Gill ElementaryGill ElementaryCurriculum NightCurriculum Night

Kindergarten/1st grade/2Kindergarten/1st grade/2ndnd grade grade

September 2011September 2011

Our School’s Theme…Our School’s Theme…

A Caring & CollaborativeA Caring & CollaborativeCulture of Learning!Culture of Learning!

********Welcome Parents & StaffWelcome Parents & Staff

Conscious DisciplineConscious Discipline• Conscious Discipline is Conscious Discipline is

the most comprehensive the most comprehensive discipline program discipline program available. It is specifically available. It is specifically designed to provide designed to provide parents with the parents with the conscious awareness and conscious awareness and skills needed to create skills needed to create safe, connected, safe, connected, problem-solving homes.problem-solving homes.

• Defines discipline not as Defines discipline not as something you do to something you do to children, but something children, but something you develop within them. you develop within them.

• Teaches new skills to the Teaches new skills to the adult first, and the adult first, and the children second, children second, empowering you to empowering you to become the mindful become the mindful parent you want to be. parent you want to be.

• 3½ days of summer 3½ days of summer training with a Conscious training with a Conscious Discipline trained Discipline trained facilitatorfacilitator

A+ ExpectationsA+ Expectations• AAlways act responsibly.lways act responsibly.• AAlways use kind words lways use kind words

and good manners.and good manners.• AAlways keep your hands lways keep your hands

and feet to yourself.and feet to yourself.• AAlways use quiet voices lways use quiet voices

and listening ears.and listening ears.• AAlways walk in a target lways walk in a target

line on the right side of line on the right side of the hallway.the hallway.

Conflict ResolutionConflict ResolutionTHE DeBUG SYSTEMTHE DeBUG SYSTEM

1. Ignore.1. Ignore.If that doesn’t work…If that doesn’t work…2. Move away.2. Move away.If that doesn’t work…If that doesn’t work…3. Talk friendly. (Use an “I” message-Bug & Wish)3. Talk friendly. (Use an “I” message-Bug & Wish)If that doesn’t work…If that doesn’t work…4. Talk firmly. “Stop”4. Talk firmly. “Stop”If that doesn’t work…If that doesn’t work…5. Get adult help.5. Get adult help.

Behavior Guidance PlanBehavior Guidance Plan1.1. Private reminderPrivate reminder2.2. Private reminder with two specific, Private reminder with two specific,

positive choices (Safe Place option)positive choices (Safe Place option)3.3. Private reminder with two specific, Private reminder with two specific,

positive choices (Safe Place option)positive choices (Safe Place option)4.4. Time Away in the classroom with a verbal Time Away in the classroom with a verbal

“Think Time”“Think Time”5.5. Time Away in a “buddy” classroom with a Time Away in a “buddy” classroom with a

written “Think Timewritten “Think Time6.6. Office Referral with consequenceOffice Referral with consequence

Smart is Something You Can Smart is Something You Can Get!Get!

Target for EffortTarget for Effort44 The student works on tasks until completed and The student works on tasks until completed and

continues working on the task even when difficulties continues working on the task even when difficulties arise or a solution is not immediately evident. The arise or a solution is not immediately evident. The student views difficulties that arise as opportunities to student views difficulties that arise as opportunities to strengthen understanding and improve technique.strengthen understanding and improve technique.

33 The student works on tasks with effective technique until The student works on tasks with effective technique until completed and continues working on the task even when completed and continues working on the task even when difficulties arise or a solution is not immediately evident.difficulties arise or a solution is not immediately evident.

22 The student puts some effort into the task but stops The student puts some effort into the task but stops working when difficulties arise or technique isn’t working when difficulties arise or technique isn’t working.working.

11 The student puts very little effort into the task.The student puts very little effort into the task.00 The student puts no effort into the task, or not enough The student puts no effort into the task, or not enough

information to make a judgment.information to make a judgment.

