CURRICULUM NIGHT Mrs. Snyder’s 3 rd Grade~Snoqualmie Elementary Snoqualmie Elementary’s Mission: “Working together to provide a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment which inspires creativity, academic excellence, and enthusiasm for learning.”

Orange Ruler Fun Run!  Thursday, October 13!  Classroom Goal: $1,   Field Trips  Library Books  Field Day  Science Projects  Art Program  Family Fun Nights  Teacher Grants  Technology When is it? What is our goal?What does it pay for?

About Mrs. Snyder… Brian! Chloe! Travel UW Hiking Teaching Reading Coffee

Curriculum Night Overview  Snapshot of Common Core…Common Core Reading Writing Math Science  Home Support A word about homework… Stay Informed Foster Positive Attitude  Classroom Volunteers

Content Area - Reading  Expectations:  Students will continue fluency progress with more difficult texts. (123 wpm)  Use knowledge of text and language to: ask questions, compare/contrast, infer, determine importance, and summarize.  Students will use evidence from text to support their thinking.  Instruction:  Focus Lessons Target comprehension strategies  Readers’ Workshop Independent reading, building fluency, putting comprehension strategies into practice, Book Clubs (small groups)  Students spend large chunks of time reading and working with text at their INDEPENDENT LEVEL!

Content Area – Writing  Focus on Narrative, Informational, and Opinion genres  Paragraph with supporting details  Vocabulary/Word Origins  Conventions/grammar  Writer’s Workshop Model  Writing Process  Focus Lessons (teacher modeled writing)  Conferences  Sharing  Writing Process  Writing Journal Expectations : Instruction :

Content Area - Math  Expectations:  Automaticity in addition, subtraction, multiplication and place value  Multiplication/Division  Fractions  Geometry  Measurement (time, perimeter, area, weight, capacity)  Reasoning, problem-solving communication  Instruction:  enVision MATH – procedure + understanding  Math Facts!  Whole Group Instruction  Small Group Instruction Other students engaged in content related centers, skills-practice, or enrichment

Content Area – Science  Students will make inferences, predictions, and conclusions about their observations.  Students will develop an understanding of systems.  Fall = Salmon and Habitats  Winter = Energy; force and motion  Spring = Sand/Shoreline Investigations  Year-long = Shadows & Weather  Skills:  Analyzing  Quantifying observations  Investigative (Scientific) Process Expectations : Instruction :

A word about homework… Technology Responsibility Stay Informed Foster Positive Attitude Home Support

A word about homework… Homework should NOT be a source of frustration, despair, or heartache for YOU or your child! Homework should NOT be a source of frustration, despair, or heartache for YOU or your child!

Technology Responsibility!  Close to 1:1 – student to device ratio  Reading/Math Practice  Writing Publishing  Science/Social Studies Research  Assessments  Please emphasize RESPONSIBILITY.

Home Support – Stay Informed!  Tablets/Devices from home  Reading, math, science  Bi-Monthly Newsletters  ed and on Website  Binders / Agendas  Organizational tool  Classroom Website  Regular updates  Helpful links   Chief source of communication

Foster a Positive Attitude About School!  Reinforce Importance School night routine Homework On-time arrival Attendance  Stay Connected Check binder / agenda Praise growth Voice concerns

Classroom Volunteers  At School Literacy Helpers Math Helpers Prep work / Correcting Special Events – PTSA Events Classroom celebrations – Harvest, Holiday, Valentine’s Day  At Home Occasional prep work  Field Trips  Issaquah Salmon Hatchery – October 31 st !  Seattle Children’s Theater – November 16 th !  Edmonds Beach – May/June

Questions? Classroom 6:25 & 7:00 PTSA General Meeting – 7:30 pm in the Gym Thanks for being here! Please take some time to look around the classroom before you leave. We’ve been busy in third grade!