We talked about our fear of the unknown concerning new requirements, but agreed that we feel better about it this year than last.
Christy is going to copy ccls math book and give copies to team to use to support math units.
Habits of Mind
Continue with journal and read aloud
The Giving Tree- Joe and Kim cried
Gap Analysis
Split and looked at ELA and Math
Gap Analysis for ELA
Author's purpose
Locate info in text to solve a problem
Summarizing a conclusion from main idea
Read unfamiliar text to understand data
Writing organized responses
Make predictions, draw conclusions and make inferences about events and characters
Math Gap-
<, >, =
Terminology and shapes 90 degree angle
Strategies to add/ subtract with 3 digit # and regrouping
Estimating # up to 500
Single digit mult & division in word problems
Unit 1 Investigation
Discussed how to grade investigations assessments
Casey shared handout about addition strategies that she shared with at open house
-Challenging students in math because Unit 1 can be easy for some students. We shared brain teasers and other extension ideas
-Different ways to get to 100 and sharing student thinking
-Caine's Challenge- signed out the Multi Purpose Room
Kim will scan in The Big Orange Splot which we will read to prep kids for the project
At the Cardboard Village- Kim has a book to share about a cardboard village with statistics that ties in community around the world.
Each class will be in groups of 6 to work on a project and create something
Students will create house or business
Casey discussed planning sheet- plan what they want it to look like, materials they think they will need, if they get permission they can bring in materials from home
We are providing cardboard, masking/ duck tape, construction paper, markers, piper cleaners.
Students may not bring in paint and glitter- what they bring they have to be able to carry in- parents
may not bring supplies in for students
Conference Forms
- form with behaviors and goals
- strengths/ improvement
- Math, ELA, Work Habits, behaviors
- update form with HoM
- report card example
- extra copy of beginning of year letters for parents if needed
ELA gaps
- authors purpose
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Next meeting- bring conference form and open house parent handbook
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