Room 124 Curriculum 2016-2017
Third Grade with a Twist of Moxie
Communication:
- wingel@riverview.wednet.edu
- 425-844-4566 (8:00 – 6:00)
- Class Blog: Room 124 Cowbell Chronicles (Life in Room 124 and valuable learning links). Please sign up!
Classroom Volunteering Opportunities: “Any Day, Every Day”
Monday – Thursday, 9:15 – 10:55, 11:00 – 12:25
Monday – Thursday, 1:05 – 3:30
Friday – 9:15 to 11:15
Weekly “Un-Homework” Monday to Monday:
Parents/Guardians:
- Math – fact fluency practice, Reading – 20 minutes per night, Keyboarding – 15 minutes per night
- “Unhomework” Menu and tickets
Grading Policy: Growing as a learner!
- Growth Mindset – Becoming a learner!
- Common Core State Standards (Not always for mastery)
- Pre and Post Assessments, Projects, and Targeted Benchmarks (Formative and Cumulative)
- Grading 1-4
Curriculum Integrated: All subjects are integrated in order to encourage learners to make relevant connections with their education.
Reading Curriculum Notes:
- Nonfiction – (Text Features and Comprehension)
- Fiction – Reading Workshop (Comprehension and Story Elements)
- Phonics and Vocabulary – GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design)
Writing Curriculum Notes: Lucy Caulkins
- Informational, Narrative, Fiction, and Opinion
- Research Note Taking
Math Curriculum Notes:
- EngageNY https://www.engageny.org
- LearnZillion https://learnzillion.com
Social Studies Curriculum Notes:
- TCI – Geography and Mapping Skills
- Northwest Native Americans – Storypath Simulation
Science Curriculum Notes: Inquiry Based Learning/Environmental studies
www.nextgenscience.org/next–generation–science–standards
- Inquiry Field Studies (Rivers and Forest Habitats)
- Puget Sound, Salmon and Plant Life Cycles
- Sound Waves
- Raising Salmon in the Classroom
Technology Curriculum Notes:
- Keyboarding , Research and Information Gathering, PowerPoint and Multimedia (Storyboard/Photo Stories)
Art Integration: Movement, Drama and Visual Arts