1. 3rd Grade Back To School Night

2. The 3rd Grade Team
STEM – Math and Science Mrs. Sarah Gonnella and Ms. Jenn Warner Humanities – ELA and Social Studies Mrs. Mary Mechalske and Mrs. Leah Offutt Specialized Instruction Ms. Chrissy Bixler – ELA Specialist Ms. Carey Sneska– G & T Mrs. Miki Fitzgerald – Math Resource Ms. Samantha Gostic and Ms. Kristi Pfeffer Resource Teachers

3. Our Schedule 8:55- 9:20 Homeroom 9:20-11:20 AM Rotation
11:25-12:25 Specials
12:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:20 Recess
1:20-3:20 PM Rotation
3:20-3:40 Flex Time
3:40-3:45 Pack-up
3:45 Dismissal

4. Flex Time
This is something new we are trying this year. It is designed to be a time where we can provide intervention and reteach as necessary. The children will be expected to be working with a teacher, an assistant, or independently.

5. Attendance
Carroll County Public Schools recognizes the importance between attendance and academic success.
Please contact the school every day your child will not be present for learning.
Please make arrangements to obtain missed class work if applicable.
Please contact the school nurse or school counselor, if your child’s absence will be more than three days due to illness or emotional concerns. There may be supports available for you and your child.

6. Attendance
All student absences must be reported to the school office. This can be done with a phone call, hand written note signed by the parent, or by to:
For more information regarding attendance and attendance procedures please see the student handbook, or the Student Services Manual located on the CCPS website

7. Cafeteria Cafeteria Account Personal Identification Number (PIN)
Help your child remember his/her 5 digit PIN #
Monitor your child’s account on
$$$ Money $$$
Parents/Guardians choose the amount of money to place in their child’s account
Money can be used for meals or snack
How do I start or add to my child’s account?
Check or Cash

8. Annual Parent Permission Process
The annual parent permission process has gone online this year.
Parents should have received an last week about completing the permissions through the ESP Center.
These include: Disclosure of Directory Information, Students in Media Coverage, Use of Student Work Product, and Indication that you have received the Portable Electronic Devices School Board Policy.

9. New Visitor Protocol
A Camera and buzzer system has or will be installed at all schools to increase student safety and school security.

10. Visitor Protocol Continued

11. Portable Electronic Devices
BYOD – Bring your own device, is a policy being piloted by several elementary schools for the first 2 quarters of this school year.
Runnymede will be implementing the policy beginning at quarter 3 in January At that time students will be allowed to bring devices to school to use within the guidelines for students in grades 3 – 12.
More information has been provided in the September Newsletter.

12. Student/Parent Handbook
IMPORTANT RESOURCE !!!!
One Student/Parent Handbook is distributed to each family including an insert with important information relevant to RUE, and the CCPS calendar with policies and important dates.
PLEASE USE THESE RESOURCES

13. Miscellaneous Reminders
Birthdays - Birthday invitations can be distributed at school if done in an unobtrusive manner.  Please send In only non-food items. Alternative possibilities include pencils, stickers, goody bags, etc.
Supplies
Tissues and Ziploc bags
Please Visit our Lending a Hand Board
Third Grade Memory Books – Gift Cards to Wal-Mart for photo printing
Volunteers - Please be sure to take a
volunteer training session 7 school days
prior to volunteering in the classroom

14. Toys and Electronics Policy
No electronic radios or games No trading cards No Toys/Stuffed Animals

15. PARCC Testing
Students in 3rd grade will participate in the State PARCC testing for Reading and Math. Testing Dates are TBD and you will be getting more information about this as the year progresses.

16. Field Trips
FIELD TRIPS ARE ALIGNED TO THE CURRICULUM & ARE CONSIDERED PART OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TIME….ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND!!!
In order to chaperone, you MUST have completed a volunteer training at least 7 days prior to the trip – THE SOONER YOU GET IT DONE THE BETTER

17. Field Trips
Please send in a money order or check made out to Runnymede Elementary
We will try to accommodate as many chaperones as we can for each trip
Be on the look-out for details on trip locations during the year!!

