CURRICULUM NIGHT

Welcome to Mrs. Mayfield’s

3rd Grade Class

WHO IS MRS. MAYFIELD?

13th year teaching here at “The River”

11th year teaching 3rd grade

Auburn University graduate

Gifted Certified

Married for 12 years

3 beautiful children

Currently taking Masters courses at KSU

BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS

All students are expected to conduct themselves as respectful, well disciplined individuals

Eagle Expectations

Classroom Expectations

Class Rewards

EAGLE EXPECTATIONS

Enter prepared.

Accept responsibility. Make a smart choice!

Give praise. Be a bucket filler!

Lead by example. Be a good friend and a great listener!

Exhibit excellence. Do your best!

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

Follow the LRE Eagle Expectations

Respect teachers and peers

Always raise your hand before speaking

Always try to do your best

Help and be kind to others

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

If a student is struggling to maintain appropriate behavior they will be asked to move their clip down. Each move down is 5 minutes off of recess time. If a student has to remove their clip from the chart, they are out for the entire recess. If a student loses their entire recess time, a note will be in the agenda.

The students are also eligible to lose additional minutes depending on the severity of the incident, and an explanation will accompany that offense.

CLASS REWARDS

Group Rewards – tickets

Individual Rewards – random notes home, moving the clip up the chart, tickets

Weekly class drawing

Class Coupons

Swag Tags

SCHEDULE7:30 – 7:55 Morning Work

7:55 – 8:50 Math

7:30 – 7:55 Morning Work

7:55 – 8:55 Math

8:55 – 9:00 Snack

9:00 – 10:10 Literacy Block

10:10 – 11:00 Social Studies/Science

11:05 – 11:35 Lunch

11:40 – 12:30 Instructional Writing/Project Based Learning (Genius Hour & Blogging)

12:35 – 1:20 Connections

1:20 – 1:30 Pack Up and Agendas

1:35 – 1:55 Recess

2:00 – 2:10 Read Aloud

GRADING

The grading system will follow LRE’s policy for grades 3rd – 5th

A: 100 – 90B: 89 – 80C: 79 – 71D: 70F: 69 – Below

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

Reading literary text and informational text

Students write across a variety of genres including informational, narrative, and persuasive (opinion)

Conventions

Technology

Easy CBM Benchmarking

Reading Centers

MATH

Multiplication

Division

Problem solving

Algebraic thinking

Creating pictographs and bar graphs from data sets

Area and perimeter of shapes

Fractions

Elapsed time

Measurement of Capacity

Math Centers

SOCIAL STUDIES

Map Skills

American Government

Economics

Historical Figures (Paul Revere, Mary Bethune, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Thurgood Marshall, Cesar Chavez)

SCIENCE

Scientific Method

Habitats

Magnets

Heat

Rocks and Minerals

CLASS WORK

All work must be legible

Plenty of time is given during the day to complete class work.

Students may have to finish work during recess time or take work home to complete for homework.

All work must be done in pencil.

Class work must meet teacher’s approval to enjoy recess.

Stamped work

ACCELERATED READER

Reading Program that has been adopted by LRE

Students read AR books that are based on their own reading level

STAR reading determines AR level and a library card will be provided as a reminder

Library is scheduled for every other week (Wednesdsay)

Students take tests after reading each AR book

Books read during guided reading group are worth AR points

Students should have a goal to earn at least 10 AR points each 9 weeks grading period

Swag Tags for AR Points

HOMEWORK

Homework is an important part of your child’s routine because it allows them to establish a positive learning environment outside of the classroom.

When doing homework it is best that your child finds a quiet place where he or she can concentrate.

Please make sure your child has paper, pencils, a ruler, and crayons at home for use on homework.

Please monitor your child’s homework each evening.

All homework assignments are recorded in the agenda and a parent signature is requested upon completion of homework assignments DAILY.

AGENDAS

Agendas are required in 3rd grade and supplied by the school.

All homework assignments are written in the agendas daily.

Please help your child develop this important habit by signing and checking it AFTER checking the homework.

FRIDAY FOLDERS

Friday Folders go home every Friday

Please sign the sheet in the back and return on Monday morning

Suggestion: As you go through the folders, sit your child beside you. Let them see your delight and concern for what you see. Correct a few problems as necessary to show them that learning does not stop just because the paper is graded.

MAKE-UP WORK

When your student is absent, you must send me a note stating the reason in order for it to be excused and be given make-up work.

Due to math beginning at 7:55 and the increased rigor of instruction, please ensure that your child is at school before the 7:45 tardy bell each morning. Along with making sure your child is at school on time each morning, please refrain from early check-outs if at all possible because instructional time is maximized throughout the entire day.

GEORGIA MILESTONES ASSESSMENT

Replacement of the GCRCT

Administered in Spring 2017

Multiple Choice, open response, and extended response questions

Online administration

Writing Assessment included

Norm-referenced scoring

Retention Law

Early Intervention Program

EXPECTATIONS OF PARENTS

To help students arrive on time, prepared, and ready to learn

To be fair and honest with your child and me

To allow your child the room to challenge himself/herself without frustration

To contact me with concerns

To allow your child to make decisions and take responsibility for his/her decisions when possible

To return communication (folders, report cards, etc.) which require your signature promptly

To serve as a resource for your child so he/she may complete homework without major distractions

TRANSPORTATION HOME

Any changes in how your child will go home require a note from the official form posted on the LRE website.

If your child is bringing a friend home or going home with a friend, a note is required from BOTH parents!

Phone calls cannot be made during the day regarding transportation, so written documentation is essential.

If your child’s transportation varies from day to day, please write in your child’s agenda what the transportation will be for that day.

COMMUNICATION

Communication between parent and teacher is KEY.

I write notes in the agenda, staple notes in the agenda, I email, and when needed I make phones calls home.

We will meet to discuss your child once in the first semester and once in the second semester. If needed, we can schedule additional conferences.

The best way to reach me is via email: megan.mayfield@cherokee.k12.ga.us

PTA

Our class would love to reach the 100% PTA participation goal!

If your family has not joined PTA, we are asking that you please join.

QUESTIONS