1. Westwood Intermediate Information Session
Spring Lake Park
Westwood Intermediate
Information Session
February 24, 2015

2. Westwood Office Staff
Tom Larson – Principal Tyler Nelson – Associate Principal Marge Zobitz – Dean of Students Mary Schultz– Principal’s Assistant Fiorella Ball- Clerical Paraprofessional Whitney Woodford – School Nurse

3. Grade 4 Teachers Team A Looping Team B Ollie Major Kyle Fritze

Team A Looping Team B
Ollie Major Kyle Fritze
Mary Larson Sue Byl
Rachel Phillips Dani Larson
Megan Owens Courtney Kohn
Josie Reece
Team C Team D
Andrea Peterson Shawn Arlt
Crystal Daugherty Christy West
Rupal Dave’

4. Support Staff Academic Specialists English Language Learners (EL)
Special Education
Paraprofessionals

5. Why 4/5? Focus on developmental age Focused staff development
Ease of transition to middle school
Equity of services
Maintain class size ratios

6. What Student Leadership Opportunities are Available?
Patrols
Student Council
Peaceful Problem Solvers

7. Academic Core Subject Grade 4 Grade 5 Language Arts 60 plus 60 Math
75 minutes
Regular 4
Honors 4/5
Accelerated 5/6
Regular 5
Honors 5/6
Accelerated 6/7
Social Studies
45 / half year
Geography
US History
Science
Sound/Electricity
Space
STEM
Landforms
Matter
Levers and Pulleys
Environments
Adaptations
Specials
45 min. / day
2 PE / Mu / Art
45 min. per day
Band and Choir optional

8. Schedules Each team has the same schedule
A team functions as a grade level
Field trips
Lunch / Recess

9. How do we meet your child at his/her level?
With a team approach, we have numerous support systems in place for student success.
Classroom interventions and extensions
Struggling Learners – Academic Specialists/Title /Special Ed./EL
Gifted & Talented Services – Cluster / Leveled interventions in reading / Creativity Fest / Young Authors / Competitions

10. What is the student placement process?
Parent Input Forms
Grade 3 teachers place on teams
Westwood Intermediate Staff places in classrooms
August notification prior to open house through Parent Portal account

11. What is Looping? 2 years with same team / teacher / classmates
Teacher knows your child well
Can start right in at the beginning of the year

12. How do we prepare students to transition to Westwood Intermediate?
May Field trip to WWI for a student-led tour
Evening open house for families May 31 – Invitation to our end of year picnic with inflatables and hot dog dinner
Open House / Curriculum Night in the fall

13. Questions?