Welcome

• • • • Please find your child’s desk.

Read the note from your child.

Write a note back.

Review the volunteer position descriptions if interested in volunteering this year.

• Conference sign ups will be done online this year at a later date.

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Welcome to Curriculum Night!

Cougar Ridge Elementary School Mrs. Kinsella and Mrs. Lyons Third Grade Rooms P-4 and P-3 E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

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Agenda

 Our Backgrounds  Classroom Guidelines and Consequences  Curriculum Overview  Schedules  Homework  Other Important Information  Questions 3

Mrs. Kinsella’s Background

•Bachelor of Arts: University of California, San Diego •Masters Degree in Education: also from UCSD.

•Taught for 5 years in San Jose, California •Taught in Northshore School District for 3 years.

•National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Candidate •Moved to Issaquah School District to work closer to home.

•Excited to be part of the CR community for my second year!

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Mrs. Lyons’ Background

Bachelors of Science from University of Louisville Dental School Masters in Teaching from Seattle University Taught 3 rd grade for 7 years at Cougar Ridge before taking leave to live overseas with my family.

Taught as a relief teacher in Australia.

2012 to 2013 taught in the Science/Technology Program Returned to Cougar Ridge in 2013.

Excited to team teach with Mrs. Kinsella!

Leisure Time – cycle, swim, hike, spend time with my family and volunteer as an ambassador for The Cycle The W.A.V.E. Foundation.

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Classroom Guidelines 1. I am kind.

2. I am responsible.

3. I am safe.

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Classroom Consequences 1. Warning (I solve the problem.) 2. Conference (We solve it together.) 3. Consequence (The teacher chooses how to solve the problem.)

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G.L.A.D.

• • • • Guided Language Acquisition Design Cooperation, active learning, accountability, literacy, academic language Visible – Desks in groups – Charts on walls Used throughout the year and across all subjects 8

 Reading  Phonics  Literature  Creative Writing  The Writing Process  Grammar  Spelling  Listening  Speaking  Handwriting 9

Making Meaning

Reading Strategies •Schema/Making Connections •Visualizing •Wondering/Questioning •Making Inferences •Determining Important Ideas •Understanding Text Structure •Summarizing

Individual and Small Group Targeted Instruction

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Word Study

Vocabulary and Spelling •

Spelling and vocabulary embedded in reading, writing, social studies, and science.

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5 minutes a day for explicit spelling instruction

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Research based Spelling assessment targeted instruction GLAD strategies for vocabulary acquisition

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Writing

Writing Pathways by Lucy Calkins

• • • • • • • • Units of study Narrative, Opinion, and Information Start off with Crafting True Stories Meets the Common Core State Standards Students are assessed on… • Overall, lead, transitions, ending, organization, elaboration, craft, spelling, and punctuation Rubric scoring Follows the Writing Process Individualized and Small Group Instruction 12

      We are adapting our math to follow Common Core State Standards Operations and Algebraic Thinking:

MULTIPLICATION

Number and Operations: Base Ten System Number and Operations: FRACTIONS Measurement & Data Geometry

PROBLEM SOLVING AND EXPLANATION

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History Northwest Coast Native Americans Pioneers Civics and Economics Citizenship, American Symbols Differing Points of View

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Science

 Physical Science: Properties of Matter (Rocks and Minerals), Energy (Salmon)  Earth and Space Science: Water and Weather (Salmon, Weather)  Life Science: Animal Life Cycles (Salmon), Variations of Inherited Characteristics (Salmon) 15

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Health

New Literature Based Health Curriculum We are what we eat Smoking and drugs Changes in families Self empowerment Conflict resolution Body systems Non-communicable illness Managing Stress Water Safety and Swimming 16

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Basic Operations and Concepts

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Ethics

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Research

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Keyboarding

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One hour/week computer lab

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3 rd Grade Report Card Common Core Standards •Smarter Balanced Assessment (Common Core Standards) •March-April • Reading & Math •Online 18

Time 8:30 8:50 10:30 11:45 12:25 1:35 1:55 2:55

Our Daily Schedule

M, T, Th, F Kinsella’s Students Warm Up/Cursive Lyons’ Students Warm Up/Cursive Math/Science with Mrs. Lyons Writing/Word Study Writing/Social Studies/Word Study with Mrs. Kinsella Math Lunch/Recess Specialist/Social Studies Lunch/Recess Specialist/Science Recess Reading Dismissal Recess Reading Dismissal 19

Time 8:30 8:50 9:50 11:25 12:05 12:45

Our Daily Schedule

Wednesdays Kinsella’s Students Warm Up/Cursive Lyons’ Students Warm Up/Cursive Reading/Writing Science with Mrs. Lyons Lunch/Recess Class meeting/Social Dismissal Science Reading/writing with Mrs. Kinsella Lunch/Recess Class meeting/Social Dismissal 20

Specialist Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Kinsella

Music PE None Library PE, Music

Lyons

Music PE None Music, PE Library 21

Goals: To reinforce classwork. For students to develop independence, self discipline, and responsibility. To increase communication between home and school.

Nightly homework (30 minutes or less)  Monday: Writing     Tuesday: Math Wednesday: Reading (may be online later this year) Thursday: Math IXL (online) Friday: No homework (Kidmail goes home) Read at least 20 minutes daily: Just Right Books Return take-home folders daily Book talks Online passwords can be found on students’ homework folders.

Please make alternative arrangements with us if your child can not complete homework online.

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ISF Power Point

• Time for Kids magazine ($) •Salmon Hatchery Field Trip ($) coming up in October. (More info will be sent home) No cash or check, please pay online from the link on the school website. NOT READY YET  • Please provide a healthy,

nut-free

be quick & easy to eat. snack every day. This should • Water bottles • Volunteer info Birthday policy Scholastic Book Orders • Classroom website for reminders/updates/homework 24

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