Timber Ridge Elementary School Third Grade Open House 2013

1. Shannon Reagan shannon.reagan@cobbk12.org Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolThird GradeOpen House 2013 welcome

2. Welcome to Third Grade! Our Room Parents for 2013-2014 Thank you Timber Ridge Foundation & PTA!

3. Before we begin… Who Am I Portfolio Leave a note for your child Leave your “burningquestions” on note cards

4. What our day is like… 7:40-8:008:00 – 10:00 10:00 - 10:45 10:45 – 11:45 11:46 – 12:16 12:30 – 12:50 12:55 – 2:00 2:00-2:20 Unpack, Agenda, Morning Warm Up ELA(Writing, Language Arts, Reading) Specials- Split class rotations Content- Social Studies and Science Lunch Recess Mathematics Prepare for dismissal

5. Classroom rules… Be a positive role modelAlways try your best Raise your hand and wait to be called on Respect yourself and others Keep a book in your desk

6. Reward system… Behavior Bucks and Green tickets Students will receive “Behavior Bucks” for appropriate behavior and for their classroom job. The class is allowed to go to the ‘store’ and buy prizes about twice a month on Fridays. Students may save their behavior bucks for later.

7. Reward system…Marble Incentive Every time the class receives a compliment, a marble will be added to the jar. When our vase is full, the class will vote and schedule a celebration of their choice.

8. Be a Star! • Everyone starts each day on 3 (ready to learn) • Opportunities to move up to a 4 (way to go!) or a 5 (outstanding effort) Opportunities to move down to a 2 (make better choices please) or a 1 (teacher choice/ note home to parent/ problem solving sheet)

9. Reward system…Golden Ticket Incentive Golden tickets are given out by the cafeteria monitors. Mr. Hill counts tickets earned by grade level for… TheGolden PlateAward Students will vote to select a celebration. Winner holds the plate for one month.

10. Rewards & Consequences… Intrinsic Vs. Extrinsic

11. What will your child learn this year? Math Reading Writing Science Social Studies Health Curriculum… http://picasso.cobbk12.org/ https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/default.aspx

12. What will your child learn this year? The CCSS in a Nutshell Emphasize much higher level comprehension skills than previous standards Place equal weight on reading and on writing Emphasize reading complex texts Has a clear design with central goals and high standards Convey that intellectual growth occurs through time, across years, and across disciplines Call for proficiency, complexity, and independence Support cross-curricular literacy teaching Curriculum…

13. CCGPS – Common Core Standards • Math Focus Areas Include: • Place value: rounding/estimating • Addition and Subtraction: • properties/mental math/strategies • Multiplication and Division:properties/models/relationships • Fractions: Relative sizes and equal shares • Measurement: Time/Length/Perimeter/Area/ Volume/Data • Geometry: Shapes/Attributes Curriculum…Math

14. CCGPS – Common Core Standards • Math CC Includes: • Precision with math operations • Reasoning and explaining the process • Modeling and using tools • Student conversation and explanations Curriculum…Math

15. CCGPS – Common Core Standards • Reading Primary Focus Areas: Literary Text & Informational Text 50/50 Curriculum…Reading

16. CCGPS – Common Core Standards • Reading CC Includes: • Turn and talk time • Independent reading and discussion • Text selection • Integration of science and social studies into reading • Reading of non-fiction • Finding evidence in the text Curriculum…Reading

17. CCGPS – Common Core Standards • Writing primary focus areas areOpinion & Informative/Explanatory • Each 9 Week Period Includes: • 2 opinion or informative/explanatory pieces1-2 short research connections1-2 narratives detailing a real or imagined experience • Routine writing (summaries, writing-to-learn tasks, response to a short text or an open-ended question) Curriculum…Writing

18. CCGPS – Common Core Standards • Writing CC Includes: • Dedicated time for writing • Teachers modeling writing • 6 traits vocabulary • Teacher/student conferencing • Writing across the curriculum Curriculum…Writing

19. GPS – Georgia Performance Standards • Science primary focus areas: • Rocks and Minerals • Fossils • Soils • Habitats and Organisms • Magnets • Heat • Conservation & Recycling Curriculum…Science

20. GPS – Georgia Performance Standards • Social Studies primary focus areas: • Roots of Our Democracy - Ancient Greece • Government • Biographies - Paul Revere (independence), Frederick Douglass (civil rights), Susan B. Anthony (women's rights), Mary McLeod Bethune (education), Franklin D. Roosevelt(New Deal and World War II), Eleanor Roosevelt (United Nations and Human Rights), Thurgood Marshall (civil rights), Lyndon B. Johnson (Great Society and voting rights), and Cesar Chavez (workers' rights.) • Geography (related) • Economics Curriculum…Social Studies

21. GPS – Georgia Performance Standards • Health primary focus areas: • Conflict Resolution • Character Education*** • Taking care of yourself Curriculum…Health

22. Interactive Notebooks • Science, Social Studies, ELA, and Math • Taken home once a month, reviewed together, signed by parents, and returned to school the next day

23. Character Education • To support Caught with Character and teach our students how to be thoughtful and productive participants in our classroom and in our school. • In classroom study and nominations of peers • When students exhibit character qualities, they can be nominated by their peers or by me. • Character Strengths Survey

24. Character Education • Implementing a new character program in the classroom • Understanding the purpose of character ed. • Student nomination of peers • Earning badges for exhibiting positive character traits • Using positive character traits everyday

25. Standards drive instruction. • Cobb County's curriculum is based on the Common Core & GPS. • The students are assessed on math, reading, writing, science and social studies. • CRCT – Reading in 3rd CRCT Spring 2014

26. Students will read the test by themselves this year! • Students will bubble on a separate bubble sheet! • Good test taking skills are important • https://www.georgiaoas.org • http://www.skillstutor.com • Passwords will be in planner/agenda CRCT Spring 2014

27. Set aside a time to complete and check homework. • Structured homework time if possible • Complete homework in the same location with supplies at hand • Partner read with your child and ask good questions. • Help them finish books! • Go to the library often! • Minimize TV and video game times • Support the 20+ minutes per day readingplan. • Ask for additional help. Help and homework

28. Conferences - I will set up conferences with all parents - regular conferences are in October. • Please email if you would like a conference before October! Odds and ends…

29. If you would like to bring in a birthday treat, please let me know! You may bring a pre-cut snack: • Send it in at… • Regular snack time - 9:30 am • During our regularly scheduled lunch • Store merchandise – very important to keep the class store stocked  • We always need pretzels/goldfish!!!! Odds and ends…

30. I look forward to working with you and your child. Thank you! Shannon Reagan Shannon.Reagan@cobbk12.org