18. Book Orders
Homeroom teachers will be sending home Scholastic books orders throughout the school year
You can order online or send a check into school with the order form (checks made payable to Scholastic)
Scholastic allows you to…
Choose from a variety of grade and reading level specific books for your child
Earn free books for the classroom library

19. Agendas Homework Assignments 20 minutes of reading (Strive for 25)
Word study
Math practice
Communication Source
Code of Conduct
Clip Chart Behavior Log

20. Report Cards
This is the first year that you children will receive letter grades on their report card.

21. Discovery Education Go to https://carrollk12.discoveryeducation.com/
A great resource for parents to use at home is Discovery Education.
Steps on how to access Discovery Education from Home:
Go to
Children log in with their computer log in user and password. (In the front of their agendas)

22. PBIS

23. What is PBIS?
The application of evidence-based strategies and systems to assist schools:
to increase academic performance
increase safety
decrease problem behavior and establish positive school cultures

24. PBIS Big Ideas
Positive Behavior Support is a process for teaching children appropriate behavior and providing the supports necessary to sustain that behavior.
PBIS is not a curriculum - it is a framework for systems to identify needs, develop strategies, and evaluate practice toward success

25. Why PBIS?
PBIS helps reduce challenging student behavior through a proactive, positive, and consistent manner across ALL school settings.
Additionally, it helps improve academic achievement and social competence.

26. CODE OF CONDUCT Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Ready to Learn
Bathroom
Assemblies
Class
Bus
Halls
Recess
Cafe.

27. Grade Level Incentives
Students earn tickets in all classrooms and throughout the school for displaying appropriate behaviors
Grade Level rewards given at least twice a month:
Bring a stuffed animal to school
Pajama Day
“Hopper” Day
Extra recess

28. Consistent Consequences
General reminder will be given about appropriate behavior.
Individual reminder/redirection will be given about appropriate behavior.
Chronic behavior will result in a support room or office referral.
Certain actions warrant immediate administrative involvement such as fighting, using inappropriate language, harassment, threats, and possession of contraband or weapons.

29. Classroom Clip Charts Color Level Pink Outstanding Purple Great Job
Green
Ready to Learn
Yellow
Think About It
Orange
Consequence
Red
Referral

30. Classroom Clip Chart Log in Agendas

31. Third Grade Commitment to Parent and Students
Parents will receive regular communication:
Letters
Data Binders
Agenda Books
Quarterly Progress Reports
Phone calls

32. STEM (Math and Science)

33. Math Homework Math Resource Folders Basic Fact Bags Homework Labels
Nightly Assignments and Unit Reviews
If your child is stuck, write a note!

34. Mathematically Speaking Newsletters
Inside your child’s Math Resource Folder, you will find a plastic page protector. This page protector will house all of our Mathematically Speaking Newsletters.
The Mathematically Speaking Newsletters are a tool we use to communicate with parents about the curriculum expectations and standards. These newsletters will include parent-friendly language and examples.

35. Online Resource for Parents at Home
Carroll County Teachers with the help of Donn Hicks (Elementary Mathematics Supervisor) have made this resource to help parents at home.
X-tra Math is a basic fact website that you will be receiving a letter about in the future to help your child practice his/her basic facts.

36. STEM Data Binder Means of tracking student progress
Way for student to take ownership in his/her learning
Form of communication with parents
Periodically you might see a label in your child’s data binder with an updated grade. Please contact your child’s STEM teacher if you have any questions or concerns.
In the data binder you will find a bright piece of cardstock that says “New STEM Data”. This divider will mark the new work samples in the data binder.
Work in the data binder is used when determining report card grades
STEM Data Binder Samples will include:
Unit Check-Ups (Post Tests)
Quizzes and Basic Fact Quizzes

37. STEM Grading Policy
Work in the data binder is used when determining report card grades
Math report card grades consist of an average of all of the samples in the STEM Data Binder
When determining an overall letter grade, the specific indicators are used.
At the top of each assessment, you will find an indicator box that includes what your child has earned for each of the included report card indicators as well as an overall letter grade.
Fact fluency is an indicator on the report card but it is not used to determine the overall letter grade.

