3. Schools We Serve Bennett Nokesville Sudley Sinclair

4. When does your child attend SIGNET? MondaySudley TuesdaySinclair and Nokesville WednesdayBennett 5 th grade ThursdayBennett 4 th grade Friday Resource Teachers in collaboration with classroom teachers

5. December 5th ………………………6:00-7:00 pm May 13th… …………………………... 6:00-7:00 pm Family nights provide an informal opportunity in an Open House setting for your child to share his/her work and the experiences they have had at the Bennett SIGNET Center.

6. Sudley- Monday 9:30-10:00 ………. Odyssey of the Mind 10:00-11:20 ………… TAG Unit 11:20-12:35…………. Centers 12:35-12:55………….. Problem of the Day 12:55-1:25 ……...…… Lunch 1:30-1:45.………… Recess 1:45-2:10 ………….. Reflection Nokesville/Sinclair 9:15-9:45 ………. Odyssey of the Mind 9:45-11:05 ………… TAG 11:05-12:15………….. Centers 12:15-12:30 ……...….. Recess 12:30-12:55.………… Problem of the Day 12:55-1:25- …………… Lunch 1:30-1:45- Reflection

7. Bennett Fifth Grade 9:20-9:50 ………. Odyssey of the Mind 9:50-11:10 ………… TAG Unit 11:10-11:30…………. Lunch 11:30-12:00………….. Recess 12:00-12:45 ……...….. Centers 12:45-1:30.………… Encore 1:30-2:05 ………….. Centers 2:05-2:30 ……………. Problem of the Day 2:30-2:50 ……………..Reflection Bennett Fourth Grade 9:20-9:50 ………. Odyssey of the Mind 9:50-10:40 ………… TAG 10:40-11:25 …………..Encore 11:25-11:55………….. TAG 11:55-12:55 …………..Centers 12:55-1:25 ……...….. Lunch 1:25-1:40.………… Recess 1:40-2:05 …………… Centers 2:10-2:30 ……………. Problem of the Day 2:30-2:50 …………….. Reflection

8. The lunch choices are identical to those served at your child’s base school. Students are expected to follow Bennett cafeteria rules. Lunch ticket balances should transfer from your child’s base school. Students will be given reminders if a balance is owed.

11. in November with the first report card at the beginning of the second semester if there are changes in your child’s plan What is a Differentiated Services Plan (DSP)? When do I receive the DSP? A plan for instruction for the school year for your child Written collaboratively by the classroom teacher and the SIGNET teacher Plans what activities and practices will be done in the classroom and at SIGNET to meet your child’s needs and specific aptitudes

12. Describes what your child has chosen as his/her independent study topic at SIGNET Describes the TAG Units planned for the year What will the DSP tell me about SIGNET? ** PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THE DSP TO YOUR CHILD’S SIGNET TEACHER!

14. These are the Thinking Maps Circle Map Bubble Map Flow Map Brace Map Tree Map Double Bubble Map Multi-flow Map Bridge Map

15. Thinking Maps provide a “common visual language” in our SIGNET learning community for transferring thinking processes, integrating learning, and for continuously assessing progress. Tools for Learning, p. 1-2

16. Every student will begin the year by completing an “introductory activity” The purpose of the introductory activity is to introduce our new students to the routines and procedures of the SIGNET Center independent learning contract. This activity also gives us time to assess our students’ abilities and plan for future instruction. Our introductory activity is called………

18. 1. What centers are offered? 2. What is the goal of centers? 3. What is a contract? 4.How many centers must a student complete by the end of the year? 5. How are the students evaluated? 6. What are teacher expectations?

19. Each year the Center determines a focus of study we call our T.A.G. Unit. Designed to extend VA SOL objectives, the T.A.G. unit integrates all major content areas while emphasizing critical and creative thinking skills, and giving our students the opportunity to practice and improve their independent and interactive learning skills.

20. We will study the contributions of the Ancient Greeks to modern society. Focus will be placed on system used by the Greeks that are still in use today in original or modified forms.

21. A system only works when everyone who uses the system understands it. Mans capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's capacity for injustice makes democracy necessary. Reinhold Neibaur If I have seen farther than others, it is because I stood on the shoulders of giants. Sir Isaac Newton The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about. Benjamin Whorf

22. Odyssey of the Mind Informal competition Collaborative problem solving Time and material constraints Exercises and practices critical and creative thinking

23. There are no grades at SIGNET Each student’s work is evaluated daily by one of the SIGNET teachers At the end of each semester, parents will receive a formal rubric evaluation concerning their child Is my child graded at SIGNET?

24. Formal Evaluation Critical thinking Creative thinking Independent learning Interactive learning

25. Creative Thinking Skills fluency – producing multiple ideas flexibility - using multiple perspectives and points of view when creating ideas originality – creating and developing unique ideas and products elaboration – adding details to make the make a product better or more useful

26. Critical Thinking Skills analyzing information identifying and solving problems by asking questions recognizing inconsistent thinking interpreting information making inferences sorting, prioritizing, and eliminating unnecessary information seeing relationships through classifying information, comparing and contrasting evaluating alternate solutions

27. Independent Learning developing awareness of one’s own thinking process (metacognition) self-evaluating accepting responsibility developing effective time management skills task commitment and motivation

28. Interactive Learning collaborating on group work and problem solving accepting the ideas of others articulating ideas and opinions developing leadership and group membership skills

29. How can I help? We are always in need of the following items: Kleenex Looseleaf paper Number 2 Lead pencils Extra fine black sharpies Polymer erasers