Post on 14-Jan-2016
Back to School Night Back to School Night 20132013
Back to School Night Back to School Night 20132013
Welcome Parents!Welcome Parents!Room 14 Room 14
Mrs. CarrollMrs. Carroll
A Little About Me…
Shining Brighter Every Day
Language Arts• Philosophy: Balanced Literacy
Language Arts
Reading Components:• Strategies that Work• Making Meaning
Shared ReadingModeled ReadingGuided ReadingIndependent Reading
Language Arts
• Writing Components:• Writing Workshop (Being a Writer)
Mentor TextsModeled WritingGuided WritingIndependent WritingWord Study
Go Math! Concepts for 3rd Grade:
•Addition and Subtraction within 1,000•Represent and Interpret Data•Understand Multiplication•Multiplication Facts and Strategies•Understand Division•Division Facts and Strategies•Understand Fractions•Compare Fractions•Time, Length, Liquid Volume and Mass•Perimeter and Area•Two-Dimensional Shapes•By the end of Gr. 3, students must know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.
Changes to Expect in the New Go Math! Program
•more exploration of concepts BEFORE learning the steps to solve problems• more hands-on activities• higher expectation of student problem solving• more higher-level thinking required• expected to explain their thinking when solving problems• more real-life applications of concepts deeper level of understanding• more online opportunities for reteach, enrichment, and/or practice • tests are all word problems• spiral review on practice workbook pages
Math Meeting• October 15th 2:00 APR Central
School• October 17th 7:00pm Woodland
School
Social Studies• Topics
– Communities– Native American Communities– Jamestown– Pioneers – Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark– Economics– Local, State and National Government
Science
• UnitsPlant Growth and DevelopmentRocks and Minerals
Chemical Tests
NJASK3• New Jersey Assessment of Skills
and Knowledge• Language Arts/Math• State assessment• May• Study groups
Classroom Procedures•Expectations: STARSStrive to do your best dailyTreat others the way you want to be treatedAlways show others kindnessRespect yourself, others, and your environmentStay in control•Homework– Usually 4 nights/week– Read for at least 15 minutes– Sign planner every night after homework
is completed
• Friday Folders• Tests and quizzes• Parent/teacher communication:
– Note in planner– Voicemail– Email– My webpage
• Birthday Celebrations
Classroom Procedures
Class Webpage• http://www.warrentboe.org/
A Word From Our Homeroom Parents
Look Around the Room!• Front Table
– November conference sign ups– Party Sign-ups– Strategic Plan Brochure– District Survey
• Children’s work– GLYPH– All About Me Balloons– Good Morning Letter
Thank you for coming!
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