1. EnrichmentWelcome, students and parents!

2. My background I grew up in Decatur, Alabama. I attended Auburn, University.My experience Ive been teaching for over 20 years. I have taught kindergarten, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,and 5th grades. * I have my gifted endorsement from the states of Georgia and Texas. 3. All AboutMiss Holt 4. My background I grew up in Peachtree City, Georgia. I attended the University of Tennessee and LaGrange College formy undergraduate work. I earned my Masters Degree from theUniversity of West Georgia and my Educational Specialist fromLincoln Memorial University.My experience Ive been teaching for 11 years and 10 of thosehave been right here at Cleveland! I have taught kindergarten, 1st, and 3rd grades. 5. University of TennesseeFootball Playing golf Traveling to the beachand the mountains 6. Praise VS EncouragementOveremphasis on achievement or outcomes rather than a child'sefforts, involvement, and desire to learn about topics of interest is acommon parental/teacher pitfall. The line between pressure andencouragement is subtle but important.Pressure to perform emphasizes outcomes such as winning awards andgetting a good grade,for which the student is highly praised.Encouragement emphasizes effort, the process used to achieve, stepstaken toward accomplishing a goal, and improvement. It leaves appraisaland valuation to the youngster.SCarol Dweck, a motivation researcher, describes the mindset neededfor learning. Parents and Teachers can teach their students to have agrowth mindset that allows for struggle and failure on the path tounderstanding. Children need to know that there is value in hard workand that their hard work makes a difference to their success.Heidie G. Halvorson, in her article, The Trouble with Bright Kids,states that gifted children should be praised for their hard workrather than told how smart they are.http://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources-parents/motivation-and-learning#sthash.tYOxfFpp.dpufArticle from National Association for the Gifted 7. Blooms taxonomy Hierarchy of thinking skillsS 8. Universal Themes.... 1st Grade ~ FoundationsS 2nd Grade ~ Change 3rd Grade ~ Systems 4th Grade ~ Perspectives 5th Grade ~ Interdependence ...and the Enrichment Curriculum! Units of study under universal theme"umbrella" Designed to be very challenging Interdisciplinary in nature Classroom differentiation Creating life-long learners who "feed"themselves 9. What Will My Child be Studying inEnrichment Class this Year?School: Cleveland Elementary 2014-2015Enrichment Strands by Subject AreaGrade LevelUniversalThemeVocabulary Literature/WritingLogical/ MathematicalExplorationsScience The Human Experience Technology1st FoundationsWord Detectives I(Miss Holt)-Through DifferentLenses FairyTales as the Foundationof Culture-Junior Great Books(Miss Holt)Cooperative ProblemSolving(Miss Holt)Hard Science(Miss Holt)The Me Network(Miss Holt)Power PointsWeb ResearchGoogle tools(Miss Holt)2nd ChangeWord Detectives II(Miss Holt)-Junior Great Books-Beyond Words(Miss Holt)-Problem SolvingStrategies-Mathematical Notationin Different Cultures-Domino Math(Miss Holt)Thinking Like a Scientist:Using the ScientificMethod(Miss Holt)Ancient Cultures: AncientEgypt and Ancient Greece andRomeCurrent Issues(Miss Holt)-Timeliner-Powerpoints-Google tools(Miss Holt)3rd SystemsCaesars English ILessons 1-10(Miss Holt)Jr. Great Books(Miss Holt)Journalism(Mrs. Brown)-Eddie Files (RealWorld Math Concepts)Logic Exercises(Miss Holt)(Mrs. Brown)Aerodynamics: TheSystems of Flight(Miss Holt),Archeology: A System forDiscovery(Mrs. Brown)National Parks Systems atWork(Miss Holt)Current Issues(Miss Holt)(Mrs. Brown)-Google tools-Glogster-PowerPoints-Timeliner(Miss Holt)(Mrs. Brown)4th PerspectiveCaesars English ILessons 11-20(Miss Holt)Down a Rabbit Hole(Alicein Wonderland)(Miss Holt)(Mrs. Brown)-Eddie Files (RealWorld Math Concepts)Logic Exercises(Miss Holt)Scientific Investigations:(Mrs. Brown)Current Issues(Miss Holt)(Mrs. Brown)Through Artists Eyes(Mrs. Brown)-Google tools-Glogster(Miss Holt)(Mrs. Brown)5th InterdependenceCaesars English II(Miss Holt)The ShakespeareExperience: AMidsummer NightsDream(Miss Holt)Logic Exercises(Miss Holt)Hands on Equations(Mrs. Brown)Exploravision(Mrs. Brown)Current Issues(Mrs. Brown)Skype With Experts toLearn about Technologyinnovations forExploravision; design webpages; Google tools(Miss Holt)(Mrs. Brown) 10. Disney ScienceProjectGuest speakersArchaeology and theDisney Planet Projecthere at ClevelandElementary School. 11. How do native plants affect local streams and ultimately theChattahoochee River and our drinking water? 12. Weekly Schedule Monday 3rd Grade Tuesday 5th Grade Wednesday 1st Grade Thursday 2nd GradeS Friday 4th Grade Specials, recess, and lunch with homeroom Students do not make up everything they misswhile in Enrichment 13. Continuation Policy 85 average in core classes of regularSclassroom Adequate progress & participation inEnrichmentInterface between settings Contact between home, regular classroom, and Enrichment teamsolves most all problems Probation WithdrawalEnrichment Report Cards Will be sent home for the 2nd, 3rd and 4thNine-weeks grading periods. 14. Report CardsAreas that are considered on the Enrichment ReportCard:1. Independence/Self-Direction2. Critical Thinking Skills/Problem Solving3. Social/Personal Growth SkillsS4. Motivation5. Creativity6. Communication7. Research8. Conduct9. OtherRather than using ABC grades, we use the following symbols for achievement:1. S+ Working Beyond Expectations2. S Meeting Expectations3. WN Working Novice: Still Developing Skills4. NI Absence of Effort and/or product 15. Homework in Enrichment??? There will be little homework inEnrichment as we know that your childhas enough to do Sin the regularclassroom. However, because of the acceleratedcontent of our class and the fact thatwe meet only one day a week, therewill be times when outside work isrequired to complete projects. 16. Parent/Enrichment teachers/classroomteacher/students What a team! E-mail us if you have questions orconcerns: brown.laura@mail.fcboe.organd holt.emily@mail.Sfcboe.org Weekly updates will be posted on ourEnrichment websites. Please visit thesites regularly. 17. We look forward to working with your children and we knowthat we will have a great year!