Elementary Curriculum Newsletter
Francis Howell District
Common Assessment Info
MC Curriculum Maps
Teachers in K-5 will only need one Math Tracker and one ELA Tracker. When you create your Tracker from the Map, you will have all standards in the order they are taught in the Units. Please note: there are some Envision materials being uploaded into Mastery Connect and need to remind everyone that these are copyrighted materials. They will be labeled as District Private. If you upload enVision materials, please label them in the same manner.
We just didn’t want to surprise any building PLCs who know they want to use the Curriculum Map function, spend time making one, then find out there is now one from the district. We will ask that you use the district map so that all scores on assessments can be used for comparisons, but if different maps are made, the comparison won’t be able to be done.
Math and Unit Requirements; Time Guidelines for 2014-2015
UNIT REQUIREMENTS:
- Use only the books provided for the unit, or those approved as additional options noted in the overview, for whole class lessons. Additional books should not be supplemented. There will be a process for teachers to request other books for approval in subsequent years.
- All assessments included on page one of each unit should be taken by all students unless they have an Individual Education Plan or 504 that might have alternative testing options. THIS INCLUDES FORMATIVES AND SUMMATIVES. They are common district assessments that should be taken by all students.
- Read the overview and understand the intent of the unit.
- Students should know all objectives outlined in the overview.
- Plan lessons and preview books you will use. The district is not requiring that you use the lesson plans.
- Follow spelling and vocabulary.
TIME GUIDELINES: All grade levels should be planning their schedule to have three main blocks: units, math, and interventions. Approximate Time Guidelines are below:
Math: 75 minutes
Units: 160 minutes
Intervention: 30 minutes
MATH COURSE MAP AND ASSESSMENTS: Use page 6 of your curriculum (posted on HowellNET) to guide you in the order and approximate time for enVision topics. While all common assessments are also in your curriculum document, I am working on a separate document that lists which assessments should be taken by all students. This document will be posted on HowellNET by the end of June. The required assessments will also be in your curriculum map and will automatically fall into your tracker.
Word Work/Phonics
UoS timeline for Grades 4-5
For questions about this newsletter, please contact Dr. Sherri Lorton
Email: sherri.lorton@fhsdschools.org
Location: District Learning Center, 1405 Highway D, St. Charles, MO
Phone: 636.851.5328
Twitter: @sherrilorton