Welcome to 3 rd Grade s Open House

Welcome to 3 rd Grade s Open House

Third Grade Classrooms TEAM A Mrs. Elia Mrs. Lazzo Mrs. Rowland TEAM B Mrs. Woltkamp Mrs. Provis Mrs. Schultz TEAM C Mrs. Jaral Mrs. Magana Mrs. Holthouse Mrs. Chronos

Basal Reader StoryTown Guided Reading Leveled Library Novels Weekly Skills

Guided Math Addition, Subtraction, Graphing Multiplication, and Division Geometry Mastery of basic facts Mental Math Rounding & Estimating Problem Solving Fractions Algebra Decimals Exemplars Time and Measurement Otter Creek Program * Multiplication Island

Language Arts Daily Oral Language/Analogies Sentence Structure Parts of Speech Capitalization/Punctuation Essay Writing (Expository and Persuasive) Friendly Letters Word Processing

Words Their Way We are using Words Their Way to teach spelling and phonics. Throughout the week, the children sort word or picture cards that are similar. The program is developmental. The children are working on sorts appropriate for them.

Social Studies Communities Geography Illinois History Government/Elections Ancient Civilization

Earth Science Forces that Shape the Land Earth s Resources Water Cycle Weather Solar System Units of Study Physical Science Properties of Matter Changes in Matter Forces and Motion Life Science Types of Animals Where Living Things are Found Living Things Depend on One Another

RtI: Response to Intervention A Regular Education Initiative Tier 1 All students are provided with flexible, small group/differentiated instruction using scientific, research based materials. All students are assessed three times a year to ensure that they are progressing within the curriculum. Tier 2 If a student is not making progress at the rate we expected, we will develop additional interventions that give them more and different reading or math help and monitor their progress more frequently. Tier 3 - In some cases, additional, targeted supports are necessary. In those instances, we provide increased time in reading or math and add more intensive and/or one-on-one assistance throughout the child s day. Parents are a big part of the RtI process. We encourage you to communicate with us as we work with your child throughout the year!

Frankfort 157-C Curricular Initiatives

Background: Illinois adopted Common Core National Standards along with 47 other states Created newly aligned curriculum in English Language Arts & Math Old standards were very broad & not challenging K-12 College & Career readiness Rigorous skills, reading more complex text, higher level thinking and problem solving

Changes you might see: New resources: Many new titles and genres that kids will be reading Hands on approach to Math where kids will be spending a longer time going into depth with math skills Kids will be writing more frequently about their reading of both fiction as well as informational text

Where can I see what my kids will be learning? www.fsd157c.org District office Curriculum ALL curricular expectations are listed for parents

Grading For the 2012-13 school year all three schools will report grades to parents on a quarterly basis.

Quarters Report Cards Grading Scale Online PowerSchool to check for grades

100-98 A+ 72 70 C- 97-93 A 69 67 D+ 92 90 A- 66 63 D 89 87 B+ 62 60 D- 86 83 B 59 below F 82 80 B- 79-77 C+ 76 73 C

Students attend library according to their TIGER schedule Classroom Library Bookmobile

Catch-up Club 2012-2013 The purpose of Catch-up Club is to provide an opportunity for students to rectify the occasional homework mishap. Students who choose to take advantage of Catch-up Club will do so by signing in at the Catch-up Club table during their lunch period. We encourage students to use the table when appropriate. When the students complete their assignments, they may join the rest of their class. This system is different than what we have done in the past. Instead of reporting to a room to do their homework, they will now be doing this in the lunchroom. We do not want students to rely on Catch-up Club as a means of getting their assignments complete. We will monitor use of the club, and parents will be notified after a student has used the club more than three times in a month. At that time we will discuss with you a plan to keep homework completed.

Character Counts Expect Excellence Our expectations for student behavior at Chelsea Intermediate School will be one of excellence. All Students will be expected to follow the six pillars of behavior which are as follows: Citizenship, Respectfulness, Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Caring, And Fairness.

Definition of Bullying Bullying is an action that is repeated and over time from a person or group of people. Most of the time bullying is threatening in nature. In order for this to be considered bullying, there has to be an imbalance of power between the two groups. Although many interactions that your child has at school may be unpleasant, they may not all be bullying. All interactions that have an adverse effect on your child should be reported and dealt with accordingly. It is, however, very important that students know the difference between an unpleasant incident and an act of bullying.

Please sign up for our November Parent/Teacher Conference!

If you would like to volunteer for parties or field trips, please sign up. Parent volunteers will be chosen by a lottery system and notified if you are picked.

Non-food items may be brought in for your child s birthday.

Please be sure to look at my web page weekly for homework, curriculum updates, downloads, websites, important dates, etc. WWW.FSD157C.ORG

give. grant. grow. Since 1995 the Education Foundation has granted over $1.3 million dollars to our children. Grants include: Installing SMART Boards in 19 classrooms. Purchasing more than 5000 award winning books. Enabling each student at Hickory Creek to play the guitar, drums, and even compose music. Distributing Tablet PCs at Hickory Creek. To learn more visit our website at: http://www.ef157c.org/ Join us at our annual dinner auction.

The FSP is the Parent Teacher Organization for District 157-C. Our mission is designed to strengthen the partnership between home and school through parent volunteer opportunities, student enrichment activities and fun family events. Some of the ways that we have enriched and supported the curriculum include: Funding for field trips Sponsoring special assembly programs Providing scholarships Providing curriculum enrichment funding to each school Coordinating volunteers for all our events and programs Each year we also hold FREE fun family events such as: Fall Family Fun Night and Creative Arts Showcase at Grand Prairie Exploration Night and Family Fitness Night at Chelsea Come visit our table at Curriculum Night and visit us at www.fsp157c.org to learn more about our organization, our events, registering and volunteering.

Thank you for coming!