3. WHAT MAKES
BEREWICK SPECIAL?
THE FACTS SAY IT ALL
Diverse community
Pre-K to 5th grade
Variety of student clubs
Student centered culture
Focused on improvement
and growth
4. CURRICULUM
AT BEREWICK
• A Standards-Based Approach
focusing on the Common Core
State Standards and NC Essential
Standards
• Backwards Design Model to
develop Units of Study
7. BALANCED LITERACY
CURRICULUM: WORD WORK
Grades K-4
Words Their Way
• Word Sorts
• Patterns in words
• Individualized
Grades 1 - 5
Vocabulary – studying
academic vocabulary
8. SUPPORTING AT HOME:
LITERACY
Talk about books, especially the great ones!
• Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal, Coretta Scott King Award
• Help your child read just above their text level.
Ask your children questions about what they’re reading.
• Try asking questions that require your kids to talk about the
content of the books they’re reading – like having them give
examples for why a favorite character was heroic or clever or
forgiving.
Push your kids to read non-fiction.
Encourage your kids to write, write, write.
• Encourage your children to keep a journal or blog, or write a
letter or e-mail to a favorite author.
9. MATH CURRICULUM: MATH
INVESTIGATIONS
Grades 3-5 EOG Warmup
Grade 2 Problem Solving Warmup
Grades K- 1 Math Meeting
(Calendar)
Mini Lessons
Classroom Discussions
Workshop Activities
Manipulatives
10. MATH CURRICULUM: MATH RTI
Differentiated Activities
Teacher-led Small Groups
Grade Level Activities
Performance Tasks
11. SUPPORTING AT HOME: MATH
“Talk math” with your kids
Know what concepts are important for your child based on
their grade level and spend time working on those concepts
Provide time every day for your child to work on math at
home
Fluency is more than memorization
12. BEREWICK ASSESSMENTS
2014-2015
MAP Testing Grades K-5
3 times throughout the school year: September, December, and
March
Reading 3D/TRC Program
Kathy Richardson Assessing Mathematical Concepts (K-1)
Informal classroom assessments in all subject areas
Common Formative Assessments – Pre/Post assessments to
measure growth
(3-5) End-of-Grade Tests - monitor student proficiency and
academic growth
Purpose: teachers use data to identify the instructional levels of
their students, identify areas of strength and weakness, and monitor
academic growth
13. WHAT IF MY CHILD IS
STRUGGLING?
Contact your child’s teacher as soon as you have a concern.
Teacher provides classroom Interventions
Tier 2 Support – Parent meeting, continue Classroom
Interventions
Tier 3/Intervention Team – Parent meeting, intense
interventions provided
Coming soon: Leveled Literacy Instruction and Do the Math
15. KICKBOARD
New system to track behaviors
Your child will have the chance to earn Bobcat Bucks for
positive behaviors and “spend” their paycheck on incentives
in the classroom and school.
16. WHO TO CONTACT?
Principal, Mojdeh Henderson – always a phone call away.
Additional grade level support and contact information:
Pre-K – Linda Rhyne, Literacy Facilitator:
linda.schultz@cms.k12.nc.us
Kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th grade: Holly Carter, Dean of
Students: holly.carter@cms.k12.nc.us
*1st, 3rd, and 5th grade: Mrs. Stephanie Gust, Assistant
Principal: stephanie.gust@cms.k12.nc.us
17. THANK YOU!!
Thank you for all that you do to support
your child.
At this time, teachers are ready for you to
visit their classrooms for their
presentations. The first classroom visits
are from 6:20 – 6:40. The second
classroom visits are from 6:40 – 7:00.
