WELCOME TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT!!!! Mrs. Kelly’s Language Arts-Social Studies Core
TRANSITION TO COMMON CORE STANDARDS
3 Shifts to Common Core Include:
Building knowledge through Content-Rich nonfictionReading and writing grounded in evidenceRegular practice with complex texts and academic language
READING/WRITING
Reading –literature book, novels and Scope magazine
6 +1 writing traits – common vocabulary, self assessment, peer assessment
Writing Genres – narrative, informational, response to literature, argumentative
ACCELERATED READER (AR)
Students will be taking the STAR test and will be given a ZPD
ZPD tells them the level of books they need to check out
Make sure you sign their reading logs (available on my website under language arts)
Once they finish the book, they can take a test in my class or the library ONLY if they have a signed log. We go to the library on Fridays.
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
Early Humans Mesopotamia Ancient China Ancient Egypt Ancient India Ancient Hebrews Ancient Greece Ancient Rome
PROJECT BASED LEARNING
Most units have projects Projects are done in class, if they don’t
finish it’s homework Calendars with due dates/test dates
are available on my website Small quizzes throughout unit Cumulative test at end of unit Aligned to Common Core Standards
ASSESSMENTS
Diagnostic Formative 10% of standard percentage Summative 90% of standard
percentage, except for LA where it is worth 80%
AR is worth 10% of Language Arts’ Grade
Aligned to Common Core Standards
ASSIGNMENT POLICY
Formative late assignments will not receive credit!
If your child is absent then they can make up the assignments that they missed. It is their responsibility to check with me.
DISCIPLINE POLICY
Steps:1.Warning 2.Citation3.Detention and Behavior Action Plan4.DR
Steps are cumulative for the week 3 Citations=meeting with parent
ONLINE GRADEBOOK AND RENAISSANCE HOME CONNECT (AR)
Gradebook – Login information coming soon! You can sign up to receive emails showing your child's grades!!
To check how many AR points your child currently has. Login information coming soon! You can sign up to receive emails showing your child's quiz or test results!!
GRADEBOOK FAQ
What does a ‘Z ’ mean in my child’s grades?
It means the assignment wasn’t turned in, completed, or your child did not write their name on it. Have student check the no-name box.
What does a “X ” mean in my child’s grades?
It means that your child is excused from that assignment and it will not affect their grade.
CONTACTS
E-mail: [email protected] Please… make sure I have your email! Website:
http://www.rcsdk8.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=163057&type=u&pREC_ID=189747
Intervention
Mathematics or English-Language Arts
Support for meeting academic proficiency in one or both of these areas.
Placed based upon assessments given by teacher or state test scores.
Enrichment
Students who are meeting grade level standards in math and language arts.
Enrichment provided based on content areas and teacher.