3 rd Grade Curriculum Night
Social Curriculum • The Responsive Classroom (RC) • The RC approach to teaching and learning fosters safe, challenging, and joyful elementary school classrooms and schools. Developed by classroom teachers, this approach consists of pracCcal strategies for bringing together social and academic learning through out the school day.
Components of Responsive Classroom • Morning MeeCng – Speaking and Listening – Building community – Having fun – IncorporaCng mini lessons such as weather, Language Arts, Math or other subjects into our Morning Message • Rules and Logical Consequences • Guided Discovery (how to use our class supplies) • Academic Choice (individual choice in projects and learning) • Classroom OrganizaCon (how the teacher displays supplies) • Parents and Teachers Working Together (partnership)
Building our Social EmoConal Intelligences • CARES – CooperaCon, AsserCon, Responsibility, Empathy, Self-Control • Good CiCzenship • Problem Solvers • PosiCve Time Out • Brain Gym/Breaks – gaining self regulaCon • Rules with Logical Consequences
Resources • In all subjects we follow the Common Core State Standards. We use various texts including research-based programs, community outreach programs and professionals in the field of educaCon as resourcesIf you are interested in reading the Common Core Standards (the subjects and skills we'll cover this year) you can find more informaCon at: hYp://www.corestandards.org/ • We believe that children learn best when they are invested in their learning. By creaCng collaboraCve experiences students are driven to succeed and work to the best of their ability. We uClize our community resources such as: – Felix Neck, Trustees of ReservaCon, The MV Museum, MV Habitat, Polly Hill Arboretum, Wampanoag Tribal Council, Plimoth PlantaCon, The Boston Ships and Tea Party Museum and more!
A CollaboraCve Team • Summer DeSouza and Kim Tharp • Alicia Knight and Robin Davies • Specialists: Providing support in and out of the classroom. – Reading: Connie Leuenberger – Math: Ellen Wannamaker – Special EducaCon: Laurie Periera – English as a Second Language: Karyn Borello, Rachel Sellars and Debora Grant – Garden: Melinda DeFeo
MATH • Go Math – Edgartown School’s new math series • ZEARN – web based lessons and pracCce • DREAMBOX at school and at home: hYp://www.dreambox.com • Supplemental programs: – Kathy Richardson – Cathy Fosnot
LANGUAGE ARTS • Making Meaning: Students focus on teaching reading strategies. They engage in discussions about literature and have Cme to read independently to pracCce skills to gain comprehension. This program also has a vocabulary component. • Words Their Way: Assessing and learning word paYerns. • Grammar Usage: Lessons to target grammar skills. • WriCng: We focus on fluency, organizaCon and clear, complete and correct responses to literature. We target specific mechanics as needed and in isolaCon. We’ll write narraCves, opinion and informaConal pieces this year. • HandwriCng pracCce. • READ AT HOME EVERY NIGHT! If this is a challenge, students can always do www.lexia.com or you can read aloud to them.
Science • PracCce the cycle of QuesConing, Designing, CreaCng, TesCng, EvaluaCng, Researching, and CollaboraCng. • STEAM – (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and MathemaCcs) • Support and Teaching through our community resources: – MV Habitat – Polly Hill – Felix Neck – Trustees of ReservaCon – Gardening with Melinda • Topics: – Pond Life – Water Cycle – Weather – Habitats
Social Studies • Topics of study: – Wampanoags – Pilgrims/Puritans/Colonists – Events leading up to the American RevoluCon • Projects: – 1620’s Museum (Nov. 21 st ) • Projects to be completed at home – Biography Tea (June) • Field Trips: CORI every year! – Plimoth PlantaCon (Nov. 1st ) – Boston Ships and Tea Party Museum (June)
HOMEWORK • PHILOSOPHY: – Homework is an extension of the learning that has taken place in class. Homework should take approximately 30 minutes. We don’t want students to spend more than 40 minutes each night on homework! This includes the required 15-20 minutes of reading to be done nightly as well as a math skills page or website. Students can access Dreambox or Zearn at home. – SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD AT HOME • Create an area that is quiet, well lit and free of distracCons. • Children should be reading EVERY night! • Bring homework folder to and from school daily! • Don’t correct their work, encourage them and send a message to your child’s teacher if you’re concerned. “Incorrect” answers are ok with us.
CELEBRATIONS • In accordance with our school’s wellness policy we do not celebrate birthdays and other holidays with cake, cookies and sweets. • Please contact your teacher 24 hours prior to sending in a snack for a celebraCon. • Birthday Party InvitaCons: Only send them in if there is one for everyone or you’re inviCng all boys or all girls in the class. Otherwise feelings get hurt.
How To Reach Us • EMAIL – we check this daily! • Beware of leaving phone messages – call the office. STAY IN THE LOOP! • Check our school website • Check our class webpage - we update them weekly with announcements, important dates and other perCnent informaCon.
THANK YOU FOR COMING! Visit your child’s classroom before you leave
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