Welcome to Third Grade Curriculum Night

1. Welcome to Third Grade Curriculum Night

2. Please Check Out Our Webpage! http://burroughs.mpls.k12.mn.us/Third_Grade.html

3. Typical Day's Schedule 9:10-9:30 Morning Work 9:30-10:50 Word Study/Skills Mastery 10:50-11:15 Math 11:20-12:15 Specialists 12:20-12:50 Lunch/Recess- Room 346 & 348 12:25-12:55 Lunch/Recess- Room 351 & 353 12:30-1:00 Lunch/Recess- Room 357 1:00-2:45 Literacy Block 2:45-3:20 Science/Social Studies 3:20-3:35 Wrap-up

4. Talent Development

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7. What is talent development? Vision: • All students recognize and develop their talents as a result of appropriately challenging enrichment and advanced-level learning opportunities.

8. Tenets of talent development • opportunities for all children to develop and demonstrate advanced learning behaviors, including children from groups underrepresented in advanced programs. • building the capacity of MPS teachers, leaders and families to recognize, nurture and accelerate talent development.

9. Levels of Service

10. What we are currently doing? What does talent development look like? • Accelerated curriculum • Project opportunities • Grouping by ability • Curricular resources • Differentiated instruction • Mentorship • Service projects • Accelerated math program • Neighborhood guides, science projects & more • M-cubed, Engineering in the classroom • Guided reading groups, spelling groups

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13. Reading Curriculum The 7 Habits of Great Readers See Themselves as Readers Make Sense of Text Use What They Know Understand How Stories Work Read to Learn Monitor and Organize Ideas and Information Think Critically About Books

14. Reading and Writing Resources Good Habits Great Readers Classroom/Book Bridge Leveled Libraries Words Their Way Lucy Calkins Units of Study

15. Writing Curriculum Writing Workshop Assignments *A personal narrative *Writing instructions *A creative story *Research writing *A detailed description *A persuasive essay

16. Reading and Writing Curriculum • Raising Fluent and Frequent Readers • Different opportunities for developing independent readers • Reading Logs • Independent reading time in the classroom modeling the importance of “just right” reading. • Sharing Book Reports in reading class • Literature appreciation • Author Study

17. Reading and Writing Curriculum • Formative Assessments in Reading and Writing • Fountas and Pinnell reading level assessment • M.A.P. (Measure of Academic Progress) • Running Records • Reading Logs

18. Singapore Procedural vs. Conceptual

19. Singapore How did you get that answer? Can you show me a different way to get that same answer?

20. Mathematics- • Place Value and Addition and Subtraction • Measurement • Multiplication

21. Mathematics- • Data Analysis • Geometry • Fractions

22. Mathematics- • Multiplication • Algebra • Probability

23. Math Resources • Singapore Math • Sprints • Challenge word problems • M3 (Mentoring Mathematical Minds) • 3rd grade web page • Investigations

24. Math Grouping We will be looking at three different assessments to determine groups. Spring M.A.P. tests (2nd grade) Fall M.A.P. tests (3rd grade) The Singapore Math Placement test 4. Chapter 1 Singapore Math unit test Once the four assessments have been completed, we will sit down and get individual averages for all third graders. We will then list the students in order according to their average and establish groups.

25. Math Grouping Mr. Kilibarda and Mr. Wilkinson will be teaching the students who average the highest on the three assessments. (Tier 3) Mr. Moen will be teaching the students after that group. (Tier 2) Mr. Kroening and Ms. Spooner will be teaching the group of students who place after that. (Tier 1) These classes will start on October 8th.

26. Social Studies Alive!Our Communities and Beyond

27. Social Studies • The City of Minneapolis • How Communities Form and Work • Skills: Timelines, Maps, Land Forms • Neighborhood Guides • Current Events • Mill City Museum and le Tour de Minneapolis • Elections

28. Physics of Sound Human Body The Science Units: Ideas and Inventions Structures of Life http://www.fossweb.com/

29. Science Unit Dates • Structures of Life: Sept. - Nov. • Sun, Moon & Stars Nov. –Jan. • Matter and Energy: Jan. - Mar. • Physics of Sound/Sound Engineering Jan.-May

30. Field Trips Week on Wheels September 10-14 Mill City Museum and Tour de Mpls September 19 and 20 Mr. Kilibarda and Mr. Kroening - Mill City 19th and the tour on the 20th. Mr. Moen and Ms. Spooner - Tour on the 19th and Mill City on the 20th. Mr. Wilkinson’s class will be split in half. Please check the list to find out the dates.

31. Field Trips Pedal, Paddle, Fish October 3- Mr. Moen October 4- Mr. Spooner October 5- Mr. Wilkinson October 6- Mr. Kroening October 7- Mr. Kilibarda Orchestra Hall TBD Buckwheat Zydeco(Ordway) February

32. Field Trips Voyaguer Environmental Camp May 29-May 31 Mr. Moen, Mr. Kroening (29, 30) Mr. Kilibarda, Mr. Wilkinsonand Ms. Spooner(30, 31) *All parents interested in volunteering in the classroom or chaperoning a field trip(s) must watch the video and fill out the district form. *Additional background check is needed for the overnight camping trip.

33. Guest Speakers Orchestra player from the Minnesota Orchestra Farmer Nelson and “Perfect the Pig” Steve Johnson-Retired Science Teacher BRAVO Midwest Food Connection

34. What parents can do • Talk about your child’s day at school. . • Help your child complete the family homework. • Visit our school. • Come to conferences, P.T.A. Meetings, and • other school-related events. • Volunteer for classroom and school-wide activities. • Encourage authentic writing. • (letters, thank you, pen pals, stories…) • Read, read, read! • Check our web page(s) and your child’s backpack!

35. Email - Chad.Wilkinson@mpls.K12.mn.us Celeste.Spooner@mpls.K12.mn.us Daniel.Kilibarda@mpls.K12.mn.us Greg.Kroening@mpls.K12.mn.us Greg.Moen@mpls.K12.mn.us