Grade+3

9/28/2011
 * Reading Counts Manager is all set Jeremy B. came in and is now all set.
 * Reading Counts incentive for grade 3
 * Goal for 3rd grade 4 quizzes passed by the end of each month to earn incentive.
 * Can reading counts can be done as first assignment during computer lab.
 * Math open response starting Friday, Sept. 30th whole class modeling.
 * How to begin integrating common core with Everyday Math and how much is expected of us to gear towards them?
 * Read Naturally Vs. DIBELS- We feel DIBELS should be used for benchmarking, but read naturally should be the only weekly reading assessment for below leveled readers because it includes the comprehension piece

10/5/11 What we like about the report cards- Under reading we like that there is a responds verbally and responds in writing to what is read.
 * Big categories

What we would like to see- For Next week go over grade breakdown explanations 10/12/11 discussed SIT philosphy and the history wants a specific strategy to leave each meeting with specific students were discussed and strategies do I SIT a student if they already were SIT'd? yes even if they were tested we can brain storm strategies also should check with gr 2 teacher to see what intervention worked last year do I SIT a person that's on an IEP? No we can meet with team first except if its in a different area than the IEP then we will SIT discussed MCAS student results
 * Under work habits( Finishing work on time)
 * In math specifically show the focus strands covered during that term, do not show them all at once because some are shown and not covered until later in the school year.
 * Under Composition we would like to see revising strategies and under mechanics edititing strategies.
 * Maybe see comprehension of fiction materials and comprehension of non-fiction materials as seperate categories.

11/3/11 Non Fiction Standard- What are you currently doing at your grade level that you feel positively supports this standard- Lessons to address the nonfiction standard 1. Animal Book report- create a poster, use an organizer, use non-fiction headings such as habititat food etc. 2. Create a class powerpoint combining black history, womens history and famous massachusetts citizens. (Partner work and research involved.) 3. Be more dilligent using the graphic organizers from Time for Kids.
 * Time For KIds
 * Open Court Stories
 * Massachusetts Book
 * Science Leveled Readers
 * Animal Book Research report January

11/30/11 Standard 11- Theme Legend-Three Sisters Tall Tales- Steven Kellogg Stories Fables- Packet of fables. Check on Brainpop to see if any would match genre.

12/7/11 Fastt Math with mrs. Pandiani Switching settings for thrid graders. Standard 15 style and language- Using poems that create imagery and creating activities for next weeks RTI groups.

1/4/2011 Standard 12 Fiction-
 * Found a MCAS sample(The Apartment Building) that includes components from standard 12 to use as our pre and post test.
 * Use Henry Hikes to Fitchburg as our post test for Standard 12 fiction.

1/11/2011 Writers Workshop Grade 1 Observation- Taking a small moment out of a story and stretching it out using pictures and words. Grade 2 observation- Making a timeline of the events that are in the story. Next they took the most important part of the story and extended that part of the timeline by stretching it out. It was nice to see the sequencing skills the writers were able to do and also be able to extend on the event they felt was the most important.

2/1/12 Standard 13- Nonfiction Came up with pre and post test for both this strand and the post test for strand 8. Made a weekly plan for nonfiction activities for strand 13.

2/8/12 For week of 2/13/12 came up with non-ficton activities to do during RTI groups. We found several MCAS examples to use as a practice for next week. George Washington Carver We talked about possibly using the Blast Off MCAS book to help determine a focus for RTI groups.

2/15/12 Discussed ELA RTI time for after vacation: Came up with a packet to use as a mock MCAS. Found several stories with questions to be used as a MCAS practice for Homework. Discussed strand 4 and developed skill groups.

2/29/12 Strand 4 activities for next weeks RTI Focusing on Homophones, multiplie meaning words, Synonyms and antonyms, Prefixes suffixes, context clues and idioms, word parts and compound words. Discussed about a day to set up our official practice MCAS

3/7/12 MCAS intervention for next week. Last things to discuss before the MCAS Things to go over- idioms, parts of speech, poetry. Jeremy showed toondo and discussed ways to implement them as an idioms project.

