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CURRICULUM NIGHT 2014
Welcome 2/3
Parents!
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Tracy GajdosKristine VesperDiana VaccarinoTerry Fritz
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Lindsay Petrikwith Leo!
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Students who have attended District 54 schools for at least one year will be at grade level in reading and math upon entering third grade as measured by Measures of Academic Progress (MAP).
Each school will close the achievement gap for all students in reading and math as measured by both district and state assessments.
Each school will perform at or above the 90th percentile (top 10% nationally) in meeting individual student growth targets in reading and math as measured by Measures of Academic Progress (MAP).
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The Lincoln Prairie learning community accepts
responsibility for student growth and provides
opportunities for students to take charge of their own learning. We believe that
differentiating instruction by accessing the multiple
intelligences is the foundation of individual learning in a multiage
setting.
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SHARED READING
Treasures SeriesSupplementary literature
Social Science textScience text
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GUIDED READING GROUPS
Small, flexible groups Use leveled readers and
various leveled materials that are targeted to the students’ instructional reading level
Work on reading skills and strategies, comprehension, fluency and accuracy, vocabulary, book talks, and more!
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INDEPENDENT LITERACY WORK TIME
Responding to reading through writing
Rereading text Finding text evidence to support
ideas Word Work Creative writing
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ACCELERATION…REV IT UP!
2:00-2:40 every day 20 minutes math 20 minutes literacy
Flexible groups of students
All students work in groups at some point during the week
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WRITINGIN ADDITION TO OUR TRAITS WRITING PROGRAM…
Goal notebook Goal reflection Math Task Thinking Journal Family Letter Writing prompts Creative Writing Writing lessons
Process Writing—Narrative, Expository, Argumentative essays
Unit reflections Field trip reflections
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Your child will have a Jammin’ Journal where entries will be made once per week. It is a way for him/her to write about what was read at home and to connect to the work they are doing in school.
All Jammin’ Journals will be sent home on Thursdays with the new assignment.
All Jammin’ Journals will be due the following Tuesday.
The teacher responds to each student’s work on an individual basis.
Jammin’
Journal
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Answer question using paragraph form
Refer to Jammin’ Journal Checklist to help edit writing
Use teacher feedback to improve the following week’s assignment
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I think the author waited to reveal that the main character was the teacher and not a student. The author kept me in suspense because at the beginning of the story I thought Sarah was Mr. Hartman’s daughter. The author did this to make me keep reading until the very end. The book would be boring if she told us right away that Sarah was the teacher. I love the way the author kept this big secret until the very end of the story!
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SPELLING
Rebecca Sitton High Frequency word list
Responsible for the first 400 words by the end of third grade, first 200 words were sent home already
Choose five words to practice at a time, can cross off on list when mastered
Will assess at school each trimester
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WAYS TO STUDY Trace words Put words in
alphabetical order Type words on
computer Memory game Flashcards Word Sorts Scrabble tiles Paint, shaving
cream, chalk Q-tip eraser
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MATH CLASS
MEETS EVERY DAY FOR 60 MINUTES
Teaching Partners:
Vesper and Gajdos
Vesper…2nd graders
Gajdos…3rd graders
Teaching Partners:
Petrik/Fritz and Vaccarino
Petrik/Fritz…2nd graders
Vaccarino…3rd graders
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MATH CLASSA BALANCED APPROACH TO MATHEMATICAL LEARNING….FIVE DAYS A WEEK!
Numeracy Development Shared Lesson Guided Math Groups with
independent assignments for those not in groups
Summary Homework assignments
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MATH TASKS
Math tasks are problems that require higher level thinking.
Students are asked to solve problems and EXPLAIN their thinking through pictures and words.
Students work in groups to build their math talk and share strategies.
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OTHER NOTES… Please let us know in advance if your child needs to
leave early or will miss subsequent days. School hours are from 9:00am-3:35pm
(Wednesdays—3:05pm). Students may not come back inside after school for materials that they have forgotten.
If a student is ill, he/she must be sent home through the nurse’s office.
We appreciate donations of plastic spoons and forks. We encourage students to bring their own utensils for snack and lunch.
Help us to make Working Lunch a natural consequence for missing homework.
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LIBRARY CHECKOUT
2 books per week Read a book, return a book
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