Primary Magnet Program Information

Session @

T.P.E.S.

Contents

New MCPS Curriculum

Components of the TPES Program – Magnet

New Integrated Curriculum2011-2012

Math

Reading/Language Arts

Writing Science/ Social Studies

Instruction of these content areas is

developed under a common theme.

2010-2011 Primary Magnet Program Design

Reading & Writing Students will be heterogeneously grouped

for homeroom based on reading levels

Included in the reading programs will be Junior Great Books William & Mary (Grade 2)

Words Their Way Spelling

2010-2011 Primary Magnet Program Design

MATH Curriculum compacting in all

math classes

Integrated Instruction with imbedded acceleration

Accelerated math classes

2011-2012 Primary Magnet Program

The magnet program is one tool for providing educational opportunities for students

Teachers plan instruction specifically for advanced learners to provide challenging content, assignments, and instructional grouping within the classroom

Components of Program • Successful completion of William and

Mary Literature Unit (Grade 2)• Inquiry-based language arts program,

Junior Great Books • Research Projects

• Flexible groupings for instruction of Reading and Language Arts

• Accelerated Math classes• Enrichment Clusters

What is William and Mary?

The goals of this unit include…

Literary analysis and

Interpretation

Figurative language

Persuasive writing

Analogical reasoning

William and Mary

Conceptual Understanding of Change

Children are engaged in a series of reading, writing, discussion, and non-verbal

hands-on activities.

Junior Great Books Inquiry-based language arts

program

Goal: Increase creative thinking about literature through questioning strategies and discussion.

Story is read aloud Vocabulary discussed in context Questions generated and discussed

Junior Great Books Pullout with Mrs. H.

Grade 1

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

2:00 – 3:00

Grade 2

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

10:45 – 11:45

Students will meet three days per week for three weeks – total of nine sessions. Follow-up activities will continue with parent volunteers.

Junior Great Books Pullout with Parent Volunteers

Parents will be trained to facilitate selected stories from the JGB collection

Training Dates

Grade 1: Thursday, September 15th @ 9:30 am

Grade 2: Tuesday, September 20th @ 9:30 am

Research ProjectsActivities and projects will be related to Junior Great Books stories read and discussed in Mrs. Hockman’s pull-out groups

Examples

Puppet Show

Play

Nonfiction Research

Enrichment Clusters

Clusters meet weekly Clusters will be project-

based or performance task oriented

Students will have the opportunity to change clusters at the end of the semester