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Nat ional Parent Involvement WeekParent Round Table 2/15/12

Scot R. Burkholder, Pr incipal –Jefferson 

Jefferson Mot t o: Excel lences Begins wi t h Me! 

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At Jefferson we have two types of academic classes:

1) Content Areas: Reading, Writ ing, Math, Science, andSocial Studies

And …2) Special/Elect ives: Art , World Language, Media,Physical and Health Educat ion, and vocal music

The New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

govern “ what ” we teach –t hey are based onbenchmarks that are assessed on the NJASK (gr 3-6)

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At Jefferson, we house three types of Special Educationprograms. These programs are for students who needaddit ional support . This is not your grandparents specialeducat ion –our kids and teachers achieve great things!

In-Class Support : Teacher is in regular class to help thestudents who need support

Resource Room: Students are pulled out in subjects that theyneed more support (ELA/ Math) but remain included in all

other subjects.LLD –Learning/ Language Disabil ity (Mild/ Moderate studentsare placed in a classroom with extra support and smaller classsizes to help them in core subjects. They are mainst reamed

in all specials and school activities.

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Students in our bilingual program rotate English and Spanish

weeks to be immersed in both languages. This method has ledto dual language skills and advanced application skills accordingto research studies. This is available K-5

ESL is available for students who need extra English

development support.

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*Message Time Plus is a literacy development program thatfocuses on scaffolding information from what studentsknow and building to new informat ion and/ or vocabulary

Vocabwordsonbright

cards

Kids predictandidentify

things theyhave

learnedand theteacherasks

extending

questions

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Help students develop

vocabulary. Once a word isdiscussed or learned duringMTP or a mini-lesson in anupper grade, t he word isadded to a word wall . These

can be by content or subj ector by use of the word (morediff icult words are “ j uicy”words or t ier 2 or 3 words,regular words are “ high

frequency” words. Students“ t rack” these words on the

word wall for use in futurewriting.

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*Manipulatives are used tohelp students learn math ina mult i-sensory way.

*The program has textbooks,workbooks, and home andstudy links. Anchor chartsare also used.

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1st Grade Port folio St at ion Writ ing Anchor Chart

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*Smart Boards andpromethium boards arelike giant learningIpads that students can

use to learn conceptsin fun ways.Multisensory learninghelps retent ion and

student engagementlevels.

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Cultural Connections *SS/ELA Proj ect s

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Science Projects *Science Writ ing

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Enr ichment Classes

Physical Educat ion Music

Art

Media

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Student Council / FamilyFun Day Activities

Basketball

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Check the homeworksection and read theparent t ips!

*Read with your kids every

night!

*Studying is a skil l that ispracticed and developednot an “ act ivit y” .

*Being a part of educatingyour kids is not a passiveactivity: ask questions,help at home, and checkprogress with the teacher!

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Thank you for coming out to my parent round table!If you have any questions or would like to know howto get more involved wit h your son/ daughterseducation, please call me or your child’s teacher.

-Scot R. Burkholder, Principal