Curriculum Night 2009-10
- 1. WELCOME Your kids are fantastic, so you must be fabulous!
- 2. “ The best way we can show love for our children is to not do for them what they could and should do for themselves.” --A. Lincoln
- 3. Climate Enhancement Life Skills Ladder of Success – The Kid in the Red Jacket Mr. Segram’s role Conditions for Learning Safe environment=Risk taking=LEARNING ‘ I hear, I forget... I see, I remember... I do, I understand’
- 4. Expectations BE HERE Mariner Code Expectations Consistency- behavior card system Jobs Walking in halls Working quietly Bathroom
- 5. Homework What parents can do- Effective Thinking/Questioning Planner 45-60 minutes per night Reading 20 -30 minutes Spelling-Assignments due on Thursday; Test Friday; Spirals here on Friday Math- AMP’s, M4T, Math Facts Social Studies/Science
- 6. Reading Small group instruction to teach comprehension skills. Whole group instruction- Lit study using novels Lit groups Book Projects – 3 presentations this year
- 7. Reading * Expository! Expository! Expository! National Geographic Kids, Storyworks! *Using the text to support *Research skills *Deepening Comprehension: Summarizing, Drawing conclusions/inferencing *Fluency-rate, expression, and intonation *Author’s theme/purpose
- 8. Writing DEARF Writing Process- prewrite, draft, revise/edit, publish Daily Paragraphs Writing across curriculum Spelling Rubrics
- 9. Writing Some of the topics we will cover this year in writing include: Content, Organization, and Style Conventions- using them consistently, specialized spelling lists- accountability, tests on Fri. Narratives and Expository The Writing Process- tightening up, building independence Adding details to paint a picture for the reader, adding voice/personality/feelings, focusing on “one small seed” and turning it into a “watermelon,” considering the reader
- 10. Math Math 4 Today/AMPS Periodically/End of Unit: Concept tests Number Sense, Geometric Sense, Measurement, Algebraic Sense, Probability/Statistics Reasoning
- 11. Science This year in science we will be investigating three major topics through the scientific process: * Water The properties of water and the water cycle *Life Structures: Plants and Crayfish Form and function as well as life cycles/systems *Magnetism and Electricity Circuit pathways and transfer of energy
- 12. Social Studies Studying Washington State: geography, regions, and features Learning about the Northwest Native Americans and their history Exploring what brought settlers west and some of the hardships they faced as they settled in the Northwest. CBA- Classroom Based Assessment- mandated by state with focus on People on the Move- should tie in with pioneer studies and there are rubrics that accompany this assessment.
- 13. District Wide Assessments DRA 2: Developmental Reading Assessment- fluency is the gatekeeper Periodic Writing Assessments scored with statewide expectations/rubrics 4th Grade Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) Math Reading Writing Social Studies CBA
- 14. Questions/Comments Please fill out an index card on the back table
- 15. Thank You!