BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 2012-20132012-2013

4TH GRADE HIGHLY GIFTED CENTER

SARAH MCGINNRACHELLE KLEIN

ELAINE MARRAMA

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

VISION STATEMENT

MATHMATHMATH 5MATH 6MATH 6 WITH 7

EXTENSIONSPRE AND POST

ASSESSMENTSMAP-M TESTING ASSESSMENT

REPORTS

MANIPULATIVESPROBLEM OF THE

WEEKHANDS-ON

EQUATIONSREVIEW AND

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

Math Pathways

Joint Enrollment

Multivar.

Calculus

AP Calculus

Pre-Calculus

Algebra IIGeometryAlgebra IIM

Multivar.

Calculus

AP Calculus

Pre-Calculus

Algebra IIGeometryAlgebra IIMMath B

AP Calculus

Pre-Calculus

Algebra IIGeometryAlgebra IIMMath BMath A

12th

Grade

11th

Grade

10th

Grade

9th

Grade

8th

Grade

7th

Grade

6th

Grade

5th

Grade

READINGREADINGNOVEL UNITS:

HISTORICAL FICTION, FANTASY, REALISTIC FICTION

ECOLOGY READERJUNIOR GREAT BOOKSGREEK MYTHOLOGYMIGRATION READER

SHARED INQUIRY LITERATURE CIRCLES RELATED RESEARCH AND

WRITING ACTIVITIES 25 INDEPENDENT

READING BOOKS WILLIAM AND MARY

QUARTERLY UNITSQUARTERLY UNITS

1ST QUARTER: ADAPTATIONS 2ND QUARTER: MIGRATION3RD QUARTER: CHANGE4TH QUARTER: CAPSTONE PROJECT

INTEGRATEDINTEGRATEDWRITINGWRITING

SIX TRAITS OF SIX TRAITS OF WRITINGWRITING

NARRATIONNARRATION EXPOSITORYEXPOSITORY

WRITING WRITING PROCESSPROCESS

PERSUASIVEPERSUASIVE PROCEDURALPROCEDURAL

POETRYPOETRY INTERPRETIVE INTERPRETIVE

QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSANSWERS

CREATIVECREATIVE

EVALUATION EVALUATION AND AND REFLECTIONREFLECTION

MYTHOLOGYMYTHOLOGY CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS AND GRAMMARAND GRAMMAR

SCIENCESCIENCEEARTH MATERIALSECOSYSTEMSLAB WRITE-UPSWELL-DESIGNED INVESTIGATIONSUNIT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND

REPORTSSTEM ACTIVITIESSCIENCE FAIR PARTICIPATIONCHEMISTRY

SOCIAL STUDIESSOCIAL STUDIES

MAP SKILLS AND GEOGRAPHYNATIVE AMERICANSIMMIGRATIONCOLONIZATIONGOVERNMENTPRIMARY/SECONDARY SOURCE

DOCUMENTS

SPECIALSSPECIALS

ARTMUSICPESGAINSTRUMENTAL MUSICSCHOOL OF ROCKCHORUS

ANTICIPATED FIELD TRIPSANTICIPATED FIELD TRIPS

CHESAPEAKE BAY SAILING TRIPANNAPOLISBALTIMORE AQUARIUMWOODLAWN MANORNATIONAL ARCHIVESOLNEY THEATER

ADDITIONAL ENRICHMENTADDITIONAL ENRICHMENT

SUMI-E BRUSH PAINTING-STUDENTS WILL CREATE A VARIETY OF ART THAT REFLECTS ASIAN CULTURE

PLAYWRIGHT-STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP, PRODUCE AND PERFORM A PLAY BASED ON THEIR IMMIGRATION JOURNALS

NATURAL HABITAT GARDEN-STUDENTS WILL DESIGN A NATIVE SELF-SUSTAINING ECOSYSTEM

OYSTER REEF BALLS-STUDENTS CREATE AN OYSTER HABITAT TO ASSIST IN REVIVING THE OYSTER POPULATION

HOMEWORKHOMEWORK

DAILY:•MATH ACTIVITIES•INDEPENDENT READING (25 BOOKS)•WORD STUDY•UNFINISHED CLASSWORK

WEEKLY:•LITERATURE CIRCLE READINGS AND ACTIVITIES•GRAMMAR

LONG-TERM:•ON-GOING PROJECTS

HOMEWORK SHOULD:HOMEWORK SHOULD: BE DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS IN THE PAST

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

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

REINFORCE LESSONS FROM CLASS

BE NEAT, ORGANIZED AND PROPERLY LABELED

BE ON TIME (DUE DATES AND DEADLINES FOR PROJECTS)

HOMEWORK STRATEGIESHOMEWORK STRATEGIESQUIET, 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 TRACKSET A TIMER TO KEEP YOU ON TRACK

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

STUDENTSTUDENTORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

WRITE DOWN AND REVIEW ALL DAILY ASSIGNMENTS IN PLANNER

REVIEW LONG-TERM PROJECT CALENDARS

REFER TO ACADEMIC JOURNALS FOR REINFORCEMENT OF CONTENT

KEEP AN ORGANIZED NOTEBOOK AND BACKPACK

HAVE A BUDDY SYSTEM

ORGANIZATION TIPS FOR ORGANIZATION TIPS FOR PARENTSPARENTS

REVIEW HOMEWORK PLANNER WITH YOUR CHILD DAILY

REFER TO NEWSLETTERS AND LONG-TERM CALENDARS

ENCOURAGE AND HELP YOUR CHILD TO FILE ALL LOOSE PAPERS IN SUBJECT SECTIONS OF NOTEBOOK

SEND CHILD TO SCHOOL PREPARED WITH ALL MATERIALS (REFILL AND LABEL SUPPLIES EACH MARKING PERIOD

HOLD YOUR CHILD ACCOUNTABLE FOR DUE DATES AND DEADLINES

TEACHER SUPPORTTEACHER SUPPORTNEWSLETTERSNIGHTLY EMAILS PROVIDE A BRIEF

OVERVIEW OF HOMEWORKDAILY HOMEWORK REVIEW IN EVERY

SUBJECT AND AT THE END OF THE DAYLONG TERM PROJECTS ARE POSTED ON

CES WEBSITE

EXTENDED ABSENCESEXTENDED ABSENCESDue to the nature of our program, extended

absences are STRONLGY DISCOURAGED during the school calendar.

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

•Arranging homework and classwork in advance is difficult as we tailor and pace our instruction based on the needs of the children. Additionally, we have not taught the material.

•If your child will be absent for an extended period of time, we will not be able to provide assignments. The absence is not excused and we are not required to provide work in advance.

GRADING AND REPORTINGGRADING AND REPORTINGNOTIFICATION OF GRADES WILL BE

SENT HOME EVERY FOUR WEEKS AS A PROGRESS REPORT

LEARNING SKILLS WILL ALSO BE RECORDED ON THE REPORT CARD

STUDENTS KEEP TRACK OF PROGRESS IN PORTFOLIOS AND DATA NOTEBOOKS

OUR GRADING SCALEOUR GRADING SCALE

4=90%-100%3=80%-89%-2=70%-79%1=60%-69%0=0%-59%

COMMUNICATONCOMMUNICATON

MS. MCGINN’S E-MAILSarah_C_McGinn@mcpsmd.orgMS. MARRAMA’S EMAILElaine_A_Marrama@mcpsmd.orgMRS. KLEIN’S E-MAILRachelle_L_Klein@mcpsmd.orgSCHOOL (301)253-7004

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