WELCOME!

THIRD GRADE

PARENT ORIENTATION

REMEMBER REMEMBER RESPONSIBILITY!RESPONSIBILITY!• AGENDAS NEED TO BE SIGNED EVERY NIGHT!

• IMPORTANCE OF HOMEWORK & READING LOG

• TUESDAY RED FOLDERS

• TRANSPORTATION NOTES/ ABSENCE NOTES

• BLACK BOX/MONEY

• CHILDREN MAY NOT RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM TO GET HOMEWORK ONCE DISMISSED

• CHECK-OUT POLICY

• LUNCH ON THE PICNIC TABLES

FIELD TRIPS

•Look for more information to be sent home.•If you are interested in chaperoning a field trip please let your child’s teacher know when the chaperone letters go home.•Field Trips are by paid for by donations, therefore a field trip may be cancelled due to lack of funds.

•We encourage parents to contact us if you have any questions.

•The best way to contact your child’s teacher may vary. Primarily call the front office and leave a message or email

•The Nickajack web site has the email addresses of all of our third grade team

•Direct links to the 3rd grade blogs are being updated. Please contact your child’s teacher to retrieve the direct URL for now

CONTACTING YOUR

CHILD’S TEACHER

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS• PREPARING AMERICA’S STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER

• ALIGNED WITH COLLEGE AND WORK EXPECTATIONS

• INCLUDE RIGOROUS CONTENT AND APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE

THROUGH HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS (PROBLEM SOLVING AND

STRATEGIZING)

• BUILD ON STRENGTH AND LESSONS OF CURRENT STATE STANDARDS

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS• ARE INFORMED BY OTHER TOP-PERFORMING COUNTRIES, SO THAT ALL STUDENTS

ARE PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY

• COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS BUILD UPON THE STRENGTH OF CURRENT STANDARDS TO BOOST THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF AMERICAN STUDENTS, WHO FOR THE FIRST TIME WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE ACADEMIC STANDARDS SET BY TOP-PERFORMING COUNTRIES.

• FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT

WWW.COBBK12.ORG

“BACK THE JACK”WHAT DOES THE FOUNDATION FUND?

1. CURRENT EVENTS MAGAZINES

2. EDHELPER

3. ONCOURSE

4. BRAINPOP/BRAINPOP JR.

5. TUMBLE BOOK

WWW.NESFOUNDATION.COM

6. COMPUTER LAB TEACHER

7. AUGUST 22ND -SEPTEMBER 26TH

8. TEACHER GRANTS

PBIS•POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION SUPPORT

•RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, ROLE-MODELS

•BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

•ENCOURAGES POSITIVE BEHAVIOR

•TICKET/REWARD SYSTEM

•PBIS STORE

Positive thoughts + positive actions =

positive results

TESTING DATES

• COGAT (COGNITIVE ABILITIES TEST)

OCTOBER 7-9

• ITBS (IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS)

OCTOBER 10-17

•GEORGIA MILESTONE ASSESSMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CRCT) APRIL 15-24

IT WILL COMBINE READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND WRITING INTO A SINGLE MEASURE TO ALIGN TO THE STANDARDS.

Comprehensive– single program – an assessment system – not series of tests (e.g., CRCT– formative assessment tools to complement summative*Coherent– consistent expectations and rigor to position Georgia students to compete with peers nationally and internationally– consistent signal about student preparedness for the next level, be it the next grade, course, or college/career– consistent signal about student achievement both within system Consolidate– combine reading, language arts, and writing into a single measure to align to the standards

TIPS BEFORE TESTING

STUDENTS NEED:

•A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP

•A GOOD NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST

•TO BE AT SCHOOL ON TIME

ADVANCED LEARNING PROGRAMS

• AMANDA WOOD, LEAD ADVANCED LEARNING SPECIALIST• AMANDA.MILLINOR@COBBK12.OG

• DANA ZHUN, ADVANCED LEARNING SPECIALIST• DANA.ZHUN@COBBK12.ORG

• GRACE RUSSELL, ADVANCED LEARNING SPECIALIST• GRACE.RUSSELL@COBBK12.ORG

• GIFTED TESTING AND ELIGIBILITY MEETING• THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH AT 6:00 PM IN THE NES

CAFETERIA

• HTTP://WWW.COBBK12.ORG/CENTRALOFFICE/ACADEMICS/TEACHINGLEARNING/ASSESSMENT/ADVANCEDLEARNING/

• HTTP://WWW.COBBLEARNING.NET/AMWOOD/ALP-RESOURCES/

WEBSITES•FOR STUDENTS

•WWW.ROOMRECESS.COM

•BLOG LINK TO WEBSITES

•WWW.COBBLEARNING.NET/MSBLACKWELLGRADE3

•PARENT INFO:

•COBB COUNTY WEBSITE WWW.COBBK12.ORG

•NICKAJACK WEBSITE WWW.COBBK12.ORG/NICKAJACK

•TEACHER BLOGS (VARY)

•E-MAIL ADDRESSES

•MEDIA CENTER INFO

•CAFETERIA INFO

•UPCOMING EVENTS

THANKS FOR COMING!

THIRD GRADE

PARENT ORIENTATION

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