1. Curriculum Night-- Principals’ Presentation
Mary Cooper, Principal
Jamar Humphrey, Assistant Principal
September 12, 2017

2. WELCOME!
Thank you for joining us in this important partnership that has great benefits for your child(ren)!

3. Goals: *Introductions *NEW Elementary Report Card
*3rd Grade Reading Law
*New furniture (it is more than just furniture)
*Data
-Mathematics
-Reading
-Social/Emotional

4. Introductions: Dr. Murphy—School Psychologist Mrs. Odette—School Nurse
Mrs. Olsen—Resource Room
Ms. Pawlowski—English Language
Ms. Roe—Speech Therapist
Mrs. Shelley—Occupational Therapist
Mrs. Vanek—Music
Ms. Wayne—Visual Arts
Ms. Yeh—Chinese
Mrs. Arbour—PE
Mr. Broom—Behavior Intervention Specialist
Mrs. Burrill—Media Specialist
Mr. Dorn—PLTW
Ms. Fineberg—Visual Arts
Mrs. Jarosz—English Language
Mrs. Katz—Band
Mrs. Koenig—Strings
Mr. McClure—Social Worker
Dr. Murphy—School Psychologist
Mrs. Odette—School Nurse
Mrs. Olsen—Resource Room
Ms. Pawlowski—English Language
Ms. Roe—Speech Therapist
Mrs. Shelley—Occupational Therapist
Mrs. Vanek—Music
Ms. Wayne—Visual Arts
Ms. Yeh--Chinese

5. Introduction of building leaders
Mr. Jamar Humphrey, Assistant Principal

6. Introduction of building leaders
Mrs. Mary Cooper, Principal

7. Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
Who makes up PTO?
Parents Teachers
__________
All of us = WIN FOR ALL CHILDREN!

8. Language Representatives
If you are one of our language representatives, please introduce yourself and the purpose of the postcard.

9. School Improvement Team
If you are a member of our School Improvement Team, please introduce yourself.
This group helps to better connect school and home so as to help all children accomplish the school goals.

10. Elementary Report Cards New for 2017-2018

11. The new report card is two pages!
Best news...
The new report card is
two pages!

12. Report Card Purpose:
To communicate to students and families an official record of the achievement of grade level standards and progress in the development of social and behavioral skills.
Touch briefly on these bullets.

13. Consistency and Clarity - One Key, One Card
Report Card Purpose: To communicate to students and families an official record of the achievement of grade level standards and progress in the development of social and behavioral skills.
The Target =
At Grade Level
4: Enriched understanding indicates that additional challenge may be needed in that area. It is not synonymous with being grade accelerated. Four does not mean next grade level.
This is one of the most significant changes. One Key, One Card
Important that parents know that 3 doesn’t mean “done”. We continue to work with children throughout the year, wherever they are.
Benefits - Consistent, Aligns with 1-4 of M-STEP
This is a grade level report card, 4 does not mean next grade

14. Family feedback: Please look for a family survey in November just after Term 1.

15. 21st Century Learners:
21st Century life skills reflected in “personal development” and “approaches to learning.”
These include skills such as creativity, communication, and collaboration.

16. Public Act 306: The Third Grade Reading Law

17. In an effort to boost reading achievement, Public Act 306 was signed into law in October 2016.

18. Learning About the Law What is the law about?
What do I need to know as a parent/guardian?
What can I do to support my child?

19. What is the law about?
Michigan’s test scores on both the Michigan-based M-STEP ELA assessment and the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) reading assessment have shown a need for attention to early reading and literacy
To help more students to be proficient by the end of 3rd grade, the law requires extra support for K-3 students who are not at grade level in reading

20. What do I need to know as a parent/ guardian?
Your child’s reading progress will be closely monitored.
If your child is identified as needing extra help, your school will provide your child with an individual reading improvement plan.
This includes:
Additional instruction or support in areas of need
Ongoing checks on reading progress
A Read at Home plan

21. What do I need to know as a parent/ guardian?
School staff will continue to be provided opportunities to learn more about evidence-based effective practices in teaching reading and writing.
You’re encouraged to be involved every step of the way!

22. What can I do to support my child?
Read at home with your child daily using books they enjoy, even in the summer. Some ways to do this:
Read out loud to your child
Listen to your child read
Echo read (You read a line, then they repeat)
Read together at the same time
Reread or retell favorite stories
Listen to an audio book together

23. What can I do to support my child?
Talk to your child about the reading.
Ask your child to share what they remember
Ask them questions about the books they read
Connect the stories to your child’s life or other books you’ve read
Talk to and with your kids a lot! Knowing more words helps kids to understand the words they read better
Encourage writing! Let children write the sounds they hear, spelling is developmental and a work in progress
Attend building and district literacy workshops

24. At Home Resources
Raz-Kids (Coming soon for all AAPS students)
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25. Mathematics Data
NWEA Scores for Mathematics--% of students who were proficient in Spring 2017
Gr Level--> K 1 2 3 4 5
King
86.7
92.1
97.7
82.9
87.2
91.1
AAPS 75
76.6
82.6
71.2 74
76.1

26. Reading Data
NWEA Scores for Reading--% of students who are proficient in Spring 2017
Gr Level--> K 1 2 3 4 5
King
77.6
81.6
95.3
82.5 91
87.3
AAPS
70.1
68.3 75
71.9
73.2
73.3

27. BEST KING DATA...
Last year, 268 of you responded to our Climate Survey.
In the statement, “my child enjoys going to school,” 96% strongly agreed or agreed with this statement.

28. 3rd Teacher: Impact of Classroom Environment

30. Students aged...
6-10 can’t sit still more than 5 minutes on average.
11-15 can’t sit still more than 15 minutes on average.
15-20 can’t sit still more than 25 minutes on average.

31. Empower Choice for Personalized Learning
Students should NOT spend their entire school day sitting, but rather:
50% sitting (micromovements)
30% standing
20% movement
Students should not spend their entire school day sitting -- the recommendation is:
50% sitting (“dynamic” sitting on flexible chairs - Micromovements)
30% standing
20% movement (active learning, flexible configurations, move for materials/discussions)

35. Create flexible, inspiring learning spaces that support movement,
student voice, and choice

36. Thank you for attending our Curriculum Night!
Questions? Comments? Please , call or stop in to see either of us.