Welcome Wildcat Families Curriculum Night September 26 th

Welcome Wildcat Families! Curriculum Night September 26 th, 2017

Weddington Elementary Site Based Team • The primary goal of the Site-Based Management Team shall be to improve student performance • Meets one time per month • Comprised of Weddington Elementary staff and parents • Parents serving on the Site Based Management Team must be elected by parents of children enrolled in the school • Be sure to vote before you leave this evening

2016 -2017 School Performance Data • Met 100 % of target goals as determined by the state • Earned a School Performance Grade of an A+ as determined by the state • 91% of our students scored a 4 or 5 on the 3 -5 NC EOG tests • >95% of our students scored a 3, 4, or 5 on the NC EOG tests

Focus for the 2017 -2018 School Year Literacy – 5 Areas of Focus • Word Study/Phonics Instruction • Read Aloud • Guided Reading • Independent Reading • Responsive Reading Disciplinary Literacy – Reading Across the Curriculum

UCPS Resource UCPS Empower. ED Family Portal – new for 2017 -2018 • This area is designed to empower your family to partner with your child in their learning. You will find links to UCPS provided resources as well as guides instructing you how to access these materials. • The list provided below includes digital resources and texts that are available to students. https: //www. ucps. k 12. nc. us/page/6333

Weddington Cluster Identity New for the 2017 -2018 school year, the Weddington Cluster has adopted a Global Education and Service Learning identity. Weddington Elementary is excited to extend a focus on Global Education and Service Learning to all students on all grade levels while following the Common Core Standards for Social Studies and Literacy. 5 th Grade students will complete a Service Learning project prior to their promotion in June.

HAVE A GREAT YEAR WILDCATS!!

Math • Briefly list the math topics and activities

Science and Technology • Briefly list the science and technology topics and activities

Social Studies • Briefly list the topics and activities • How about special projects?

Music and Art • Briefly list the topics and activities

Homework • 45 minutes of homework every night. • Due on Friday morning • Need extra time? Go to homework club during recess.

Field Trips • We have lots of fun field trips planned for this year! • Attend two plays at the Children’s Theater (Reading units) • Take water samples from river at Maple Grove park (Science unit) • Tour a bakery (Social Studies unit)

Tardiness • School starts at 8: 15 A. M. • Running late? Check in at the school office before coming to class. • If you are tardy four times, the school will contact your parents.