Kriss Owings

Bachelor’s Degree from OSU Master’s Degree from OSU 22 years teaching experience

◦ 7 years middle and high school◦ 15 years here at Truman

Married for 35 years 4 children

◦ 3 college graduates (hallelujah!)◦ 1 in college

To provide differentiated instruction appropriate to the needs of highly capable students.

To provide an intellectual peer group for participating students.

To promote lifelong learning, quality production, and civic responsibility.

Literacy:◦ Common Core Standards◦ WONDERS Reading - Level 5

Access from home◦ Wordly Wise◦ Junior Great Books◦ Literature Circles◦ Book Mountain

Mathematics:• EnVisions• Access from home

• Math Quest

Instructional Concepts:• Geometry• Multi-digit Multiplication• Long Division• Fractions and Decimals• Additional Key Content

Expressions, Probability, Graphs, Measurement

Social Studies:◦ Map Skills◦ Washington State history◦ Lewis and Clark◦ Geography

Science: Scientific Method

◦ Food Chemistry◦ Electricity◦ Land and Water

Science Fair - June Math is Cool - April Field Trips

◦ Fort Vancouver◦ Olympia ◦ Clark PUD

Computer Lab: Keyboarding, Powerpoint, Research, Presentations

Starboard Renaissance Responders iPods

Student Email and password for special accounts

Food and Nutrition Body Systems Human Growth and Development Drugs and Alcohol

Visual Art Music Creative Movement PE

Monday and Wednesday are the days we need good tennis shoes!

Wordly Wise◦ Due every Friday◦ Sections A – E (all 15 sentences)

Daily math and literacy◦ A continuation of the day’s lesson◦ Usually Monday – Wednesday ◦ 30 minutes effort required

Projects – TBA◦ Science project◦ Washington State presentation◦ Invention Convention◦ State Report

Positives:◦ Paloozas◦ Truman Bucks◦ Marble Jars◦ Group Points

Corrections:◦ Stop and Think◦ Recovery Room◦ Accountability Folders

Daily Assignments◦ 10 points (+)

Projects◦ A,B,C,D

Interactive Notebooks◦ Student assess every week

Direct observations Written work and assignments Formal assessments

◦ District mandated◦ State mandated

All results of student learning are shared with parents through conferences, report cards and special reports.

From you to me:◦ Kriss.owings@vansd.org◦ 313-2900

From me to you:◦ E-mail◦ Group E-mails◦ Remind.com◦ Phone calls

Attendance line:313-1438