CLEARSRPING ELEMENTARY CLEARSRPING ELEMENTARY 44THTH GRADE HGC GRADE HGC

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 2013-2014BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 2013-2014

SARAH MCGINNSARAH MCGINN

RACHELLE KLEINRACHELLE KLEIN

ELAINE MARRAMAELAINE MARRAMA

VISION VISION STATEMENTSTATEMENT

The Center Program provides students The Center Program provides students with a full time and rigorous with a full time and rigorous instructional program that alters the instructional program that alters the content, process, and product of the content, process, and product of the curriculum by accelerating, enriching, curriculum by accelerating, enriching, compacting, and telescoping. Students compacting, and telescoping. Students are provided a safe, welcoming, are provided a safe, welcoming, motivating, and nurturing environment motivating, and nurturing environment in which to interact with their in which to interact with their intellectual peers.intellectual peers.

ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

• DAILY PLAN BOOKSDAILY PLAN BOOKS

• WEEKLY CALENDAR/MONTHLY CALENDARWEEKLY CALENDAR/MONTHLY CALENDAR

• PROJECT PROGRESS CHECKERSPROJECT PROGRESS CHECKERS

• READING, MATH, EARLY BIRD, SCIENCE, SS JOURNALSREADING, MATH, EARLY BIRD, SCIENCE, SS JOURNALS

• MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS AND CALENDARSMONTHLY NEWSLETTERS AND CALENDARS

• ORGANIZED DESK NOTEBOOK, AND BACKPACKORGANIZED DESK NOTEBOOK, AND BACKPACK

• SCHOOL WEBSITE (GRADE 4HGC)SCHOOL WEBSITE (GRADE 4HGC)

MATHMATH

• MATH 4MATH 4

• MATH 4/5 MATH 4/5 COMPACTEDCOMPACTED

• SMALL GROUP SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION

• PROBLEM SOLVINGPROBLEM SOLVING

• HANDS-ON HANDS-ON STATIONSSTATIONS

• REVIEW AND REVIEW AND ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

READINGREADING• NOVEL UNITS: HISTORICAL NOVEL UNITS: HISTORICAL

FICTION, FANTASY, FICTION, FANTASY, REALISTIC FICTIONREALISTIC FICTION

• ECOLOGY READERECOLOGY READER

• JUNIOR GREAT BOOKSJUNIOR GREAT BOOKS

• MIGRATION READERMIGRATION READER

SHARED INQUIRYSHARED INQUIRY

LITERATURE CIRCLESLITERATURE CIRCLES

RELATED RESEARCH RELATED RESEARCH AND WRITING AND WRITING ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

25 INDEPENDENT 25 INDEPENDENT READING BOOKSREADING BOOKS

WILLIAM AND MARYWILLIAM AND MARY

QUARTERLY UNITSQUARTERLY UNITS

11STST QUARTER: ADAPTATIONS QUARTER: ADAPTATIONS

22NDND QUARTER: MIGRATION QUARTER: MIGRATION

33RDRD QUARTER: CHANGE QUARTER: CHANGE

44THTH QUARTER: CAPSTONE PROJECT QUARTER: CAPSTONE PROJECT

WRITINGWRITING

SIX TRAITS OF SIX TRAITS OF WRITINGWRITING

NARRATIONNARRATION EXPOSITORYEXPOSITORY

WRITING WRITING PROCESSPROCESS

PERSUASIVE/PERSUASIVE/OPINIONOPINION

PROCEDURALPROCEDURAL

POETRYPOETRY INTERPRETIVE INTERPRETIVE

QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSANSWERS

CREATIVECREATIVE

EVALUATION EVALUATION AND AND REFLECTIONREFLECTION

CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS AND GRAMMARAND GRAMMAR

SCIENCESCIENCE

• EARTH MATERIALSEARTH MATERIALS

• ECOSYSTEMSECOSYSTEMS

• LAB WRITE-UPSLAB WRITE-UPS

• WELL-DESIGNED INVESTIGATIONSWELL-DESIGNED INVESTIGATIONS

• ENGINEERING PROJECTSENGINEERING PROJECTS

• STEM FAIR PARTICIPATIONSTEM FAIR PARTICIPATION

• CHEMISTRYCHEMISTRY

• HEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH EDUCATION

SOCIAL STUDIESSOCIAL STUDIES

• MAP SKILLS AND GEOGRAPHYMAP SKILLS AND GEOGRAPHY

• NATIVE AMERICANSNATIVE AMERICANS

• MIGRATIONMIGRATION

• COLONIZATIONCOLONIZATION

• PRIMARY/SECONDARY SOURCE DOCUMENTSPRIMARY/SECONDARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS

SPECIALS/SPECIALS/EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIESEXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• ARTART

• MUSICMUSIC

• PEPE

• SGASGA

• INSTRUMENTAL MUSICINSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

• SCHOOL OF ROCKSCHOOL OF ROCK

• CHORUSCHORUS

ANTICIPATED ANTICIPATED FIELD TRIPSFIELD TRIPS

• CHESAPEAKE BAY SAILING TRIPCHESAPEAKE BAY SAILING TRIP

• ANNAPOLISANNAPOLIS

• ARTIST IN RESIDENCEARTIST IN RESIDENCE

• BALTIMORE AQUARIUMBALTIMORE AQUARIUM

• WOODLAWN MANORWOODLAWN MANOR

• OLNEY THEATER OLNEY THEATER

• MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYMUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