38. STEM Grading Tests & Quizzes from the data binder. Grading Scale
90% - 100%  O = A
80% - 89%  S = B
70% - 79%  S = C
60% - 69%  N = D
59% & Below  N = F

39. Third Grade Specifics
Unit 1: Foundation of Multiplication, Division and Area Unit 2: Strategies for Addition, Subtraction, and Measurement Unit 3: Equal Partitioning and Naming Fractions Unit 4: Multiplication and Division Unit 5: Multiplication, Division, and Area Unit 6: Equivalence and Comparing Fraction, Measurement and Data Unit 7: Geometry and Measurement Unit 8: Computational Fluency

40. What about high ability learners?
In Grades K-5, CCPS teachers will utilize the Progression Documents to meet the needs of our high ability students.

41. Flexible Groupings
This year in math we will be using flexible groups to meet the needs of all students. This means depending on the concept or skill your child may work in a different math group or classroom.
We will assess the children’s knowledge and Ms. Warner and Mrs. Gonnella will make groups to meet the needs of all learners.
SO just because your child is currently assigned to one of our classes this does not mean that they will not be working with both of us.

42. Fact Practice
Your child will bring home a Basic Fact Bag each night. Please help your child review his/her facts at least three times per week.
The facts that your child will practice will include any addition and subtraction not yet mastered as well as all of the multiplication division facts to 100.

43. Science
Living Things Road Trip Through Maryland STEM Unit A work in Process Physical Science

44. Ways to contact us with ANY questions or concerns:
Good times to call us: before school (8:00-8:45), during planning (11:30-12:15), or after school (4:00-4:15)
Written notes or notes on the homework
STEM Website

45. Questions for STEM Teachers
REMEMBER... This is not a conference; please refrain from asking questions specific to your child.

46. Humanities (ELA and Social Studies)

47. Third Grade Instructional Materials
Social Studies Alive!
McGraw-Hill Wonders

48. Example of Daily Schedule
When Teaching Social Studies
Using Wonders Series
Vocabulary
Whole Group/Vocabulary
-Social Studies vocabulary
Introduction to the week’s theme, vocabulary, listening comprehension
-REV It Up Vocabulary
Whole Group
Flexible Reading Groups
Flexible reading groups to meet students’ needs
Flexible Reading Group
Word Study
We are using Fundations this year as
Word Study and Grammar
our word study this year
We are using Fundations this year as our word study this year
Grammar
Writing

49. Social Studies Economics Carroll County Regions
Instruction will be integrated into
ELA. Parent letters will highlight
learning objectives and key
vocabulary.

50. Determining Reading Levels Third Grade – On Grade Level
Houghton Mifflin (phonics)
Running Records (comprehension, fluency & decoding)
Scholastic Reading Inventory Score (SRI)
The Comprehension Benchmark Assessment (CBAs - reading comprehension and writing
Writing samples
Daily classroom performance
Third Grade – On Grade Level
Quarter 1
WINTER
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
SPRING
Quarter 4
Reading Level N O
---
Scholastic Reading Inventory
454+
483+
572+
Comprehension Benchmark Assessment --
≥ 70%
County Writing Rubrics – Dev. of Ideas 2+
County Writing Rubrics -Organization
County Writing Rubrics – Clarity
County Writing Rubrics – Conventions

52. Strive for 25
Students who read daily will grow as readers and be much more successful when reading
Students read books on their independent reading level.
Students will write a brief letter discussing their reading
Teachers will be sure that students are selecting books appropriate for their reading level
Please be sure your child brings a book to school every day

53. Word Study Homework
Students will have nightly word study homework that will consist of different engaging activities that reinforce spelling patterns/syllable types taught through our Fundations phonics instruction. A parent letter will go home at the beginning of each new unit with the attached homework activities.

54. Cursive Handwriting Why teach cursive?
Fluent, spontaneous handwriting makes more working memory available to focus on higher level thinking.
The lack of an automatic command of handwriting can inhibit a student's ability to write, affect his self confidence and encourage him to avoid writing,

55. Data Binders Means of tracking student progress
Form of communication with parents
Way for student to take ownership in his/her learning

56. Data Binders Wonders assessments Writing pieces Responses to texts
E.L.A. Sample work:
Wonders assessments
Writing pieces
Responses to texts
Graded class work
Social Studies assessments
Fundations assessments
REV It Up assessments

57. Thanks for coming!