1. WELCOME! THIRD GRADE PARENT ORIENTATION

2. REMEMBER RESPONSIBILITY! AGENDAS NEED TO BE SIGNED EVERY NIGHT! IMPORTANCE OF HOMEWORK & READING LOG TUESDAY RED FOLDERS TRANSPORTATION NOTES/ ABSENCE NOTES BLACK BOX/MONEY CHILDREN MAY NOT RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM TO GET HOMEWORK ONCE DISMISSED CHECK-OUT POLICY LUNCH ON THE PICNIC TABLES

3. FIELD TRIPS Look for more information to be sent home. If you are interested in chaperoning a field trip please let your child’s teacher know when the chaperone letters go home. Field Trips are by paid for by donations, therefore a field trip may be cancelled due to lack of funds.

4. We encourage parents to contact us if you have any questions. The best way to contact your child’s teacher may vary. Primarily call the front office and leave a message or email The Nickajack web site has the email addresses of all of our third grade team Direct links to the 3 rd grade blogs are being updated. Please contact your child’s teacher to retrieve the direct URL for now CONTACTING YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER

5. COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS PREPARING AMERICA’S STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER ALIGNED WITH COLLEGE AND WORK EXPECTATIONS INCLUDE RIGOROUS CONTENT AND APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE THROUGH HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS (PROBLEM SOLVING AND STRATEGIZING) BUILD ON STRENGTH AND LESSONS OF CURRENT STATE STANDARDS

6. COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS ARE INFORMED BY OTHER TOP-PERFORMING COUNTRIES, SO THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS BUILD UPON THE STRENGTH OF CURRENT STANDARDS TO BOOST THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF AMERICAN STUDENTS, WHO FOR THE FIRST TIME WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE ACADEMIC STANDARDS SET BY TOP-PERFORMING COUNTRIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.COBBK12.ORG

7. “BACK THE JACK” WHAT DOES THE FOUNDATION FUND? 1. CURRENT EVENTS MAGAZINES 2. EDHELPER 3. ONCOURSE 4. BRAINPOP/BRAINPOP JR. 5. TUMBLE BOOK WWW.NESFOUNDATION.COM 6. COMPUTER LAB TEACHER 7. AUGUST 22 ND -SEPTEMBER 26 TH 8. TEACHER GRANTS

8. PBIS POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION SUPPORT RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, ROLE-MODELS BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ENCOURAGES POSITIVE BEHAVIOR TICKET/REWARD SYSTEM PBIS STORE Positive thoughts + positive actions = positive results

9. TESTING DATES COGAT (COGNITIVE ABILITIES TEST) OCTOBER 7-9 ITBS (IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS) OCTOBER 10-17 GEORGIA MILESTONE ASSESSMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CRCT) APRIL 15-24 IT WILL COMBINE READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND WRITING INTO A SINGLE MEASURE TO ALIGN TO THE STANDARDS.

10. Comprehensive – single program – an assessment system – not series of tests (e.g., CRCT – formative assessment tools to complement summative* Coherent – consistent expectations and rigor to position Georgia students to compete with peers nationally and internationally – consistent signal about student preparedness for the next level, be it the next grade, course, or college/career – consistent signal about student achievement both within system Consolidate – combine reading, language arts, and writing into a single measure to align to the standards

11. TIPS BEFORE TESTING STUDENTS NEED: A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP A GOOD NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST TO BE AT SCHOOL ON TIME

12. ADVANCED LEARNING PROGRAMS AMANDA WOOD, LEAD ADVANCED LEARNING SPECIALIST AMANDA.MILLINOR@COBBK12.OG DANA ZHUN, ADVANCED LEARNING SPECIALIST DANA.ZHUN@COBBK12.ORG GRACE RUSSELL, ADVANCED LEARNING SPECIALIST GRACE.RUSSELL@COBBK12.ORG GIFTED TESTING AND ELIGIBILITY MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 TH AT 6:00 PM IN THE NES CAFETERIA HTTP://WWW.COBBK12.ORG/CENTRALOFFICE/ACADEMICS/TEA CHINGLEARNING/ASSESSMENT/ADVANCEDLEARNING/ HTTP://WWW.COBBK12.ORG/CENTRALOFFICE/ACADEMICS/TEA CHINGLEARNING/ASSESSMENT/ADVANCEDLEARNING/ HTTP://WWW.COBBLEARNING.NET/AMWOOD/ALP-RESOURCES/

13. WEBSITES FOR STUDENTS WWW.ROOMRECESS.COM BLOG LINK TO WEBSITES WWW.COBBLEARNING.NET/MSBLACKWELLGRADE3 PARENT INFO: COBB COUNTY WEBSITE WWW.COBBK12.ORGWWW.COBBK12.ORG NICKAJACK WEBSITE WWW.COBBK12.ORG/NICKAJACKWWW.COBBK12.ORG/NICKAJACK TEACHER BLOGS (VARY) E-MAIL ADDRESSES MEDIA CENTER INFO CAFETERIA INFO UPCOMING EVENTS

14. THANKS FOR COMING! THIRD GRADE PARENT ORIENTATION Questions???