welcome to first grade cats mrs. gearhart & mrs. kamper 2014-2015
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Welcome to First Grade CATSMrs. Gearhart & Mrs. Kamper
2014-2015
Your CATS Teachers are…
Family Married with 3 children
4-year old twins (Gwendolyn and David)
2-year old son (Sammy) Pet turtle?
Mrs. Kamper Experience
13 years teaching Undergraduate degree in Early Childhood
Development and Marketing Master’s Degree in Elementary Education with a
Reading Endorsement
Your CATS Teachers are…
Mrs. Gearhart13 years teaching6 years with academically talented studentsGraduate of University of New Mexico Gifted Endorsement
CATS students are . . .
• “Tell me, I forget, show me, I remember, Involve me, I understand.” -Carl Orff
Often perfectionists and idealists Asynchronous Sequential or spatial Problem solvers
CATS Curriculum
Encourages students to apply critical-thinking skills and to become self- directed learners. It incorporates the regular curriculum but differs in content, process, product, pacing, and environment.
CATS Curriculum Goals
I: Acceleration
II: Integration
III: Inquiry and Motivation
IV: Critical Thinking
V: Communication and Collaboration
MathPlace Value and Number sense
2 and 3 Digit Addition w/wout regrouping
2 and 3 digit Subtraction w/wout regrouping
Measurement
Money
Time to the minute
Multiplication
Word Problems throughout
*Facts
Depth of Knowledge: Math
Students Will:
Make sense of problems and persevere
Reason abstractly and quantitatively
Model with mathematics
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
Come up with multiple solutions
Use different mathematical strategies to solve a problem
Language Arts
6+1 Writing Conventions, sentence fluency, organization, voice,
word choice, ideas, presentation
Writer’s Workshop
Reader’s Workshop
Junior Great; Houghton Mifflin, Literature Studies
Words Their Way
Science
Digestive, Respiratory, and Circulatory Systems
Inventors and their Inventions
Laws of Motion
States of Matter
Plants and Animals
Earth Materials
Objects in the Sky
Social Studies
American History: Exploration and
Colonization
Government & Roles of Citizenship
American Symbols and Monuments
Ancient Civilizations
Grades
Grades
54321
What does CATS look like?
Whole Group
Small Group
Individual Work
How does it happen?Math & Reading Learning Groups
• 2 per teacher• Based on strengths and weaknesses identified
through pre-assessment
Science & Social Studies• Design Squad• Project Based Learning• Group, individual, and
whole class activities
Classroom Routines & Expectations• Expectations – Nature of CATS
• Class Store
• Snack / Snack Stash
• Arrival / Dismissal
• Communication (REMIND; FB; email)
• Daily Folder / Parent Communication
Front Office: (480) 812-6100Website: http://www.cusd80.com//Domain/5534
Tax Credit Q & A
Q: Who can donate? A: Any Arizona tax payer. This includes…• Family • Friends • Any Community
Members• Aunts and Uncles
Fun Stuff• Class Parties• Birthdays• Field Trips
o Audubono Idea Museumo IMAX/ Play
• Me Stew/Talent Share• Room Parent
“Curiosity is the engine of achievement.” – Sir Ken Robinson