Bradford Woods Elementary
Third Grade
CURRICULUM NIGHT
3A Miss Garrity
3B Mrs. Tarchick
3C Mrs. Harvey
Curriculum Night Agenda
• Transition to Third Grade
• Communication
• Homework
• Curriculum
• General classroom/Building
Information
Transition to Third Grade
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More Homework
Must Study for all Tests
More Challenging Vocabulary
Responsibility for His/Her Own Learning
Communication
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Assignment Book
Weekly Bulletin
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Report Cards/Tyler System
Email
Office (724-935-5081)
Thursday Email Blast
www.northallegheny.org
Homework
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10 minutes per grade level (30-40 min.)
Expect math and spelling 3-4 times/week
Homework Folder – Green Plastic
Assignment Books
T = Together
Parental Help
Holidays and special school nights
Classroom Time Missed
Homework
Responsibility of:
• Student
• Parent
• Teacher
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Why?
Reinforces what has been learned in class
Helps students develop positive study
habits
Prepares students for upcoming lessons
Teaches responsibility and independence
• Letter Grades:
» Reading
» English
» Spelling
» Math
» Social Studies
» Science
» Writing only receives a marking indicator twice a
year.
A 100 – 90
B
89 – 80
C
79 – 70
D 69
*Tyler System
The PA Core Standards are designed to provide
a pre K–12 continuum to reflect the demands
of a college- and career-ready graduate.
No more CA (communication arts)…
Reading, Writing, English
- 3rd grade does include a phonics/word analysis component,
however the focus is more on comprehension skills.
3rd grade comprehension skills include…..
- Making Inferences
- Character Analysis
- Determine the moral or lesson of a story
- Cause/Effect Relationships
- Point of View
- Author’s Purpose
- Use context clues to determine word meaning
- Use text features to locate and interpret information
- Main idea and supporting details
- Compare/Contrast
Citing evidence from the text to
support answers is required.
Harcourt School Publishers Storytown
30 “Lessons”
6 “Themes” (5 lessons per Theme)
Every 5th Lesson is a REVIEW of skills
taught in the previous 4 lessons.
Each lesson consists of:
- 1 story or nonfiction text
- 10 vocabulary words
- A phonics/word analysis skill
- A comprehension skill
- A grammar lesson
- A writing skill
- One other “focus” skill
1 Vocabulary Quiz
1 Weekly Test
1 Spelling Test
Words introduced and the list goes home on Day 1
of the lesson.
Quiz is usually about 5 days later.
Words are discussed and reviewed during the
week in class, but should be studied at home.
The quiz is usually a matching quiz along with
questions about a selection of the words.
The questions must be answered in a complete
sentence . They must restate the question and
use proper mechanics and spelling.
Example:
Explain a time you felt frustrated.
Poor answer:
when I kept doing belly flops
Great answer: A time I felt frustrated was when
I was learning how to dive, and I kept
doing belly flops in the pool instead.
Weekly Tests consist of:
10 multiple choice comprehension questions related to the
story
An essay question related to the story (evidence will need to
be cited)
Multiple choice questions related to the comprehension,
grammar, and focus skills taught that week.
Lessons are generally taught over 5-6 days with the
weekly test given on the 5th or 6th day.
Students are required to use their books when taking the
weekly reading tests in order to facilitate the citing of
evidence used to support their answers.
Every 5th lesson is a review lesson and no vocabulary
quiz or weekly test will be given during these weeks.
Monday – Pretest**
List goes home
Monday’s HW is to write missed words from
pretest 3X each due Tuesday
Packet goes home/due Thursday
Friday -
Test
** If student scores 100% on pretest, a 100% goes in
the grade book and student is exempt from Friday’s test.
The student must still complete the packet.
