NO NOTES NEEDED! This presentation will be available on

the class website. Questions/comments can be written on

the note cards on deskTurn in at the end and we will get back to you ASAP

Sit back and enjoy the ride!

We will end right at 7:40 so 5th grade parents can go to the CAMP MEETING

WELCOME TO THE 4/5 MAGNET

PROGRAM AT CLARK!

Mrs. Willis

&

Mrs. Jones

MISSION STATEMENTSSTUDENT As students in Science Tech we pride ourselves in being a unique group of

students who come together through collaboration and hands on inquiry and learning. We thrive when we are given high expectations and responsibility and keep open minds. Our goal is to develop better skills and deeper knowledge in science and technology. We strive to make our world a better place through being good people and showing respect for our environment. We are grateful for the many wonderful resources we have in this program!

 

CLASS An environment of inquiry, collaboration, and hands-on exploration guide

the Science/Technology Magnet program at Clark Elementary. In addition to gaining a solid foundation in the district 4th and 5th grade curriculum, students are engaged in ongoing field research in our local stream and forest community, identifying real life environmental problems and creating solutions. Students will experience technology and science first hand and be given opportunities to dig deeper into these fields. Teachers promotes high expectations for all students with an emphasis on team work, leadership, and higher level thinking skills.

CLASS EXPECTATIONS

SCHEDULETime Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9:15-9:45 Morning Work Morning Work Morning Work Morning Work Morning Work

9:45-11:15 MathMath

(SAGE)

 Math

(9:45-10:45) 

Math

Class Meeting(9:45-10:15)

Reading Workshop(10:15-10:45)

11:15-11:45Reading

WorkshopReading

WorkshopLit. circles

(10:45-11:45)Reading

WorkshopLibrary/Newsletter(10:45-11:45) A/B

11:45-12:25 Recess/Lunch Recess/Lunch Recess/Lunch Recess/Lunch Recess/Lunch

12:25-12:55 PE (4)Music (5)

PE (5)Music(4)

Art/ Extra(12:25-1:20)

 

PE (4)Music(5)

PE (5)Music(4)

12:55- 1:30Reading

WorkshopReading

WorkshopPlanner

(1:15-1:20)Reading

WorkshopReading

Workshop

1:30-2:05Social Studies/

WritingSocial Studies/

WritingPack Up

(1:20-1:30)Social Studies/

WritingSocial Studies/

Writing

2:05-2:10 Planners Planners

 

Planners Planners

2:10-2:30 Recess Recess Recess Recess

2:30-3:30 Stations Stations Stations Stations

3:30-3:40 Pack Up Pack Up Pack Up Pack Up

BINDERS Dividers

Used to hold notes, long term papers Unfinished Work Folder Friday Folder

Empty each week! Look for Behavior Report HW Folder

Students turn it FIRST thing in morning Planner

Daily signature Math Spiral

Class notes- helpful with homework Reading Spiral

FRIDAY INFORMATION Each Friday a folder of corrected work

will be sent home. This will contain checked work from the week. The empty folder is to be returned Monday. The work is for you to keep (unless it indicates it must be corrected and returned).

Behavior contract will be sent home in here too. Must be returned Monday.

BEHAVIOR CONTRACTS Will be sent home each week in Friday

Folders PLEASE sign and Return in HW folders

CLARK PROCEDURES Absences – contact office in addition to

teachers Pick up under white awning Send in lunch money before school Music –

4th Graders learn the recorder (due MONDAY 9/24)

5th Graders learn the guitar No cell phone policy at school for parents

and students Call office for messages to students. We

don’t always answer phone or check voicemail before school is out.

HOMEWORK POLICY Planners done each day and need a signature

each day. This is a STUDENT responsibility. Help your child make it a habit to check off each item in the planner.

Typical nightly homework should take around 45 minutes (excluding major projects).

Homework Hotline is 425-837-6267. (This is a student job each day.) This is to hear the nightly homework assignments.

Students may not call parents to bring in late work.

In the homework folder, homework checkers will record any missing work. It needs to be turned in that week.

Work needs to be neat and organized with proper heading.

HOMEWORK WORKLOAD Most nights there will be a math Study Link

(picture of house in corner). Word Work- See later slide Reading homework –read 20 minutes each

night. First priority lit. circle book or book project books.

Every Wednesday Literature Circle job is due, starting in a few weeks.

Monthly book projects due at the end of each month – instructions and detailed rubrics will be in provided folder.

Unfinished work will be sent home to complete.

