CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

BOOK OF THE MONTH

COOL TOOLS

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Character Development Book of the MonthTitles 2013-2014

• September Cool Tools & Classroom Routines at School• October Citizenship

Enemy Pie• Nov/Dec Respect &

Responsibility The Great Kapok Tree

• January HonestyMy Big Lie

• February KindnessSam & the Lucky Monkey

• March/April Good Judgment If Everybody Did

• May/June Perseverance Boys of Steel: Creators of

Superman

AT ROOSEVELT MY FRIENDS STAND BY ME!

Students Excel at Roosevelt When…• They arrive to school on time• They are prepared and ready to learn• Homework Club • They have healthy food choices (wellness policy)• Vacation when school is not in session• Next year, school begins Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Safety for all Roosevelt Students• Safe pick up at dismissal • No Supervision before 8:15 am

• No riding bikes/scooters on yard or in hallways

• Safe and secure campus• Say goodbye to your child where they line up • Exit on big yard gate (staff parking lot)

ROOSEVELT GOING GREEN• Online first day packets

• Solar Panels

• Hand Dryers

• Water Fountain

• Green cleaning supplies

• Bike it/Walk it

• Recycling

Roosevelt Students as Mathematicians

Roosevelt Mathematicians…

• Articulate their mathematical thinking.• Develop a deep, conceptual understanding of arithmetic

and number sense. • Demonstrate flexibility in using a variety of problem

solving strategies.• Approach problem-solving situations with confidence

and skill.Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI)

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Current 5th Grade Students/Cohort - 3 Year Math CST ComparisonPercent Proficient/Advanced

2013-2014 Areas of Focus Professional Development Shift to English Language Arts

Columbia University Teachers’ College Project School in Readers’ Workshop

Furthering our Strong Foundation in Mathematics

Positive Learning and Social Environment for All Students:

Stand by Me

Working together to Build our Instructional Knowledge, Strategies and Skills in the Common Core Standards

Vision for Student Success

Introducing… The Common Core State

Standards!

What are the Common Core Standards? •Clear and consistent expectations for

student learning in English Language Arts and Mathematics

•Designed to prepare K-12 students for college and career success

Standards tell us what students

should know and be able to do at each grade level

A Brief History…• States requested…

▫ Create K-12 standards that ensure that all students are college and career ready in literacy and mathematics by the end of high school

• The standards were developed based on:▫ current research▫ international models▫ input from multiple sources including state departments

of education, scholars, educators from K-college, parents and students

• Anchored in College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards

From www.corestandards.org

Common Core Shifts for ELA/Literacy •Building knowledge through content-

rich nonfiction•Reading, writing and speaking grounded

in evidence from text, both literacy and informational

•Regular practice with complex text and its academic language

From www.achievethecore.org, 2012

Common Core Shifts for Mathematics•Focus topics specified at each grade

level.•Coherence: Think across grades,

and link to major topics within grades•Rigor: In major topics

pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application with equal intensity

From www.achievethecore.org, 2012

Assessments•Spring 2015 – Shift to online testing in

grades 3-5 from SmarterBalance•District Benchmark assessments

beginning this school year (approx. week 12 and week 24) to support a smooth transition to the Smarter Balance Assessments.

How can parents learn more about the

Standards?•Visit www.corestandards.org•Visit the Common Core corner on the

district website. www.smmusd.org •Review the handouts from the national

PTA http://pta.org/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2796

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