CCSS for Elem Parents 2013 - Elk Grove Unified School District
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CCSS for Elem Parents 2013 - Elk Grove Unified School District
Cosumnes River Elementary School Back to School Night 2013 COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN BEING •A CBEE Honor School 2007-2012 •A California Distinguished School •A National Blue Ribbon School •Our Neighborhood School COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN BEING COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN BEING COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN BEING COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN BEING COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN BEING COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN BEING COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN BEING COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN BEING COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN BEING COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN BEING THE 2013 COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY TEAM Kindergarten: Mrs. B. Passmore – E109 Mrs. Fite – E107 Mrs. McConnell – E101 THE 2013 COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY TEAM First Grade: Mrs. Boudreaux – D109 Mrs. Derfield – D110 Mrs. Tuvell – D111 THE 2013 COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY TEAM Second Grade: Mrs. Miller – D107 Mrs. Wathen and Mrs. Bruggeman-D101 Mrs. Wooten – D108 THE 2013 COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY TEAM Third Grade: Mrs. Black – D204 Mrs. Boyle – D210 Mrs. Zarecky – D212 THE 2013 COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY TEAM Fourth Grade: Mrs. V. Passmore – D209 Ms. Shehorn – D104 Mrs. Hespeler – D203 THE 2013 COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY TEAM Fifth Grade: Mrs. Reinke and Mrs. Ramatici (R2)-D208 Mrs. Rau – D207 Mr. Ancheta (5th/6th) – D211 THE 2013 COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY TEAM Sixth Grade: Mrs. Donelli – D206 Mrs. Bjorge and Mrs. Hahn – D205 Mr. Ancheta (5th/6th) – D211 CONSIDER JOINING THE CRES PTA Our PTA is very involved in and crucially important to all aspects of our school. There are so many ways to take part. If you are not already involved, please consider taking that step. •Dads – a couple of years ago, PTA’s Dads’ Club was started to organize and carry out the annual MotherSon event. Last year, Dads took on the Haunted House. We’d love to have you join! CRES PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION r •We Support $50,000+ in Programs! •Assemblies •Librarian •Scholarships •Summer Reading •Teacher Appreciation •Accelerated Reader •Social Events & Misc. •$19,425 •Art & Classroom Supplies •$32,000 CRES PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION How Do We Support These Programs? • Fundraisers Innisbrook Sales, Jog-a-Thon, Class Art Gala, Trash & Treasure • Donations PTA Dues, direct donations • Planning and Organizing Events Over 2,000 volunteer hours in 2012-2013 school year! CONSIDER JOINING THE CRES PTA 2013 STAR RESULTS AND API You should be receiving your child’s 2013 STAR Results later this month. GETTING TO AND FROM SCHOOL •Thank you for following the basic flow of traffic in the parking lot. •Our staff members are out front to keep everyone safe. Please respect their efforts. •School gates open at 7:20 for breakfast eaters for those of you who’d like to get a jump start on the morning. GETTING TO AND FROM SCHOOL Our most pressing safety concerns are during arrival and dismissal times If you are in the parking lot, please put down your cell phone and look in all directions. Remember, most of our pedestrians are little people GETTING TO AND FROM SCHOOL If you are picking up your child at the end of the day, please wait for them outside the gated area. Teachers will walk them toward the front gate to meet you. Pull as far forward as you can and loop around the lot if asked by a staff member. All students taking the bus will be walked to the MP Room where they will meet their bus drivers. PLEASE DROP IN AT OUR INFORMATIONAL TABLES Innisbrook Fundraiser PTA Transportation K-Kids/Knitting Food Services Club THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AT COSUMNES RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Information for Parents July-September, 2013 Adapted from CCSS for Elementary Parents 2013 EGUSD Department of Curriculum & Professional Learning, A. Zeman In this presentation: 1. New Academic Standards In The Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) 2. What Are The Common Core State Standards? 3. Why Is EGUSD Changing To Common Core State Standards? 4. How Will This Affect My Child? 5. What Should I Expect In The Future? 6. How Can I Help My Child To Do Well In School? New in EGUSD Beginning this year, elementary students in all EGUSD schools will be taught and will learn new curriculum in both English/language arts and mathematics. This new curriculum prepares students to meet the expectations of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). •31 Let’s watch this introduction to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). From the Council of Great City Schools: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player _embedded&v=5s0rRk9sER0 •32 What Are the Common Core State Standards? Standards define the academic goals for student learning. Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are new, adopted by California in August 2010. •CCSS have been adopted in 46 states. •Students will be assessed on CCSS beginning in 2014-15. •33 What Are the Common Core State Standards? These K-12 standards… • Are aligned with college and career expectations. • Are the new standards for academic performance. •Are the concepts and skills that all students will learn. •34 Common Core State Standards: Have some similarities to the previous standards; Contain some important differences: Emphasis on clear thinking and clearly communicating one’s thinking to others Emphasis on mathematical reasoning, expressing ideas in writing, and reading both stories and informational text •35 How Do Common Core State Standards Improve Learning? •Prepare our students to be competitive with students from top-performing countries •Communicate clearly what is expected at each grade level •Create cohesion across states •36 Why Is EGUSD Changing to Common Core State Standards Now? Gradual transition allows teachers & students time to adjust before testing begins. Students & teachers make the transition to CCSS in one subject per year. Students & teachers need time in order to be prepared for the new testing which begins in 2014-15. •37 Transition to Common Core State Standards 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Grades K - 2 CCSS Math CCSS English /Language Arts CCSS continues… Grades 3 - 6 CCSS English /Language Arts CCSS Math CCSS State Testing Begins. •38 How Will This Affect My Child in Kindergarten Through 2nd Grade? Most important goals: • Learning to read • Learning to write • Becoming competent and confident in working with numbers •39 How Will This Affect My Child in Grades 3 – 6? •Greater percentage of reading of informational text as opposed to narrative or “stories” •Greater emphasis on writing: narrative, informational, and persuasive •40 How Will This Affect My Child in Grades 3 – 6? • Students will use the new Go Math textbooks this year. • Students will be asked to explain their mathematical reasoning. • Students will learn to solve problems using multiple methods. • Students’ math lessons will reflect a balance of conceptual understanding, procedural proficiency, and application. •41 What Should I Expect in the Future? California’s standardized testing system is in transition. 2013-14 is the last year of California’s STAR (California Standards Test or CST) program. Students in grades 3-6 will be tested. The CST is not aligned with the Common Core. However, students who meet CCSS expectations will also do well on the CST. •42 How Can I Help My Child to Do Well in School? Young students, Kindergarten and 1st Grade: Read to your child often! Vary what you read, choosing both stories and informational selections. Read material that your child cannot yet read for himself or herself. Hold conversations with your child daily. Select topics that help your child to build an understanding of our world: nature, weather, age-appropriate news stories, etc. •43 How Can I Help My Child to Do Well in School? Young Students, Kindergarten and 1st Grade: Give your child opportunities to count and to compare numbers. (“Would you please count the number of slices of bread in each package and tell me which has a greater number?”) Ask your child about “real-life” addition and subtraction problems. (“Here’s a carton of a dozen eggs. If I use three, how many will be left?”) •44 How Can I Help My Child to Do Well in School? Students in Grades 2 – 3 Read to your child! Vary what you read, choosing both stories and informational selections. Read material that your child cannot yet read for himself or herself. Provide a time for sustained reading every day. Encourage your child to periodically read selections that are a bit challenging. Encourage him or her to keep at it and re-read portions for understanding. •45 How Can I Help My Child to Do Well in School? Students in Grades 2 – 3 Play games that assist your child in learning math facts. When at a store, ask your child to mentally calculate total costs and amount of change. If your child asks for assistance with math homework, first ask him or her to re-read the directions, the problem, and the top portion of the page. Ask him/her what ideas he has to solve the problem. •46 How Can I Help My Child to Do Well in School? Students in Grades 4 – 6 Provide a time for sustained reading every day. Encourage your child to periodically read selections that are a bit challenging. Encourage him or her to keep at it and re-read portions for understanding. Encourage the use of precise vocabulary. When your child offers an opinion, ask him or her to identify the information that supports the opinion. •47 How Can I Help My Child to Do Well in School? Students in Grades 4 – 6 Give your child opportunities to work with fractions such as when cooking or measuring materials for projects. Encourage him/her to talk about the reasoning involved in thinking about fractions. Ask your child to assist in calculating everyday problems such as tips, costs of gasoline for trips. Ask your child to explain his/her reasoning and how he or she got the answer. •48 How Can I Help My Child To Do Well In School? ALL Students: Read, read, read! Encourage – and model – reading of all sorts of materials: books of fiction; books that provide information; informative internet sites; magazines; sets of directions. Read for sustained periods of time daily. •49 How Can I Help My Child To Do Well In School? ALL Students: Speak positively about math! If your own experiences in mathematics were not positive, do not share that with your child. Instead, tell your child, “Math is the basis of technology and a lot of science. Math is pretty cool.” •50 How Can I Learn More About Common Core? Find more information about Common Core: http://blogs.egusd.net/ccss Talk to your child’s teacher. Find resources for math by logging into “Think Central,” the website associated with our Go Math textbooks. (Login provided by your child’s teacher.) Refer to the information sheet provided to you tonight. •51 COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS ARE HERE! What questions do you have?