Kyrene de Estrella Welcome to Curriculum Night * Please find your student’s desk -He/she wrote a note for you. *Please leave your child a short note on the back of the paper for them to find tomorrow. *Use the pu purpl ple e sh sheet et provided to leave me any questions /concerns specific to your child or about tonight’s presentation. I will get back to you by the end of this week.
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About Ms. Johnson Arizona native BA in Psychology from ASU (Go Devils!) Masters Degree in Elementary Ed. from ASU One of a few teachers remaining who helped open up Estrella in 1999. I have a son, Hunter attending ASU LOVE BUGS!!!
Classroom Management Positive Rewards STAR slips • YODA basket • Clipping up • • Table Points • Verbal praise Behavioral Issues 2 warnings • • Clipping down • Refocus area • Written letter from child to student or parent Email to home •
Morning Meeting/Social & Emotional Learning • Math Block- Whole group lessons & discussions, CGI, focus on • strategies/efficiency Snack recess Math IFG- small groups and/or pullout • Listening & Learning Focus Lessons from CKLA • Recess/Lunch • ELA Block- Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, grammar, spelling, handwriting • Specials • ELA IFG- small groups and/or pullout • S. Studies, Science, and Health are throughout the week • and covered within CKLA units and district kits quarterly
Monday: Art w/ Mrs. Wilson Tuesday: Computer Lab w/me Wednesday: P.E. w/ Mrs. Iosca Thursday: Library w/ Mrs. Langston Friday: Music w/ Mrs. Sellers * Tennis shoes need to be worn on P.E. days
Social/Emotional Learning By Sanford Harmony ➢ Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. ➢ Meet Up and Buddy Up sessions ➢ Picture chart with weekly buddies ➢ Set up goals for us to work by ➢ Utilize our classroom Peace Walk Mat
Operations and Algebraic Thinking Number and Operations in Base Ten Measurement and Data Geometry Mathematical Practices Whole Group and Small Groups Instruction will be taken from Ready Classroom Mathematics.
Language Arts Reading Process * Print concepts * Phonemic awareness * Phonics * Vocabulary (Listening & Learning Focus Lessons) * HFW (1-75) * Fluency (end of year goal= correctly read 47 words in 60 seconds) * Comprehension Literature and Informational Text (Comprehension) * Key Ideas and Details * Integrations of Knowledge and Ideas * Range of Reading and Text Complexity Vocabulary Acquisition and Use * Determine meaning of unknown words in context * Understand word relationships * Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and responding to texts Reading and Language Arts are taught via whole group, small group, and individual instruction using Core Knowledge Language Arts program.
Language Arts cont. Listening and Speaking * Participate and collaborate in conversations * Ask and answer questions about texts read or stories listened to * Express ideas clearly * Produce complete sentences Our Core Knowledge program is aligned to the Common Core Reading Standards. The guiding principle of this curriculum is to provide educational excellence and equity for ALL children by allowing equal access to “common knowledge”. Domains: Fables, Human Body, Different Lands/Similar Stories, Early World Civilizations, Early American Civilizations, Astronomy, History of Earth, Animals and Habitats, Fairy Tales, A New Nation- Am. Independence, and Frontier Explorers
Writing * Complete sentences * Short paragraphs with beg., middle, and end * Informative/Narrative/Opinion stories * Research report * Publish writing samples using digital tools Materials used are Core Knowledge Language Arts and teacher created.
Spelling Weekly Tests start between 1 st and 2 nd quarters Approx. 8 words (spelling patterns & tricky words)- aligned w/ CKLA Occasional dictation as extra credit
Science Movement (balance + motion) – Sept./Oct. Sky & Weather – Nov./Dec. Rocks and Earth Materials – Jan./Feb. Living Things and Their Habitats – April/May
Respect/Responsibility/Cooperation Community Workers Healthy Habits Fire Safety Dental Health
Family/Community/Neighborhood/Country Citizenship Map Reading Providers of Goods/Services World Cultures
Computer lab & classroom laptops Basic computer operations Create a slide show ( Wixie) Create a simple document (Word) & save to a specified folder Research Digital Portfolios in Spring Conferences
“Homework” Definition on Report Card ➢ Homework is now exclusively called Practice !! ➢ Monthly Reading Calendars (Sept) ➢ Possible Unfinished Work if off task ➢ Possible Small Group Assignments and/projects
4x per year - Fall, Winter, Friendship, End of Year Volunteers needed to help organize. Birthdays – sing & receive signed card from the class. NO INVITATIONS ALLOWED!! Please use the class list that was created to invite peers to parties or playdates.
YODA’S YARN ➢ Every Friday a new student will be chosen to take home Yoda for the week. Kids will return him to school the following Wed. or Thurs. along with a short story on what “adventures” he/she had with him. With parent permission of course, YODA may go anywhere and participate in any family event. JUST MAKE SURE HE IS RETURNED IN HIS BAG AND WITH HIS NOTEBOOK!!
VOLUNTEERS • Class parties/ Party organizer • Art Masterpiece 4 x Library Time (Thursdays in pm?) • • PTO functions
Additional Information ➢ Curriculum Facts www.kyrene.org/tjohns ➢ Estrella website www.kyrene.org/est ➢ Ms. Johnson’s website www.kyrene.org/tjohns ➢ Leave phone message @ 480-541-3109
If needed, please fill out the purple form and leave it on your child’s desk. Email me or call me tjohns@kyrene.org 480-541-3109
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