Welcome to

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Welcome to Third Grade Curriculum Night
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Please Check Out Our Webpage!

• http//burroughs.mpls.k12.mn.us/Third_Grade.html

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Typical Day's Schedule
910-920 Morning Work 920-1115 Literacy
Block 1120-1215 Specialists 1220-1250 Lunch/Re
cess- Room 346 348 1225-1255 Lunch/Recess-
Room 351 353 1230-100 Lunch/Recess- Room
357 100-215 Math 215-320 Science/Social
Studies 320-335 Wrap-up
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Reading Curriculum

• The 7 Habits of Great Readers
• See Themselves as Readers
• Make Sense of Text
• Use What They Know
• Understand How Stories Work
• Read to Learn
• Monitor and Organize Ideas and Information
• Think Critically About Books

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Reading and Writing Resources
Good Habits Great Readers Classroom/Book Bridge
Leveled Libraries William and Mary
Enrichment Words Their Way Lucy Calkins Units
of Study

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Independent Reading

• Raising Fluent and Frequent Readers
• Different opportunities for developing
  independent readers
• October and February Reading Logs
• Independent reading time in the classroom
  modeling the importance of just right reading.
• Sharing Book Reports in reading class
• Literature appreciation
• Author Study

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Reading and Writing Curriculum

• Formative Assessments in Reading and Writing
• Fountas and Pinnell reading level assessment
• M.A.P. (Measure of Academic Progress)
• Running Records
• Reading Logs
• Spelling Inventory

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Writing Curriculum

• Writing Workshop Assignments
• A personal narrative
• Writing instructions
• A creative fiction story
• Research writing
• A detailed description
• A persuasive essay

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Reading and Writing Curriculum

• PTA Meeting-
• Tuesday, September 21st
• 630pm
• Megan Pershica and Andrew Rummel will be at the
  meeting to talk more about our literacy
  curriculum.

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Math

• Procedural
• vs.
• Conceptual

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Math

• How did you get that answer?
• Can you show me a different way to get that same
  answer?

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Mathematics- Scope and Sequence

• Moli Stone- M3
• Place Value and Addition and Subtraction -
  Singapore
• Measurement- M3
• Multiplication- Singapore

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Mathematics- Scope and Sequence

• Data Analysis- M3
• Geometry- Singapore
• Fractions- Singapore
• Multiplication- Singapore

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Mathematics- Scope and Sequence

• Algebra- M3
• Probability- Singapore

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Math Resources

• Investigations
• Pearsons Success Net
• M3 (Mentoring Mathematical Minds)
• First in Math
• Singapore Math
• Accelerated Math

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Social Studies Alive!Our Communities and Beyond
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Lessons in Our Book

1. Where in the World is Our Community?
2. Where in the U.S. is Our Community?
3. What is the Geography of Our Community?
4. How Do People Become Part of Our Community?
5. What Makes Our Community Diverse?
6. How Do People Improve Their Communities?
7. How Are We Alike Around the World?

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• How Does Our Economy Work?
• How Does Global Trade Effect Our Community?
• What Are the Public Services in Our Community?
• Who Works at City Hall?
• How Do We Have a Voice in Our Community?
• Whose Planet Is It, Anyway?
• How Can We Help the Global Community?

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Social Studies

• The City of Minneapolis
• How Communities Form and Work
• Skills Timelines, Maps, Land Forms
• Neighborhood Guides
• Current Events
• Mill City Museum and le Tour de Minneapolis
• Elections

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The Science Units
Physics of Sound
Human Body
Ideas and Inventions
Structures of Life

• http//www.fossweb.com/

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Science Unit Dates

• Human Body Sept. - Oct.
• Physics of Sound Nov. - Dec.
• Ideas and Inventions Jan. Mar..
• Structures of Life Mar. May
• Engineering-Physics Dec.- Jan
• Engineering- Structures Apr.- May

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Field Trips

• Week on Wheels
• September 13-17
• Mill City Museum and Tour de Mpls
• September 29 and 30
• Pedal, Paddle, Fish
• October 4- Mr. Moen
• October 5- Mrs. Spooner
• October 6- Mr. Wilkinson
• October 7- Mr. Kroening
• October 8- Mr. Kilibarda

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Field Trips

• Orchestra Hall
• January 26 or 27
• Terrance Simien The Zydeco Experience (Ordway)
• February 16
• Voyaguer Environmental Camp
• (approximately 75)
• June 6,7,8-new dates!
• Mr. Moen and Mr. Wilkinson (6,7)
• Mr. Kroening, Mr. Kilibarda, Mrs. Spooner(7,8)

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Volunteers and Chaperones If interested in
volunteering in the classroom or going on field
trips, there is a form that needs to be filled
out in the office before service.
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Guest Speakers
Orchestra player from the Minnesota
Orchestra Farmer Nelson and Perfect the
Pig BRAVO Steve Johnson-retired science
teacher Midwest Food Connection
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What parents can do

• Talk about your childs day at school.

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• Help your child complete the family homework.

• Visit our school.
• Come to conferences, P.T.A. Meetings, and
• other school-related events.

• Volunteer for classroom and school-wide
  activities.

• Encourage authentic writing.
• (letters, thank you, pen pals, stories)
• Read, read, read!
• Check our web page(s) and your childs backpack!

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Email - Chad.Wilkinson_at_mpls.K12.mn.us Celeste.Spo
oner_at_mpls.K12.mn.us Daniel.Kilibarda_at_mpls.K12.mn.u
s Greg.Kroening_at_mpls.K12.mn.us Greg.Moen_at_mpls.K12.
mn.us