instruction to their learning needs. Some
students are pulled out of Tiger Time for other learning
enrichment during this time as well.
Mathematics
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Harcourt Mathematics Program
Monitor homework daily
Targeted math instruction
Math Criteria:
– Second grade end-of-book test
– ITBS Scores
– Concepts
– Problem solving
– Computation
– Basic fact speed quizzes (+ and -)
– Math student attributes
Structure of Math Class
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Homework
70 Minutes Daily
Differentiation with Mrs. Carpenter
Rocket Math
Study Island
Vocabulary
Components of Math Grade:
– Basic Facts
– Problem Solving
– Computation
– Written Explanation
– Concepts
All third grade math teachers collaborate on lessons and
pacing.
Mathematics
Components of Math Grade:
Basic Facts
Problem Solving
Computation
Written Explanation
Concepts
Mathematics
Targeted Math Instruction
• Check-Ups
• Study Island
• Enrichment with Mrs. Schlosser
on Weekly Basis
• Enrichment with Mrs. Bjalobok
3rd Grade Orchestra Lessons
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Schedules have been distributed by Mrs. Semanco
Students are to attend their lesson every week
They are to bring their instrument and music every week
May leave for their lesson five minutes before scheduled lesson begins
Orchestra students are required to make-up any work missed while attending
their lesson
● Mrs. Semanco’s e-mail address:
csemanco@northallegheny.org
3rd Grade Orchestra Rehearsals
● Elective classes - not required
● Students who are not at a rehearsal will be…
o participating in extension/remediation activities
o working on special projects
● Students who are not at a rehearsal will NOT be…
o scheduled for study hall-like periods
Orchestra students need to bring their instrument & music every week
● Orchestra Rehearsals - Thursday @ 2:30
Teacher e-mails
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Mrs. Knepp:
kknepp@northallegheny.org
Mrs. Lewis:
rlewis@northallegheny.org
Mrs. Ruffennach:
kruffennach@northallegheny.org
• Peebles phone number: (412)366-9667
•Peebles website:
http://www.northallegheny.org/Domain/667
•Please check often!
Thank you for coming!
• Don’t forget to leave a note for your child to read in
the morning! They will be so excited! 