2 nd Quarter Curriculum Night Ms. LaQuetta Best Mrs. Megan Callaghan Mrs. Colleen Burnett

Welcome!  This year is going by rapidly, we are into the 2 nd quarter…where does time go?!?!  Report Cards will go home on Tuesday November 12, 2013  There will be NO School on Monday in honor of Veterans Day!!

Housekeeping Ward Elementary collects the following items:  Cleaned drink cans (any)  Coke Caps  Box tops Make sure you “link” your grocery cards to Ward

Reading Goals  We are going to focus on comprehensive language for reading this quarter such as:  Compare and Contrast  Cause and Effect  Text Features (headings, sub-headings, pictures, bold text, etc)  Character Traits

Language Arts  Students will focus on writing argument/opinion writing pieces.

Math Goals  Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic: solve problems involving four operations, and identify and explain patterns: represent and interpret data  Telling Time (elapsed) problem solving  Reason with Shapes and their attributes (pentagon, octagon, etc)  Develop Multiplication Strategies (arrays, groups, repeated addition, and memorization)

Social Studies  Focus on the Government

Science Goals  Earth in the Universe  Earth Systems

Beginning of Grade Scores (BOG)  Scores will be released November 18 th and this is just baseline data.  Don’t stress if your child didn’t perform the way you anticipated!!

Homework  Students will receive reading homework that will be passages for them to read and answer questions.  Time to focus on test prep strategies.  The more practice now, the better they will be in May/June

How Can You Help?  Look over your child’s homework each night.  Ask them questions about things we are learning in class.  Ask them to teach you some of the fun tricks we learn in class to help solve math problems.  Using flash cards or playing cards, practice multiplying so students can become fluent with their multiplication facts.

Helpful websites       web/games/mathmagician/cathymath.h tml web/games/mathmagician/cathymath.h tml 

Questions…  Do you have any questions about anything?