ACST Elementary School Open House2013-2014

WELCOMEPARENTS

5M

Tamara Peterson

Telephone: 71-760-905 ext.

tpeterson@acst.net

www.acst.net

HOMEWORK

Homework agenda

About 60 minutes daily

At least 30 minutes of reading daily at home

Reading Curriculum Calendar

Building a Reading Life

Following Characters into Meaning: Envision, Predict, Synthesize, Infer, and

Interpret

Nonfiction Reading: Combines Expository and Narrative Nonfiction

Reading Calendar Continued

Nonfiction Research Projects

Historical Fiction Book Clubs

Poetry

Literature Circles

Fantasy

READING IS THINKING

Students need to be aware of their thinking and aware of what is a just right book

Students need to do strategic thinking and use comprehension strategies

Students need to be engaged in their thinking, notice when they are not

engaged, and make necessary adjustments

Eight Strategies of Proficient Readers

I make connections to what I already know.

I ask myself questions.

I make inferences by “reading between the lines.”

I create pictures in my mind.

I check my comprehension while I read.

I use a variety of fix-up strategies when I don’t understand.

I determine what is important in what I read.

I understand what I read and I synthesize information.

How Can YOU Can HelpBe a part of your child’s reading life. Please ask

questions about what they are reading. Once a child starts explaining, ask follow-up questions and help promote conversation. This talking will

allow for the student to check their understanding. Also, notice what they are

reading and check their reading log.

Students should be reading about ¾ of a page in 1 minute independently if they are reading a

“just right” book.

Writing Curriculum Calendar

Personal Narratives with an Emphasis on the writing process

Persuasive Essays

Informational Writing

Research Based Argument Essays

Historical Fiction

Writing Calendar Continued

Poetry

Narrative Fiction

Memoirs

Writing Workshop

Writing Process: Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing and Publishing

Traits of Good Writing: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice,

Sentence Fluency, Conventions, and Presentation

Grammar and Word Study

Mathematics Procedural vs

Conceptual/Representational Mathematics

169 + 58 = ?

What’s the difference?

Explanations are more important than the answer!

InquiryStudents:

are in control of their learning

start with a question to explore

gather evidence to answer this question

analyze the validity of the information gathered

come up with solutions to the question

justify their solution

share their ideas with an audience

continue thinking about and revising their solution

Inquiry SubjectsSame, but Different - The impact of exploration

and discovery of the world.

How Things Work - The benefits and challenges of transforming materials.

Our Amazing Natural World - The sun, earth and moon and the impact on each other.

Caring For Our World- Human impact on plants, animals, decomposers and the environment.

Behavior

Beans and Tallys 4 Steps, #3 write home

Thank you!