Curriculum nightSEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Game plan for life

HES is a special place where the EXTRAORDINARY happens! A place

where every individual is COMMITTED to SUCCESS and WINNING AT THE

GAME OF LIFE! We are blazing a path for the future by removing any obstacle that would hinder the

greatness of our students. A path that will allow our students to become

whatever they DREAM or ASPIRE to be!

FIVE STRATEGIC PLAYS:

Play One: BE POSITIVE! Always say I can, not I can’t!

Play Two: BE A LEADER! Always be an example of greatness!

Play Three: BE TEACHABLE! Keep learning every day, every day, EVERY day!

Play Four: BE A TEAM PLAYER! Working together is ALWAYS better!

Play Five: BE TECHNOLOGY LITERATE! Use technology to be more productive not destructive!

TOMAHAWK RULE BOOK

Do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do!

Be safe!

Be respectful and responsible!

Be ready to learn!

BALANCED LITERACYBecause reading is a vital skill to be successful

in today’s society, we believe that as educators, our responsibility is to design a reading program that will reach ALL levels of students and will be

relevant, successful, and fun!

Balanced literacy is a program that was developed on the principal that ALL children can read and write!

It follows the gradual release of responsibility from teacher to students.

It incorporates all elements of literacy and integrates other content areas into reading and writing as well.

DAILY FIVE APPROACH

Read to Self

Read to Someone

Word Work

Writer’s Workshop

Teacher Led Guided Reading Groups

WORDS THEIR WAY

Differentiated Lessons

Requires students to work with words

Week Long Unit of Study

Supports student’s writing and reading development

WRITING WORKSHOP

A time during the day when students write

Students learn the steps of the writing process:

1. Prewriting2. Drafting

3. Proofreading/Editing 4. Revising 5. Publishing

READ FOR FORTYRead 15 minutes each day

Read student’s choice of books

Color in one book for every hour of reading

Record every readingDate Title of Book Time Spent Reading

TodayTotal Time Reading

This Year

   The Cat in the Hat 20 minutes 20 minutes

   How Are You Peeling? 15 minutes 35 minutes

LITERACY BY DESIGN

MY MATH CENTER BASED LEARNING

Aligned with the Common Core Standards

Math Stations incorporated through daily lessons for differentiated learning

Online access for teachers, students, and parents to practice and/or play games to

follow along with math skills taught in class

INQUIRY BASED APPROACH TO SCIENCE

The four core areas include:

• Exploring Light and Shadows

• Exploring the Sun and Moon

• Earth’s Natural Resources

• Plants and Their Environments

• Students wonder, ask questions, participate in Hands- On activities, and document their thinking.

SOCIAL STUDIES

FOCUS: The family in America and in other countries around the world.

* Students explore their own culture and then expand their study to other lands and people to learn about the ways that those families live and work.

* They also learn about the connections between families and the environment

* Finally they explore the concept of government, including the role of government in making and

enforcing laws.

WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME?Model writing and reading…make lists, write notes, let your children help you keep records of events!

Create a literature rich environment! Leave books, magazines, and all types of media around for your child to discover!

Encourage your child to write letters, thank you notes, cards, etc.

Have game nights and encourage active learning!

Play interactive games on the internet (website list available)

Listen to books on CD while in the car or at home.

Have your child read aloud to siblings or to you!