Curriculum+Agendas+-+Day+2

__**Friday 8/23/13**__

Diane Enoka - in her room. DRA guidelines for 2013 - 2014

__**Tuesday, 9/3/13**__

David D'Ercole-Classroom Blogs Jenn/Diane - Literacy Math - Esuites

__**Thursday 9/12/13**__

Nancy introduces her curriculum Narrative writing rubrics - Diane

__**Tuesday 9/24/13**__

Diane - review my position, storage of school wide resources and assessments, Common Agreements PD Jenn - reflect on letter writing unit - ATLAS Travis and Wessie- Start date for Geography?

__**Monday 10/20/13**__

The Community Garden Schedule geography lessons with Jeff and give him an overview of learning outcomes of unit. Catch Naz up on planning day and Math groups

__**Wednesday 10/30/13**__

Diane - Literacy...Atlas and resources, Common agreements/PD, Walk throughs of another grade level? Nazli - Share Report Card comments for LA and upcoming Goal Setting Conferences (GSC) - can we also go over the reflection for our science unit in Atlas? - discuss ordering and how you would like for me to collect these and when?

__**Monday 11/11/13**__

Diane - answers to ERB Questions, **10 minutes We want ERB testing for the end of the year in late April. Keeping in mind that we want time after spring break (one week) before test.** Pacing Calendar for Realistic Fiction - date of celebration?, **5 minutes Done before Xmas break with Realistic fiction** Untouchable Read Alouds review for ordering **10 minutes Diane will send it to us after meeting with updates we agreed on** Math planning with our partners **30 minutes Thursday half day and invite Caty**

__**Wednesday 11/20/2013**__

Diane - Review ERB letter; Pacing Calendar...year plan; 'Celebration Learning Walks' Sharing Lunch Report Card update Where are we in the curriculum

__**Monday 12/2/2013**__ Where are we in the curriculum/literacy? **After the winter holiday Writing- persuasive** **integrated into water, Reading- Mystery, start book clubs and/or partnerships now** Social Studies Update -**Finish Final project by the holiday break** Water unit start date? When do you need the unit? End of the week?- **Stefan will have the water unit to us by Friday** Holiday Party Letter and the party details - **//Polar Express- Friday 13th 8:15-12:00// //Hot Chocolate and Socks// - Change jar for the families and children in the Philippines, Thursday @2 (decorate cookies, hot coco, socks)** Holiday assembly? - **Friday 13th @1:45PM, email Caty to see if we can have her play the guitar with 1 or 2 songs.** Writing Celebration- **Use the blog as a way to share to a larger audience and celebrate**

__**Wednesday 12/11/13**__ Jenn, Nazli and Diane to present Reading and Writing Units of Study for January

Jeff and moving forward with Tech planning Allen & Wessie - debrief (9:45).
 * __Tuesday__** __1/21/14__

__Monday 2/10/14__ Diane - review mystery unit, revisit persuasive...look ahead, DRA google docs.

This week - DRA's. __Upcoming Units of Study__ DRA docs- available in google drive Field trip to Shanghai Japanese School - next Wednesday (2/19), students should bring their own lunch. Science station walk through.
 * Persuasive writing celebration:** We are wrapping up our writing and putting them onto blogs. Non fiction unit will begin on monday.
 * Reading Unit - Mystery:** Successful unit - perhaps start next year with mystery.
 * Non-fiction:** Syemor Simon as mentor texts to align with water unit. Navigating non-fiction (Lucy Calkins).
 * Social Studies:** align unit with non-fiction construct an interdisciplinary unit.
 * Book sessions with Jeff on Key words and research.

Diane - Integrated unit...social studies,reading, writing. - Vertical classroom visits - Book room
 * __Friday 2/28/14__**

__Literacy:__


 * DRA's due next Wed.
 * Integrating units - focus on aligning genre with topics, vocabulary word strategies for non-fiction & beyond (prefix, suffix, root word etc.), dictionary. Integrate vocabulary strategies into word study.
 * Vertical classroom visits - visits to grade 3 & 5 student writing (in two weeks). The focus will be on standards at each grade level and what we're working towards across grade levels.

__**Tuesday 3/11/14**__ - Fourth grade assembly - Report cards-comments, will be available on powerschool Friday afternoon, 40min. 2 per slot, AS, Chinese - Migrant school project launch -As a team send an email to faculty council regarding the calendar -How to present year long overview to parent? Basic overview.

