Can you recognize your Can you recognize your child just by their toes?child just by their toes?• See if you can find your child’s See if you can find your child’s

paper by looking at the toes and paper by looking at the toes and reading their answers!reading their answers!

• Flip over the paper to see if you’re Flip over the paper to see if you’re correct!correct!

• Once you find your child’s paper, Once you find your child’s paper, you can keep it!you can keep it!

Welcome to 1DG Welcome to 1DG Back to School Back to School

Curriculum Night!Curriculum Night!

What’s tonight all What’s tonight all about?about?

• IntroductionIntroduction• GWA approach to educationGWA approach to education• Essential AgreementsEssential Agreements• AcademicsAcademics• ICT in Our ClassICT in Our Class• CommunicationCommunication• HomeworkHomework

Wonderings?

Wonderings?

Who are these people Who are these people teaching my child?!?teaching my child?!?

• MrMr. . DaveDave (Gerber) (Gerber)– BackgroundBackground– Educational interestsEducational interests

• Mrs. Renu Mrs. Renu Jacob Jacob

GWA Approach to GWA Approach to EducationEducation

• Inquiry basedInquiry based

• DifferentiatedDifferentiated

• Small group or Individual basedSmall group or Individual based

How do we know what How do we know what our students have our students have

learned?learned?• Assessment (formative and summative)Assessment (formative and summative)

• Reflections on learningReflections on learning

• PortfoliosPortfolios

• Student Led ConferencesStudent Led Conferences

Class Essential Class Essential AgreementsAgreements

• Created by teacher AND studentsCreated by teacher AND students

• What we are encouraging and how What we are encouraging and how you can help at home you can help at home (consistency)(consistency)– No more ‘I can’t’… ‘I can’t yet…’No more ‘I can’t’… ‘I can’t yet…’

Academics: LanguageAcademics: Language• Reading: Reading:

– ‘‘Read to’ models reading using read-aloudsRead to’ models reading using read-alouds– ‘‘Read with’ supports reading through guided readingRead with’ supports reading through guided reading– ‘‘Self read’ to practice independent reading abilitiesSelf read’ to practice independent reading abilities– What is the purpose of at-home reading? (See handout) What is the purpose of at-home reading? (See handout)

• Spelling: Spelling: – Word Sorts help students learn how language worksWord Sorts help students learn how language works– Makes learning funMakes learning fun

• Writing:Writing:– ‘‘Write to’ models traits of writingWrite to’ models traits of writing– ‘‘Write with’ supports writing through shared and guided writingWrite with’ supports writing through shared and guided writing– ‘‘Self write’ to practice writing strategiesSelf write’ to practice writing strategies

Academics: MathAcademics: Math• Based on inquiry, discussions, and explicit teachingBased on inquiry, discussions, and explicit teaching

• Differentiated using small groupsDifferentiated using small groups

• Balanced approach to develop concepts and skills Balanced approach to develop concepts and skills about number, pattern and function, shape and about number, pattern and function, shape and space, measurement, chance and data.space, measurement, chance and data.

• What does all this look like in class?What does all this look like in class?– I do, we do, you do—I wonder? I do, we do, you do—I wonder?

Academics: Unit of Academics: Unit of Inquiry ProgramInquiry Program

Units of InquiryHow we organize ourselvesWho we areHow we express ourselvesHow the world worksSharing the Planet Where we are in place and time

• Integrated into all subjects and covers Science and Social Studies topics

ICT in the ProgramICT in the Program• What will ICT look like in the What will ICT look like in the

classroom this year?classroom this year?– Laptops/Ipads in classLaptops/Ipads in class– ICT instructionICT instruction

Supporting Learning at Supporting Learning at HomeHome

• Nightly homeworkNightly homework– ReadingReading– SpellingSpelling

• Optional math homework onlineOptional math homework online• Unit of Inquiry HomeworkUnit of Inquiry Homework

– One per unitOne per unit– Project basedProject based• No Busy WorkNo Busy Work

CommunicationCommunication• Open lines of communicationOpen lines of communication

• Best way to contactBest way to contact– School Email-No responses during schoolSchool Email-No responses during school– Weebly-Please subscribe-Please subscribe– Communication DiaryCommunication Diary– Drop in before/after school or by Drop in before/after school or by

appointmentappointment– Emergencies=Contact elementary office Emergencies=Contact elementary office

Nuts and BoltsNuts and Bolts• Snack/Lunch- must be brought Snack/Lunch- must be brought

from home. Please keep it from home. Please keep it healthy…healthy…

• Labels, Labels and more Labels Labels, Labels and more Labels • Class Parent?Class Parent?• Pick-Up- doors will stay closed until Pick-Up- doors will stay closed until

3:303:30

Nuts and Bolts (Cont.)Nuts and Bolts (Cont.)• Birthday parties-only on ThursdayBirthday parties-only on Thursday

– Singing celebration on the daySinging celebration on the day– Optional snack and teacher directed Optional snack and teacher directed

game on Thursdaygame on Thursday