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Upper Elementary Parent Night

Upper Elementary Parent Night. 2013-2014 School Year September 11, 2013. Tonight’s Agenda. Introductions Annual Giving IslandWood Overview Guiding Principles of Upper Elementary Curriculum as applied to the Whole Child Transition to Cedar, Cypress, and Birch Classrooms

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Upper Elementary Parent Night

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  1. Upper Elementary Parent Night 2013-2014 School Year September 11, 2013

  2. Tonight’s Agenda • Introductions • Annual Giving • IslandWood Overview • Guiding Principles of Upper Elementary Curriculum as applied to the Whole Child Transition to Cedar, Cypress, and Birch Classrooms • UE Year Long Curriculum • Nuts and Bolts • Q & A • 8:30…6th Year Parent Meeting – Island Project

  3. Whole Child Approach • WMS is a community of lifelong learners dedicated to facilitating the optimal intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual development of children using Montessori and contemporary educational methods.

  4. Social, Emotional and Spiritual Development 9-12 Year Old Increased socialization Higher ability to collaborate Increased empathy and compassion Intense need for independence Acknowledgement and acceptance of differences • More socially aware of self and others and place • Testing boundaries (big time!) • Ability to get what they need out of others • Need for attention

  5. Social, Emotional and Spiritual Development UE Curriculum Self-awareness and –regulation Group work Actively connecting students with others Literature Current events Accountability for deadlines Working at own pace and level • Community Meeting • Conflict resolution • Culture of respect • Practice acceptance • Ethical dilemmas • Give positive attention

  6. Physical Development 9-12 Year Old UE Curriculum Freedom of refined movement Family Life and Sexual Health (F.L.A.S.H.) Setting Boundaries & Sexual Harassment Dress code P.E., Swimming Lessons Community contributions Overnight Trip • Movement is paramount • Onset of puberty • Need for sleep changes dramatically from less to more • Self care and appearance becomes increasingly more important • Will use somatic complaints to avoid things

  7. “Exercise increases oxygen flow into the brain, which reduces brain-bound free radicals . . . An increase in oxygen is always accompanied by an uptick in mental sharpness.”-Dr. John Medina,Brain Rules

  8. Intellectual Development 9-12 Year Old UE Curriculum Big Picture of Year Long Curriculum Cultural Curriculum driving the academics Instruction (individual, small and large groups, differentiation) 6th Year Exit Project Academic Outcomes • Ability and interest in “Big Projects” • Need to “go out”– connecting with the greater world • Movement towards abstraction • Deeper critical thinking • Basic Skills continued

  9. Please retire to your child’s classroom. (6th Year Meeting starts in the Plaza at 8:30p.m.)

  10. Curriculum Areas

  11. Curriculum Areas

  12. Curriculum Specialists

  13. “The child has a great passion to learn. If he did not, how could he find his bearings in the world? The child has natural propensities – what we might call instincts, vital drives, or inner energies – that give him a power of observation, a passion for certain things and not for others.”-Dr. Maria Montessori,Education and Peace

  14. What can we do to support our students? Parent Responsibility • Initiate communication to teachers • Provide lots of healthy food for breakfast, lunch and snacks • Monitor what comes to school in backpacks and lunchboxes (no electronics please) • Get to class on time • Quick goodbye + use the car line = greater independence • Provide time, space and possible coaching for homework daily • Correct Spectrum Math homework by Thursday night • Provide time and coaching for Vocabulary test on 2nd Friday • Provide modeling, time, and expectation for reading at home

  15. Nuts and Bolts Volunteers Field Trips Orienteering 21 Acres partnership IslandWood Outdoor School Seattle Children’s Theater Guest speakers Possibilities . . . Seattle Art Museum Pacific Science Center • Room Parents • Volunteer Training • Need for: • Vocab Correcting • Special Events • Halloween Party • Festival of Lights • Auction Projects • In-Class Practical Life • Material Making

  16. Nuts and Bolts Communication Special Events Science Fair Family Outings Community Service Hopelink Student Led Celebrations Halloween Party Thanksgiving Feast Festival of Lights Math Curriculum Night • Email • Office Hours • Leave a voice mail • Messages from Front Desk • Excused Tardy or Absence • Goal Setting Conferences in September (Doodle) • Conferences in January

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