The Sentence
Nouns
Pronouns
Possessives
Adjectives/Adverbs
Verbs
Mechanics
Personal Narrative
Opinion Essay
Instructions
Fictional Narrative
Friendly Letter
Descriptive Essay
Compare/Contrast
December and April
oral report presented to the class
- summarize the book/memorization encouraged
- written component
- creative component
Place Value/Rounding
Addition/Subtraction
Time/Money
Multiplication
Division
Data Collection/Interpretation
Measurement
Geometry
Fractions
Patterns
Probability
Decimals
Multiplication 2 digit by 1digit
Division with remainders
Multiply 1 digit numbers by multiples of 10 ex. 4 x 60 = 240
Generate/recognize equivalent fractions ex. 2/6 = 1/3
Express whole numbers as a fraction ex. 24/6 = 4 or 3/1 = 3
Represent fractions (including mixed numbers) on a number line
B = 3/5
Solve multi step word problems using one or more of the 4
operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
Measure to the nearest ¼ inch
Find area and perimeter of a rectangle including problems
where a side is unknown…..solve area using L x W
formula.
Interpret and create line plots
Third Grade
Rocket Math
• A research-based program which incorporates
effective practice to move students toward
automaticity with basic math facts.
• No more than two new facts and their inverses
are introduced at one time.
Key Points
Parents should…
•Use flash cards and/or the child’s oral practice “set”
sheet
Practice only facts on the oral practice sheet,
emphasizing the 3-4 “new” facts
Key Points
Parents could…
Create/purchase a set of flashcards Practice a
“cold run” of deck 2-3 times
Separate deck for mastered facts
Sequence of Subtraction Facts
Math
Criteria for Math Placement
Grades: 3 through 5
End of Book Test
ITBS: Math Concepts
ITBS: Math Problem Solving
ITBS: Math Computation
Basic Fact Test
• All students receive the same curriculum.
Social Studies
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Map Skills
Earth’s Physical Geography
Human Geography
How Communities Change Over
Time
Our Country’s History
Citizenship
Government
Our American Culture
Economics
Science
Earth Science:
Water, Weather, Rocks/Minerals, Earthquakes/
Volcanoes
Physical Science:
Properties of Matter, Changes in Matter
Force/Motion, Simple Machines, Energy
Space:
Planets, Star Patterns, Sun, Moon, Earth Movements
Bradford Woods
Annual
Science Expo
Friday, February 19, 2016
The Bradford Woods Science Expo is an opportunity for
BWE parents and other community adults to share their
knowledge and expertise in some area of science.
Topics may include physics, earth and space, biology,
technology, or any science related topic. Formal
demonstrations or informal exhibits are welcome.
Demonstrations will be for BWE students and their
families. Students will rotate through areas of interest.
Exhibits will be on display throughout the evening and may
include slide shows, experiments, hand-on activities,
lectures, visual displays, etc.
Interested parents: Expo Registration Forms will available
on the BWE web site or from your teacher. Please mark
your calendar!
NA Web
Page
Don’t Forget!
Online MATH Book –
tutorials, practice problems,
games
Online Reading book – has
a link to awesome MATH
games!!!!
Standardized Testing
2015 - 2016
Iowa Test of Basic Skills
Reading & Math Jan. 11 – Jan. 15
PSSA
ELA
Math
Apr. 11 – Apr. 15
Apr. 18 – Apr. 22
Absences
Building Procedures
Illness – Building Procedure
Day 1
Work will be saved and sent home with student the next day.
Day 2 or more
Requests prior to 10 am will be accepted to guarantee availability at 3:30 pm
Educational Trip
Assignments will be given to the best of the teacher’s ability. Due to
schedule/curricular changes additional make-up work may be required.
Days missed = days to complete
Fill Out Form for Approval
New Opportunities Available to
Third Graders
• Orchestra
• Student Leadership
• Variety Show
Orchestra
•Elective class
•Students meet twice per week:
•Ensemble – every Wednesday for 45 minutes to rehearse for concerts
- During Ensemble, orchestra students DO NOT miss any direct instruction
•Lessons – 30 minute small group lesson/will be at the same day/time each
week
- students MAY miss direct instruction during lessons and will be responsible for
making up missed work.
•Students who are not at Ensemble will be…
• Participating in enrichment/remediation activities
• Working on special projects
Thank you for sharing your child with
us at school!
• Please visit your child’s classroom
• Feel free to write your child a letter