1. Thank you for being here tonight!
Welcome to 3rd Grade
Thank you for being here tonight!
Please read your child's note to you and then feel free to write a note back in their journal. The parent survey can be left with me tonight or sent back at your convenience.

2. ~ The parent survey is very important
~ The parent survey is very important. You know your child better than anyone. Let's work together with your child on goals that will make them successful in life. Feel free to use the back if you need more space. ~ Please confirm that you give me permission to share your address with our Room Moms as they communicate different needs and information from the PTO. **I have an immediate collating job if you're available.

3. Home Town: Novato, California ~ Kennesaw State University, B. S
Home Town: Novato, California ~ Kennesaw State University, B.S. Elementary Education ~ Teaching and studying at Westhill Institute, Mexico City ~ Student Teaching at Chestatee Elementary, Forsyth County ~ Six years in 2nd Grade, one year in 4th Grade, and fifth year in 3rd Grade at Shiloh Point Elementary
~ Please invite me to your child's extra-curricular events.

4. Contact Information: Remind 101 Texts – Be sure to sign up by sending a text to with the message (class

5. Tonight’s Agenda Nuts & Bolts Our Daily Schedule Conduct Card Homework
itsLearning
3rd Grade Curriculum
Forsyth County Grading and Reporting

6. Lunch - If you come to eat with your child at lunch, please meet us down at the cafeteria door. There is a table on the stage where you may eat with your child :10 – 12: Table 9
**Any day you agree with your child on is Ice Cream Day. ($1)
You can block (in the cafeteria) purchasing extras.
**Technology has to be brought with your child. It cannot be dropped off throughout the day.
Transportation - All changes in transportation must be received in a written note. , faxes, and phone calls are not accepted.
It is very important to have the child’s full name, address and car rider number on the note.

7. Birthdays! Your child’s birthday is a very special day!
Please consider non-food items to share with the class due to many severe allergies.
Students with summer birthdays may choose any school day in May to celebrate their birthday!

8. Snacks/ Water Bottles
If you send a snack with your child, please be sure it is a HEALTHY one.
Water bottles are allowed - no other drinks (juice, Gatorade, etc.) in the classroom please.

9. Click Here to View Technology Agreement
Our class is a BYOT classroom – students are not required to bring in a device, but strongly encouraged.
Please ensure your child’s device is appropriately “cleaned-up” before sending it to school. Delete pictures, website history, etc. if they are not appropriate for your child to share.
Reminder – Please do not text or call your child during school hours.
Click Here to View Technology Agreement

10. Our Daily Schedule 7:10 – 7:40 Arrival: Morning Work Rotations
7:40 – 7:50 Morning News
7:50 – 8:00 Class Meeting
8:00 – 9:15 Reading Workshop with Social Studies/Science
9:20 – 10:00 Specials
10:00 – 10: Writing Intro
10:20 – 10:45 Recess
10:45 – 12: Math Workshop
12:10 – 12: Lunch – Table #9
12:45 – 1: Writing Workshop
1:25 – 2: RTI
2:05 – 2: Pack-Up/Clean Room
2: Dismissal

11. Communication Conduct Card Folder – Sent home every Friday
Homework is posted on itsLearning.
Important dates and information will be ed on Mondays and blog post updated with pictures, topics for instruction, etc.
Conduct Card Folder – Sent home every Friday
1. School handouts/information
2. Conduct Card – please sign and return on Monday

12. Student Responsibilities
~ Following directions the first time and the Zero Rule
(doing what you already know to do)
~ Demonstrating independence
~ Produce & evaluate quality work
~ Show responsibility for work and assessing quality
~ Listen & Communicate appropriately, respect
Click Here to View Conduct Card

13. Homework Read 20 Minutes – Every Night
myOn, Studies Weekly, library books
Math Pracitce (envision review/homework lesson, skill focused game, prodigygame, MobyMax)
On-Line Math Homework/Videos – Available for Each Lesson
No homework on Fridays!!

14. itsLearning Click Here for itsLearning
Use Parent Portal log-in. If you do not have an account, please see Laurie Tuttle tonight.

