1. WELCOME TO 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th Advanced ELA OPEN HOUSE!

2. Advanced ELA Teachers  Ms. Melissa Simek  Mrs. Melissa Adamow

3.  1 Unit Per Quarter – Specific Theme  Purposefully designed to Start With The End In Mind  Standards aligned, including a variety of assessments used to inform instruction and assess mastery  Parallels general classroom curriculum Unit Design: What Parents Should Know

4.  1 st Quarter Novels  3 rd grade will be reading Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Freaky Fast Frankie Joe.  4 th grade will be reading The Orphan of Ellis Island and Esperanza Rising.  5 th grade will be reading Sign of the Beaver and Counting by 7s.  Underlined texts are featured in the general classroom and Italicized texts are for Advanced ELA. Reading Curriculum

5.  Pacing  General classroom novels will be read in a 1-2 week timeline.  Advanced ELA novels will be read in a 2-3 week timeline.  Projects  Students will be exposed to more project and research based learning opportunities.  Calendars and due dates will be provided to students. Reading Curriculum (Continued)

6. All students at Chelsea will participate in a Writer’s Workshop. The focus will be on explicit instruction in writing daily. Our goal is to develop a love of writing in all of our students. *Thank you in advance for having the Writer’s Notebook ready for class tomorrow. Writer’s Workshop

7. Writer’s Workshop (continued) Daily mini lessons and writing in class Students will have a writing binder and journal where all their writing will be kept for the year Writing units will vary by grade level, but will follow the general classroom curriculum.

8. Welcome to Genius Hour!

9.  Students get to chose exactly what they want to learn about, but it must be approved by us.  Students’ projects must be research based.  Students are required to make a project (digital, model, presentation, video, book, etc.). Materials are provided by students.  Students are required to share their project with the class.  Presentation times will be given regardless of the students progress. Genius Guidelines

10.  During this time, students will be researching to develop their Passion Projects.  Genius Hour is a privilege granted to Advanced ELA students, therefore, all classroom requirements must be met in advance.  Please see the handout for more information. Genius Hour

11.  Remind 101 is a safe, private text message reminder for parents of our classroom.  Make sure to grab a magnet on your way out and enroll in our classroom. Remind 101

12.  MISSION: Raising funds throughout the year to fulfill teacher written grants for the classroom. Over $2 million granted to date.  GRANTED TO: Grand Prairie, Chelsea and Hickory Creek  FUNDRAISERS: Annual Dinner Auction, Golf Outing, Coin Drive, Frankfort Fall Fest BETA Tent  RECENT GRANTS:  SMART BOARDS in 20 classrooms at Chelsea  Rebecca Caudill, Blue Stem and Monarch Book Programs  Electronic Signage at Chelsea  Razkids and Math Fact Programs at Grand Prairie  Hickory Creek guitars, music, green screen and PE Equipment  Netbooks and Tablet PCs at Hickory Creek  For more information and volunteering opportunities visit our website at www.ef157c.org give. grant. grow.

13.  Please feel free to ask any questions you may have at this time.  Also, please sign up for volunteer opportunities at our classroom activities and field trips.  Additionally, you may sign up for your Fall Conference time. Thank You For Your Support!