Welcome to Curriculum Night 2018 Meet Our Team

Welcome to Curriculum Night! 2018

Meet Our Team First Grade Teachers Eglin’s Administrators • • Mr. Dennis Samac Principal • Ms. Amy Vest Mrs. Amy Anderson Mrs. Susie Crawford Mrs. Sherry Pelham-Rogers Mrs. Kristy Saffo Mrs. Jamie Skipper Mrs. Lori Wright Assistant Principal

Accessing Grades Online Parent Portal, provides timely student performance information to help parents stay fully involved with their child's academic progress. To access your student's grades, you will need a User. ID (Student Number) and password. THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT! Look in your app store for the i. OCSD app. If you should have any questions concerning your child's grades, please contact me. Look for this icon on the district website.

Grading Gr. 1 -5 Grading System: The grading system for Gr. 1 -5 elementary students is based on three categories of tasks, each with a different total weighting of the final grade. The description of the system is as follows: • Category 1 (Practice = 15% of the grade): Daily class practice, spelling tests, etc. • Category 2 (Formative Assessment = 55% of the grade): Assessment over increments of time to determine concept acquisition. • Category 3 (Summative Assessment = 30% of the grade): Assessment to determine mastery of skills through spiral review (i. e. , covering a longer period of time, multiple benchmarks, and/or a higher level of complexity/ performance). A minimum of two summative assessments are required.

Weekly Testing/Cold Reads English Language Arts: 15% - Weekly spelling and reading tests 55% - Bi-weekly reading tests or 15% weekly reading tests 55% - Weekly Spiral grammar tests 30% - Spiral Review Grammar & Spelling tests 30% - Spiral Review Reading/Benchmark tests, District cold reads Math: *Tests will be given upon completion of material. 15% - Mid-Chapter test & Chapter packets 55% - Chapter tests 30% - Unit tests Science: *Test will be given upon completion of material. 15% - Chapter experiments, Chapter worksheets, & science lab 55% - Chapter tests 30% - Unit tests, classroom projects, & Quarterly tests Social Studies: *Test will be given upon completion of material. 15% - Mini assessments 55% - Assessment tests 30% - Projects (that relate to booklets or any holiday) / Quarterly Tests

Retention Criteria/PPP Both of the following criteria must be in place for a student to be retained: • Grade of F in “ELA” for the year AND • MAP Reading Level 1 (A copy of the PPP is included in your parent packet for your reference. ) ***SAT 10 will be administered to retained students who attend Summer Intensive Studies; a national percentile ranking of 45 in Reading Comprehension must be achieved to consider Administrative Promotion. *** When determining appropriateness of retention, the MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) committee considers all Administrative Promotion criteria as defined in the PPP (Pupil Progression Plan) document located on the Okaloosa County School District website and in your packets.

Assessments Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) To assist teachers in determining which students should be placed on a PMP (Pupil Monitoring Plan) and when/how to adjust instruction based on student progress, MAP will be administered to 1 st grade students. MAP, aligned to state standards, was designed to: • Evaluate progress towards end-of-year benchmarks • Diagnose learning needs • Set instructional goals • Monitor student growth/instructional progress MAP is administered three times a year. Progress monitoring occurs at frequent intervals and will be used to differentiate instruction. The MAP assessment will also assist teachers in supporting students at all tiers in MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports ) process. For more information, please visit the website listed in your parent packet.

Conferences We will begin holding conferences to discuss MAP results and grades at the end of the First Quarter.

Writing Expectations The student will: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Write first and last name. Use spaces between words. Become aware of the importance of standard spelling and uses invented spelling. Use capitals at the beginning of sentences, for the word “I, ” and on proper nouns. Write a complete thought. Use periods, question marks, and exclamation points appropriately. Write 5 or more sentences focused on a topic (one idea) with a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a closing sentence to create a paragraph written in a logical order. Draw pictures to go with writing. Write a caption, a title, a story, a list, a letter, a poem, a comparison, or an explanation.

Writing Expectations Cont’d Writing Process Pre-write and think about a topic for writing by brainstorming with others and planning the topic using a graphic organizer Write the first draft of text on age-appropriate lined paper Revise by using arrows when adding or moving text or cross out to delete Edit by circling words that don’t look right and look them up in a dictionary, check for correct punctuation and capitalization, and ask a friend or teacher to proof read and make recommendations Publish by rewriting the final draft, add pictures and share with an audience by posting or reading aloud District Florida Standards Writing Assessment (Previously Okaloosa Writes) This writing assessment is used to assess student writing proficiency. Further information will be provided as we receive it.

Class Link • Single sign-on option for students to have access to online resources outside of school without requiring different usernames and passwords. • Some resources included but not limited are: Parent Portal, ABC Mouse, Think Central. ABCya!, Moby Max, AR Home Connect, etc. • Student green single sign-on card will be sent home sometime this week.

Your Home to School Connection

How Does A. R. work? First, your child reads an appropriately leveled book (Z. P. D. ) Then, he/she thinks about the story to answer questions. Last, he/she Next, your child logs onto a computer at school. receives instantaneous results and points based on performance.

Independent Reading Zone Your child’s independent reading zone indicates an appropriately leveled area of reading that will maximize his/her reading potential. Independent Reading Zone is based on: / Formal observations/assessments (MAPs test results, Weekly Reading Tests, etc…) / “Informal” observations/assessments (Class observations, AR diagnostic reports, etc…) .

How Do I Find Books Within the reading zone? Our media center and classrooms have “dotted” books! 0. 0 - 1. 9 Kindergarten-First Grade 2. 0 -2. 9 Second Grade 3. 0 -3. 9 Third Grade 4. 0 -4. 9 Fourth Grade You might even have a few A. R. books at home. Our full list of A. R. titles can be downloaded from the school website.

Accelerated Reader is a computer-based program currently used at Eglin Elementary. A. R. does not replace other reading instruction, but serves to enhance instruction by strengthening student reading performance and critical thinking skills. It is not part of their reading grade. The books are leveled by reading ability and available in the library. The A. R. program requires a new level of independence from your child. The student will have a reading log to maintain and one or two A. R. books. Responsibilities you can help your child learn to manage are listed below: 1. Remember the books and logs go home daily. 2. Make sure you sign the log and remind your child to bring the log and book to school. 3. Both book and log must be returned to class everyday even if the book is not finished. We have a time set aside for A. R. reading. 4. No student will test unless the log is at school and filled out correctly. AR Home Connect (There is a section where you will record the following information: dates, titles, book level, parent signature/initials)

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