A W Cox Elementary School Third Grade Welcome

A. W. Cox Elementary School Third Grade Welcome to Back To School Night! September 12, 2013 www. guilford. k 12. ct. us

Professional Learning Community Meet the Third Grade Team: § Mrs. Arabolos – Room 9 • • (203) 453 -5291 x 109 • arabolosj@guilford. k 12. ct. us § Mr. Mascola – Room 6 • (203) 453 -5291 x 106 • mascolav@guilford. k 12. ct. us § Mrs. Johnson – Room 21 • (203) 453 -5291 x 121 • johnsonc@guilford. k 12. ct. us • Mrs. Hartford – Room 10 • (203) 453 -5291 x 110 • hartforda@guilford. k 12. ct. us Mrs. Guarnieri – Room 5 • (203) 453 -5291 x 105 • guarnierimary@guilford. k 12. ct. us

Clear Expectations § Arrival Time • 8: 50 a. m. • Marked tardy after 9: 05 § § Independence Organization - Planners Responsibility Accountable Talk • Classroom behavior and appropriate dialogue

A Day in the Life… § § § § § Morning - Independent Activities Morning Meeting Writer’s Workshop Math Block Specials/Spanish – 3 x per week Recess/lunch Reader’s Workshop Science and Social Studies End of day (organize homework, pack-up, planners, etc. )

Teaching Model (PLC) § PLC – Professional Learning Community • Extensive collaboration § Flexible groupings – class rotations • Target specific content areas • Students become more comfortable with entire team • Groups change throughout year

Language Arts § Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop § Units of study: § Personal narratives § Memoirs § Ocean Animals – Nonfiction research/writing § Digital writing § Opinion writing § Literary essays

Revised Math Curriculum § 7 units of study: • • Unit 1 – Multiplication and division with factors of 2 -5, 10 Unit 2 – Problem solving with mass, time, and capacity Unit 3 – Multiplication and division with factors of 6 -9 Unit 4 – Multiplication and area Unit 5 – Fractions as numbers on a number line Unit 6 – Collecting and displaying data Unit 7 – Quadrilaterals and more challenging word problems § Everyday Math – Materials and home-links will be used as resources throughout the year • http: //everydaymath. uchicago. edu

Revised Math Curriculum § Fact Fluency –Skill practice, district assessments § Great online resources such as multiplication. com, aplusmath. com, internet 4 classrooms. com, xtramath. com, and funbrain. com § Daily fact practice (+, -, x, ÷) essential to third grade skill development! 5 minutes a day is all it takes!

Science § Scientific Method – Guided discovery • Very hands-on, inquiry-based § § § Measurement Habitats Rocks and Minerals Conservation/recycling http: //www. fossweb. com FOSS Kit

Social Studies Topics to be covered: § States § Native Americans • Hold the date: § Tuesday, 11/26 is Native American Day! § Volunteer sign up available for craft stations

*Field Trips Fall: § Bushy Hill – Native American study • Mark your calendars – Tuesday, 10/8 § Mystic Aquarium – Culmination of ocean animal unit • Tentative Date: Monday, 12/9 Spring: § TBD *Dates and additional information forthcoming

Important Reminders § Dismissal Notes – Any deviations to daily plan § Lunch Money - Please provide in sealed bag/envelope labeled w/ child’s name § Volunteers – Please contact your child’s teacher • You must be ‘Helping Hands’ trained to volunteer in the classroom and on field trips § March testing schedule TBD • Change in testing format § Traditional CMT being replaced • Early to mid-March?

JThanks Thank you for attending Back to School Night and for your continued support!

Curriculum § For more information… www. guilford. k 12. ct. us/district_infor mation/curriculum/index. php