Welcome to

Back to School Night

3rd Grade

Mrs. McGivern

Dear Third Grade Parents,

• I welcome you and your child to the third grade at Countryside School. This presentation will provide an overview of the upcoming year and answer questions you may have.

Math

• Emphasis will be on developing student’s ability to use math problem solving processes and on developing students’ math facts, skills, and concepts.

• We will be covering place value, time & money, number sense, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, measurement, geometry, patterns, and problem solving.

• Rocket Math

Reading• Students will be taught to be active readers by

using skills and strategies throughout the reading process. We will be reading a variety of genres within leveled books, magazine articles, short stories, as well as novels.

• Reading Instruction: Primarily through guided reading groups (your child’s instructional level), shared reading and literacy blocks.

• Making Meaning, Daily 5 and Interactive Read Aloud

Language

• Being a Writer

• Handwriting Without Tears

• Word Wisdom (Vocabulary)

Science

• Metric weights and measurements

• Space; our solar system and our moon

• Life Structures: Plants and Animals

• Simple Machines/Inventions and Inventors

• Force and Motion

Social Studies

• Geography (Map Skills and Globes)

• History of Illinois

• History of Chicago

• History of the Barrington area

Specials

• Music: 1x a week/50 minutes

• Art: 1x a week/50 minutes

• Library: 1x a week/50 minutes

• PE: 2x a week/50 minutes – 1x per week 25 minutes

• Computers: 3x a week/25minutes

Communication

• Daily Take-Home Folders

• Weekly Folders

• Email/Phone

• Newsletters-weekly

• Assignment notebooks/planner (teacher and parent initial each night)

• Teacher webpage

Homework

• All homework is due the following day unless specified.

• 30-40 minutes per night including self-selected reading and studying math facts.

• All homework assignments will be recorded in the daily assignment notebook. Please initial the book daily.

Field Trips

• There will be several field trips throughout the year that will support our school curriculum.

• Parents will have the opportunity to sign up to chaperone class field trips. Room moms will contact those individuals who have volunteered.

3rd grade testing

• CogAts (Fall)

• MAPS (math and reading- Fall, Winter, and Spring)

• ISATs (Spring)

ISAT

• ISAT testing will take place during the Spring

• Students will be tested on the following:– Reading – Math

RtIResponse to Intervention

• Students who do not meet grade level benchmarks in reading for fall, winter, and spring will be receiving additional support through means of reading interventions.

• Interventions will be given by our classroom assistants, classroom teachers, speech pathologists, reading resource, diagnostician, gifted teacher, etc.

• You will be notified in writing if your child qualifies for additional support.

Progress Monitoring

• Students who receive interventions will be progress monitored weekly to ensure they are making progress and that the intervention is working.

Positive Behavior Mission

• Be respectful, be responsible, be safe

• Direct instruction by teachers and staff members

• Clear, In-The Moment Reminders and modeling of expectations

• Frequent recognition –Countryside “PAWS” and Monthly Celebrations

Thank You!!!

• Take with you any hand-outs or materials that your child’s teacher left on their desk.

• If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me by email or phone.

• Email – smcgivern@barrington220.org