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Bienvenidos a Kyrene del Norte Dual Language Academy
Norte 4th and 5th Grade Dual Language Program Ms. Dieltz and Maestra Salas Murphy
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SM Questions There will be a time for Q and A at the end for questions relevant to curriculum night. Please write your question on a notecard and we will answer them at the end!
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D OUR MISSION OUR VISION Kyrene’s Dual Language Program is designed to prepare all students to meet educational life goals in both English and Spanish in order to make positive contributions to a global society. To inspire and engage our diverse community in continuous high academic achievement, personal growth, cultural awareness, high level of proficiency in English and Spanish for every student.
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Dual Language Component
SM Dual Language Component Two teachers: 1 Spanish, 1 English Students begin the day with their homeroom teacher. They switch to the second classroom in the middle of the instructional day (approximately 2:30 minutes per classroom – not counting specials and lunch).
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Language of the Subject
D Language of the Subject English Language Arts (Social Studies embedded), Reading Interventions and Math Interventions are taught in English only. Spanish Language Arts, Mathematics and Science are taught in Spanish only.
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4th Grade Mathematics Engage New York is our core curriculum.
SM 4th Grade Mathematics Engage New York is our core curriculum. Investigations is our supplemental curriculum. Dream Box is for at home practice and for some enrichment at school. Instructional Focus Units: Place value, rounding, multi-digit multiplication and division, equivalence, order and operation of fractions, decimal fractions, measurement and geometry.
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SM 5th Grade Mathematics Georgia and Engage New York are our core curriculum. Investigations is our supplemental curriculum. Dream Box is for at home practice and for some enrichment at school. Instructional Focus Units: Place value with decimal fractions, adding and subtracting fractions and decimal fractions, multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals, adding and multiplying with volume and area, classifying and measuring 2D geometric figures and geometry.
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Spanish Language Arts Maravillas is the core curriculum for reading and writing. Maravillas can be accessed from home for additional practice. Trade books used for literature studies. Independent reading: Students should be checking out one Spanish book from the library each week. Some weeks I will give them a genre to check out for upcoming book reports.
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4th Grade English Language Arts
CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) curriculum Reading: identifying main idea, summarizing, inferencing, comparing, providing evidence to support reasoning, figurative language, vocabulary Writing: 5-paragraph essay form, organization, conventions Speaking and Listening: presenting, proper speaking conventions, listening skills
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5th Grade English Language Arts
CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) curriculum Reading: identifying theme, point of view, inferencing, providing evidence to explain reasoning, comparing text structures, 40 Book Challenge Writing: incorporate dialogue/quotations accurately, elaborate on 5-paragraph essay structure, using precise language Speaking and Listening: presenting, proper speaking conventions, listening skills
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Science 4th Grade: 5th Grade: Hands on learning and experiments Biomes
MSM 4th Grade: 5th Grade: Hands on learning and experiments Biomes Earth and Space Properties of Water, Weather and Climate, Animal Classification, Magnets and Electricity, Natural Resources Force and Motion Human Body Matter and Energy Emphasis on problem solving, scientific process, and vocabulary development Introduction to Engineering is Elementary State Standards
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Social Studies 4th Grade 5th Grade
Geography of Arizona AZ Native American history Arizona’s settlement and statehood Economics Government Geography of the USA USA exploration and colonization Revolution to Civil War Economics Government
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(ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines
MSM
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Performance Towards Proficiency Scale
MSM Advanced Intermediate Novice Story teller or reporter Survivor Parrot
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Kyrene Grade level Targets
MSM
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Spanish Language Assessments
AAPPL (ACTFL Assessment of Performance towards Proficiency in Languages) Fall Testing window will be Oct , 2017 Grade 4 will test in Interpersonal Listening and Speaking. Grade 5 will test in Interpretive Listening. Spring Testing window will be March 22 – 29, 2018 Grade 4 will test in Presentational Writing. Grade 5 will test in Interpretive Reading.
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Homework policy Sent home Monday-Thursday Due the following day
Math/Science homework each night ELA/Social Studies homework each night 4th Grade ~ 15 minutes reading each night (written in agenda) for a total of 75 minutes weekly. 5th Grade ~ Weekly letter to teacher in English/ Book Report in Spanish at end of unit Projects/reports will occur intermittently (further directions and rubrics will be sent to accompany them)
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What is P.A.W.S? Safety Matters Practice Respect Act Responsibly
JD Practice Respect Act Responsibly Work Together Safety Matters
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PBIS Creating a Positive Learning Environment
JD Steps up the clip chart Blue- Good Day Black- Great Job Purple- Outstanding Students are rewarded for their outstanding days. Steps down the clip chart Yellow- Warning Orange- Teacher Choice Red- Parent Contact Jen Yellow- Your child has been given a warning and still chose to continue their behavior. They will be redirected by the teacher. Orange-Your child has continued their inappropriate behavior after being warned and redirected. They must fill out a redirection form and take it home for a parent to sign. Red-Your child has continued their inappropriate behavior for a fourth time. They must fill out another redirection form in another teacher’s room and take it home for a parent to sign
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Cougar PAWS and Dollars
25 Cougar PAWS = $1 Cougar Dollar
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Communication Weekly newsletter
SM Weekly newsletter – is the fastest way to reach us! Keep in mind we are sometimes not able to check it until after dismissal. Voic /phone Handwritten note Agenda
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Time for Questions Volunteer sheets in the back Ms. Dieltz
Maestra Salas Murphy
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