SEPTEMBER 1 5, 201 3

Back to School with Miss Ito!

3
rd
grade Curriculum Night
Families and Parents:
Welcome to 3
rd
Grade!
If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish
anything!
About me!
Masters in Teaching from the
University of Washington
Has aspired to be a teacher since 4
th

grade!
Classroom experience in Lake
Washington, Bellevue, and Seattle
School District
Experience with children with
disabilities (adaptive recreation and
inclusive classroom)
Hobbies: Basketball, Crafts,
Teaching!

My educational philosophies:

I hope to learn from you just as much, if
not more, than I hope you learn from me.




We play as a team.
Best ways to contact me
In-person before or after school
3:00-3:30pm will be reserved for any meetings with families,
friends, professionals, etc. please let me know 24 hours in
advance if you plan to visit!
Please let me know if you would like to arrange another
meeting outside this time and I can make it work!
E-mail (response in less than 24 hours)
chito@uw.edu
Home phone (please feel free to leave a message)
425-738-9288

An inside look into our year!
Partnering with students:
Coursework, Assessments, and Progress
Overview of Assessing Student Progress
Myth: Assessments take place to examine a childs
progress and test their ability to put them on an
academic track

This is a common misconception especially in my
classroom! We will not use the word assessment to
refer to examinations, but rather as tools that assist me
in discovering a students strength and areas where I can
help students reach their highest potential.
I am here to help and support, not pressure and punish!
Overview of Assessments
Weekly math quizzes
Sometimes taken collaboratively with partners or individually to
create cohesion in teams
One-on-one reading discussion and dialogue
Completed bi-weekly with room parents who have checklists with
3
rd
grade benchmarks
Will follow-up with me to assign students with appropriate reading
level that supports their strengths
Full-classroom observations
Parents will be invited once a month (or by appointment) to assist
their child in the classroom
Specialists will also be invited to make anecdotal observations

Portfolio Project annual progress
Students will create a portfolio at the beginning of the
year and add to it every week
Contents include:
Math worksheets, quizzes, and practice problems
Take-home cursive practice
Friday free-writes goals, reflection on the week
Series of 5-paragraph essays: fiction, research, narratives
Monthly mosaics and photography expositions
Progress reports (provided by me, signed by parents)

Online e-portfolio will be accessible to families, including
additional work samples and in-class video clips
Portfolio Project cont.
Goals of the Portfolio Project:
To have students demonstrate growth
over the year
Identify their personal and academic
goals
Reflect on their progress: strengths,
areas of improvement
One-on-one meetings with me to
check-in
Bi-weekly
Will give me an idea of what areas I can
help the student in and how I can best
fit their needs

Partnering with Dual
Language Learners
Dual Language Learning
Goal: embracing the child (and familys) first
language while providing for growth in their
second language
Support for Students in the Classroom
One-on-one support from
student teachers and volunteers

Services will be sought to
explain and prepare
assignments in two languages
(home language for family,
English for practice)

Making students feel
comfortable and welcomed!

Supporting Literacy and Language
Buddy-reading
Partnering up with peers to read
books in English and in home
language
Emphasis on reciprocal
partnership
Reading assignments for
home
Engage parents and siblings in
classroom progress and
vocabulary
Children learning at their
own pace
Partnering with children with
disabilities
Goals for Students with Disability
Balancing self-initiated actions and growth with the
assistance and support of peers, teacher, and aides

Family support: communicating between child,
teacher, family members, and guidance team to
establish a routine that will best fit the childs needs

Learning inside and outside the classroom!
Support in the classroom
Guidance team
Meeting with me, your family,
your child, and specialists
IEPs and IFSPs are available we
are here to assist
Plans for the in-class coursework
and support at home
Home Visits
Creating a routine at home that
will coincide with what your child
is learning in the classroom

Supporting Curriculum and Assessment in the
Classroom
Classroom immersion
Student teacher and aides who
work one-on-one with your child
in the classroom
Goal is to integrate learning in
the classroom and with peers so
that your child is not isolated in
special education services
Assessment benchmarks
goals collectively created by
you and me

Partnering with Families:
You play a role as well!
Community in the Classroom
Relationships with your student

Relationships with me

Relationships with 3
rd
grade families

Relationships with the school

ALL families are welcome here at school!
Parent/Family Conferences
Conferences (once in Fall,
once in Spring)
Updates on your childs
progress
You are welcome to bring as
many family members as you
would like this will be a
constructive meeting that
will provide feedback on
your childs strengths and
goals!
Home Visits
Goal: to assure consistent
communication and
meaningful relationships
inside and outside of the
family
One-on-one work with your
child
I hope to get to know more
about your family and how I
can best support you!


Heritage Fair and Cultural Celebrations
We will devote January
through March to a heritage
project with students and
their families
Families are invited to
participate in an all-day
celebration of our classrooms
diverse backgrounds!
Please come and share a family
recipe, tradition, song, family tree
anything! We cannot wait to
learn more about your family!
Question and Answer
Wrap-up feedback about you and your child
Please take 5-10 minutes to jot down the following:
What is your childs greatest strength?
What are three goals that you would like to see your child
accomplish this year?
What can I do to assist your family and your childs growth for
this school year?
Is there anything specifically about your child that you want
me to know?

Thank you and have a wonderful evening!