1. Mrs. Mesh – 3 rd Grade

2.  Overview of Classroom Procedures/Routines  Classroom Expectations  Curriculum Overview  Questions

3.  Homework Homework Calendar with Daily Reflection:  Passed out on Monday and turned in the next Monday with a parent signature. 20 minutes of reading Nightly math fact practice: Extra Credit Projects  Student in Spotlight  Grading  Half Hour of Power

4.  Character Counts Trustworthy, Respectful, Responsible, Fair, Caring, Good Citizen  Consequences

5.  Reading  Writing  Spelling  Math  Science  Social Studies

6.  Readers Workshop Student chosen books at reading level or whole group reading selection (fiction and non-fiction) Daily mini-lessons Daily reading and response time Individual Conferencing with teacher Small group reading time with teacher  Literature Circles

7.  Book Choice/Monitoring Comprehension/Fix- up Strategies  Story Elements  Summarize  Making Connections  Visualizing  Ask Questions  Inferring  Tracking Important Ideas (Determining Importance  Everything Fits Together (Synthesizing)

8.  Narrative Telling a story  Expository Giving Information  Non-fiction Paragraphs  Friendly Letters  Six Traits  Writing Process  Assessment

9.  Program Focus Learning spelling patterns and repeated use of core words rather than a weekly list.  Core and Priority Words Core: Words students should have mastered by the end of 3 rd grade. Priority: Words students are already responsible for spelling correctly in everyday writing  Assessment Word Test in the form of a Cloze Paragraph Skill Test (focus on a spelling pattern)

10.  Math Fact Fluency  Math Content (follows 3 rd grade GLEs) Place Value Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers Concepts of Multiplication and Division Fraction Concepts Geometry Measurement Graphing Problem Solving/Communication

11. Science  Salmon  Ecosystems  Life cycle, Variation of Inherited Characteristics  Energy & Motion  Force Makes Things Move  Forms of Energy  Goldfish  Systems  Earth and Space Science  Movement of sun and moon  Weather Patterns

12.  Social Studies Alive (TCI) Geography History/Diversity Civics Economics  Story Path: The Parade Cultural Diversity  Native Americans of North America

13. http://sharepoint.snoqualmie.k12.wa.us/ses/meshm www.k12.wa.us  Please sign up if you are interested in chaperoning the Salmon Hatchery Field Trip. October 5 th Leaving school at 10:30 Returning by 1:00pm Parents will be asked to drive  All volunteers need a form on file with copy of drivers license. Thank you for coming!