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COVINGTON SCHOOL, 4 th GRADE!

COVINGTON SCHOOL, 4 th GRADE!. Mrs. Gustafson – Miss Coffman – Ms. Nemsick. WELCOME TO THE 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR!. OUR MISSION. LEARNING TODAY FOR A SUCCESSFUL TOMORROW. LEARNING AND SUCCESS IN D123. GROW. HAPPINESS. BELIEVE. TOGETHER. HISTORY. STAMINA. OU T S T AND I NG.

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COVINGTON SCHOOL, 4 th GRADE!

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  1. COVINGTON SCHOOL, 4th GRADE! Mrs. Gustafson – Miss Coffman – Ms. Nemsick

  2. WELCOME TO THE 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR!

  3. OUR MISSION LEARNING TODAY FOR A SUCCESSFUL TOMORROW

  4. LEARNING AND SUCCESS IN D123 GROW HAPPINESS BELIEVE TOGETHER HISTORY STAMINA OU T S T AND I NG CONFIDENCE EXPLORE GRIT CHALLENGE FAMILY T OMO R R OW SUCCESSFUL THINKER LEARNING CAREER EXPER I ENCE LITERACY WI SDOM WEAL TH COMMUNITY BELIEVE TODAY ACHIEVE LEARNER ART S M I L E MATH MAKE A DIFFERENCE EXPERT POWER EDUCATION SCIENCE SUPPORT TEACH DIFFERENCE

  5. CHANGING TO THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS • THIS YEAR, OUR DISTRICT CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT OUR TRANSITION OVER FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE STANDARDS TO THE NEW, COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE CCSS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUR CHILD’S EDUCATION, PLEASE VISIT: http://www.corestandards.org/.

  6. WHAT YOU CAN DO Keep Calm & Support Common Core

  7. REPORTING OF PROGRESS AND GRADING THIS YEAR, WE WILL WE TRANSITION TO A FULL STANDARDS BASED REPORT CARD FOR ALL SUBJECT AREAS! • SKYWARD IS OUR NEW STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. IF YOU NEED SOME HELP, THERE WILL BE “PARENT HELP” NIGHTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. DATES FOR HELP NIGHTS ARE LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE. • CONFERENCES WILL TAKE PLACE IN NOVEMBER. AS ALWAYS, YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER WILL REACH OUT TO YOU IF CONCERNS ARE PRESENT IN ANY AREAS.

  8. BALANCED LITERACY • WE WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK OUR LITERACY BLOCK INTO THREE SUB AREAS: • “WIN,” OTHERWISE KNOWN AS OUR ENRICHMENT PERIOD • WORDS THEIR WAY (WTW), OUR SPELLING PROGRAM WHICH FOCUSES ON SPECIFIC PHONOLOGICAL SKILLS THAT ARE TAUGHT IN A PROGRESSION • CORE LITERACY – NEW READING AND WRITING SKILLS NOTE: IN MOST CASES, YOUR CHILD WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT TEACHER FOR “WIN” AND WTW. THOSE TEACHERS MAY CHANGE AS THE YEAR GOES ON

  9. MATHEMATICS • Our Math curriculum is based solely off of the Common Core State Standards. These standards are based off of the highest state standards across the country designed to ensure all students are college and career ready.

  10. SCIENCE • WE WILL BE COVERING THREE MAJOR UNITS IN SCIENCE THIS YEAR: • MAGNETS AND ELECTRICITY • EARTH MATERIALS • PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE CYCLES

  11. SOCIAL STUDIES TOPICS T Branches of Government Voting Process Early Western Civilizations GLOBAL STUDIES

  12. PBIS THE COUGAR CODE • BE RESPECTFUL • BE RESPONSIBLE • BE SAFE

  13. Helpful Hints: • PLEASE SEND GYM SHOES FOR PE DAILY • STUDENT PROGRESS AND LUNCH BALANCES CAN BE CHECKED AND PAID IN SKYWARD • PLEASE MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARRIVE NO EARLIER THAN 8:10 SO THEY ARE SUPERVISED BY TEACHERS UPON THEIR ARRIVAL EACH DAY • STUDENTS SHOULD BE READING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES EACH EVENING AT HOME • ON LATE START DAYS, STUDENTS ARRIVE ONE HOUR LATE • (THE FIRST LATE START IS TUESDAY, SEPT. 3RD. ARRIVE AT 9:25, BREAKFAST IS SERVED AT 9:10).

  14. STAYING INFORMED “LIKE” D123 ON FACEBOOK & FOLLOW D123 STAFF ON TWITTER!

  15. PTO • AS A SCHOOL COMMUNITY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO INCREASING OUR FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH OUR PTO MEMBERHIP. WE WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE OUR MEMBERSHIP. THE PTO SUPPORTS OUR SCHOOL IN MANY WAYS, SUCH AS FIELD TRIPS, ASSEMBLIES, AND WINTER CARNIVAL. EVERY DOLLAR HELPS OUR SCHOOL! **LOOK FOR MORE INFO AT THE PTO TABLE BY THE FRONT DOORS.

  16. PARENT UNIVERSITY… • THE D123 PARENT UNIVERSITY IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP PARENTS SUPPORT THEIR CHILD’S EDUCATION. IT IS DESIGNED AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 123 FAMILIES AND STAFF TO HELP BRING OUR SCHOOL, HOME, AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH PARTICIPATION AND RELAVENT EDUCATIONAL CONVERSATIONS. • SMALL GROUP WORKSHOPS ARE INTENDED TO FOSTER MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS FOR LEARNING, AS WELL AS OFFER TRAINING, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES TO ALL PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS.

  17. PARENT UNIVERSITY PARENTS ARE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN A CHILD’S SUCCESS!! • PARENT UNIVERSITY WILL OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS TO SHARPEN THEIR SKILLS AS THEY WORK IN ONE OF LIFE’S MOST IMPORTANT AND DEMANDING ROLES… PARENTING!

  18. FINDING PARENT UNIVERSITY INFO PLEASE LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR D123 HOMEPAGE/ PARENT-UNIVERSITY FOR MORE INFORMATION! http://www.d123.org/Parent-University.cfm

  19. REMEMBER! WE ARE A TEAM! WORKING TOGETHER, TEACHERS AND PARENTS CAN MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE IN WHAT AND HOW A CHILD LEARNS. YOUR SUPPORT AND VALUE OF EDUCATION IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED!  FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME WITH CONCERNS, QUESTIONS, OR IDEAS THAT YOU MAY HAVE!

  20. THANKS FOR COMING TO CURRICULUM NIGHT! I LOOK FORWARD TO AN AMAZING YEAR!

  21. REFRENCES • DUTY, K., & JONES, J. (2013) 3 KEY IDEAS FOR PARENTS ABOUT THE COMMON CORE; WWW. HELLOLITERACY.BLOGSPOT.COM

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