__**Wednesday 4/9/14**__ (Team Common Agreements to be posted) 1. Team Celebrations

2. Agenda Adoption - Any additions/deletions to make to today's agenda? (Jenn to take minutes.) 3. Accountability Check In (Individual Tasks) **Nazli:** Unit 8 -math menu, UOS on folktales ( Unit will start on April 8) **Jen:** UOS on folktales (unit will start on April 8) **Wessie:** UOS Modern China ( unit will start May 19th) **Travis:** UOS on Structure of life ( Unit will start April 14) **Steve:** Unit 8 ( Unit will start May 5th), UOS Modern China ( May 5th) **Stefan:**UOS on structure of life (unit will start April 14) **Caty :** Unit 8 - AS things.
 * **May 6th Doctor visit at 8:15 (Eye Talk)**
 * **China Alive Meeting (postponed until April 18th)**
 * Team Dinner April 25th (Friday)
 * Nancy Class Placement
 * **Track and Field Day April 23rd**
 * **Urban Farm April 25th- Do we want to do this?**

4. **Did e ach member create a short descriptor of the responsibilities for their assigned role? [] **

5. Diane (20 minutes) - Share one idea, lesson, activity...that is going well in the integrated reading, writing, social study unit. - reflections on vertical visit...ready (in April!) for grade 3 - integration in reading, writing and science - DRA grade strengths and needs. Where to next? - Planning Day

6. Individual Tasks to be Done for Next Meeting: Please See above (hasn't changed) Nazli: Unit 8 math menus Jen: Folktale update for next meeting, t&f permission Wessie: Modern China, t&f permission Travis: NGSS science unit launch, review bridge unit Steve: Modern China, Unit 8 Math, Earth Day debate Stefan: NGSS science unit launch, review bridge unit, pots, Canto Friday

7. How did we do? Review Team Common Essential Agreements (on homepage of this wiki)

We focused on Curriculum, so things in bold need to move to the next Day 6 nuts and bolts meeting.

(Team Common Agreements to be posted)

__** April 18, 2014 **__ 1. Team Celebrations

2. __**Agenda Adoption**__ - Any additions/deletions to make to today's agenda? (Jenn to take minutes.) 1, We'll talk about the forms that need to be filled. 2, We'll check again for the student booklets and schedules. 3, Other thoughts before the trip. (Teachers need to prepare their own lunch that day, etc.) 3. Accountability Check In (Individual Tasks) **Nazli:** Unit 8 math menus **Jen:** Folktale update for next meeting, t&f permission **Wessie:** Modern China, t&f permission **Travis:** NGSS science unit launch, review bridge unit **Steve:** Modern China, Unit 8 Math, Earth Day debate **Stefan:** NGSS science unit launch, review bridge unit, pots, Canto Friday
 * **May 6th Doctor visit at 12:45 (not in the am) 3 classes for 20 minutes each (Eye Talk)**
 * **China Alive Meeting**
 * **Team Dinner April 25th (Friday) would like to be changed!**
 * **Present Science Unit**
 * **Map Data Dig April 29 - Can this help our instruction?**
 * **Important Dates-** Class placement, Placement Cards, Track and Field Day, Data Dig, Planning Day, Homework Club, Student Ambassadors, etc.
 * **Canto?**

4. ** Did e ach member create a short descriptor of the responsibilities for their assigned role? [] **

5. Diane (20 minutes) -Folktales input or wrapping up Non-Fiction 6. Individual Tasks to be Done for Next Meeting: Please See above (hasn't changed) Nazli: Jen: Wessie: Travis: Steve: Stefan:

7. How did we do? Review Team Common Essential Agreements (on homepage of this wiki)

__**April 29, 2014**__
 * 1. Team Celebrations**
 * Common End of Year Assessments - On Demand Writing, Spelling Inventory (Diane - 10 minutes)
 * Science update- How is it going? May 6th Doctor visit
 * China Alive Volunteers May 7th
 * Folktales Start Date May 5th instead of May 9th?
 * **Data Dig at 10:10 with Mr. D**

__**May 9, 2014**__ Literacy - How is the Folk Tale unit going? Sharing of ideas and queries. - End of year common assessment. Sharing and questions Schedule for next year (Naz) Modern China Bridge Building

__**May 20, 2014**__ Planning Day Report Cards Wrapping up and starting new units (Modern China Resources and timeline of lessons) Literacy Check in - Diane (10 minutes)

__**May 29, 2014**__ Literacy * Celebration * Blue Transition Folders (20 minutes) Diane End of Year Assembly- Music Team? Jeff- Blog Migration

