WELCOME!

Mrs. A.R. Martinez

Third Grade EFL

OPEN HOUSE NIGHT AT CGPA!

Introduction

Barry University graduate

13 years of 3rd grade experience at CGPA

Other schools:

◦G.W. Carver Middle

◦Silver Bluff Elementary

Educational Philosophy

Passing/FCAT /FSA record at CGPA

Agenda• Arrival, Dismissal and Attendance

• Gradebook

• Student Portal

• Official Class Websites

• Discipline and Conferences

• Homework

• Third Grade Curriculum

• Accelerated Reader and i-Ready

• Science Project

• Florida Standards Assessment (replaced FCAT)

• Things to do…

Attendance

Pick up is at PE field 8:20, when raining in front of class

Dismissal by the main office.

Dismissal time Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 3:05 pm -

Wednesdays 1:50 pm

◦ Unless it is an emergency, please do not pick up your child early!

Attendance -

◦ 3 times tardy = a detention

◦ When absent, must send a letter from parent to excuse absence

◦ If more than 3 consecutive days absent, school requires a doctor’s note

Gradebook See grades online through student portal and parent portal

Will send un-official progress report in between school’s official progress

report and report card to keep you informed.

Grading Scale: 90%-100% = A, 80%- 89% = B, 70%- 79% = C, 60%-

69% = D and 59% and below = F

Subjects categorized as:

◦ Classwork (35%)

◦ Tests/Quizzes (45%)

◦ Projects (20%)

◦ Behavior (0%, does not count as an academic grade and listed under Reading)

Student Portal Access to grades (gradebook)

Access to textbooks, workbooks, videos, etc.

Links to encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.

Link to i-Ready, Discovery Education, Riverdeep, Science

Builder, etc.

Online library

Sign-in by using student ID as user, password 2-digit birth

month, 2-digit day, 2-digit year and first and last name initials

(lower case). You may change password.

Class’ Website

The New Schoolnotes:HomeworkBehavior PlanSchool SuppliesImportant UpdatesLinksFlashcards: Vocabulary and Spelling WordsContact teacher

http://new.schoolnotes.com/xpages/view/101888/2

Discipline Procedures

Class Dojo: Positive Dojos / Negative Dojos

Reports

Communication with teacher

Will be used for weekly behavior grade in conjunction with

teacher discretion/observation

Can see weekly grade in gradebook under Readinghttps://teach.classdojo.com/#/classes/55d79ce60337faf6087deaac/points

Code of Student Conduct

Values Matter http://osi.dadeschools.net/valuesmatter

Conferences

Open door policy from 8:00 am to 8:20 am.

Wednesdays from 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm (unless

there is a meeting)

Emergency conferences after dismissal, no

later than 3:15 pm

Phone conferences preferred

Homework Assigned Mondays through Thursdays

Starting in January, may see homework on weekends due to preparation for FSA.

30 minutes of silent reading each night (in addition to homework)

i-Ready: assigned on Mondays and will have a week to complete two Reading

lessons and two Math lessons. Reports are run on Mondays. Incomplete = 2

homework misses for the week

Three homework misses equal one detention

Weekly homework routine sent home at beginning of school and it is attached to

today’s packet

Should take about 45 minutes to complete all homework!

CurriculumReading/Language Arts/Writing

◦ Everything Red

Reading Folder, Journal, Wonders Textbook and Writer’s Workshop Textbook

(books in student portal)

Programs Used: i-Ready and Accelerated Reader (may add more later)

Mathematics

◦ Everything Blue

Math Folder, Journal, Class Workbook, Homework Workbook, and

Multiplication Packets (books in portal and direct link provided, see

schoolnotes)

Programs Used: Think Central and Multiplication Websites (see schoolnotes)

Curriculum (cont’d)

Science / Social Studies – Content Area

◦ Everything Green

Split Content Folder, Split Journal, Textbooks

◦One week Science, one week Social Studies

Social Studies: Harcourt, not in student portal. Provided direct link in

schoolnotes

Science: Pearson in student portal. Provided direct link in schoolnotes.

Programs Used:

◦Pearson SuccessNet and GIZMOS for Science (see schoolnotes)

◦Social Studies, will provide links as needed in schoolnotes

Curriculum (cont’d)

EFL

◦Everything Yellow

EFL Folder, Journal, Maravillas Textbook (in student

portal)

Will read A.R. books as a class and will take A.R. tests

Adivinanzas and trabalenguas

New curriculum!

AR and i-Ready A.R.

◦ Must read chapter books only!

◦ Must read 30 minutes per day

◦ Must reach 50% of A.R. goal by semester’s midpoint

◦ Must reach 100% of A.R. goal by Oct. 27! Per third grade policy, Reading grade will be

lowered by one letter grade if student does not reach 100% of his/her goal.

• i-Ready

◦ Sign in through student portal

◦ Cycle runs Mondays-Sundays

◦ Must complete two Reading lessons and two Math lessons

◦ Weekly participation grade in Reading

Science Project Group Project – worth 12 grades in science!

Students will:

◦ Complete research

◦ Conduct experiment

◦ Type Project Report

◦ Need a USB memory device by the end of September!!!

• Teacher will:

◦ Provide all materials for experiment

◦ Supervise and guide student throughout the experiment

◦ Assist with USB’s

◦ Put display board together

Florida StandardsGoodbye FCAT!

◦What’s up next?

Florida Standards

Why Are We Changing? http://vimeo.com/51933492

To provide for more rigorous instruction so that students have the knowledge and skills to meet the demands of the 21st century

What do they mean for teaching and learning?

LAFS

Regular practice-complex text &

academic language

Reading, writing, listening and

speaking grounded in evidence from

text

Build knowledge through content-

rich text

Different writing genres

MAFS

Deeper understanding of mathematical

concepts

Builds habits of mind of productive

mathematical thinkers

Real-world applications

Modeling with pictures technology,

graphs, manipulatives

Florida Standards(cont’d)

What subjects are included?

◦MAFS - Mathematics

◦LAFS - English Language Arts

◦Science and Social Studies will continue under the

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards

Tentative dates: March 28 – April 8

(more information will be forthcoming)

Florida Standards(cont’d)

How may you help your child? Read different types of books and informational text with your child

Ask your child to find answers to questions in the text of books, newspaper

articles, manuals, etc.

Encourage your child to form and defend an opinion by supporting it with

facts, details and reasons from text

Discuss mathematics ideas with your child and have them explain these to

you using pictures, graphs, etc.

Visit the Florida Standards Assessment online portal to become familiar with

the new assessments. www.fsassessments.org

Florida Standards(cont’d)

Florida Standards(cont’d)

Training tests are available (see link) and are designed to help students, parents and teachers become familiar with assessment question formats and the computer-based test (CBT) delivery system

http://fsassessments.org/students-and-families/training-tests/

◦Third graders will take a paper-based test◦Multiple choice, short and extended responses ◦Time requirements forthcoming◦I will provide more information as it is given (still don’t have the results from last year)

If you have not done so…

• Join Class Dojo!!!

Let me know if you need another invitation

• Purchase a seat sack for your child!Available online, Get Smart or our PTSA Store ($15)

Recommend 15”

• Join PTSA – Room Parents:

Mrs. Roche-Chavarria and Mrs. CarpinteroParent packet was sent home

E-mail request forms included today in packet

• Become a school volunteerApplication available online, through the parent portal