Transcript 2013 2014 curriculum night

Two Sculptors
I dreamed I saw a studio
And when at last, their task was done,
And watched two sculptors there.
They were proud of what they had wrought.
The clay they used was a child’s mind
For the things they had molded into the child
And they fashioned it with care.
Could neither be sold nor bought.
One was a teacher-the tools he used
And each agreed they would have failed
Were books, music, and art.
If either had worked alone.
The other, a parent, worked with a guiding hand,
For behind the parent stood the school
And a gentle, loving heart.
And behind the teacher , the home.
Day after day, the teacher toiled with a touch
That was careful, deft, and sure,
While the parent labored by his side
And polished and smoothed in o’er
Third Grade Curriculum
Kim Brustman
Craig Cusson
Donna DiGregorio
Christine Salzano
Reader’s Workshop
• Units of Study
 Building a Reader’s Life
 Characters in Meaning
 Book Series
 Nonfiction Reading
 Mysteries
 Biographies
 Social Issues
 Informational Reading
• Framework of workshop:
 Read Aloud
 Mini-Lesson
 Conferring with individual students
 Mid–workshop interruption
 More conferring with individual students and/or
Strategy groups
 Share out
What are the Expectations…
• Focus is for students to be reading at their
Independent Level.
• Students will be reading independently for an
extended period of time.
• Students will be involved in partner relationships,
book talk groups, and whole class share times about
books they are reading.
• Students will be giving book recommendations.
• Students will be expected to respond to text in many
forms including Post-it notes, written responses in
their Reader’s Notebooks, and Response Letters.
•
Students are responsible for completing reading logs
to track their reading progress.
Math
• Common Core Curriculum.
 Multiplication/Division
 Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction
 2D Geometry
 Fractions
 Measurement and Data
 Area and Perimeter
• Students will demonstrate the ability to use
mathematical practices as defined in the
Common Core
Mathematical Practices
• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
• Reason abstractly and quantitatively
• Construct viable arguments, critique the reasoning of
others
• Model
• Use appropriate tools strategically
• Attend to precision
• Look for and make use of structure
• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
• It is important for students to know all their facts
• Primary Resources: Scott Foresman, Investigations, and
Common Core Math Sites.
Writer’s Workshop
• Writer’s Workshop model similar to our
Reader’s Workshop.
 Mini Lesson (Focus Skill)
 Writing Practice
 Small Groups and Conferences
 Share
• The genres we will cover in writing are:
 Narrative
 Informational
 Opinion
• These are some of the tools we will use…
 Writer’ s Notebook
 Celebration for Published Pieces
 Mentor Text
Science
 Students will use multiple resources, and conduct
experiments to empower them with confidence
so that they utilize skills needed to access,
understand, evaluate, and apply information
Units we will cover:
Recycling
Changes in Matter
Rocks and Minerals
Animal Studies and Habitats
Healthy Habits
Some Animals You Will Become
Familiar With…
Social Studies
 Students will expand content knowledge using
biographies, Time for Kids, and Discovery
Education. They will engage in projects to develop
literacy, inquiry and research skills necessary to
analyze, evaluate, and present ideas.
Units we will study:
 Communities
 Map Skills
 Government
 History of Killingworth
Homework
• Homework will consist of the following:
 Math Fact Practice (5-10 minutes) and an
occasional story problem/application
 Daily reading at the student’s independent level.
 Reading Log of time and pages read
 1 Weekly Response
 Weekly Spelling Activities (3 in total)
• Students will have an assignment book to fill in
each day. It is their responsibility to bring
homework back to school each day.
• Students have a designated Home/School
Folder
A Day in the Life of a Third Grader
• Word Study
• Reader’s Workshop
• Read Aloud/ Snack
• Writer’s Workshop
•Reading Support
•Math Support
•Enrichment
•LA Support
• Special
•Special Education
• Math Workshop
• Language Support
• Lunch/Recess
• Science/Social Studies
• Independent study
Behavior Management
• Class Social Contract
• Class marble jars of the Pillars of CharacterBucket Filler
My Web Page
 I will post information about upcoming events,
specials, class newsletters, and links to web sites
on my web page.
 To access my web page go to rsd17.org
Click on Killingworth: Teacher Web Pages
Select my name – Online Classroom