Welcome to Back to School Night!!!!

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Welcome to Back to School Night!!!!

• Mrs. Kellys Language Arts-Social Studies Core

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Language Arts
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TRANSITION TO COMMON CORE STANDARDS

• 3 Shifts to Common Core Include
• Building knowledge through Content-Rich
  nonfiction
• Reading and writing grounded in evidence
• Regular practice with complex texts and academic
  language

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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

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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.

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Social Studies
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Ancient Civilizations

• Early Humans
• Mesopotamia
• Ancient China
• Ancient Egypt
• Ancient India
• Ancient Hebrews
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome

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PROJECT BASED LEARNING

• Most units have projects
• Projects are done in class, if they dont finish
  its 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

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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

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Homework

• AR/silent reading (check in with your child) sign
  log
• Extensions of class work

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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.

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Discipline Policy

• Steps
• 1.Warning
• 2.Citation
• 3.Detention and Behavior Action Plan
• 4.DR
• Steps are cumulative for the week
• 3 Citationsmeeting with parent

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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!!

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GRADEBOOK FAQ

• What does a Z mean in my childs grades?
• It means the assignment wasnt 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 childs grades?
• It means that your child is excused from that
  assignment and it will not affect their grade.

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Contacts

• E-mail akelly_at_rcsdk8.org
• Please make sure I have your email!
• Website http//www.rcsdk8.org/apps/pages/index.js
  p?uREC_ID163057typeupREC_ID189747

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E Period
Mrs. Kelly
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Why?

• To better support all students
• Intervention, Study Skills and Enrichment 

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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.

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Enrichment

• Students who are meeting grade level standards in
  math and language arts.
• Enrichment provided based on content areas and
  teacher.

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Changing Classes

• Classes can change throughout the year.
• Assessments given to determine movement.