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Welcome to Third Grade’s Parent Night. General Information. If arriving before 7:35, please have your student go to the cafeteria or gym. The tardy bell rings at 7:50. It is necessary that students bring a note within 72 hours of an absence.
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General Information If arriving before 7:35, please have your student go to the cafeteria or gym. The tardy bell rings at 7:50. It is necessary that students bring a note within 72 hours of an absence. Third grade is a transition year to independence, please help us by encouraging your child to take responsibility for themselves.
The Agenda The agenda is an important tool for communication between parent and teacher. Please sign and review it each night. You may also write or attach any notes you need us to see. Teachers will use the agenda to communicate any missing assignments or behavior concerns that have occurred that day.
Science and Social Studies • Science Big Ideas • Rapid Changes to the Earth’s Surface • Identify the 8 Planets and Positions • Construct Models to Show the Relationship of the Earth, Moon, and Sun • Identify the Energy Flow in a Food Chain • Plan and Implement a Science Investigation • Social Studies Big Ideas • Purpose of Historical Documents • Scientific Breakthroughs and New Technology • Creating and Interpreting Maps • Heroes • Economics and the Free Market System
Language Arts • Writing • Personal Narrative • Expository: Explain Why • Expository: Write to Inform • Spelling and Grammar will be integrated into our writing curriculum. Students will not take a weekly spelling test. • Third Grade Reading Levels: N - P • Deeper Understanding of the Text • Establishing a Purpose for Reading • Asking Multiple Questions • Making Inferences • Summarizing • Connections to Other Texts • Monitoring Comprehension • Fix-up strategies
P - Choose a Plan What strategy will I use? U – Understand • Restate Question • I need to find… • Record Info. • I know… • **Multi-step Problems • First I need to find… - Check for Reasonableness • Did I answer the question? • My answer makes sense because… • 2. Explain to your neighbor how you got your answer. S – Solve • Use plan to solve problem. • Write a number sentence. • Check computation. • Write answer in a complete sentence. UPS Check
Reasons for Replacing Point-Based Grades with a Standards-Based System: • Grades should have meaning. • Grades should reflect whether a student has mastered the material not whether they did their homework, arrived on-time or turned in extra credit. • Grades should communicate student progress toward specific learning objectives. 4. Grades must be given for clear objectives that can be met with quality work.
Assessment Rubrics A rubric is an evaluation tool consisting of specific criteria, a measurement scale and descriptors of the characteristics for each score point. This benefits students because they will have clear goals for their work at the beginning of each unit.
Pre Assessment • Gives the teacher insight into what each student already knows about a topic. • Will be used by the teacher to make instructional decisions and to create intervention groups • Will be used by the student to set personal learning goals • Formative Assessment • Are used to determine how students are progressing towards the learning target. • Will determine when students are ready for summative assessment • Will be used by the teacher and student to create intervention groups • Examples: Exit tickets, white board work, quick checks, etc • Will contain feedback about strengths and areas to improve • Summative Assessments • Are given to assess a student’s understanding of a learning target after multiple formative assessments • Will be scored using the subject area rubric • Re-testing will occur if students have not proven mastery (earned a 3) Types of Assessments
For additional information, please visit http://www.dentonisd.org/Page/47872 Home > Departments & Programs > Elementary Curriculum > Elementary Report Cards
Goal Setting and Data Binders • Students will track their progress for: • Guided Reading Level • Reading Counts Goals • Sight Words • Multiplication Facts • Comprehension Strategies • Six Weeks Math, Science, and Social Studies Targets
Student ProgressLearning target rubrics will be used throughout the six weeks to show progress. These will be sent home in your student’s data binder.Assignments will receive feedback rather than number grades. Students will have the opportunity to make corrections and improve.
Homework Math – Homework will be linked to the current learning target. Math homework will be assigned Tuesday and Wednesday nights and will be due back the next day. Reading Log - Students will be required to read at least 60 minutes per week during the First Six Weeks. Reading logs are due on Friday.
STAAR STAAR Math – April 22 STAAR Reading – April 23