4/4/12 MATH MCAS INTERVENTION Discussed Strands for intervention of math for the next several weeks.
 * Math Vocabulary in word problems(Ongoing)
 * Data and collection(Tally Chart, Line Plot, Bar graphs,Pictographs)
 * Time and measurement
 * Number Sense Place Value, adding and subtracting with and without regoruping, counting money and making change.
 * Fraction review
 * Geometry (area, Perimeter) Symmetry, polygons, 3-dimensional shapes

4/11/12 Measurement MCAS Packet for homework the week after vacation Go over first MCAS packet in RTI groups the week after vacation Continue with Graphing and begin Measurement in RTI groups

10/05/12 __PLC Topics__ __September 17-21__  Factor & Leiter IEP Meeting overview for classroom teachers (Made PowerPoint saved in My Documents) __September 24-28__  Liz Murray and Nancy Dutton __Kindergarten & Grade 1__: Reading Street Writing Program __Grade 2-4__: Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI Lexile Levels) and Reading Street Writing Program __October 1-5__ Liz Murray and Nancy Dutton Discuss PLC roles and responsibilities, assign roles (grade 2 pilot new model for reflection) October 9 (Grade levels back to own agendas and notes using roles to focus on new curriculum discussions)

October 10th 2012, Discussed Math Walk to Compute. We would like to get it started soon, and use our RTI support staff to help us. The time we are looking to use is 9:30-10:00. We propose starting 10/19 and having 6 groups. To group our kids we will use iReady scores and start with a combination problem.We are going to ask Nancy to add an Open Response to our topic test. Reading- <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Lucida Bright','Arial';">We discussed rephrasing Think back and write questions to be more applicable to the story.

<span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Lucida Bright','Arial';">October 17th 2012, <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Lucida Bright','Arial';">Liz and Nicole were present at our meeting and we discussed our concern of the high frequency of students that we are Dibeling this benchmark. She said that she would get back to us with an answer that met our concerns about taking so much time collecting scores rather than using the time for instruction. <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Lucida Bright','Arial';">We also discussed the RS Unit Benchmark Test. We shared our concern of the length of the assessment and Liz said that we have some flexability when it came to this and that it could be done over a period of a couple of days. <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-family: 'Lucida Bright','Arial';">We wanted to discuss more about walk to compute, but we ran out of time.

October 24th 2012 Discussed math walk to compute. We split our students up using the numbers and operations scores from i-ready.

November 7th, 2012 Discussed Walk to compute for Higher group. If they finish early they will play 24, or complete an activity from the math and literature books from envisions. We decided to do the topic 1-4 benchmark in math on the computer. During the week of the 19th. We will designate one class between two teachers as the testing room and switch off to avoid having to log off and log back on computers. Wednesday morning will be any make ups or absents.

November 14th- Discussed Benchmark Test Topics 1-4 We will be giving the test on Tuesday, November 20th

For Topic 5-7 we will be starting students with fact power where they will be doing the timed tests. We will start with 2's and 5's facts then continue to 3-12 We will try assigning multiplication speed games from PearsonSuccessnet

Reading Street Unit 2 Week 3- We will begin day one on the 20th and continue after Thanksgiving Break. Wednesday November 21st- Plymouth Plantation- Video/Webinar

January 2nd- Math Walk to compute- Begin using MCAS samples as our walk to compute problems. Discussed Walk to read to begin on Tuesday January 29th Introduce 3-Step cards to use as a guide during walk to compute problems.

January 30th- Walk to Compute- MCAS Problems For Friday we will use a division open response. Go over steps & complete problem Review strategies that we can use to solve division.

Legos- Lauren next week Tues & Wednesday Jeremy Next Thursday and Friday Jeanne-? Karen-?

Walk to Read- Next week 2/5 Week before vacation- 2/11 Next PLC- Plan to review reading strands instead of completing the Optional Review in Reading Street. Book Report Diarama- Will be our next Book report for Term 2.

2/27/13 MCAS- Math Data Meeting Looking at the data from last years MCAS- What questions did the students have trouble with during the 2012SPRING MATH MCAS.
 * Addition With Regrouping
 * Perimeter with 2 only sides labeled knowing properties of a rectangle.
 * Algebra for multiplication- _X 4=36
 * Reading a Pictograph and finding out how many more are in one category than another.
 * Picking the correct equation you would use to solve for the word problems.
 * Presenting equations without (parenthesis)
 * Fraction strategies

4/3/2012 Start sending MCAS practice packets home for HW- On a Mon-Thurs Schedule Give informational letter about Math MCAS during Parent Teacher Conferences Go over the MCAS Packet on fridays when it can be fit in. Set-up IXL free trial- Extra Practice for MCAS- Also give info to parents during conferences. Possibly do 2012 -MCAS release items as Practice Test