HOMEWORKHOMEWORKDAILY:•INDEPENDENT READING (25 BOOKS)•WORD STUDY•UNFINISHED CLASSWORK

WEEKLY:•LITERATURE CIRCLE READINGS AND ACTIVITIES•GRAMMAR•MATH ACTIVITIES/PROBLEM SOLVING

LONG-TERM:•ON-GOING PROJECTS

ORGANIZATION TIPSORGANIZATION TIPS• REVIEW TEACHER EMAILS, WEEKLY, AND REVIEW TEACHER EMAILS, WEEKLY, AND

LONG-TERM CALENDARSLONG-TERM CALENDARS

• FILE ALL LOOSE PAPERS IN THE SUBJECT FILE ALL LOOSE PAPERS IN THE SUBJECT SECTIONS OF NOTEBOOKSECTIONS OF NOTEBOOK

• HAVE A STUDY BUDDYHAVE A STUDY BUDDY

• BRING ALL NOTES, FORMS, MONEY TO BRING ALL NOTES, FORMS, MONEY TO TEACHER FIRST THING IN MORNINGTEACHER FIRST THING IN MORNING

• COME TO SCHOOL PREPARED WITH ALL COME TO SCHOOL PREPARED WITH ALL MATERIALSMATERIALS

• REPLENISH SUPPLIES AS NEEDEDREPLENISH SUPPLIES AS NEEDED

HOMEWORK SHOULD:HOMEWORK SHOULD:

• BE DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS IN THE PASTBE DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS IN THE PAST

• TAKE LONGER BECAUSE IT IS MORE CHALLENGING (IT TAKE LONGER BECAUSE IT IS MORE CHALLENGING (IT TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR TO AN HOUR AND A HALF PER TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR TO AN HOUR AND A HALF PER EVENING)EVENING)

• INCLUDE BOTH DAILY AND LONG TERM ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE BOTH DAILY AND LONG TERM ASSIGNMENTS WHICH ALSO INCLUDES STUDYING FOR ASSESSMENTS.WHICH ALSO INCLUDES STUDYING FOR ASSESSMENTS.

• REINFORCE LESSONS FROM CLASSREINFORCE LESSONS FROM CLASS

• BE NEAT, ORGANIZED AND PROPERLY LABELEDBE NEAT, ORGANIZED AND PROPERLY LABELED

• BE ON TIME (DUE DATES AND DEADLINES FOR PROJECTS)BE ON TIME (DUE DATES AND DEADLINES FOR PROJECTS)

HOMEWORK STRATEGIESHOMEWORK STRATEGIES

QUIET, ORGANIZED WORK SPACEQUIET, ORGANIZED WORK SPACE SAVE LONG-TERM WORK FOR THE SAVE LONG-TERM WORK FOR THE WEEKENDSWEEKENDS

BUDGET TIME ON LONG-TERM BUDGET TIME ON LONG-TERM PROJECTS: “CHUNK IT”PROJECTS: “CHUNK IT”

USE PROGRESS CHECKERSUSE PROGRESS CHECKERS

DO THE MOST DIFFICULT TASKS DO THE MOST DIFFICULT TASKS FIRSTFIRST

SET UP A REGULAR DAILY SET UP A REGULAR DAILY HOMEWORK SCHEDULEHOMEWORK SCHEDULE

TAKE SHORT BREAKS AFTER TAKE SHORT BREAKS AFTER COMPLETING A TASKCOMPLETING A TASK

SET A TIMER TO KEEP YOU ON SET A TIMER TO KEEP YOU ON TRACKTRACK

REFER TO LONG-TERM CALENDARS REFER TO LONG-TERM CALENDARS FOR DUE DATESFOR DUE DATES

WORK WITH A STUDY BUDDY WORK WITH A STUDY BUDDY ESPECIALLY BEFORE TESTSESPECIALLY BEFORE TESTS

PROOFREAD, EDIT, REVISEPROOFREAD, EDIT, REVISE HAVE PHONE NUMBERS OF BUDDIES HAVE PHONE NUMBERS OF BUDDIES FOR HELPFOR HELP

OUTLINE OR WEB IDEAS BEFORE OUTLINE OR WEB IDEAS BEFORE WRITINGWRITING

ASK FOR HELP WHEN NECESSARYASK FOR HELP WHEN NECESSARY

EXTENDED ABSENCESEXTENDED ABSENCES

Due to the nature of our program, extended absences are discouraged during the school

calendar.

•Students frequently work in cooperative groups and peers are left to manage extra work load.

•Arranging homework in advance is difficult as we tailor and pace our instruction based on the needs of the children.

•If your child will be absent for an extended period of time, we will not be able to provide assignments. Most assignments will be completed when your child returns.

COMPUTER USE

DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF RESEARCH REQUIRED BY OUR PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL FREQUENTLY USE THE INTERNET.

PLEASE REVIEW OUR POLICY AND EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPONSIBLE COMPUTER USE WITH YOUR CHILD.

REMEMBER TO REVIEW, SIGN AND RETURN OUR COMPUTER USE CONTRACT IN ORDER FOR YOUR CHILD TO USE THE COMPUTER.

COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

MS. MCGINN’S E-MAILMS. MCGINN’S E-MAIL

Sarah_C_McGinn@mcpsmd.orgSarah_C_McGinn@mcpsmd.org

MRS. MARRAMA’S E-MAILMRS. MARRAMA’S E-MAIL

Elaine_A_Marrama@mcpsmd.orgElaine_A_Marrama@mcpsmd.org

MRS. KLEIN’S E-MAILMRS. KLEIN’S E-MAIL

Rachelle_L_Klein@mcpsmd.orgRachelle_L_Klein@mcpsmd.org

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