Welcome to Curriculum Night

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Welcome to Curriculum Night

• Third Grade
• Jane D. Hull Elementary

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Introduction

• Jennifer Eskey
• Communication
• Email eskey.jennifer_at_cusd80.com
• Phone [phone]
• Weekly newsletters
• Weekly Reflections

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A Day in the Life

• 825 First bell rings
• 830 Final bell
• 830-855 Morning Routine
• Announcements/Attendance
• Daily Language and
  Math Review
• 900-1030 Language Arts
• Daily Five
• Reading
• Writing
• 1030-1050 Recess 
• 1050-1120 Specials
• 1120-1205 Math Rotations
• 1205-1245 Lunch 
• 1250100 Read Aloud
• 100-215 Math
• 215-250 Integrated Social Studies/Science
• 250-300 Pack up/ Wrap up/Dismiss
• Friday Only

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Classroom Management/Character Counts

• Class Management
• Six pillars of good character
• Positive Reinforcement
• Awards
• Clip up/Clip down
• Fun Friday
• Community Building-Class Meetings
• Weekly Reflection
• sent home on Fridays/Mondays

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Hero of the Week

• Your child will be chosen during the year as our
  Hull Hero. This is a way for us to learn about
  your child as well as make him/her feel special.
  
• The poster will come home the Friday before
  he/she is to be hero. We will also send home an
  estimation jar that you are to fill and bring
  back the following week along with the completed
  poster.
• Each child will be writing a letter to our Hero
  telling him/her how special we think he is.

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Homework

• Homework folder - return to school each day
• Purpose is to reinforce skills
• Have an organized work space
• Consistent schedule
• Spend approximately 30 minutes a night
• Reading Log (signed weekly)
• Math fact practice (sign log)
• -xtramath.org

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Grades

• Progress Reports
• Report Cards
• Letter Grades ?
• Spot Check
• Frequent informal quizzes
• Graded work home on Mondays

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Curriculum

• Language Arts (Common Core)
• Reading- New Journeys Reading Adoption
• Phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension
• Small group instruction
• Daily 5 Reading Groups
• Literature Studies to include
• - The Storm
• - The Stories Julian Tells
• - Jake Drake Know-It-All

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Curriculum

• Writing
• Daily 5 Work on Writing
• Grammar
• Cursive
• Daily 5 Word Work
• Spelling
• Journeys (Imbedded within the stories)
• Weekly spelling tests

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Curriculum

• Math (Some Common Core)
• Learning Objectives
• Conceptual understanding of operations
• Memorize math facts (addition, subtraction and
  multiplication)-focus on this at home!!!!
• Rounding numbers
• Place Value (up to hundred thousands place)
• Money
• Fractions
• Strategies for estimation
• Time, money, measurement
• Geometry (3D shapes, transformation of shapes)
• Problem Solving (real world math)

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Curriculum

• Science
• Scientific Method, Ecosystems, Rocks,
• Plants, Sound, Light, Earth Science, Health
• Social Studies
• American History (explorers, using timelines,
  Civil War, postwar, contemporary US), World
  History, Government (3 branches, 3 levels,
  foundations of), Civics, Geography

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Curriculum

• Technology
• Computer lab
• Gain knowledge about technology
• Develop skills to use the technology
• Apply and interact with technology
• Student computer work stations
• Conduct research
• Learning games
• Word processing

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Volunteers

• Classroom volunteers
• Room parent
• Junior Achievement
• Art Masterpiece

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Tax Credit

• Field Trips
• Kartchner Caverns (more info on next slide),
  Guest Speakers, Museums
• Up to 400 (married)
• Up to 250 (single)
• Get all the money back at tax time!

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Kartchner CavernsWe need your help!!
If you donate for tax credit purposes please
consider making your donation early this year to
help fund this very special field trip. This trip
will be a fantastic learning adventure for us as
we learn about rocks and minerals!
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Classroom Website

• Go to MyChandlerSchools.com
• Pull up classroom
• Eskey
• Class slideshows, Newsletters, Important info,
  Helpful learning links
• Calendar

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Thank you!

• Open-door policy
• Parent-Teacher Conferences are in August
• Office 883-4500
• Best method of communication is to email
  me-eskey.jennifer_at_cusd80.com