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Welcome to Curriculum Night

Welcome to Curriculum Night. 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , and 5 th Grades Gifted Self-Contained Kyrene Monte Vista. Our Gifted Team. Christine Hartland, Grade 5 S/C Julie Perks, Grade 4 S/C Melissa Eastin, Grade 3 S/C K risty Whigham , Grade 2 S/C. Tonight’s Topics.

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Welcome to Curriculum Night

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  1. Welcome to Curriculum Night 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades Gifted Self-Contained Kyrene Monte Vista

  2. Our Gifted Team • Christine Hartland, Grade 5 S/C • Julie Perks, Grade 4 S/C • Melissa Eastin, Grade 3 S/C • Kristy Whigham, Grade 2 S/C

  3. Tonight’s Topics • Characteristics of Gifted Learners • Self-Contained Class Description • Goals • Educational Philosophy • Expectations • Common Core Standards • Curricular Resources

  4. Characteristics of a Gifted Learner • Is intense • Already knows • Draws inferences • Is a good guesser • Asks the questions • Has wild, silly ideas • Is keenly observant • Constructs abstractions • Manipulates information • Discusses in detail, elaborates • Is mentally and physically involved • Enjoys learning (but NOT necessarily school) • Shows strong feelings, emotions, and opinions • Plays around, yet tests well (versus works hard) • Initiates projects (versus completes assignments) • Creates a new design (versus copies accurately) • Typically needs only 1 or 2 repetitions for mastery • Is highly self-critical (this often translates into perfectionism)

  5. The Kyrene Gifted ProgramSelf-Contained Classroom Model(page 1) There is tremendous potential for learning when academically gifted children are grouped together, and in the self-contained classes gifted students are grouped together all day every day. Students who qualify for this program need the support and challenge that a peer group of students with similar academic interests and abilities provide. Students will participate in the school’s regular art, music, and physical education curriculum. The core curriculum will consist of Kyrene’s grade-level curriculum in all subject areas. Once students master grade level curriculum, they may be exposed to advanced curriculum and enrichment.

  6. The Kyrene Gifted ProgramSelf-Contained Classroom Model(page 2) The teachers will follow Kyrene’s philosophy of continuous progress – particularly in language arts and math – so that students may be challenged at an appropriate level of difficulty. At the same time, opportunities will be provided to apply and extend content knowledge and skills. Student workload will be designed to be the same in amount as for other students in these grades, but it will be different in content. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, teachers will provide opportunities for students to learn and practice the interpersonal skills so critical to success. Presentation skills, public speaking proficiency, and the various skills involved in polite and intelligent collaborationwill be emphasized.

  7. Goals for our Students • Becoming responsible for their own learning • Understanding that mistakes are a way of learning • Becoming collaborative thinkers and problem solvers

  8. Educational Philosophy • High Expectations • Responsibility • Character • Support

  9. Expectations What You Can Expect From Us: • Best practices in teaching • Open communication • Differentiation for your child’s individual needs • Enthusiasm • Creativity • Respect • Honesty • Fairness

  10. Expectations What We Expect of Your Child: • Ongoing home-school communication • Timely completion of homework and classwork • Respectful collaboration • Initiative • Creativity

  11. Expectations What is the parent’s role? • Support • Communication • Reasonable expectations • Setting aside daily time for homework

  12. Common Core Standards • Common Core Standards in ELA (English Language Arts) and Mathematics are designed to prepare students for college and career. • Content Areas (Science, Health, and Social Studies) provide additional practice in the skills needed to read and use Informational Text effectively.

  13. Resources - ELA • Harcourt Trophies • Junior Great Books • Literature Studies – Kyrene adopted trade books • Word Study (Spelling and Vocabulary) – Wordly Wise and Wordsmith (“Groovy Bob”) • Nonfiction – content area informational text, textbooks, and articles • Writing Workshop and opportunities to write across the curriculum • Many opportunities to present, speak, and listen

  14. Resources - Mathematics • Investigations • Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley • Fosnot units • Hands-On Equations • Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) • Number Talks • Additional adopted supplementary resources

  15. Thank you for Coming this Evening! Now we will move into our grade-level classrooms.

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