Curriculum Night

2015-2016

Mission

Provide personalized, university embedded, academic programs that

empower students to complete college, excel in a global society, and

contribute to their communities.

Arizona State Common Core StandardsCambridge Curriculum

Academics | Partnership | Leadership | Innovation

What are the goals of tonight?

• Learn about Data Notebooks

• Gain an overview of our curriculum

• Learn about ways parents can support students’ academic success this year.

What instructional level is my student working on?

• Each student receives instruction at his or her academic level.

• Teachers will provide rigorous instruction that challenges students.

Data Notebook

• Yellow Card

• Assessments

• Self Assessments

• Goal Setting

• Student Work

Literacy

• DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment)

• Guided Reading

• Daily 5

DRA

• Benchmark assessment designed to systematically observe, record, and evaluate change in a student’s reading over time.

• Provides information that determines a student’s independent reading level.

Guided Reading

• Lips the Fish – Say the first sound• Chunky Monkey – Look for chunks you know • Eagle Eye – Look at the picture• Stretchy Snake – S-t-r-e-t-c-h it out• Flippy Dolphin – Flip the vowel sound• Skippy Frog – Read to the end and come back • Tryin’ Lion – Try a word that makes sense• Books Sent Home!!!!

Daily 5

• Read to Self

• Work on Writing

• Word Work

• Listen to Reading

• Read to Someone

• Right now, we are focusing on increasing our stamina to work independently during Read to Self.

Math Resources

•Centers•IXL•SmartBoards•Hands on Manipulatives•Games•Ten Frames•Math Concept Board

Social Studies

• Rubrics are used to assess student knowledge based on standards. – Maps– Continents– Community Helper– Oceans– Holidays – National Symbols & Presidents

Science

• Rubrics are used to assess student knowledge based on standards. – Human body Parts– 5 Senses– Inquiry Process– Properties of objects (color, texture, and size)– Insects – Plants

Expectations by DecemberLiteracy Standards:

DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) level 2

Recognize CVC words

Read 16 sight words of the required 35

Writing Standards:

Able to write all uppercase, lowercase letters & numbers to 20

Math Standards: Recognize numbers 1 -20, and counting up to 50, counting on from a given number

Expectations by MayLiteracy Standards:

DRA level 3 / 4

Recognize blends and digraphs throughout words

Read all 35 sight words required for kindergarten

Writing Standards:

Write basic sentences using correct sentence structure (punctuation, uppercase / lowercase letters, spacing)

Math Standards:

Fluently add & subtract within five, place value (tens & ones), and counting to 100

Ways to Support Students• Building Responsibility:

Help children understand and take responsibility for the consequences of their choices. (Negative & Positive)

• Reading to Your Child:• Homework: Its important to spend time learning

about what your child is learning in school and reinforce it through completing homework.

• IXL & RAZ KIds• Positive Education: Demonstrate a positive

attitude about education to your child.

Things to Know!

• Sign up for text alerts

• Hand out PowerSchool login – Discuss this

• Remind them Book order

• Review Directory

• Special teachers will be available at tables afterwards with handouts