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South Row School. Curriculum Night September 2014. PURPOSE: Understand the curriculum for your child’s grade level and the organization of their classroom. Tonight is a general curriculum meeting, it is not a night to conference with teachers. SCHEDULE: 5 – 5:25 Principal Presentation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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South Row School
South Row SchoolCurriculum Night September 2014
Tonights Schedule / PurposePURPOSE:Understand the curriculum for your childs grade level and the organization of their classroom.Tonight is a general curriculum meeting, it is not a night to conference with teachers.SCHEDULE:5 5:25 Principal Presentation5:30 6:15 K,1&2 Presentation6:15 7:00 Support Staff / Specialists available in classrooms7 7:25 Principal Presentation7:30 8:15 3&4 PresentationOur StaffSecretary / Clerk / NurseClassroom teachersReading Specialists Speech, OT, Psychologist, GuidanceSpecialists Art, Music, PE, Comp & LibrarySpecial Education Staff ECC / LC / RR (2)Coaches IPSPs - - ParaprofessionalsPSPs - - AidesPorters (Custodians)Caf Staff***Principal Designee Deb Dubray
Building upgrades this summerPainting of offices, library, second lab, caf, hallwaysLandscaping Classroom sinks upgradedGeneral cleaning, waxing, etcFive classrooms received mounted overhead LCD projectors (Thank you PTO!)Caf will receive mounted overhead LCD projector (Thank you PTO!!)Calling in absencesPLEASE CALL INTO THE OFFICE IF YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO BE ABSENT(978) 251-5177 X6We will call you beginning at 9:30am if we do not have a call from you.
I am looking into an email address to report absencesCurriculum OverviewReading Journeys / Guided ReadingWriting Writers Workshop / 6 TraitsMath Math ExpressionsScience Foss Kits / Common Core StandardsSocial Studies Common Core StandardsHandwriting Writing without TearsSpelling Words Their Way
Instructional BlocksCommon Core State Standards
How YOU can support the curriculum?ATTENDANCE / On time to school.Check over your childs homework.Read with your child daily.Skip counting, flash cards, games, and find math in daily living. (Money, clocks, measurement, etc.)Discuss family history, town history, and what makes a community.Daily Science weather, nature, the stars, animals, etc.Have your child active daily.Promote healthy eating habits.Discuss what your child is learning in art, music, library, computers and physical education.
What if my child is struggling?What if my child needs a challenge?Daily differentiation to meet the needs of all studentsSmall group instruction dailyUniversal Screening Measures / Progress MonitoringIndividual Goal Time Daily 30 minutesReading SpecialistsSpeech & Language, Learning Center, Resource Room, Early Childhood Center, OT, ELLSchool Counselor / School PsychologistCaring / Knowledgeable / Professional StaffStudent Study Team / Response to Intervention
Social Competency Second StepProblem Solving, Understanding feelings / emotionsLion PrideP PerseveranceR RespectI IntegrityD DedicationE - EmpathyExpected Behaviors School Wide
Common Core overviewThinking skillsDeeper into skills / Less coverageCareer and college ready
MA ADAPTED the Common Core to be: Massachusetts Common Core State Standards
PARCC next year / MCAS this year gr 3&4
Quick video
Common Core ELAIn classrooms, you will hear more about specific standards per grade level. But the major shifts from the MA standards to the MA Common Core State Standards:ReadingClose Reading focus Going back to the textNon fiction focus Not just fiction texts
Writing3 Genres (4) Narrative (Fictional), Opinion, Informative6 Traits Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Voice, ConventionsCommon Core Mathematical thinking
Common Core Websiteshttp://www.corestandards.org
http://www.doe.mass.edu/candi/commoncore/
http://www.ab.mec.edu/curriculum/curricpdf/common-core.pdf
Video - http://vimeo.com/51933492
SCHOOL-HOME COMMUNICATIONHome Link Weekly (through Ed Connect)Website Changes MonthlyResource Guide School LevelHandbook District Level **Please review appropriate sectionsHome-School CommunicationCommunicate with US. Keep your phone numbers / email current on X2 and call us when you have questions or concerns.Let us know if there is something going on at home that could affect school.How you can get involved.PTO Volunteer to run an eventVolunteer at an eventCome to meetingsThink about your own skill set and what you can offer (even from home).
DIRECTORY Link sent today for the family directory. Please fill it out by Saturday September 20th.Ice Cream Social4th Grade Activities
PLEASEGet involved at South Row.Get excited about your childs educational career and all the opportunities they have ahead of them.Check in at the office whenever you come to the school.Support your child(ren)s teacher and the school.Ask questions / Contact me.My email: [email protected] the back tableMAPSHow to access teachers X2 pages (specialist too)Specialist Info Adult Bathrooms are around the cornerTHANK YOU! Go Lions!