15. SPES Mission
("a home for the mind, body and spirit")
*BOTB, 100 Mile Club, GoNoodle & Mindsets
Passion Monday Specials and Passion Groups)
Specials' Schedule - A & B week rotation
Classroom Management - Conduct Cards & Win A Spin on Fridays
Field Trips
Volunteers for projects & Mystery Readers

16. Parent Resources and Links
itsLearning
Classlink
Parent Portal
MyPaymentPlus
(lunch, trips, spirit wear shirts, etc.)
 FCS Meal Prices
 MENUS
CURRICULUM RESOURCES
EnVision Support  (Pearson Math Program)

17. Grading and Reporting Grade 3 Report Card
The Report Card Details for both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math will provide you with an understanding of what skills correlate with a standards-based 3 on the report card.
Quarterly Parent Letters:
3rd Grade Quarter 1 Parent Letter
3rd Grade Quarter 2 Parent Letter
3rd Grade Quarter 3 Parent Letter
3rd Grade Quarter 4 Parent Letter
 Report Card Details:
Grade 3 Report Card
Grade 3 Back of Report Card (English)
Grade 3 Back of Report Card (Spanish)

18. English Language Arts Curriculum
Click here to view Activities to Support Academic Growth at Home
Reading: Literary, Informational, and Foundational
Writing: Opinion, Narrative, and Research/Informational
Speaking and Listening: Collaboration and Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Language: Conventions of Standard English, Knowledge of Language, and Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

19. Math Curriculum Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.
• Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.
• Multiply and divide within 100.
• Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.
Number and Operations in Base Ten
• Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.

20. Math Curriculum (Continued)
Number and Operations—Fractions
• Develop understanding of fractions as numbers.
Measurement and Data
• Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects.
• Represent and interpret data.
• Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.
• Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures.
Geometry
• Reason with shapes and their attributes.

21. Science Curriculum The Scientific Method Earth Science:
physical attributes of rocks and soils
how fossils provide evidence of past organisms
Physical Science:
ways heat energy is transferred and measured
Life Science:
similarities and differences between plants, animals, and habitats found within geographic regions of Georgia
effects of pollution (air, land, and water) and humans on the environment

22. Social Studies Curriculum
In third grade, students begin a three-year study of United States history in which all four strands (history, geography, civics/government, and economics) are integrated. Students will learn about:
American Indian cultures and the exploration and colonization of North American
the influence of geography on early U.S. history
the elements of our representative democracy and their rights and responsibilities as good citizens
basic economic concepts

23. Health Curriculum
Students in third grade learn and apply health skills in areas such as disease prevention, nutrition, healthy relationships, use of tobacco, and use/abuse of alcohol.
Students begin to recognize the existence of myths related to health information, distinguish fact from fiction, and set simple goals for promoting personal health and preventing disease.
Students assume personal responsibility for helping promote health at school and in the community.

24. Social Emotional Learning View Parent Toolkit Here
Parent Toolkit is a one-stop resource developed with parents in mind.
Healthy, successful children can excel in many areas – in the classroom, on the court, and in their relationships with peers and adults. The advice also covers important topics for navigating life after high school.

25. Grading and Reporting Grades K-3
It might be beneficial for parents to have a copy of the report card during the presentation.
Good evening and welcome to Curriculum Night. We hope all of you have had a wonderful beginning to a new school year. Tonight we would like to take this opportunity to share with you the grading and reporting procedures that will be used in grades kindergarten through third.

26. Purpose of Grading and Reporting
Our primary purposes of grading and reporting include:
Report student progress toward mastery of grade level standards for students and parents
Guide instruction of student learning by the teacher
Students can learn without a teacher providing grades, but because of the requirements of school, we have to provide some form of reporting about student progress. Our primary purposes of grading and reporting include:
Report student progress toward mastery of grade level standards for students and parents
Guide instruction of student learning by the teacher

27. Assessment and Grading
The learning expectations and standards for performance have been outlined for each quarter based on the Georgia Standards of Excellence in ELA and Math, and Georgia Performance Standards for all other subjects.
Teachers will use two types of classroom assessments, formative and summative. to determine student mastery of grade level standards.
Teachers have worked very hard to outline the learning expectations and standards of performance for the students. These expectations are based on the Georgia Standards of Excellence for English/Language Arts and math, and the Georgia Performance Standards for science and social studies.
Teachers will be using two types of assessments, formative and summative, when assessing students for mastery of standards.

