1. Welcome! Find your child's schedule on the table. Curriculum Night
Mrs. O’Brien
Find your child's schedule on the table.

2. Tonight’s Schedule
7:00-7:20 Advocacy (Procedures, Science and SS standards)
7:20-7:40 Literacy
7:40-8:00 Math

3. Basics: Advocacy What is an Advocate?
An advocate is a person who supports or promotes the interests of another, and that is what a teacher is doing when he or she works to engage students and their parents as partners in a positive, learning-focused classroom community. In our advocacy classes we will focus on social emotional learning and academic goal setting.

4. Advocacy Curriculum
Circle
Welcome
Warm up
Activity

5. Nuts and Bolts! (see document for details)
Snacks/lunches/birthday treats (22 kids)
Forks, spoons, plates, napkins, etc.
Grading software/frequency
Friday Folders
Take a Break/Community Space
MAPS & PALS tests
Flexible Ability Groups
Scooters & Toys
Volunteering
Classroom Management
Communication

6. Science
First Grade Science (Mrs. O’Brien) 1st Quarter: States of Matter 2nd Quarter: Biology 3rd Quarter: Genetics 4th Quarter: Rocks and Minerals
Second Grade Science
(Ms. McKinney)
1st Quarter: Forces in Motion
2nd Quarter: Habitats
3rd Quarter: Earth’s Systems
4th Quarter: Passion Projects

7. Social Studies
First Grade Social Studies (Ms. Kowalski) 1st Quarter: National Symbols 2nd Quarter: Timelines/Traditions 3rd Quarter: Government/Civics 4th Quarter: Maps/Globes
Second Grade Social Studies (Ms. Hamilton)
1st Quarter: Maps/Globes
2nd Quarter: History/Inventors
3rd Quarter: Government/Civics & Economics
4th Quarter: Passion Projects

8. Thank you!
Contact Information
General Information –
Westgate Webpage:
Call
Classroom information –
Fusion Pages
me at

9. Curriculum Night Literacy 2016 – 2017 Mrs. O’Brien
Welcome!
Curriculum Night Literacy
2016 – 2017
Mrs. O’Brien

10. Super Kids Parent website – superkidsreading.com
You can log on and find resources and books based on the work we have completed in class. Once I have all of the parent s in the super kids online program you will get an with the login information. Go to the link above and click on parent / school login in the top right corner.

11. Classroom Structure Leveled Texts Super Readers Whole Group
Instruction
Small Group Instruction
Reader
Work Book
Writing
Leveled Texts
Super Readers

12. Thank you!
Contact Information
General Information –
Westgate Webpage:
Call
Classroom information –
Fusion Pages
me at

13. Curriculum Night Math 2016 – 2017 Mrs. O’Brien
Welcome!
Curriculum Night
Math
2016 – 2017
Mrs. O’Brien

14. Classroom Structure Whole class instruction Centers and small groups
Number sense
Computation
Problem solving
Teacher Choice (small group, journals, etc)
Computer activities

15. Classroom Structure
Assessments: I’ll be doing pre and post assessments for most units that will enable me to teach to the student’s ability and differentiate as needed.
Classwork: Any class work that isn’t completed at school will be sent home as homework. This needs to be completed and returned to school in order to receive full credit for the work. They could also need extra practice that they’ll need to do at home.
Interactive Journals: These will be a big part of the work we do in the classroom. They will not come home until the end of the year. They serve as a space for learning, practice, and reference.

16. Math Units
Quarter 1 – Number and Operations in Base Ten (number fluency 0 to 120)
Quarter 2 - Number and Operations in Base Ten & Operations and Algebraic Thinking (addition, subtraction, word problems)
Quarter 3 - Fractions and Measurement (Money and Time)
Quarter 4 - Geometry Measurement and Data (Graphing, standard and non standard measurement units)

17. Math Practices Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
 Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

18. Thank you!
Contact Information
General Information –
Westgate Webpage:
Call
Classroom information –
Fusion Pages
me at

19. Language Arts Units
1st Quarter -Introduction/Procedures -Folk Tales 2nd Quarter -Informational Text -Autobiographies
3rd Quarter -Mystery -Historical Fiction 4th Quarter -Author Study -Creative Writing/Poetry