1. Welcome to 3rd Grade!
Marsha

2. More information: www.hcpss.org/scta
VISION: Every student and staff member embraces diversity and possesses the skills, knowledge and confidence to positively influence the larger community.
MISSION: HCPSS ensures academic success and social-emotional well-being for each student in an inclusive and nurturing environment that closes opportunity gaps.
More information:
VALUE
Marsha
I added this from Julia’s ppt.
Superintendent Michael Martirano has established a bold Strategic Call to Action to guide our school system. “Learning and Leading with Equity” is a strategic plan for building an instructional program to enable every student to reach their greatest potential.
HCPSS is focusing our resources and priorities to make certain that every child graduates from high school and is prepared for the world of work and ready to enter college.
The Strategic Call to Action embodies four commitments to each student, staff member, parent, and community member:
We VALUE every stakeholder, whether student, employee, parent, or community member.
We commit to ACHIEVEMENT by supporting every person in our system - both students and staff -  in reaching milestones for personal growth that are appropriate to their goals and strengths.
We CONNECT with students, parents and community members in ways that nurture and restore.
We EMPOWER schools, employees, families, and community members to actively support student achievement and well‐being.
ACHIEVE
EMPOWER
CONNECT

3. We Are So Glad You Are Here!
Hello!
We Are So Glad You Are Here!
Kara Esmond-Special Educator
Debbie DiBenedetto-Special Education Para-Educator
Marsha
Add new team photo
Introduce ourselves - just so you know...we are a great team
Only one 3rd grade year

4. Your Wishes For Us...
Having a voice
Marsha

5. A Day in 3rd Grade
Pam

6. (Science, Social Studies and Health)
Our Schedule
9:25-9:40
Community Circles
9:40-10:40
Language Arts
10:40-11:40
Related Arts
11:40-12:30
12:30-1:30
Lunch/Recess
1:30-2:45
Math
2:45-3:40
Content
(Science, Social Studies and Health)
Pam
Book check-out during media day
Individual teacher schedules will be on Canvas and at open house

7. Communication
Pam

8. Please check and return
Homework Folders
Go home every day
Please check and return
Graded work and school informational papers will come home on Mondays
Agenda Book
Each student has one to write their homework and important dates down.
Canvas
Each teacher will have own Canvas page, as well as our 3rd grade team page.
Content updates will be sent through Canvas Announcements
Pam
Student responsibility for writing in agenda books. Parents do not need to sign. They will be checked daily.

9. Third Grade School Supplies
Pam

10. Homework
Marsha

11. HOMEWORK Students will have homework daily. Monday - Thursday.
You do not need to sign their agenda books.
Each night students will have:
Reading for at least 20 minutes
Students will be expected to write the title of the book they are reading in their agenda books.
Math
Other assignments as needed
Marsha
Writing the title is a 3rd grade standard

12. WHY 20 MINUTES?
Marsha

13. HOMEWORK
If a student does not complete his/her homework, he/she will get a homework stamp in his/her agenda book.
This amount of missing homework assignments correlates to a learning behavior grade earned for the quarter.
If your child is missing 5 or more homeworks in a quarter you will be contacted by his/her teacher.
Marsha

14. Grading
Eileen

15. GRADING
This year students will earn letter grades on their report cards.
Exceeds Expectations = A
Meets Expectations = B
Progressing Toward Expectations = C
Not Meeting Expectations = D
Eileen
Show Rubric? Talk about quantity of work that comes home?
Journals, rubrics. Not many things come home - much work completed in journals

16. GRADING Grades are determined by: Independent Work
Quality and Accuracy
Average at the End of the Quarter
Eileen

17. Elementary Report Card: Changes for 2019-20
Learning Behaviors
Student demonstrates…
Interpersonal skills
Responsibility
Perseverance
Collaboration
Initiative
Reporting
For each learning behavior…
1 - Meets expectations
2 - Making progress towards expectations
3 - Limited / no progress towards expectation
Eileen
NEW from Julia’s presentation
Beginning this year, changes to Learning Behaviors will be made to your child’s report card to provide greater insights to parents/guardians.
Beginning this school year, you will notice a minor modification to the Learning Behaviors section of your child’s report card. Previously, the report card included 12 learning behaviors. On the report card, closely related learning behaviors are combined into five major categories, to support parents and teachers in identifying the areas of focus. These will identify how the student is demonstrating:
Interpersonal Skills
Responsibility
Perseverance
Collaboration
Initiative

18. Class Dojo
Eileen

19. CLASS DOJO What is Class Dojo?
Class Dojo helps teachers positively encourage students in class, easily communicate with parents, and empower students by promoting positive feedback.
This year it will be implemented school- wide.
Demo Class
Eileen
County guidelines - not to communicate through Dojo
Letter home explaining how to join
Make sure I get Courtney’s help with video:)

20. Instructional Shifts
Pam

21. Language Arts in 3rd Grade
Reading
Independent Daily Reading (IDR)
Guided Reading
Flexible Groupings
Student Choice
Building Stamina
Writing
Being a Writer
Building stamina
Mentor texts for grammar and language mechanics
Building Vocabulary
Pam
Difference in shift to intermediate
With IDR student choice is key and we guide them toward making good decisions on books that are just right for them
Talk about writing about reading and link back to the journals and grading via rubric
We will still have reading groups to work on skills and strategies in reading
As we start the year, we will be building our reading stamina for reading for longer periods of time. If you are familiar with Daily Five, this is a natural progression
In Writing we are also building stamina and will be writing in journals and working with a combination of writing instruction and independent writing. We enjoy celebrating our authors in a variety of ways, both in class and with the team.

22. MATH Groupings: Structure: Small Group Rotations Routines
Students are grouped in math based on their instructional levels.
As a team, we consistently look at a variety of student data and make changes if necessary.
Keep in mind, student placement goes beyond computational and fact fluency. We also look to see if students demonstrate:
Standards for Mathematical Practices
Risk taking, initiative, problem solving, flexible thinking skills, etc.
MATH
Structure:
Small Group Rotations
Routines
Hands-On Tasks & Problem Solving
Writing in Math
Marsha
Explain first week tasks & quarter 1 being review/extension please give us time to get to know them as mathematicians
Another teacher - not necessarily “strongest” class; no GT in 3rd grade

23. CONTENT
Each quarter students will be instructed in Social Studies, Science, and Health. These are this year’s units.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Why do communities change?
What is our place in this place?
How are we connected?
How can we change our community?
SCIENCE
Life Cycles & Traits
Weather & Climate
Forces & Interactions
Plant & Animal Survival
HEALTH
Social & Emotional Health
Safety & First Aid
Disease Prevention & Control
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs
Marsha
Standards for reading and writing are embedded in content
Integration of writing and reading in content areas
journaling

24. From our BPES 3rd Grade Page Click on “Family Resources”
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
From our BPES 3rd Grade Page Click on “Family Resources”
Marsha
Gives more details of the curriculum

25. Follow Us On Twitter! @BPES_Grade3
Pam

26. “To teach a child well, you must know a child well.”
-Dr. Martirano
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Relationships - our goals as teachers
Students to have a voice
We are a team

27. See you at Open House on Friday at 2:00 p.m.
Thank You!
We are so glad you could come be here with us tonight! We are looking forward to a wonderful year together!
See you at Open House on Friday at 2:00 p.m.
Tell parents the presentation will be on Canvas - under Classroom Resources Page