1. Kriss Owings

2.  Bachelor’s Degree from OSU  Master’s Degree from OSU  22 years teaching experience ◦ 7 years middle and high school ◦ 15 years here at Truman  Married for 35 years  4 children ◦ 3 college graduates (hallelujah!) ◦ 1 in college

3.  To provide differentiated instruction appropriate to the needs of highly capable students.  To provide an intellectual peer group for participating students.  To promote lifelong learning, quality production, and civic responsibility.

4.  Literacy: ◦ Common Core Standards ◦ WONDERS Reading - Level 5  Access from home ◦ Wordly Wise ◦ Junior Great Books ◦ Literature Circles ◦ Book Mountain

5.  Mathematics: EnVisions Access from home Math Quest  Instructional Concepts: Geometry Multi-digit Multiplication Long Division Fractions and Decimals Additional Key Content Expressions, Probability, Graphs, Measurement

6.  Social Studies: ◦ Map Skills ◦ Washington State history ◦ Lewis and Clark ◦ Geography

7.  Science:  Scientific Method ◦ Food Chemistry ◦ Electricity ◦ Land and Water

8.  Science Fair - June  Math is Cool - April  Field Trips ◦ Fort Vancouver ◦ Olympia ◦ Clark PUD

9.  Computer Lab: Keyboarding, Powerpoint, Research, Presentations  Starboard  Renaissance Responders  iPods  Student Email and password for special accounts

10.  Food and Nutrition  Body Systems  Human Growth and Development  Drugs and Alcohol

11.  Visual Art  Music  Creative Movement  PE  Monday and Wednesday are the days we need good tennis shoes!

12.  Wordly Wise ◦ Due every Friday ◦ Sections A – E (all 15 sentences)  Daily math and literacy ◦ A continuation of the day’s lesson ◦ Usually Monday – Wednesday ◦ 30 minutes effort required  Projects – TBA ◦ Science project ◦ Washington State presentation ◦ Invention Convention ◦ State Report

13.  Positives: ◦ Paloozas ◦ Truman Bucks ◦ Marble Jars ◦ Group Points Corrections: ◦ Stop and Think ◦ Recovery Room ◦ Accountability Folders

14.  Daily Assignments ◦ 10 points (+)  Projects ◦ A,B,C,D  Interactive Notebooks ◦ Student assess every week

15.  Direct observations  Written work and assignments  Formal assessments ◦ District mandated ◦ State mandated All results of student learning are shared with parents through conferences, report cards and special reports.

16.  From you to me: ◦ Kriss.owings@vansd.org Kriss.owings@vansd.org ◦ 313-2900  From me to you: ◦ E-mail ◦ Group E-mails ◦ Remind.com ◦ Phone calls Attendance line: 313-1438