Welcome to Curriculum Night
September 24, 2009
Orchard School
Rm 45
Mrs. Forrest

Our Kids
We are in this TOGETHER…….
“It takes a village to raise a child”
Mrs. Forrest
408-944-0388 ex 445 jforrest@orchardsd.org

Family/School Partnership
Interest
Attendance
Ready with supplies
Organization
Check planner, power school, and school website www.orchardsd.org
Consistent homework area and time

When one support is missing…
Parent
Teacher
Student

Teaching Philosophy
California State Standard based curriculum
Rigor, Relevence, and Respect
( the 3 Rs)
Fair and Consistent
Responsibility

Teaching Philosophy Con’t
Addressing all types of learners
Auditory-verbalize
Visual-written/pictures
Kinesthetic-model,movement

Teaching Philosophy Con’t
Learning through:
Positive interdependence-collaboration
Pair/share
Heads together
Gallery walks
Stray (one person leads)
Individual accountability
Equal participation
Class cards, team leaders, class jobs
Teacher modeling
Direct instruction

Education is a Journey…
NOT A RACE

Positive Behavior Expectations
Be Respectful
During instruction stay focused
Remain quiet while others are sharing
No put-downs, negative statements to others
Be Responsible
Be on time and prepared for class
Stay on task and be here mentally
Stay seated, raise your hand
Decide, commint,succeed

Consequences
Warning
Call home
Citations
Referrals
Community service to the school

Positive Consequences
Free time
Extra points
Blue tickets= treats
Marbles filled-movie day

Parent Volunteers
Field trip chaperones
School day activities
Donation of classroom supplies
Copy paper, binder paper, markers, highlighters, kleenex, baby wipes, white board markers, vis a vis pens
8 th grade dance
Decorations, chaperones

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• Topics covered this year
– Colonial and Revolutionary Periods
– The Constitution (big project with this topic)
– The American Political System
– The Ideals of the New Nation
– Foreign Policy in the Early 1800s
– The Northeast
– The West
– Struggles over Slavery (Roots mini-series, project)
– The Civil War (big project with this topic)
– The Reconstruction Era
– The Industrial Revolution

• Interactive Student Notebook/notes, worksheets- 50% of grade
• Projects- 20 % of grade
• Participation/behavior-10 % of grade
• Tests/quizzes- 20 % of grade
• Late work is not accepted

Advancement Via Individual Determination
(AVID)
The Mission of AVID
The mission of AVID is to ensure that ALL students, and most especially the least served students who are in the middle:
• will succeed in rigorous curriculum,
• will complete a rigorous college preparatory path,
• will enter mainstream activities of the school,

• will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges, and will become educated and responsible participants and leaders in a democratic society.
AVID’s systemic approach is designed to support students and educators as they increase schoolwide/districtwide learning and performance.

MONDAY and WEDNESDAY
AVID Curriculum
– AVID Curriculum includes:
• Strategies for Success
• College and Careers
• Writing Curriculum
• Oral language/public speaking
• Note-taking practice (Cornell
Notes)
• Test preparation
• Research
• WICR activities

WICR
Writing
• Learning Logs/Journals
• Cornell Notes
• Pre write
• Draft
• Respond
• Revise
• Edit
• Final Draft
Collaboration
• Group Projects
• Study Groups
• Jigsaw Activities
• Read- Around
• Response/Edit/Revision Groups
• Collaborative Activities

Inquiry
• Skilled Questioning
• Socratic Seminars
• Quick-write/Discussion
• Critical Thinking Activities
• Writing Questions
• Open-Mindedness Activities
Reading
• SQ5R (Survey/Question/Read,
Record, Recite, Review, Reflect)
• KWL( What I Know/Want to
Learn/Learned)
• Reciprocal Teaching
• “Think-aloud”

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY
Tutorials
– Tutorials include:
• Collaborative study groups
• Problem solving
• Note-taking (Cornell Notes)
• Higher-level thinking questions
• WICR strategies
• Reflection and evaluation

FRIDAY
Binder Evaluation
Field Trips
Media Center
Speakers
Motivational Activities

AVID Curriculum- 30%
Binder/Organization-20%
Projects-20%
Tutorials-20%
Participation/Behavior-
10%
Late work is not accepted

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 Reading
 Writing
 Language Conventions
 Listening/Speaking Skills

 Textbook: Language of
Literature/Interactive Reader
 Novels
 Articles
 Accelerated Reading Program
 Reading Logs
 Library

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Textbook: Language Network
Reading Log Journal
The Write Tools
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6 traits plus 1
• Ideas
• Organization
• Voice
• Word choice
• Sentence fluency
• Conventions
• Presentation of work
Essays

 Go slow to go far
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Reporting out
Groups
Pairs
Individual
Short to long
 Guided
 Scary ……yes……but practice makes perfect

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Class work – 20%
Projects – 20%
 Reading Log/Reading Journal/
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Accelerated Reading – 20%
Test/Quizzes – 20 %
 Homework – 10 %
 Participation/Behavior- 10 %
 Late work is not accepted