1. Curriculum Night 2013

2. District 54 Goals at grade level Students who have attended District 54 schools for at least one year will be at grade level in reading and math upon entering third grade as measured by Measures of Academic Progress (MAP). close the achievement gap Each school will close the achievement gap for all students in reading and math as measured by both district and state assessments. top 10% nationally Each school will perform at or above the 90th percentile (top 10% nationally) in meeting individual student growth targets in reading and math as measured by Measures of Academic Progress (MAP).

3. 3 GOALS FOR 2013

4. ` 95 Culture 95 Math 95 Reading

5. Common Core at Frost

6. Literacy: 3 Shifts 1.Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction 2.Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational 3.Regular practice with complex text and its academic language

7. Common Core in Science

8. Curriculum The Scientific Method Chemistry Cells Genetics History of Life

9. Balanced Science Instruction Daily Bell/Word Work – 5-10 min Content based with connection to sequence of literacy skills and/or word work Daily Shared Reading/Content – 15- 20 min Whole group skill and/or strategy instruction Teacher Modeling and/or Think Aloud Content Objective Instruction Informational Text Objective Instruction Daily Writing – 15-20 min Shared Independent

10. Support

11. Homework Homework will be meaningful. Students will not have homework every night. Some students will need to finish lab questions that were not completed in class for homework. Missed labs will not be made up but students will be responsible for knowing the information. (Lab data will be supplied) Please check to see if your child is using his/her assignment notebook. I will be available before/after school by appointment only. If your child takes the extra step....we will always take that extra step with him/her.

12. Grading System TaskPointsPercentage Homework/Labs (~10)10-2050% Exit Slips/Quizzes (~10) p/trimester) 5-1020% Common Assessments (~3 p/trimester) 30-4525% Participation (1x p/trimester) 205%

13. Teacher-Parent Communication I will do my best to contact you within 24 hours. Let’s be proactive! If you notice a problem at home or I notice a problem at school, let’s talk Carly Halverson carlyhalverson@sd54.org 847-357-6782

14. Frost Strong