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Bethany Comstock Teta Lewis James Rash

Jennifer Wilson Charlotte Schulte

This is Why You’re This is Why You’re Here…Here…

An over view of the 1An over view of the 1stst Nine Nine WeeksWeeks

How can you help your child How can you help your child be successful this year?be successful this year?

What is Already in Your What is Already in Your Toolbox…Toolbox…

Share Your Good Ideas!

STEM is…STEM is… An interdisciplinary approach to An interdisciplinary approach to Science, Technology, Engineering, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math coupled with real-world and Math coupled with real-world learning opportunities that develop learning opportunities that develop creativity, problem solving, creativity, problem solving, communication, and critical communication, and critical thinking.thinking.

STEM is…STEM is… An interdisciplinary approach to An interdisciplinary approach to Science, Technology, Engineering, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math coupled with real-world and Math coupled with real-world learning opportunities that develop learning opportunities that develop creativity, problem solving, creativity, problem solving, communication, and critical communication, and critical thinking.thinking.

This is How We This is How We Assess…Assess…

Multiple ChoiceMultiple Choice MatchingMatching EssaysEssays ProjectsProjects Extended ResponseExtended Response Authentic Authentic

This is How You Can This is How You Can Help… Multiple ChoiceHelp… Multiple Choice

• Key Words

• Elimination

• Prove It

Multiple Choice Multiple Choice Example…Example…

Find the difference: 180-94Find the difference: 180-94

a. 180a. 180

b. 274b. 274

c. 114c. 114

d. 86d. 86

Matching Example…Matching Example…

1.1. ___Wind Vane___Wind Vane

2.2. ___Anemometer___Anemometer

3.3. ___Thermometer___Thermometer

4.4. ___Rain Gauge___Rain Gauge

a. Measures speed of wind

b. Shows direction of wind

c. Measure the amount of rain fall

d. Measure the temperature of the air

This is How You Can This is How You Can Help… MatchingHelp… Matching

•Elimination

•Memory Game

Wind Vane

Tells the

direction of

the wind

This is How You Can This is How You Can Help… EssayHelp… Essay

• What’s Important

• What’s Your Format

My Plan!

Essay Example…Essay Example…

Water Cycle ParagraphWater Cycle Paragraph Write a well-developed paragraph about Write a well-developed paragraph about

the Water Cycle. You should include a definition the Water Cycle. You should include a definition of the Water Cycle and details about each stage of the Water Cycle and details about each stage that we have studied. Your paragraph should that we have studied. Your paragraph should include include at leastat least five sentences. five sentences.

Remember to ask yourself these questions:Remember to ask yourself these questions:o Have I indented?Have I indented?o Does my paragraph begin with a topic Does my paragraph begin with a topic

sentence?sentence?o Have I included capital letters and ending Have I included capital letters and ending

punctuation?punctuation?o Do all my sentences begin the same way?Do all my sentences begin the same way?o Are my sentences different lengths?Are my sentences different lengths?

Essay Example…Essay Example…

The water cycle provides the world with The water cycle provides the world with water. The first stage in the water cycle is water. The first stage in the water cycle is evaporation. Evaporation is when liquid is evaporation. Evaporation is when liquid is taken from the earth and sent to the clouds as taken from the earth and sent to the clouds as gas or vapor. The second stage is called gas or vapor. The second stage is called condensation. Condensation is when the gas condensation. Condensation is when the gas or vapor in the clouds get cold and heavy until or vapor in the clouds get cold and heavy until the cloud can’t hold the condensation the cloud can’t hold the condensation anymore. Which brings us to our next stage, anymore. Which brings us to our next stage, precipitation. Precipitation is when the gas or precipitation. Precipitation is when the gas or vapor in the clouds turn to a liquid and fall vapor in the clouds turn to a liquid and fall from the sky. Our last stage in the water cycle from the sky. Our last stage in the water cycle is accumulation. Accumulation is when the is accumulation. Accumulation is when the precipitation on the ground runs down to a precipitation on the ground runs down to a body of water and then the cycle starts all body of water and then the cycle starts all over again. over again.

Indent

Topic Sentence

Punct

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Capit

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Sen

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Var

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Beautiful Wording and

Clarity!

A+ 1

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This is How You Can This is How You Can Help… ProjectsHelp… Projects

• Begin with the “End”

• Providing Resources

Project Example…Project Example…

This is How You Can This is How You Can Help… Extended Help… Extended

ResponseResponse

• Ask Open-Ended Questions

• Complete sentences

• Prove It

•Example: Opal likes Naomi

Extended Response Extended Response Example…Example…

Do you think that it was okay Do you think that it was okay for Peter to lie to his dad about for Peter to lie to his dad about the super-duper omelet? Why or the super-duper omelet? Why or why not?why not?

Yes No

I think that it was okay for Peter to lie to his dad about the super-duper omelet because….

I don’t think that it was okay for Peter to lie to his dad about the super-duper omelet because….

This is How You Can This is How You Can Help… Help…

AuthenticAuthentic

• Real WorldReal World

• Connections

Authentic Examples…Authentic Examples…

How much time elapsed while How much time elapsed while we were at recess?we were at recess?

Why is it important for Why is it important for Michael Phelps to know how Michael Phelps to know how to read decimals?to read decimals?

This is How You Can This is How You Can Help…Help…

HomeworkHomework• Check agenda each nightCheck agenda each night

• Check their work, but don’t do it Check their work, but don’t do it for themfor them

•Should take no longer than 40 Should take no longer than 40 minutesminutes

• Let your child’s teacher know if Let your child’s teacher know if something is unclear or your child something is unclear or your child is struggling with an assignmentis struggling with an assignment

This is How You Can This is How You Can Help…Help…

CommunicationCommunication

This is How You Can This is How You Can Help…Help…

TechnologyTechnologyTeacher Webpage

http://midway.anderson5.net/

Click on Classroom Pages

Then find your teachers name

Websites to help at Websites to help at homehome

www.funbrain.com –activities and games across subjects and www.funbrain.com –activities and games across subjects and different levelsdifferent levels

www.scfriendlystandards.org –explains what your child will be –explains what your child will be learninglearning

www.ixl.com- mathwww.ixl.com- math www.khanacademy.org – lessons to help with parts of the SC

curriculum www.prepdog.com – helps with test preparation www.brainpop.com – look for the logins on newsletters http://odyssey.anderson5.net -Once the login page has loaded,

simply log in using the same user name and password that they use at school.

www.pinterest.com – all sorts of strategies and activities to help your child!

EnVision Math Textbook**

Home Activity- MATH IS Home Activity- MATH IS FUN!FUN!

FUN, EASY, CHEAP (Cheerios are FUN, EASY, CHEAP (Cheerios are buy one get one free at Publix)buy one get one free at Publix)

Use any type of dried food Use any type of dried food (cereal, beans, candy, etc) that (cereal, beans, candy, etc) that can be made into groups.can be made into groups.– DivisionDivision– MultiplicationMultiplication– Fractions/ProbabilityFractions/Probability

Barrier Island Field Barrier Island Field TripTrip

November 25-26

Total: $150

1st Payment ($75): September 17

2nd Payment ($75): October 15

This is How You Can This is How You Can Help…Help…

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