WORD WORK Curriculum is based on Greek and Latin

roots, prefixes, and suffixes ( feel free to peruse the curriculum on back shelf)

putting the pieces together to make new words, decode, expand vocabulary

Fourth and fifth graders have the same words

HOMEWORK-Monday-flash books – Wednesday -meaningful sentences, Thursday study for test, Friday test. The spelling lists have been eliminated off the website

HOMEWORK TIPS – INTERESTING ARTICLE IN THE NY TIMES.

Seek your child’s input and help them make the decisions about where and how to do their work in a way that is best for them (with parameters).

Tell them you trust them to stay on track and check-in to make sure they are following the plan.

Help them with strategies to solve problems when they are stuck. (Tools like dictionaries, ruler, sharp pencils, online, etc.)

Support your child in their decisions, but clearly establish consequences when they do not follow through. Don’t engage in the battle!

Establishing routines quickly is very helpful. CONSISTENCY! This does not happen over

night.

TROUBLE SHOOTING…. Here are some other things to try when your

child is still struggling with homework: Do it in the morning when they are fresh Offer fewer choices Homework Play-date or Homework Club Model (read together, pay bills while they do

math) Front load the work (spelling on a calmer day) Incentives Stay in close proximity Vary homework location (KCLS) Try ‘chunking’ (breaking up the different

assignments into smaller time increments) Half-hour of time to stay up later IF they read in

bed. Shut it down…try again tomorrow! Send us a

note and we will help!

TECHNOLOGY TIPS To keep kids safe on the internet, keep all

computers in a public place in the home. Limit time screen time (T.V., video games,

and computer) – if a constant battle, limit to weekends only.

Limit and monitor your child’s social networking. Online bullying is becoming a prevalent issue in our society.

We do not ‘friend’ students or families on Facebook or other sites.

We value and respect the families in our classroom, and do not publicize any information or opinions about our students or their families. We’d appreciate the same courtesy from you.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS IN THE PROGRAM: Get plenty of sleep, tired students have a

hard time concentrating and retaining information. Studies have shown children need 9-11 hours of nightly sleep!

Have students check off homework in planner AS they place it into work into homework folder.

Pack backpacks the night before, things get forgotten in the shuffle in the morning.

Use rubrics to ensure students have included all info for projects.

Have students be accountable for their work, questions, and concerns…you are off the hook!

CLASS WEBSITE Valuable information is located there

Important dates Newsletters Lit. Circle jobs, math homework and other

assignments Helpful info for homework and projects Student work Pictures of class activities Volunteer schedule Phone numbers and e-mail addresses for us!

Link

COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS Newsletters and the class website have

tons of info - please check there first Please e-mail BOTH teachers One of us will respond within 48 hours Please CALL with any serious concerns –

we are very dedicated to our students and are always open to talking to families. The best way to do this is on the phone or in person, e-mails can easily be misunderstood.

We love to hear positive stories too!!

5TH GRADE CAMP COLEMAN Dates Oct. 24-26 Forms and money are due- please see

information all session directly after curriculum night. Cost $175 Checks payable to Clark Elementary

This is a great LEARNING experience for the students. It is highly encouraged that they attend.

FIELD TRIPS Local walking hikes Mountain to the Sound Forest Ecology

hike -October 12 Camp Coleman 5th graders October 24,

25,26 State capital 2/15/13

Supports Social Studies Curriculum Discovery Days Engineering/Tech fair

University of Washington 4/26

VOLUNTEERS WE APPRECIATE OUR VOLUNTEERS.

WITHOUT THEM, SOME OF THE MOST BENEFICIAL ASPECTS OF THE SCIENCE TECH PROGRAM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.

Forms: 1 – Volunteer Release / Hold Harmless Agreement 2 – Washington State Patrol Form

We still have openings for some station leaders and cannot start without leaders! We also need people available to substitute for stations.

Morning HW checkers Lit. Circles- Wednesday at (10:45-11:45) – Need about 8 Please try to find someone to fill your spot if you cannot make

your commitment.

Link for a GOOGLE DOC will be sent through email to a signup

Volunteer Form LINK

STATIONS – 4 PER WEEKPLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME (2:30-3:30) AND FIND A SUBSTITUTE IF

NEEDED

Science –science experiments from ISD kits

Technology – various computer projects Ecology – forest ecology year long focus Writing/Art – stories and skills

reinforcement from Writing curriculum, art project, or poetry project.

