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Welcome to Curriculum Night. Grade 4 Room 147 Kerri-Lynn O’Neill. Please find your child’s seat and write him/her a note. *Please remember to sign up for your child’s November conference if you have not already done so. About Me. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Grade 4Room 147Kerri-Lynn O’Neill
Welcome to Curriculum Night
Please find your child’s seat and write him/her a note.
*Please remember to sign up for your child’s November conference if you have not already done so.
About Me
Raised in Newington, CT now live in Wethersfield, CT with my husband Tom and 14mth old daughter Paige
BS in Elementary Education MS in Elementary Education 6th Year Degree in Educational Leadership 21’st year in teaching (14 in West Hartford) Taught grades K, 1,2,4 and 5 District Wide Curriculum Specialist Principal Reggio Magnet School of the Arts
Behavior Management
Student created rules based several picture book read alouds and class discussions
Logical consequences Respect, Responsibility, Ready to
Learn PBIS- Positive Behavior Instructional
Supports (School Wide Behavior Plan) Tickets
SRBI, RTI, and Your Child
SRBI-Scientifically Research-Based Intervention is CT’s version of RTI-Response to Intervention
Use universal screenings (AIMSweb) to identify children in need of additional classroom support– Parents will receive copes of AIMSweb information this
year 4-6 weeks, consistent re-evaluation Student may require assistance from outside
tutors (fluency lab, reading comprehension, Math Garden)
What are the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)?
K-12 national academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy adopted by CT State Board of Education in 2010
Establish what Connecticut students should know, be able to do and understand as they progress through grades K-12
Will be fully implemented in grades K-5 over the next two years
How will the Common Core impact our work at each grade level?
Grade K, 2, 4• Focus on ENGLISH/ LANGUAGE ARTS with
revised curriculum units this year
• Student progress measured by unit assessments, classwork, and other classroom performance measures
• Report card indicators reflect new standards
• Current mathematics curriculum in place -- revisions planned for 2013-2014
How will the Common Core Standards impact what your child is learning this year?
Our revised curriculum provides:
•Balance of literature and literary non-fiction
•More time reading increasingly complex text
•Opportunities for discussion/academic discourse
•Wide range of writing tasks appropriate to purpose and audience
•Writing to inform or argue using text evidence
•Literacy as part of science and social studies/history with increased focus on academic vocabulary
Will your child take the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT)?
• Students in Grades 3-5 will take the CMT in spring 2013 and 2014
• National assessments based on Common Core Standards are in design/pilot stage for implementation in 2014-2015
Read Aloud
Students can comprehend more sophisticated texts when read out loud to them
Introduced to different types of reading materials (Nutmeg Books)
Provide opportunities for student discourse
Reading Block
Picture books to practice reading comprehension strategies and response questions
Time for Kids and National Geographic to teach non-fiction reading skills
Whole group, guided reading, and independent activities
Story Town Reading Program used as a tool to address the Common Core
Independent Reader Response
Independent Reading
Independent reading is at your child’s “just right” reading level
Books used for Reader Response and other response activities in the classroom
Provides independent practice of reading comprehension skills and strategies
Math
Whole group, small group, center activities
Pre and post test each unit to drive instruction and provide individualized attention
Math Trailblazers and West Hartford Objectives— aligned with State curriculum standards and CMT's
Basic fact practice
Homework
30 minutes of nightly reading 40-60 minutes of homework each day Individualized math fact practice-15
minutes Spelling words Vocabulary Practice Specifically chosen to meet individual
student needs and abilities Drives instructional decisions in the
classroom
Homework Help
Provide a quiet, consistent place for homework to be done
Expect that homework be done independently and nightly
Check homework for completion at student’s best ability14
Homework Expectations
Competed nightly/weekly at home Ready to be checked and corrected
on Fridays Neat and clean Best effort and work
Writer’s Workshop
Direct, guided lessons to teach new skill Students given time to practice and
apply skill in their own writing Peer and teacher conferencing to check
up on skill use Process writing Share with classmates Writing prompt practice-timed writing
skills, variety of genre
Handwriting and Grammar
Handwriting-Zaner Bloser Cursive
Grammar-Story Town Reading Program–Focused on basics of grammar instruction, sentence structure, parts of speech, mechanics, etc.
Science and Social Studies
Switch back and forth throughout the year
Social Studies: US geography, map skills, explorers, biographies
Religious Holiday- Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Science: water cycle, ecosystems, light and sound, rocks and minerals
Supported with content area literature at students independent reading levels
Technology
Classroom computers Use of Computer Lab every other
Friday Type to Learn and SuccessMaker SmartBoard
Projects
Teach time management Foster creativity and unique approaches
to learning In school and at home components
Book Cover State Poster Explorers PowerPoint Biography Living Museum Artifact Boxes
Field Trips
Ecoventure Trips– Westmoor Park-Freshwater
ecosystems– Westmoor Park-Marine Ecology Trip– Westmoor Park- Field to Forest Trip
– Hammonasset State Beach-Salt marshes