Curriculum Night

Class of 2015/16

Daily Schedule○ 8:00-8:20 Morning work – Math ○ 8:20-10:00 Math ○ 10:00-10:20 Read aloud/snack○ 10:20-10:50 Recess○ 10:50-12:28 Language Arts○ 12:28-12:55 Lunch○ 12:50 - 1:05 Pack up/bathrooms○ 1:05 - 1:50 Encore○ 1:50 -2:10 Bathroom/Silent Read○ 2:10-2:45 Social Studies/Science○ 2:45-2:50 Clean up and dismissal

Arrival & Morning Work○ Students need to be unpacked and ready to

learn by 8:20 (includes getting breakfast, using bathroom, etc.)

○ Math morning routine○ Done independently first○ Reviewed as a class—students make

additions/revisions as needed○ We confer on homework, then go into the

lesson for the day

Math○ PROBLEM SOLVERS! “PBL Style”○ Quarter 1

○ Place value○ Addition & subtraction review○ Area & perimeter (for multiplication)

○ Quarter 2○ Multiplication (please practice facts!)○ Measurement○ Division

○ Quarter 3 – Fractions (cook, bake at home)

○ Quarter 4 – Decimals & geometry

Language Arts○ Reading

○ Focus on deep meaning/author perspective○ Book studies/Literature groups-Roald Dahl○ Nonfiction/WWII unit○ Close reading

○ Notice & Note Signposts

○ Language Arts○ Wordly Wise○ ENCORE writing-to reinforce skills○ Narrative, research papers and persuasive

writing pieces that have gone through the entire writing process-put into a portfolio

○ Spelling strategies

Social Studies

○ All about North Carolina!○ Exploration & Colonization○ Migration & Settlement○ Constitution & Government○ State Growth○ State Development○ State Symbols

○ Personal Financial Literacy

○ Global awareness as a 21st century skill

Science○ Quarter 1

○ Ecosystems/Animal Adaptations○ Molecular Biology (nutrition)

○ Quarter 2○ Earth in the Universe (moon phases)○ Earth History (fossils)

○ Quarter 3○ Matter: Properties and Changes (includes

rocks and minerals)○ Quarter 4

○ Forces and Motion○ Energy: Conservation & Transfer (includes

electricity)

Homework

○ Goals:○ Reinforce skills taught in class○ Provide additional time for practice/activities

Teach responsibility/time management Allow students to see what they don’t get○ Keep parents in the loop

○ Homework Tickets & OOPF! Sheets

○ More information on my website hows and whys of homework

CommunicationTuesday Folders

ORANGE FOLDERS-please return contentsParent Assist

Information about access from officeProgress reports-WILL be sent

PlannersHomework-Student specific time to

writeRemind child to tell me if there is a note

EmailSchool and home are fine, but more

likely to get response from school (usually late)Conferences

Prearranged-most days 7:30-7:50AM, and 3-3:20 PM, set up via email

Grades-WSFCS 90-100=A

Excellent progress (Working independently, mastering content at a high level)

 80-89=B Good progress

(Working independently, above average content mastery)

70=79=C Satisfactory progress

(Adequate/expected progress of grade level content)

 60-69=D Slow progress

(Below grade level and/or difficulty working independently) 

0-59=F Not meeting grade-level expectations (Unable to/does not work independently)

PowerSchool/Parent Assist○ Great way for parents to stay informed

about grades. (Paper grades are sent in orange folder, but are calculated differently on Parent Assist.)

You need to get the password from the office.

○ Please be aware:○ Categories are weighted○ Single assignment “Fs”○ Curving/dropping/revising grades

Field Trips

○ Two big trips to reinforce social studies and science:○WFU September 17○Bird Rehabilitation guest-October 23○Raleigh-October 28 (still one spot on the bus)

○Duke Energy-November 20○Hiddenite-April 29

○ Other groups will come (or have already) to visit our school for in school field trips

○ Must be a Level 2 volunteer to chaperone!

BYODBring Your Own Device

○Devices must have Wifi connectivity to work in the classroom

○ Students are not required to bring a device○ Students are responsible for any devices

that they do choose to bring (classroom stays locked when we aren’t in it)

○ We will develop a class “BYOD Constitution” to be signed by parents and students

Questions?Thank you for being here.