Kipapa Elementary School

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) 

Agenda/Minutes for Grade: 3
Cycle: 1
September 13, 2016

Expectations:
1. Professional readings will be read ​prior​ to articulation session.
2. All documents will be created through Google Docs and posted to Kipapa’s Website.
3. Next meeting’s agenda will be created at the end of each session and posted to Kipapa’s Website
by Grade Level.
4. Be on time and ready to collaborate by ​8:30 a.m.
Please clean up when you GL is done:
❏ Wipe tables w/ Clorox wipes
❏ Return supplies
❏ Throw away ALL rubbish on floor, on table and by the printer
❏ Turn off A/C
❏ Turn of lights
THANK YOU!!!

Time Item

Attendance Present: Kim, Jeannie, Kori, Kacie, Kristi

Absent: Shanel

8:15 - 8:25 Grade levels set and review roles for the day
● Facilitator: Kacie/Jeannie
● Process Observer: Kori
● Minutes: Kristi
● Time Keeper: Kim
Review ground rules for the day (Everyone be an engaged participant)

8:25 - 8:35 Set objectives for today

1. Math
a. Continue planning for upcoming SS Modules
2. Reading
a. Share Wonders Week 2 test (multiple choice and
response)
b. Bring results of Week 3 test to the Resource Day on
September 26.
3. Writing
a. Continue working on narrative writing piece for Brown
Bag Snack Author’s Tea on September 27.
8:35 - 10:15 RV for Tripod Survey
1. Complete RV for Tripod by following the directions from Gregg
Iha’s email.
Completed roster verification for Tripod Survey

Math
1. Link to Planning Guides
2. Continue planning for upcoming SS Modules
a. Add in problem solving
b. Look at assessments
i. Align with standards
ii. What’s not being assessed? How can we add
that in?
iii. Is the rigor of the lessons/assessments aligned
with the standards/benchmarks?
C. Discuss assessments with the grade level (grading
strands)

Discussing Stepping Stones Assessment Grading:

● NBT and Measurement
● Need to give ​more​ ​measurement

Looking at Problem Solving Activities for Module 1

● Use for practice and reinforce skills

Assessments for Module 2

● Brainstorming when to give assessments and what
assessments to give.

Math Problem Solving: What is our goal? Create a progression.

● Goal​: By the end of Quarter 1, students should be able to use
the problem solving process with a one-step word problem.
● In Quarter 2 - already start introducing two-step word problems?
● Viewing ​Think Tank ​(From Stepping Stones)
○ Finding possible word problems for end of the quarter
assessment
○ A copy will be made for each teacher and box will be
passed on to Kingsley
● Looking in ​More Math​ in Origo for more practice
**This Quarter: Students should be using Math Problem Solving
Process
● I can solve a one-step multiplication problem
● I can write the answer in a complete sentence using the correct
label.
● I can write an equation with unknown
Create Word Problem Assessment for Quarter 1
Question: At the Speech Festival, students sit in rows of 6. They make
 10 equal rows. How many students are there in all? Step up Question:
The cafeteria holds 100 students. How many more students can be
seated?

10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30-11:30 Reading Wonders

1. Look at next assessment
a. Begin to check alignment of questions to reading target
b. Adjust test questions as necessary
c. Link to North Carolina Unpacking the Standards
d. Close Reading
i. ACT: Accessing Complex Texts​ by Douglas
Fisher and Nancy Frey
1. How is this going?

Going over Wonders Assessment Written Response Week 2

How to print assessments:
● In Wonders - go to ​assess​ - ​reports
○ In reports - left hand side w/classes - expand it so you
can see the list of students
○ Drag a student to the right side - menu of reports will
pop up - Press assignment review reports - Press okay
■ NOTE: You can only drag and view one student
at a time!!
○ Choose assessment you want to print.

Next Time Bring: Wonders Week 3 Assessment Pasta Reading

Response

Writing
From the 8/18/16 meeting:
Our Target:
Think of a small moment, true life story, and type and publish the story.

Pre-Assessment Data (Narrative Writing)

1. Revisit criteria developed last year for Small Moments
2. Discuss student strengths/weaknesses based on criteria set

​What makes a good SMALL MOMENT?

Criteria Details
Zoom in on One Moment stick to one idea
single moment

Paint a Picture descriptive language (5 senses, adjectives)

 figurative language: similes and metaphors
add important details
slow motion; mind movie

Develop Character(s) What happens “in” the character (thoughts and feelings)?
What is the character doing (action)?

3. Begin to gather student samples to bring to next meeting so that we

can look over.

11:30 - 12:00 Grade Level Planning Time

1. Revise Brown Bag Snack template and PowerPoint
Finished Template and Powerpoint.
● Finalized ​Now it’s Your Turn
○ Using story ​I Found It!!!
DIE Cut Stars (2 per child)
2. Revise Brown Bag Snack Evaluation
● What is one thing you learned from today’s
presentation?
● In planning for next year, what curriculum area would
you find most useful to learn about?
3. Fun Fair- solidify second game plus Origami Creations booth.
Tic-Tac-Toe Bean Bag Game
4. Discuss math assessment (grading strands)
Refer to Math section above (8:35 - 10:15)

12:00 - 12:55 p.m. Lunch

Next Steps:
Items to bring to the next meeting:​ Wonders Week 3 assessment
Next PLC: