third grade curriculum night mrs. patty neumeister

Third Grade Curriculum Night

Mrs. Patty Mrs. Patty NeumeisterNeumeister

All About Mrs. Neumeister

4th year at MBES

Masters Degree in Elementary Education (2011)

Bucknell University Undergraduate Degree in Accounting (1988), CPA, VP of Merrill Lynch – Offshore Mutual Funds

Married to Scott for 23 years

2 Daughters: Carolyn (17) & Lauren (14)

Why I Teach: Because it’s the most rewarding Labor of LOVE I could ever

imagine!

Common Core Georgia Performance Standards

Reading, English/Language Arts (Grammar), Writing and Math are aligned to the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS) to ensure student learning objectives are met.

All other subjects (Science, Social Studies & Health) are aligned to the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS).

“I Can” Statements are the CCGPS using “child-friendly” language. “I Can” Statements are discussed and posted each time a standard is taught. Students will become very familiar with the standards they have mastered as well as those which are still a work-in-progress.

Georgia’s Standards

English/Language Arts (Grammar)WritingReading

Math

ScienceSocial Studies

Health

Common Core Georgia Performance Standards(CCGPS)

Georgia Performance Standards(GPS)

What the CCGPS Expects of Students?

Students will be encouraged to “think deeply” and to “show what they know.”

Students will be asked to demonstrate a deeper understanding of text by explaining “how,” “why,” or “because” by giving their opinion using evidence found in the text to support their views.

Students will be expected to blend background knowledge with newly learned facts to formulate opinions, inform others or to develop interesting and creative authentic stories and poems.

Students will be expected to “show what they know” by applying lessons learned (such as grammar and writing skills) in their writing on a consistent basis.

How Students are Expected to “Think

Deeply” and Respond Using evidence from the text, explain

why a polar bear would not thrive in the desert.

After reading the short passage on hamsters, give your opinion whether or not hamsters would make a good pet. Support your response using evidence from the text.

Study the picture shown. Using inferencing, explain how you think the boy is feeling and why.

How Students are Expected to “Show What They Know”

3rd Grade Grammar skills are taught throughout the reading and writing lessons each week.

Students are not only expected to practice these skills via homework but also begin to consistently apply them in their day-to-day writing.

How Will Students be Assessed on the

CCGPS?The CCGPS encourages a wider variety of assessments.

Traditional Assessments such as common pen and paper tests with multiple choice answers will still be used.

Short Responses will be required for students to demonstrate they can explain their thinking clearly, use evidence from a prior text or formulate and support opinions.

Writing will demonstrate students’ mastery of 3rd grade grammar skills such as forming complete sentences, using correct punctuation, subject and verb agreement, and the like.

Reading “Small” Groups

Small group reading & writing instruction is done as follows:

in small group according to levelsmall group according to strategy

needindividual conference

Students who are NOT meeting with the teacher will be:

Reading & RespondingReading with a PartnerWord Work including “Words Their

Way”Book Adventure and STAR ReadingIndependent Research Writing

Reading Across the Curriculum

Science, Social Studies & Health reading takes place in the Math/Science/Social Studies Block

Science, Social Studies & Health reading ALSO takes place during ELA in the following ways:

Small Group “Close” readingBuddy ReadingIndependent ResearchWriting

BAS Testing

ALL MBES students are individually assessed using the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System (BAS).

Students are assessed in the first 3 weeks of school, throughout the year and at the end of the year by their ELA teacher.

BAS testing provides teachers with 2 levels: Independent Reading Level

The level at which students are able to fluently read and comprehend without support

Instructional Level The level at which teacher and students work

together to ultimately achieve independence. This level is generally 1 level ABOVE the students’ Independent Reading Level

3rd Grade levels range from “M” (beginning of 3rd) – “P” (end of 3rd)

Homework Policy

Why Homework? Practice makes perfect! Students learn responsibility, pride & ownership.

Homework Expectations: Will be posted weekly on the

website. Will consist of (approximately) 15

minutes of skills practice and 15 minutes of reading each night.

Homework should be done neatly and with care.

How’s My Child Doing? Grading Information

Daily: Use Eschools-plus to view grades online.

Bi-Monthly: Selected work will be sent home for you to review, sign & return.

Quarterly: Report Cards sent home for you to keep.

3 Times per Year: Progress Skills Checklists (“checklist” of CCGPS) sent home for you to keep.

Grading Scale A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 F Below 70

FCBOE Policy: Recovery Grades: any child that did not earn a 70% on a test on the first attempt can earn at the highest a 70% after recovery.

Standardized Testing ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills)

October 20 – 24, 2014 Nationally Norm Referenced

Test which indicates current level of performance as compared with other 3rd grade students taking the test

CRCT will be replaced with a new assessment called Georgia Measures of Academic Progress (GMAP) Given April (TBD)

Website & Edmodo

Classroom Website: Used for Homework Assignments,

Units and Standards being taught, enrichment and much, much more!

Should be checked daily by students!

Neumeister3rd.weebly.com

Edmodo: Used to facilitate homework Each student will have a log-in

Edmodo.com

Questions?

Please email me if you ever have any questions or concerns throughout the year.

neumeisterp@fultonschools.org

Responses will be answered within 24 hours via e-mail … although many of you know already I will get back to you usually within hours

Thanks a million! Thank you for sharing your

time with me this evening.

Third grade is already off to an excellent start.

I can only look forward to a spectacular rest of the year!!