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Welcome to Curriculum Night 2013!. Team Parlier. Building character, community, self-esteem, responsibility, and independence. Infusing learning with technology, discovery, and fun. Encouraging students to dig deeper into content and develop of love of learning.
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Team Parlier • Building character, community, self-esteem, responsibility, and independence. • Infusing learning with technology, discovery, and fun. • Encouraging students to dig deeper into content and develop of love of learning.
Getting to the Core of Learning Common Core Standards • National Standards vs. State Standards • Curriculum Integration • Higher Expectations • Utilizing technology to conduct research on a variety of topics and citing sources • Greater Depth and Complexity • Independent Thinkers & Learners
Communication • If you have not heard back from me or any other staff member within 24 hours of sending an email, please make contact by phone. • If you do not have email/computer access at home and require paper copies of information, please visit Mrs. Harmon or Mr. O’Connell. • If you have not received email communication from the school via Connect 5, please check with Mrs. Harmon or Mr. O’Connell to make sure the correct email is on file. • Report cards will be accessible via Home Access only for all 4 quarters this school year. (No paper copies will be sent home)
ASSIGNMENTS • All assignments should be recorded in students’ assignment notebooks. • Short term assignments are due the following day unless indicated otherwise. • Long term assignments will generally be due one week from the date they are assigned. • Students are allowed to complete all work in class if they have time to do so (except Words Their Way). • http://mysite.oswego308.org/schools/CH/staff.asp?EID=2140&ID=8523 • xtramath.org (3x a week or more)
Reading • Daily whole group and small group instruction. • Focus on OWL comprehension strategies. • Discussion groups and Reading Response Journals (RRJ). • Student driven novel studies. • Heavily focused on writing and student accountability. • Reading log (100 minutes a week: 5 days). • Cross-curricular units of study. • www.scholastic.com • www.lexile.com
writing • All Subjects! • Writer’s Workshop and Writer’s Notebooks • Creative Writing • Essays (Narrative, Argumentative, Informative) • Research • GRAMMAR
Word study Words Their Way • At home and at school, students will be creating word sorts based on spelling patterns. • Students will be placed into flexible groups based on the results of their initial assessment. • Students may change classrooms to work with other 4th grade students on their sort. • WTW not only teaches students HOW to spell a word, but also WHY it is spelled that way.
Math • Everyday Math (MJ & SL) • FACTS! FACTS! FACTS! Xtramath • Flexibility and pacing (other resources) • Problem solving • Written response • MASTERY!
science • Discovery and hands-on investigations. • Science notebooks and scientific method. • Earth Materials, Microworlds, Variables & Solar Systems • Independent experiments • Extreme Science Expo (3rdQtr)!
Social studies • United States history to the Revolutionary War • Note taking and non-fiction summarizing • Grades based on notes, worksheets, “exit slips” and long term projects • Current Events