Welcome to Parent Orientation! 2019-2020 Iles Mission and Vision - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to Parent Orientation!

2019-2020

• Mrs. Korza

Iles Mission and Vision

Mission: The mission of Iles School is to recognize and nurture the talents and abilities of gifted children as they develop their awareness

• f themselves as internationally-minded people.

Vision: Iles School creates a rigorous, global learning environment where students will become active, lifelong learners by using their skills to explore their passions.

Transdisciplinary Themes

• 1. Where We Are in Place and Time: Ancient Cultures
• 2. Sharing the Planet: Earth Systems
• 3. How We Express Ourselves: Journey Through Time
• 4. How the World Works: Matter and Space
• 5. How We Organize Ourselves: Exhibition
• 6. Who We Are: Discovery

Curriculum

Units of Inquiry Reading and Writing Workshop Science and Social Science Envision Math Word Study Use of Technology Current Events Just for 5th Grade: Project TEACH and Reading Buddies

Organization for Students (Getting ready for Middle School!)

“Lockers” Binders, with pocket dividers Note-taking skills Teacher website resources Student Planners Seesaw (shared with classmates) Google Classroom (for each student and their parents only)

Homework Expectations

Homework is expected to completed and turned in first thing in the

• morning. If not, the paper will be

marked “late” to communicate that to

• parents. Students will work on missing

assignments during classroom recess. If late homework becomes a habit, we may begin a system of teacher/parent signatures in the student planners. Please write me a note on the rare

• ccasion there are extenuating

circumstances. The District 186 guideline for 5th graders is about 50 minutes of homework per

• night. Although there isn’t a reading log,

students are expected to read. Please contact me if there is significantly more

• r less than this on a regular basis.

Grades and Classroom Assessments

• Summative Assessments - Have students mastered the skill?

1 - Beginning 2 - Progressing 3 - Mastery

• Formative Assessments - Practice, Assessing Progress

*Percentage *Stamp (“Corrected together in class”)

• Classroom Calendar - on website for tests/large projects
• Google Classroom - Scheduled assignments with due dates

Essential Agreements Interventions & Incentives

Students worked together to develop

• ur Essential Agreements. All of

their ideas were then categorized under these four headings: Respect Myself Respect Others Respect Property Respect Learning Interventions:

• Redirection (Warning)
• Reflect during recess (half)
• Reflect during recess (whole) and

fill out a “Think Sheet”

• Meet and reflect with principal
• Parent contact

Severe Clause: Detention/Referral/Contact Home Incentives: Individual, group, whole class rewards

District Assessments and Middle School

Testing: *CogAT (Mid October) *MAP Math and Reading (3/year) *Illinois Assessment of Readiness (Formerly PARCC) -Spring Gifted Identification *Everyone must re-qualify *Qs??? See District Website Programs-Gifted-ID process *Mrs. Tiffany Burris, Coordinator

Parent Volunteer Opportunities

*Classroom Parties Halloween, Winter, Valentine’s Day *End of Fifth Grade Picnic *Mentor a “Journey Through Time” group *Fundraiser art project *Field trip chaperones *Take an Exhibition Group on a field trip

What Else Should You Know?

• Please send only healthy snacks and birthday treats.
• There are students with allergies, so please do not send any foods containing

peanuts or peanut butter to be eaten in the classroom.

• Remember gym shoes on Thursday/Friday, library books due Friday.
• I’ve created a list of all parent emails that were listed on students’ emergency
• cards. If you’d prefer I leave one off, or add a new one, please let me know.
• We’re still collecting Boxtops

***Please sign up for conferences and classroom party volunteering tonight!

Thank you for attending tonight!

One last thing… a quick look at some of the most useful spots on my website.

http://www.sps186.org/teachers/ckorza/?p=2058&b=12