Welcome Elementary Multiage Back to School Night 2013-2014

Tonight’s Agenda 6:30-7:00 Class Meeting 7:00-7:30 Open House Scrip Fundraiser - Jennifer Camping Trip Update - Elaine Beth & Jessica Elementary Multiage Days Enrichment Communication At Home Reading Questions 7:00-7:30 Open House - Check out your child’s science and math classrooms

Classroom Teachers Beth Jessica

Elementary Multiage Curriculum & Classes

Ancient Roots Ancient Roots Setting the Stage for the Essential Question: What is Culture? An essential question is the heart of the curriculum. The essential question points to the essence of what students will examine in the course of their study. An essential question sets the stage for interdisciplinary curriculum planning and exploration. Each core classroom will begin this journey towards the essential question by building community, assessing skills, and creating shared experiences. Ancient Roots Humanities Reading Math Science and Applied Math

Humanities Sharing experiences, making connections to the world, and inspiring our writing! Writers Notebook Individualized small group mini lessons about author’s craft and writing conventions Conferences – peer and teacher Focus words from our writing and needed spelling patterns Centers to reinforce skills Sharing our writing to build community and inspire each other Taking the Author’s Journey Publication Celebrations

Math with Lillian

Ongoing Informal Assessment Individual Differentiated Instruction: Your Child’s Math Journey: This journey may occur in one day, across a week, or throughout projects. Whole Group Introduction of a Concept or Skill through Literature to engage the students and inspire learning. Small Groups: Explore Concepts/ Find Patterns/ Understand Math Language/ Complete a task within a group Ongoing Informal Assessment Engage In Conversation with Lillian to identify understanding and misconceptions Individual Differentiated Instruction: Students practice skills unique to them at their own pace and applies skills to broader concepts introduced in the whole group setting Formal Assessment: Quick Chickens and Presentations Whole Group Application of Knowledge: Connections to Nature and Real World Applications

Applied Math and Science What does a lab class look like? Opening This might be a problem to solve, a game, a long term observation, or Read Aloud. Exploration This might include a lab, shared readings, fact finding missions,… Discussion Students will regularly meet in the “Think Tank” to connect the hands-on experiences to the big idea and inquiry question, to review terms, and ask new questions. Clean Up

Science with Merrill

Science with Merrill Join us! For more details, download the “Family Handout” from the science page! Staying Connected to Lab Happenings -Optional experiments connected to experiences happening in class called “Try Its” will come home occasionally in the Friday Folder. -Check out our web site each week. The science page will be updated regularly. - Make it a habit to come in weekly and take a tour with your scientist! You are WELCOME!

Beyond our core class rotation… A day in the life Beyond our core class rotation…

Morning Meeting Good mornings & Greetings Attendance Special Announcements Community Building Games Poetry

Snack We take a break everyday from 10:00-10:15 on every full day of school. You are more than welcome to join us! Chance for the whole elementary multiage community to be together! Healthy snacks are best.

Lunch and Recess 11:15-11:30 Lunch* 11:30-12:00 Recess *Students can take all the time they to need eat their lunch.

Read Aloud

Read Aloud Great Literature Appreciating author’s craft Hunting for Golden Lines and figurative language Building community and connections Modeling reading strategies Stop and think Rereading Predictions Retell (beginning-middle-end) Questioning Making inferences

Helping Hands

Independent Reading Practice reading strategies One on one opportunities Finishing a book Trying a new genre Relax and enjoy Consistently reading one-on-one with a student or being trained to give Barton reading support is one of the most helpful ways to volunteer in our community!

Closing Looking forward to tomorrow Reflecting on the day Appreciation Cooperative Games Reminders

Thursday Enrichment Second Step – Our social and emotional curriculum used school wide. Typing Class 2 Electives Choices: Gardening, Painting, Sewing, Block Buddies, Fun with Friends, and more! First Class: 8:45 – 9:30 Second Class: 9:45 – 10:30 We’re still looking for volunteers for Thursday wheel! Please let me know tonight if you can help!

Thursday Wheel Enrichment

Specials Mondays – Dance & Art Wednesdays PE & Music

At Home Reading Your child needs to read daily for 20 minutes-ish. When this habit is established these are the reading behaviors I see very clearly in the classroom: Students that can relax and fall into a book Students that can start and finish a book Students that can pick out a “just right” book Students who really think about abandoning a book Students that can focus for extended time Students that are really excited about what they are reading and are eager to share A love for language Students reading to learn

Friday Folders Folders will come home each Friday full of papers that either need to stay at home or be brought back to school. The folders can be returned on Monday for safe keeping and will be refilled by the end of the week. 

Math, Science, and Humanities Check out Weebly! Elementarymultiage.weebly.com Homeroom Math, Science, and Humanities Community Updates Resources to Download Message Board Pictures

Have you completed your paperwork. Questions. Please leave us a note Have you completed your paperwork? Questions? Please leave us a note! What’s Next? Peace Day – tomorrow! Goal Setting Conferences September 30th- October 4th (half days) Camping Trip October 18th – 20th