FHSD Elementary ELA Newsletter
December 2014
Data and Assessment Information
Mastery Connect Data will be generated on January 12th for all 2nd quarter Units of Study data
ELA Study Island Benchmark dates for participating schools
- 3rd quarter February 23-March 8
- 4th quarter April 27th-May 15th
Kindergarten Information
Mastery Connect optional data entries for second quarter
- Unit 3 Formative #1-Journal check on student writing about a narrative event
- Unit 4 Formative #2-Week 2 writing identify if students are using capital letters at the beginning of a sentence
- Unit 4 Second Quarter Summative-Week 3 narrative writing piece about something students have done with their family.
First Grade Information
Mastery Connect optional data entries for second quarter
- Unit 3 Formative #1 Narrative writing (topic of choice day 8)
- Unit 4 Formative #2 Opinion writing (topic of choice days 3-8)
- Unit 3 Second Quarter Summative Opinion Writing (write opinion about a fairy tale days 14-15)
Second Grade Information
Mastery Connect data entries for second quarter
- Unit 3 Formative #2-Multiple Choice "The African Landscape" (week 4)
- Second Quarter Summative Assessment Native American Recording Presentation
Mastery Connect optional data entries for second quarter
- Unit 3 Formative #1-Opinion Writing (week 3)
- Second Quarter Summative Assessment Native American Informative Writing
Third Grade Information
Mastery Connect data entries for second quarter:
- Unit 3 Formative #2-Multiple Choice & Constructed Response quiz on cause/effect: This is a single standard assessment. To locate it in Mastery Connect you will need to enter the score on standard RL.3.3.
- Unit 3 Second Quarter Reading Summative
Mastery Connect optional data entries for second quarter
- Unit 3 Writing Summative-Write like Lynne Cherry Narrative
- Unit 3 Formative #1-Ecosystem Informational Writing
Units of Study Revision Teams for 3rd grade units of study (1 person per building)
1st semester revisions: January 13th @ District Learning Center (DLC) sub code 005
Fourth Grade Information
Mastery Connect data entries for second quarter:
- Unit 3 Second Quarter Reading Summative Day 35
Mastery Connect optional data entries for second quarter:
- Unit 3-Formative #1 Perspective Letter (Day 5)
- Unit 3-Formative #2 Transcontinental Railroad Comparison (Day 28)
- Unit 3 Literary Essay
Please take the unit 3 survey, your feedback is appreciated and valued. The survey closes on December 19th.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UnitsofStudy-Unit3-4thgrade
Units of Study Revision Teams Revision Teams for 4th grade units of study (1 person per building)
2nd Quarter revisions: January 14th @ District Learning Center (DLC) sub code 005
Place the books below in the following units:
Tuck Everlasting – Unit 2
Tiger Rising – Unit 4
Pipi Goes on Board – Unit 5
Sierra – Unit 4
Fifth Grade Information
Mastery Connect data entries for second quarter:
- Unit 3 Second Quarter Reading Summative
Mastery Connect optional data entries for second quarter:
- Unit 3 Formative #1 Close Reading
- Unit 3 Formative #2 Colonial Commercials
- Unit 3 Formative #3 Notecard Confessions
Please take the unit 3 survey, your feedback is appreciated and valued. The survey closes on December 19th.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UnitsofStudy-Unit3-5thgrade
Units of Study Revision Teams for 5th grade units of study (1 person per building)
2nd Quarter revisions: January 15th @ District Learning Center (DLC) sub code 005
In the unit 4 daily plans, teachers will use a DVD from the Linda Dorn Book “Teaching for Deeper Comprehension.” See your literacy coach for the DVD and book.
Information
HowellNET Teacher Share Files:
- Add current school year in the title of the files uploaded to the HowellNET
- Always have a copy of files
- Teachers can delete files they have uploaded to the Teacher Share file on HowellNET
- Please delete your files on HowellNET that no longer match curriculum
Carrie Hepburn
Email: carrie.hepburn@fhsdschools.org
Location: 1405 Hwy D, Saint Charles, MO, United States
Phone: (636) 851-6341
Twitter: @CarrieHepburn