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Communication
Weekly NewslettersPhone
425-837-7256Email
[email protected] Website
http://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/elementary/ cougar/staff/mrs_leons_site/default.aspx
Daily Schedule
8:30 School Starts morning work
8:40 Calendar, Phonics 9:00-11:45 Literacy, snack,
specialist (different time each day)
11:45 Lunch 12:25 Math 1:35 Recess 1:55 Science/Social
Studies/Health 2:40 Read Aloud 2:55 Dismissal
WEDNESDAY8:30 School Starts, morning work8:40 Calendar, Phonics9:15 Literacy10:05 Snack10:20 Music10:50 Literacy cont.11:25 Lunch12:05 Literacy or Math12:45 Pack Up/Dismissal
Specialist Schedule
Monday Library 10:14-10:44
Tuesday PE 11:15-11:45
Wednesday Music 10:20-10:50
Thursday PE 9:40-10:10
Friday Music 11:15-11:45
ISD Standards Online
The Grade Level Standards for K-8, Parent Resources for Mathematics, and the High School Course Catalogues are available on the district website. www.issaquah.wednet.edu/tls/standards.asp
If you have questions or comments about the standards please contact the Teaching & Learning Services Dept. 425-837-7030
GLAD
Guided Language Acquisition DesignCooperation, active learning, accountability,
literacy, academic languageVisible
Desks in groups Charts on walls
Not easily visible Group expectations
Used throughout the year and across all subjects
Reading Curriculum
Reader’s Workshop Making Meaning Guided Reading Groups Independent Reading/Conferences
Self selected reading from classroom library-”just right”/”good fit” books Book boxes, reading response journals, logs and goals sheets to keep
track of reading progress Other Components
Phonics/Phonological Awareness Skills
Making predictions, questioning, schema, visualizing, inferring, text features, summarizing, determining importance, sequencing, problem/solution, fact/fantasy, drawing conclusions, vocabulary, grammar
Daily Sharing about Reading Focusing on skills used that day while reading/responding
RAZ Kids Independent reading with computer comprehension tests
Language Arts Curriculum
Writer’s WorkshopWriting Process (generating ideas,
drafting, revising, editing, publishing)Units of Study in Opinion,
Informational Writing, Narrative Writing and Poetry
Phonics/Spelling
Math Curriculum
Everyday Mathematics (aligned with Common Core State Standards) Patterns, Functions and Algebra
Exploring number patterns, relationships between numbers, attributes, rules for number sequences
Geometry 2 and 3 dimensional shapes Polygons
Measurement Using tools to measure length, width, temperature, time (clocks and calendars)
Operations and Computation Addition and subtraction facts
Data and Chance Interpreting data using tables, charts and graphs
Numbers and Numeration Counting, reading, writing numbers Identifying place value Comparing numbers Unit Fractions Money Estimating Beginning multiplication
http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/
In Everyday Mathematics…
You can expect to see……a problem-solving approach based on
everyday situations…an instructional approach that revisits
concepts regularly…frequent practice of basic skills, often
through games…lessons based on activities and
discussion…mathematical content that goes beyond
basic arithmetic
Social Studies/Science/Health Curriculum
September, October, November Communities Sun, Moon and Stars (Shadows) Health
December, January, February Systems/Technology Forces & Motion Health
March, April, May, June Flat Stanley Project
Mapping skillsHealth
Ecosystems Organisms, Life Cycle of a Plant Hand Pollinators, Agricultural Engineers Wetlands /Changing Ecosystems
Field Trips
In-House Activities Kate Poaster
In connection with our science units Rick Hartman’s (Toymaker) Force and Motion Workshop 1/11/16
In connection with our force and motion unit science Junior Achievement (October/November, 2015)
In connection with our communities unit in social studies
Off-Site Activities Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue
Waters of the Earth – May 12, 2016 In connection with literature (fables)
Assessments
Fountas & Pinnell Fall 9/8 – 10/2/15 Winter 2/1 – 3/11/16
Reading/Writing ConferencesEveryday Math Unit TestsITBS
January 26th - February 10th, 2016CogAT (Highly Capable Programs)
March 8 - 11, 2016
Classroom Expectations
Take Home Folders Sent home and brought back to school daily
Homework Weekly homework sheets are posted on line each Monday Math homework sent home after each lesson (M, T, Th, F) Occasional sharing projects
Behavior Positive Reinforcement Classroom Pledge
Treasure Box, Bucket Filler Table Points
Earned Marble Jar
Earned as a class Rewarded when full – to be determined
Reminders
Volunteers Sign up sheets on the side
table Conferences
Wednesday, December 2nd
Thursday, December 3rd Sign up on-line by ISD
Report Cards November 25, 2015 March 11, 2016 June 16, 2016
Parties Fall Harvest Valentine’s Day End of the Year
A Note from PTSA & ISF
Thank you for your support!
Join PTSA
Join ISF4 Primary Areas of
Investment
- Academic Excellence- Struggling Students
- Professional Development
- Connecting Students to their Futures
Helping
Students
Achieve