Prospective Parent Orientation (Updated) 2009 (Carroll)

Welcome to

Ms. Carroll’sK-2 Class

Our objective for today is…

S.E.E.D.S.

• The purpose of the A.W. Brown-Fellowship Charter School is to produce S.E.E.D.S.

Planting the SEEDS:Smart Effective Efficient Disciplined Students

early elementary school





the question…

• How do we produce smart, effective, efficient, and disciplined students?


early elementary school - assessments

• Iowa Test of Basic Skills• Texas Primary Reading Inventory• Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early

Literacy Skills


• The key components of developmentally appropriate curriculum and instructional practices in the early elementary school are based upon extensive research into how young children learn.

Reading Mastery

individualized and small group instruction

Mathematics

Mathematics

Reading to Children

Cooperative Grouping

Required Projects for K-2

Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade

Science Fair Science Fair Science Fair

Career Collage Community Helpers Monument

Count The Ways 100th Day Inventors

Turkey Project Black History Rain Forest

Earth Day Book Talk

2nd Grade Novel Study


In addition to the core content areas, the K-2 students’ curriculum includes…

Character Education

Science Lab

Basic Computer Skills

Reading Centers

Classroom Computer Centers

Math Centers

Fire Prevention

Flag Day

Daddy Daycare

Career Day

Science Fair

Kindergarten Prom – The Royal Court

Kindergarten Prom

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Kindergarten Graduation

Kindergarten Fundraising

last 2 years raised in excess of $60,000.

Read 6 hours or 360 minutesStudents Receive Free Tickets to Six Flags

3 times a year

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.W. Fusselman

Field experiences

Dallas Public Library

field experiences

The Majestic Theater

Dallas Children’s Theatre

field experiences

The Dallas World Aquarium

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Christmas Program

•The EndStriving For Excellence…

Soaring To Success

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