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1. Berewick Elementary
WE WANT TO BE YOUR CHILD’S EAGLE
Open House & Curriculum Night
Aug. 22, 2013

2. 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
Accomplishments
• Lowe’s Grant
• Safety Grant – Safety
Fair
• Quarterly Reading
Celebrations
• Studentreasures
Publishing
• Healthy School Bronze
Winner

3. Curriculum at Berewick

4. Literacy SHIFTS
SHIFTS in the Common Core
1. Read as much nonfiction as fiction
2. Learn about the world by reading
3. Read challenging material closely
4. Discuss reading using evidence
5. Write non-fiction using evidence
6. Increase academic vocabulary

5. Balanced Literacy Curriculum
Reader’s Workshop
• Interactive Read Alouds
• Mini Lessons
• Independent Reading
– Student thinking
• Journal Responses
• Post-it Notes
• Shared Reading (K-2)
• Partner Reading (K-2)
• Teacher Conferring
• Teacher-Led Small Groups

6. Balanced Literacy Curriculum
Writer’s Workshop
• Mentor Texts
• Mini Lessons
• Independent Writing
– Narratives
– Fiction
– Nonfiction
– Opinion/Argumentative
• Shared Writing (K-2)
• Teacher Conferring

7. Balanced Literacy Curriculum
Word Work
K-2
• Words Their Way
– Word Sorts
– Patterns in words
– Differentiated
• Class work
• Homework
– Spelling based on patterns
not memorized list
3-5
• Month by Month Phonics
– Commonly misspelled
words
– Multi-syllabic words
– Vocabulary
– Prefixes/Suffixes
– Spelling Strategies
• Words Their Way
– Supplemental
ALL STUDENTS:
SPELLING INVENTORY FOR FEATURE ANALYSIS

8. Supporting at Home
Balanced Literacy
• Talk about books, especially the great ones!
– Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal, Coretta Scott King
Award, Belpre Medal, Geisel Medal, Sibert Informational
Book Medal, Wilder Award
• 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 SHIFTS
SHIFTS in the Common Core
1. Fewer topics, deeper understanding
2. Build skills within/across grades
3. Develop speed, accuracy, and fluency
4. REALLY know it, REALLY do it
5. Use it in the real world
6. Think fast AND solve problems

10. Math Curriculum
Math Investigations
• Ten Minute Math and Routines
• Mini Lessons
• Classroom Discussions
• Workshop Activities
• Manipulatives

11. Math Curriculum
Math RTI
• Differentiated Activities
• Teacher-led Small Groups
• Grade Level Activities
• Performance Tasks

12. 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

13. What does
assessment
look like for
your child at
Berewick
Elementary
School this
year?

14. Berewick Assessments
2013-2014
MAP Testing
• grades K-5
• 3 times throughout the school year:
September, November, and March
• Purpose: teachers use data to identify the
instructional levels of their
students, identify areas of strength and
weakness, and monitor academic growth

15. Berewick Assessments Continued
2013-2014
Kindergarten – 2nd
Grade
• Reading 3D/TRC Program
• Kathy Richardson Assessing Mathematical
Concepts
• Informal and formal classroom assessments
in all subject areas
• Purpose – to provide additional information
for the teachers to support all learners

16. Berewick Assessments Continued
2013-2014
3rd – 5th Grade
• Informal and formal classroom
assessments in all subject areas
• Purpose – to provide additional
information for the teachers to support all
learners
• End-of-Grade Tests - monitor student
proficiency and academic growth

17. CMS & Berewick Grading Plan
• Effective Grading Practices:
-shall ensure that grades reflect
mastery of content,
-shall assign the initial score
earned for an assignment or
assessment on which the student
made concerted attempt,
-shall assign an initial score of
zero (0) to an assignment or
assessment on which a student
made no attempt or which is
missing.
• Assignments:
-Late work and make-up work
must be accepted by all
teachers, teacher will facilitate
arrangements made within five
school days of the student’s return
to school.
• Percentage Breakdown:
-40% classwork/informal
assessments/homework
-60% formal assessments
• Grading Scale:
-point value changes with amount
of questions per
assignment/assessment (see
teachers for copy or on Berewick
Website)

18. Differentiated Core
Supplemental Support
Intensive Support
Tier I - Prevention
Practices
Core Benchmark
Instruction
Consistency of School-
wide Practices
Multi-Tiered
System of Support

19. Essential Components of RtI

20. 3 Basic Berewick Rules
• Be a learner.
• Be safe.
• Be respectful.

21. Berewick PBIS: Positive Behavior
Intervention Strategies
• What is PBIS? PBIS is a process of
using research based strategies in schools
to achieve important social and learning
outcomes while preventing problem
behavior. PBIS is a process for creating
safer and more effective schools. Instead
of just punishing students, the process
focuses on teaching and supporting
positive behavior for all student, all
staff, and in all settings.

22. Berewick’s Positive Behavior Intervention
Strategies
Minor behaviors:
• Language, preparedness, ex
cessive talking, calling
out, put down, minor throwing
(e.g. pencils, paper), refusing
to follow directions, minor
dishonesty, tone/attitude, ina
ppropriate
comments, electronic
devices, dress code, food or
drink, minor physical contact.
Classroom Consequences for
Minor Behaviors
• Time out in classroom
• Character development plan
completed by student
• Teacher/student conference
• Minor Incident Report completed
and sent home by teacher
• Class pass in partner class
• Silent lunch
• Phone call home
• Major behavior issue OR 4 minor
incident reports within the same
quarter = office referral

23. Berewick’s Positive Behavior
Intervention Strategies
• Additional grade level support and contact
information:
*Pre-K, Kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th grade
Mrs. Stephanie Gust – Assistant Principal
stephanie.gust@cms.k12.nc.us
*1st, 3rd, and 5th grade
Mrs. Holly Carter – Dean of Students
holly.carter@cms.k12.nc.us

24. Transportation
• You should have received a bus sticker and
ORANGE information card in your child’s back to
school letter. PLEASE have this completely filled
out and return it with your child on the FIRST DAY
OF SCHOOL!
• If you did not receive an ORANGE information
card, please pick one up at the transportation table
before you leave tonight.
• ALL students need to have this ORANGE
information card, whether they are a bus rider, car
rider, van rider, or ASEP. Thank you for your
attention with this extremely important matter!

25. Nuts and Bolts
• Attendance
• Universal Breakfast
• Transportation
• Healthy Schools

26. We Want to be…
YOUR Child’s EAGLE