VOLUNTEER TRAINING ATTENDANCE ENCOURAGED! (Date forthcoming)

THANK YOUTemperature Probes45 Probes (15 per program)

Dual Range Force Sensor45 Sensors (15 per program)

TI Light Probe45 Probes (15 per program)

Lego Mindstorm NXT Sensor Adaptor15 Adaptors (5 per program)

Go!Link45 Links (15 per program)

Elementary Science with Vernier6 Books (2 per program

STEM 1 With Vernier and Lego Mindstorms NXT3 Books (1 per program)

STEM 2 With Vernier and Lego Mindstorms NXT3 Books (1 per program)

Latitude Netbook 2120 (1)30 Latitudes (10 per program)

Netbook Cart (Holds 10 per cart)3 Carts (1 cart per program)

GRADING Standards-based

4 = Exceeds Standard 3* = Meets Standard (exactly where your

child SHOULD be) 2 = Approaches Standard 1 = Below Standard

No plus or minus Numbers do not correlate to traditional

letter grades Rubrics used when appropriate Students with below standard work will be

required to correct it and turn it back in.

STANDARDS Grade level standards for K-5 are

available online. http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/tls/stan

dards.asp If you have any questions or comments

please contact Teaching and Learning Dept.425-837-7030

READING “Making Meaning” new ISD curriculum

Learn comprehension strategies through reading short texts (in one lesson)

Literature circles – small group meeting to discuss novelsNeed to keep up on reading assignmentEach student will be given a comprehension job

each week to completeWeekly comprehension quizzes

Book projects – monthly projects done at home

Fountas and Pinnell Testing-to check reading levels

READERS’ WORKSHOP Students learn and practice the strategies

proficient readers use as they read. Making connections, finding evidence,

summarizing, etc. Whole group mini-lesson, followed by

independent reading and response tasks. Teachers pull small groups for targeted

reading instruction and enrichment. Teachers will conference with individuals to

check in Variety of genres and types of texts used.

WRITING Writer’s Workshop – a consistent time where strategies

are taught and practiced. Driven by student choice and daily practice. (Lucy Calkins Units of Study) Personal Narrative Essays Fictional Stories Poetry

Step Up – specific format with color code system (FOR EXPOSITORY WRITING)

Green = Topic or Main Idea

Yellow = Details

Red = Examples

Will supplement other writing activities in Station time

MATH Everyday Math Curriculum

Mental math, warm ups, active lessons, games, study links

4th Grade12 units, each unit consists of 7-13 lessons

5th Grade12 units, each unit consists of 7-13 lessons

EVERYDAY MATH CARDS- students will tape into their planners.

MATH – PARENT HELP Prior to each unit a letter is sent home

with concepts, vocabulary, and HOMEWORK ANSWERS!!!! Check over your student’s work.

Homework not graded, just looked over to see how student is doing.

If you are working with your child, have them make corrections in a different colored pencils so that we can see where they need support.

It is ok if you don’t understand!!! Student Resource Book online. Homework has a picture of a house on it. Games online to practice basic math skills.

SCIENCE

ISD Science Adoption New National Geographic textbooks Life science- Plants Motion and Design-Kit Cars Physical science (electricity)

Forest Ecology identification of local forest flora and fauna Project flying squirrel – nest box design/

population monitoring Raise and release salmon Partnership with Mountains To Sound Rejuvenation School composting program

TECHNOLOGY Microsoft Word Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Excel Microsoft Power Point Movie Maker Picture editing Internet safety Search engines Promethean ACTIVboard Other programs (Scratch, etc.- if time

permits)

SOCIAL STUDIES This year we are on the 5th grade cycle

for social studies. We will be studying United States

history for the year. Major themes are: AMERICA BEGAN …

Because People moveBecause People want freedomWith new ideas

Classroom Based Assessment (CBA)

ART Monthly art linked to curriculum Monart Clay projects Math and Art collaboration! Docent Led lessons

COLLABORATION – Weekly Class Meetings- Life skills,

Compliments, Comments/Suggestions Team projects Experts teach group (GLAD) Team Work in table groups and station

groups Collaboration in pairs/buddies Students encouraged to call one

another for homework help.

CONFERENCES December 5th and 6th (No School that day) Please sign up for a tentative time on the

clipboards in the back This is to help you, especially those who have multiple

elementary age students!

LAST MINUTE INFO Brown Bag Lunch – typically done last

Wednesday of each month to celebrate student birthdays. (Parent led)

Please try to schedule appointments on Wednesdays or after school, we have a PACKED schedule!

Auctions (end of year) – we need donations

THANKS! Thank you for coming! QUESTIONS:

Please fill out comment/question card and leave in green tray. We will get back to you by the end of the week.

We can’t tell you how much we appreciate you and we feel lucky to teach your students!

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