Welcome to Curriculum Night!

Welcome to Curriculum Night!

Newcastle ElementaryKellie CrawfordSecond Grade

Room 262

E-mail: crawfordk@issaquah.wednet.edu

Phone: (425) 837-5829

Agenda• My Philosophy and Goals• Classroom Responsibilities• Curriculum Overview• Daily Schedule

Me• BA Communications• Masters in Elementary Education• Professional Certificate• I have a wonderful husband, a

thirteen year old boy, twin 10 year old girls, two dogs and two cats.

My Philosophy and Goals

• High Expectations for ALL!• Students will be respectful,

thoughtful, accepting, and considerate to others and self.

• Students will develop attitude of self-confidence, critical thinking skills, independent thinking and desire to become a lifelong learner.

Classroom Responsibilities and

Expectations

• Personal Responsibility!!• Follow all school and playground

expectations.• ALWAYS do best work.• Be kind to each other• Focus on doing the right thing, even if no one

is watching. • Everything that we do is based on the school

rule: “We make choices that don’t cause a problem for others.”

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It’s not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings.

Ann Landers

Rules• Follow 1, 2, 3 Rules for Me!• Be respectful• Make good choices• Solve problems

School Rule:We make choices that do not cause a problem for anyone

Newcastle C.A.R.E.S.Cooperation: I work well with others.Advocate: I speak up, respectfully, for what I believe; I tell the truth. Responsibility: I follow rules in and out of the classroom; Empathy: I try to understand the feelings of othersSelf-Control: I think before I act

Classroom Management

• Class Dojo – An online teacher tool to help build student’s learning habits and boost engagement.

http://teach.classdojo.com/#!/launchpad

Literacy

ReadingReader’s Workshop - Miller“Making Meaning”Fountas and Pinnell phonics and reading program.

ScholasticVocabularyGrammar

WritingWriter’s Workshop – CalkinsLetter writingPoetrySentence structureParagraphsWriting style traitsHandwritingSpeaking and listening

Co mmo n Co r e St at e St a n d a r d s

3 Key Ideas

•Thinking Deeply- emphasis on critical thinking; Analyze, discuss, evaluate, justify, and explain their understanding especially in writing!

•Integrating Learning- emphasis on learning across disciplines; reading writing and math all in one task , working together in different setting with different tools.

•Showing How They Know -emphasis on proof and evidence; no longer just giving correct answer must have proof and evidence

They replace previous Washington State Standards

Mathematics• Number Sense

• Place Value

• Problem Solving ~ real life connections

• Graphing

• Money

• Time

• Geometry

• Measurement

• Concepts revisited regularly.

• Rigorous, intensive

• Nightly homework due following day

Communities ~ Junior Achievement

Geography

Map & Globe Skills

Citizenship

Science and Health• Organisms/Hand pollinators• Force and Motion• Wetlands• Germs & Illness• Body Systems (Health)• Lessons with Counselor

* New Health curriculum

Ms. Mez (Meserole) School Counselor

• Counseling Role: Provide social/emotional and academic support for all students

• Support through: – Individual counseling, group counseling, and

classroom lessons• Contact for student concerns and parenting

resources– Also see Connect website and bulletin board

outside office!• At Newcastle on Tuesdays/Fridays and alternate

Wednesdays – meserolel@issaquah.wednet.edu 425-837-5817

Art

• Art Docent pieces• Mixed media related to the

curriculum

Field Trips/Workshop

•Mercer Slough to reinforce wetland unit. April

Technology• Xtra Math – Math facts• Basic Operations and Concepts• Productivity Tools ~ Word, Power • Point, Kid Pix, Kidspiration • Utilize appropriate websites that

support curriculum. • All the Right Type & Literacy

Support programs

MackinVIAA fantastic digital resource

available to all Newcastle Lions!

• One username/password

• Use eBooks for at-home reading practice

• Access databases for research

• Tutorials available online

• Look for your child’s login information in E-News, on the green newsletter or on Ms. Berry’s Library Connect site.

Thank you to ISF for your generous support!

Second Grade Conferences and Report Cards

• Conferences will be taking place on December 3rd and 4th.

• Report cards are aligned with the district and state curriculum standards. They reflect the standards using the following ratings:

• 4 Exceptional. Stretches and goes beyond.

• 3 Meets standards (of a hard working student)

• 2 Approaches standards• 1 Performs below standards

Second Grade Testing

• Fountas and Pinnell Reading Assessment

• Stanford Achievement Test ~ in spring

10:40-10:50 - Morning Recess

12:00-12: 15 - Lunch Recess

12:15-12:35pm - Lunch

2:05-2:20pm – Afternoon Recess

3:40/1:30 ~School dismissed M T Th F/Wed.

Week

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday Friday

A Week

Music2:20-3pm

Computer Lab 1:20-2:05pm

P.E.3-3:40pm

Library 11:30-12n

No specialist Music 3-3:340pm

B Week

No specialistComputer Lab 1:20-2:05pm

P.E.3-3:40pm

Library 11:30-12n

Music10:55-11:35am

P.E.3-3:40pm

Homework

• With the exception of daily Everyday Math, comes home weekly.

• Weekly homework is due each Friday by 9:30am (turned in by the student!). Must be turned in to attend structured Choice Time on Friday.

• Students get two homework excuse pass for the year.

• Includes reading and reading comprehension log, lasting no more than 20 minutes.

• All assignments support skills taught in class.

Volunteers

• Tue 9:35-10:30am: Literacy • Thu 9:35-10:30am: Literacy• Fri 9:35-10:35am: Math stations/Math

help. Volunteers start in October.

Helping Students

Achieve

•PE curriculum •Music grants for ukuleles•Teaching station for the stage. •Mackinvia for all Newcastle students.•Replaced VHS tapes for DVDs to support curriculum inb library. •VOICE mentoring•GLAD training