Seven Hills Elementary

1
Seven Hills Elementary

• Where Heroes Are Made!

2
3rd Grade
3
Tonight Parents Will

• Understand their role in the parent community
• Know ways they can be involved in their childs
  classroom and school.
• Understand the role of a student at Seven Hills.
• Understand the many new initiatives at Seven
  Hills.

4
NISD Beliefs
5
Seven Hills Mission

• Seven Hills Elementary will teach the intended
  curriculum, assess and monitor students
  progress, help students and parents set goals
  based on clear expectations, and
• provide appropriate safety
• in preparation for a rigorous
• middle school curriculum.

6
Internet Grade Viewing

• You can use the same login and password that you
  used last year.
• New students to Seven Hills have been issued a
  letter with the parent login and password.
• If you have lost or do not know your password you
  can call the office.

7
Conferences

• We will have at least two parent/teacher
  conferences this year. One in the Fall and one
  in the Spring.
• You may start signing up TONIGHT!!
• Our Fall conferences will be completed by October
  11, 2010.

8
As a Parent at Seven Hills I can help my child by

• Making sure my child is rested and prepared for
  school each day.
• Knowing how your child is doing by communicating
  with the teacher by STAR binder, email, in person
  or by phone.
• Monitor your childs homework and make sure study
  time is in a quiet place.
• Limit TV viewing and read together daily.
• Be an active participant in your childs
  education.

9
As a Parent at Seven Hills I can help my child by

• Reading EVERY night, refer to Reading teachers
  website for extra support.
• Practice spelling patterns.
• Practice math facts (flash cards, games, etc.)
• Practice real life things like counting money,
  telling time, measuring, etc.

10
Benefits of Homework

• HW may be assigned throughout the week. Homework
  should take no more than 30 minutes.
• Students should read at least 20 minutes every
  night.
• Math-Practice and repetition is very important.

11
4 Guiding Questions for Instruction

• What do we want your children to know?
• How will we know when they know it?
• What are we going to do when they dont know?
• What are we going to do when they do know it?

12
Classroom Management

• STAR Binder
• STAR Parties
• Awards

13
Readers Workshop

• Routines
• Independent Reading/Small Groups
• Artifacts Readers NB, Goal Book, Reading Log,
  Reading Level, Million Word Graph

14
Reading Logs

• They record reading every day!
• Reading at home counts toward Million Word
  Challenge. Parental Initials are required on the
  log.
• Logs are checked 1x per week.
• Reading books Library books come home weekly.

15
Author Studies

• Well study numerous works by the author Allen
  Say
• Students will discover his craft, what ideas they
  can turn into writing and the reoccurring themes
  in his books.

16
Writers Workshop

• Routines/Ideas
• Independent Writing/Small Groups
• Artifacts Writers NB, Goal Book, Work in
  Progress Folder

17
Spelling

• Using patterns to understand and form long-term
  spelling habits
• Using high-frequency words
• We practice daily in class with assessments
  following the spelling patterns

18
Conventions to Secure

• 3rd Graders are held accountable for all second
  grade grammar, spelling, and conventions
  (capitalization and punctuation)

19
Math Workshop

• Introduction, Work Period, Closing
  (Investigations Curriculum)
• Anchor Charts
• Notebooking
• We will be using Goal Notebooks
• Please practice at home. )

20
Science

• Hands-on Curriculum
• We use the Science Inquiry process
• Question
• Hypothesis
• Experiment
• Data
• Conclusion
• Notebooking

21
Social Studies

• Integrating Social Studies curriculum through
  Language Arts.

22
School Initiatives

• Book of the Month
• Million Word Challenge
• Battle of the Books
• Integrate all books into LA.

23
Bulletin Boards

• We use bulletin boards as teaching tools.
• Standards boards highlight the students work
  that met or exceeded the standard.

24
Thinking Maps
25
Technology in Action

• Electronic chalkboards
• Data Projectors
• Document Cameras
• Distance Learning
• Media Cast
• CPS Receivers
• Eduphoria
• Parent Grade Viewer
• Video Announcements

26
TAKS Testing Dates

• Math TAKS Test Tuesday, April 26, 2011
• Reading TAKS Test Wednesday April 27, 2011
• We will take benchmarks to assess how students
  are progressing.

27
Schedule

• Specials 1050-1145
• Lunch 1145-1215
• Recess 1215-1230
• We have a full day and work up until 245. It is
  very important that your child is here on time
  and stays to the very end of the day.

28
Questions

• What questions do you have for us?

29
Thank you for coming!We Appreciate your
support