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Back to School Night September 13, 2012. K Curriculum Overview. 1 st Grade Curriculum Overview. 2 nd Grade Curriculum Overview. 3 rd Grade Curriculum Overview. 4 th Grade Curriculum Overview. 5 th Grade Curriculum Overview. 6 th Grade Curriculum Overview.
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Reading Framework The Daily 5 • Read to self • Read to someone • Listen to someone read • Work on writing • Work on word work
For Teachers…. Deliver _ – _ whole group lessons each day Teach _ – _small groups of children each day Confer with _ – _ individual students each day Hold all students accountable for use of time spent directly on reading or writing For Students… Engaged in the act of reading and writing for extended amounts of time Receive focused instruction on building and maintaining independence Receive tailored instruction through whole group, small group, and/or individual conferring, by their skilled classroom teacher, each day What sets The Daily Five Apart?
Since 1946, research shows that kids need to….* read to be better readers * write to be better writers Regie Routman and Richard Allington found that traditionally the use of time in schools looked something like this: Teacher-led time: 80% Student-practice time: 20% We now know that the most effective learning takes place when the balance looks more like this: Teacher-led time: 20% Student practice time: 80% It turns out that just like athletes, the more you practice, the better you get!
Learning Mathematics Contentthrough the Process Goals • Process Goals • Problem Solving • Communication • Reasoning • Representation • Connections
Advanced Mathematics Grades 3-6
Overview of Advanced Math Program • The Advanced Math Curriculum encompasses multiple grade mathematics Virginia Standards of Learning objectives • Advanced Math a rigorous, condensed, and accelerated program that is designed to meet the needs of students who have demonstrated exceptional math skills and conceptual understanding • These students must also demonstrate perseverance, initiative, independence, and outstanding work/study habits
Progression of Advanced Math3rd-4th Grade • 3rd Grade Advanced Math Students receive 3rd grade and most of 4th grade math content during instruction. 3rd Grade Advanced Math Students take the 3rd grade SOL test • 4th Grade Advanced Math Students receive the end of 4th grade and all of 5th grade math content during instruction. 4th Grade Advanced Math Students take the 4th grade SOL test
Progression of Compacted MathGrades 5th-6th • 5th Grade Advanced Math Students receive 6th grade math content during math instruction. 5th Grade Advanced Math Students take the 6th grade SOL test in the spring • 6th Grade Advanced Math Students receive 7th grade math content during math instruction. 6th Grade Advanced Math Students take the 7th grade SOL test in the spring
Criteria for Identifying Students for the Advanced Math Program • Students must meet the following school-based criteria • O’s and G’s in math for previous year • Teacher recommendation • Pass Advanced on FCPS Beginning of Year 4th grade test • For 3rd graders - Making benchmark on 2nd grade MRA • For grades 4-6 – passing score on SOL test
Movement Into and Out of Advanced Math • Students are evaluated each year to make sure that they are placed in the math class that is meeting their learning needs. • A student may be removed from Advanced Math if they aren’t meeting the Advanced Math Grade Level Expectations. • Counseling out of Advanced Math is a process that the classroom teacher, Math Resource Teacher, parents and an administrator will have an opportunity to participate in. • Students who enroll at HES later in the year have the opportunity to be identified for advanced math based on the previous criteria
Parent Information: Standards Based Report Cardhttp://www.fcps.edu/is/elemprogreport/index.shtml
PBIS at Herndon Elementary PositiveBehavioralInterventions and Supports
General Info • Conferences on November 5th and 6th • Parent Contact List • New to HES this year- The STEM lab in Room 100
Questions??? • Please write questions I did not answer on an index card. I’ll be glad to get back to you soon with the answer!!!