28. Assessment Types Formative
Daily, ongoing assessments/observations that are used to monitor student progress toward mastery of standards. These assessments typically assess mastery of individual standards.
Summative
An assessment that is used at the end of a unit of study. These assessments generally assess student mastery of several standards.
There are two types of assessments that are used to determine whether students have mastered grade level standards.
Formative
Daily, ongoing assessments/observations that are used to monitor student progress toward mastery of standards. These assessments typically assess mastery of individual standards.
Summative
An assessment that is used at the end of a unit of study. These assessments generally assess student mastery of several standards.
Both of these types of assessments are used in determining mastery of standards.

29. Assessment Types and Scoring
A score of 3 indicates the student has met expectations for that standard.
Student scores will be reported to parents on a weekly basis using the weekly student work folders sent home by classroom teachers.
KEY TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
1 –Below standard, needs frequent teacher support, reteaching, and additional practice
2 –Performance is approaching standard, and student applies learned skills with some teacher support.
3 –Meets standard, produces quality work with little to no teacher support
4 –Exceeds standard, consistently produces outstanding work independently
Teachers use a rubric to determine the score for each students level of mastery for the different grade level standard. The scores for the report card are determine using these criteria:
4 -Exceeds standard, consistently produces outstanding work independently
3 -Meets standard, produces quality work with little to no teacher support
2 -Performance is approaching standard, and student applies learned skills with some teacher support.
1 -Below standard, needs frequent teacher support, reteaching, and additional practice
A score of 3 is considered mastery of the grade level standard.
These formative scores (4, 3, 2 or 1) will not be posted in Parent Portal, but you will see them each week as they are sent home in the weekly folders.

30. Work Habits
Student work habits will be reported using the following categories:
Responsibility, Participation, Assignment Completion, and Interpersonal Skills
In each of the above categories, students will receive one of the following scores:
Needs Improvement (N), Successful (S), or Exemplary (E).
{Successful (S) is the expectation of students}
Work habits will also be reported on the report card. The areas that will be reported include:
Responsibility
Participation
Assignment Completion
Interpersonal Skills
Each of these areas will receive a score of
N-Needs Improvement
S-Successful
E-Exemplary
The expectation for students is S for Successful. In order to receive an E for Exemplary, students must be displaying exemplary efforts on a regular basis. Please refer to the rubric on the report card for the expectations.

31. Report Cards include the following information:
Subject areas and domains: Scores of 1-4 in English/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies
Music, PE, Art, Health, and Work Habits Scores of N (Needs Improvement),
S (Successful), (E) Exemplary
Attendance: Tardies and Absences
Report Cards include the following information:
Attendance: Tardies and Absences
Subject areas and domains: English/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies-Scores of 1-4
Art, Health, Music, PE, Work Habits: N(Needs Improvement), S (Successful), Exemplary (E)

32. Parent Communication Updated Parent Grading and Reporting Webpage
Parent letter, provided during the first week of school, outlining grading and reporting procedures
Quarterly Report Card Details, provided each nine weeks outlining standards by quarter
Weekly student work with teacher feedback
Communicating with parents is one of the most important tasks of a teacher. We have developed several ways to communicate our grading procedures and your child’s progress to you. In order to help you understand the grading procedures and monitor your child progress we are providing several means of communication:
Updated Parent Grading Reporting webpage on the Forsyth County School Website
Parent letter, provided during the first week of school, outlining grading and reporting procedures for your child
Quarterly Report Card Details sheets, outlining the standards for each grading period
Weekly student work with teacher feedback

33. Student Benefits Students understand learning expectations/standards
Teachers provide differentiated instruction to meet their needs
Students self-evaluate progress and set goals for learning
Teachers provide timely, descriptive feedback
With this type of grading and reporting to the expectations of the standards there are student benefits as well.
Students understand learning expectations/standards
Teachers provide differentiated instruction to meet their needs
Students self-evaluate progress and set goals for learning
Teachers provide timely, descriptive feed back.

34. Thank you for being here tonight!
We look forward to being able to work with your child and you this school year. Through our grading and reporting system we hope to provide you with information on your child’s performance towards masatery of grade level standards and expectations. We encourage you to work with your teacher to ensure your child’s success in school this year.
Thank you for your time and interest in your child’s education and we are excited about another year of learning in Forsyth County Schools.
Thank you for being here tonight!