Family Curriculum Night

• Enjoy the resources below that were shared at our Family Curriculum Night!! We LOVE our families and appreciate your partnership as we educate each child at Hunter!!

Session Schedule with Times and Room Numbers

First Session:  4:45 - 5:15

Pizza, Bake Sale, and Elective Showcase (Near Back Bus Loop) - 5:15 - 6:00

Second Session:  6:05 - 6:35

Third Session:  6:40 - 7:10

PTA Meeting and Chorus Performance - 7:10 - 7:30, Cafeteria

Session Choices

"Helping Children Read Unknown Words" - Presentation  (Kindergarten)

• Families will learn how to decode unknown words by chunking
• How to utilize reading strategies
• How to practice sight words
• Resources:  Bookmark

"How to Have Math Conversations at Home" - Presentation (Kindergarten)

• Families will understand what "Math Talk" is all about.
• Families will understand how to use the problem solving strategy, RIDD, (Read, Imagine, Decide, Do)
• Families will learn math practice strategies to use at home.

"How to Coach (not resuce) When Reading" - Presentation (1st Grade)

• Families will learn how to use reading strategies at home when reading with their children.

"How to Solve Word Problems Using the Strategies Taught in Class" - Presentation (1st Grade)

• Families will learn how to use several different math strategies to support their child at home.  

"Addition Strategies and and How to Help Your Child at Home" - Presentation (2nd Grade)

• Families will learn several addition strategies to help their child at home.  

"Growth Mindset:  Building Your Child Up Without Building Anxiety" - Presentation (2nd Grade)

• Families will learn ways to celebrate their children’s effort and build their academic and personal confidence
• Resource:  A Growth Mindset Letter to Parents

"How to Help Your Child Understand Unfamiliar Words" - Presentation (3rd Grade)

• Families will learn how to help their child use affixes and context clues to understand unfamiliar words.
• Resource:  Frayer Model for Understanding Unfamiliar Words

"Understanding Math Strategies Taught in Class and Tools to Help Your Child Be Successful - Presentation (3rd Grade)

• Understand how / where to access WCPSS resources for math
• Learn strategies taught to students in class
• Learn Dice and Card games to play at home to increase math fluency
• Resource:  Parent Practice Page     Dice and Card Games to Practice Math Facts

"On the Same Page - Using the Same Strategies at Home As in Class for Reading and Math" - Presentation Presentation  (Presentation All in Spanish, K - 5)

• Families will learn strategies to help their students with Math & Reading at home.

• Resource:  Questions to Ask When Reading With Your Child

"Practice Math Strategies for Multiplication and Division" - Presentation (4th Grade)

• Families will learn the “new way” to multiply and divide.

"Google Classroom in 4th Grade" - Presentation (4th Grade)

• Families will learn how to navigate their student’s Google account to help support them in school and at home.

"Engaging Your Child in Conversations About Complex Texts and Making Real World Connections at Home" - Presentation (5th Grade)

"Learning Science Vocabulary and Preparing for the Science EOG" - Presentation (5th Grade)

• Families will be given information that allows them to practice science vocabulary with engaging paper-pencil and technology games.

"Physical Activity to Support Math and Reading at Home" - Presentation (All Grades)

•  Families will learn to play math and reading fluency games for all grade levels.

"Supporting Your Performer With Practice at Home" - Presentation (1st - 5th Grades)

• Families will learn new ways to motivate their child to practice at home

•  Families will learn strategies to help their child reflect on their performances

"How to Help Your Child Choose  'Just Right' Books at the Public Library" - Presentation (All Grades)

• Families will walk away with information about local public libraries and have information about checking out books.

• Families will learn strategies to find books they can read with their student AND how to pick the best books.

"Digital Supports:  Pebble Go and Google Classroom at Home" - Presentation (K, 1st, 2nd Grades)

• Parents will become familiar with the digital resource Pebble Go, how to log-in, and its features.
• Parents will learn how to access and log in to their child's Google Classroom Account.

"Using Big Universe and Google Classroom at Home" - Presentation (3rd, 4th, 5th Grades)

• Parents will learn about the online library Big Universe available to students, how to log-in and additional features including book making tools. 
• Parents will learn how to access and log in to their child's Google Classroom Account.

"Managing Childhood Stress" - Presentation

• Families will be given information on how the brain handles stress. They will walk away with a useful tool (calm down jar) to use at home. (All Grades)

"Growth Mindset Keeps Us Afloat" - Presentation (1st Grade)

• Families will understand what Growth Mindset is and be given book suggestions and phrases to use at home.
• Resources:  Growth Mindset Bookmark

"Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted Learner" - Presentation (3rd, 4th, 5th Grades)

• Families will learn what a Socratic Seminar is and will participate in a discussion around an article about the unique needs of gifted learners
• Resources:  Socratic Seminar Handout    Article "10 Suggestions for Parents of Gifted Children"      

"Preparing for Middle School" - Presentation (5th Grade)

• Families will learn about timelines and applying for middle school.
• Families will learn how students will "sign up" for electives / classes in specific middle schools.
• Families will learn strategies for supporting their child throughout the transition to middle school.