““There is no such thingThere is no such thingas a great talentas a great talent

without great willpower.”without great willpower.”-Honoré de Balzac-Honoré de Balzac

French novelistFrench novelist

Literacy & Numeracy – An Emphasis on Literacy & Numeracy – An Emphasis on InquiryInquiry• InquiryInquiry

– A student-centered, active learning approach focusing on questioning, A student-centered, active learning approach focusing on questioning, critical thinking, and problem-solving. It is associated with the idea, critical thinking, and problem-solving. It is associated with the idea, “involve me and I understand.”“involve me and I understand.”

• Reader’s & Writer’s WorkshopReader’s & Writer’s Workshop– Mini-lessonMini-lesson– Active engagement, independent practice and discoveryActive engagement, independent practice and discovery– Individual conferences and assessmentIndividual conferences and assessment– Mid workshop teaching pointMid workshop teaching point– Group SharingGroup Sharing

• Bridges in Mathematics ProgramBridges in Mathematics Program– A Bridges classroom features a combination of whole-group, small-A Bridges classroom features a combination of whole-group, small-

group, and independent activities.group, and independent activities.– Lessons incorporate increasingly complex visual models - seeing, Lessons incorporate increasingly complex visual models - seeing,

touching, working with manipulatives, and sketching ideas - to create touching, working with manipulatives, and sketching ideas - to create pictures in the mind's eye that helps learners invent, understand, and pictures in the mind's eye that helps learners invent, understand, and remember mathematical ideas.remember mathematical ideas.

– By encouraging students to explore, test, and justify their reasoning, By encouraging students to explore, test, and justify their reasoning, the curriculum facilitates the development of mathematical thinking.the curriculum facilitates the development of mathematical thinking.

– Math becomes less abstract as students are engaged by concrete and Math becomes less abstract as students are engaged by concrete and accessible models related to computational strategies, place value, accessible models related to computational strategies, place value, money, time, measuring, and algebraic thinking. money, time, measuring, and algebraic thinking.

• Gill School WikiGill School Wiki– ((https://gillschool.wiki.farmington.k12.mi.us/Homehttps://gillschool.wiki.farmington.k12.mi.us/Home) )

Our Message to Our Our Message to Our StudentsStudents

1.You can do it!2.I’m here to help!3.I won’t give up on you even if you give up on yourself!

FPS ListservFPS Listserv

•Don’t Forget to Sign Up!Don’t Forget to Sign Up!– http://www.farmington.k12.mi.ushttp://www.farmington.k12.mi.us

•Computers available in the Computers available in the media center to sign up. See media center to sign up. See Mrs. Nelson.Mrs. Nelson.

A Welcome from our PTAA Welcome from our PTA• Welcome and Overview of PTAWelcome and Overview of PTA• How to Get InvolvedHow to Get Involved

– PTA MembershipPTA Membership– Monthly MeetingsMonthly Meetings– VolunteeringVolunteering– The PTA WebsiteThe PTA Website

• http://http://www.gillpta.comwww.gillpta.com• PTA OpportunitiesPTA Opportunities

– EnrichmentsEnrichments– PTA Activities & EventsPTA Activities & Events

• Coming Up SoonComing Up Soon– Gill Fun Run, October 14Gill Fun Run, October 14thth (our major fundraiser) (our major fundraiser)– Gill PTA meeting, September 28Gill PTA meeting, September 28thth at 6:30-8:00 p.m. in at 6:30-8:00 p.m. in

the media centerthe media center

Classroom Teacher Classroom Teacher PresentationsPresentations• Kindergarten and 1Kindergarten and 1stst grade teacher grade teacher

presentations will meet by back in each presentations will meet by back in each teacher’s classroom.teacher’s classroom.

• 22ndnd grade teachers will present here in the grade teachers will present here in the cafeteria and then back in their individual cafeteria and then back in their individual classroomsclassrooms

• Check out the Conscious Discipline, PTA Check out the Conscious Discipline, PTA and the LOC Credit Union tables in the and the LOC Credit Union tables in the Main Hallway if you haven’t already.Main Hallway if you haven’t already.

• Be sure to sign up in the main hallway for Be sure to sign up in the main hallway for November Parent/Teacher Conferences.November Parent/Teacher Conferences.