Welcome to Welcome to Curriculum NightCurriculum Night

Welcome to Welcome to Curriculum NightCurriculum Night

September 19, 2013September 19, 2013

Common Core

Grades K, 2, 4• Focus on MATH with revised

curriculum units this year

• Student progress measured by unit assessments, classwork, and other classroom performance measures

• Report card indicators reflect new standards

• Current English/language arts curriculum in place

Where can you find out more about the Common Core State

Standards?

Curriculum in an Nutshell documents at each grade level highlight curriculum revisions

Link via West Hartford Public Schools website www.whps.org (right column)

www.corestandards.orgBrochure in your pack of information

Reading Storytown Anthology/CCSS

Whole Group & Guided Lessons

Silent Reading Time

Teacher Read Aloud

Spelling

In The ClassroomReinforcing

pattern words through the anthology

Teaching second grade core words

At HomeReinforce correct

spelling of second grade core words and phonetic spelling of other words

WritingThe Writing Process

PrewritingDraftingRevising

EditingPublishingSharing

Through these steps, children will develop an understanding of the writing process.

CCSS Curriculum

Narrative, Informational, Opinion

CCSS Math CurriculumThis program will prepare students

to:

Apply basic math skills Solve problems using several different

strategies Become independent thinkers Effectively communicate solutions to

problems and methods for solving them Work alone and in groups to solve

problems

ScienceSeedsPlants and SoilReptiles and Amphibians

Social Studies

• Communities• Japan-CCSS Unit Revision

• Geography

Communities

• Introduction to citizenship and how government works

• The students will develop a sense of place in the world

• Compare/contrast rural, urban, and suburban settings

Geography

• Students will explore maps and globes.

• Exploring continents, oceans, and the United States.

• Using directions and map keys

Health

HEART program – Healthy Eating Activity and Reading Together

Personal hygiene, germs, and injury prevention

Social Emotional Education

The Second Step Program– Empathy– Healthy relationships– Respectful and responsible behaviors– Impulse control and problem solving– Anger management

Homework

Homework will consist of review and/or practice of concepts

taught in class in addition to nightly reading. •Reading/Science/Social Studies•Weekly Reading Log•Xtramath•Spelling City•Iknowthat.com

Reading Expectations at Home

Students will select just right reading books for home reading

Students will read for a minimum of 15 minutes each day

Students should use their “Just Right” reading spot each day

Students will record the title and author of the book they read in their Reading Log daily. Parents initial daily.

Parent Role We encourage families to read aloud

together at least once a week.

Actively participate in your child’s reading by asking them questions about what they have read.

Encourage your child to move toward independence in both reading and homework assignments.

Teacher contact information:

Ms. Cathy Davis – cathy_davis@whps.org

Miss Laurie Rausch – laureen_rausch@whps.org

Ms. Ann Louise Strillacci – lou_strillacci@whps.org

Questions?