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Curriculum nightSEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Game plan for life
HES is a special place where the EXTRAORDINARY happens! A place
where every individual is COMMITTED to SUCCESS and WINNING AT THE
GAME OF LIFE! We are blazing a path for the future by removing any obstacle that would hinder the
greatness of our students. A path that will allow our students to become
whatever they DREAM or ASPIRE to be!
FIVE STRATEGIC PLAYS:
Play One: BE POSITIVE! Always say I can, not I can’t!
Play Two: BE A LEADER! Always be an example of greatness!
Play Three: BE TEACHABLE! Keep learning every day, every day, EVERY day!
Play Four: BE A TEAM PLAYER! Working together is ALWAYS better!
Play Five: BE TECHNOLOGY LITERATE! Use technology to be more productive not destructive!
TOMAHAWK RULE BOOK
Do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do!
Be safe!
Be respectful and responsible!
Be ready to learn!
BALANCED LITERACYBecause reading is a vital skill to be successful
in today’s society, we believe that as educators, our responsibility is to design a reading program that will reach ALL levels of students and will be
relevant, successful, and fun!
Balanced literacy is a program that was developed on the principal that ALL children can read and write!
It follows the gradual release of responsibility from teacher to students.
It incorporates all elements of literacy and integrates other content areas into reading and writing as well.
DAILY FIVE APPROACH
Read to Self
Read to Someone
Word Work
Writer’s Workshop
Teacher Led Guided Reading Groups
WORDS THEIR WAY
Differentiated Lessons
Requires students to work with words
Week Long Unit of Study
Supports student’s writing and reading development
WRITING WORKSHOP
A time during the day when students write
Students learn the steps of the writing process:
1. Prewriting2. Drafting
3. Proofreading/Editing 4. Revising 5. Publishing
READ FOR FORTYRead 15 minutes each day
Read student’s choice of books
Color in one book for every hour of reading
Record every readingDate Title of Book Time Spent Reading
TodayTotal Time Reading
This Year
The Cat in the Hat 20 minutes 20 minutes
How Are You Peeling? 15 minutes 35 minutes
LITERACY BY DESIGN
MY MATH CENTER BASED LEARNING
Aligned with the Common Core Standards
Math Stations incorporated through daily lessons for differentiated learning
Online access for teachers, students, and parents to practice and/or play games to
follow along with math skills taught in class
INQUIRY BASED APPROACH TO SCIENCE
The four core areas include:
• Exploring Light and Shadows
• Exploring the Sun and Moon
• Earth’s Natural Resources
• Plants and Their Environments
• Students wonder, ask questions, participate in Hands- On activities, and document their thinking.
SOCIAL STUDIES
FOCUS: The family in America and in other countries around the world.
* Students explore their own culture and then expand their study to other lands and people to learn about the ways that those families live and work.
* They also learn about the connections between families and the environment
* Finally they explore the concept of government, including the role of government in making and
enforcing laws.
WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME?Model writing and reading…make lists, write notes, let your children help you keep records of events!
Create a literature rich environment! Leave books, magazines, and all types of media around for your child to discover!
Encourage your child to write letters, thank you notes, cards, etc.
Have game nights and encourage active learning!
Play interactive games on the internet (website list available)
Listen to books on CD while in the car or at home.
Have your child read aloud to siblings or to you!