Woodland Heights Enhancement Team Curriculum Night

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Woodland Heights Enhancement TeamCurriculum
Night
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Woodland Heights Elementary Art Program

• Sydney Jokubaitis
• Mission Statement
• To excel in creative skills for excellent art
  through encouragement, cooperation, hard work,
  and fun!

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The Basics of Art

• Elements of Art
• Line
• Shape
• Color
• Texture
• Value
• Form
• Space

• Principles
• EmphasisBalanceHarmonyVarietyMovement
  RhythmProportionUnity

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Elements of Art
Students base their work on the Elements of Art
as they would do as a professional artist.
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Element of Line

• Students use line to create movement and form.

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Element of Shape

• Shapes are used to create images. Here they use
  shape as positive and negative space.

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Element of Form

• Students create form in a variety of ways. Here
  they use clay to make a three dimensional mask.

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Media

• Students at WHES use a wide variety of media to
  create their artwork.

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Crayon Resist

• Crayon Resist uses crayons for texture and then
  water color paint is used to add a layer of color

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Clay

• The entire school will enjoy the clay project we
  will create now that we have a kiln. A slab
  roller will be a nice addition to our clay
  program.

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Colored Pencil

• We use a variety of tools in the art room to
  create our masterpieces. Colored pencil is one of
  them.

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Cut Paper

• Shapes are cut from paper to form different types
  of line from zigzag to curves.

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Right Now in Art Class

• Students are creating unique masks through hand
  build techniques.
• Here a student has taken a slab of clay and is
  beginning to design her project.

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Welcome to the WHE Media CenterMrs. Jane B.
HudsonMedia Coordinator
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Mission Statement

• We  visit the media center to find books and
  other materials that will help us improve our
  reading skills, gain knowledge, and have fun.
• When we are in the media center, we should be
  good listeners, follow the rules, and show
  respect to the people and resources.    

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Information Skills Curriculum

• The activities and lessons that I plan for the
  students are aligned with the North Carolina
  Standard Course of Study Information Skills
  Curriculum.
• The curriculum can be accessed at
• http//www.learnnc.org/scos/

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Destiny

• The Iredell-Statesville Schools recently
  purchased the computer program Destiny for the
  school media centers. This new program is
  web-based and there will soon be a link on the
  district web page. Teachers, students, and
  parents will be able to use the Destiny Library
  Search from home.
• Destiny uses the students NC Wise Number for book
  checkout.

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Strategic Goals for the Media Center

• Students will become information literate.
• Students will develop the ability to locate
  information as well as evaluate the usefulness of
  the sources.
• Students will recognize information in a variety
  of formats such as (print, graphical, audio,
  video, multimedia, electronic and web-based.)
• Students will participate in a variety of reading
  experiences.

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Research Strategies

• In todays world of information, it is important
  that students have strong research skills. In
  the media center, we use The Big 6 research
  model.
• http//www.big6.com/kids/

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Online Resources

• NC WiseOwl provides encyclopedias, atlases,
  magazines, websites, and a variety of research
  tools.
• http//www.ncwiseowl.org/
• WorldBook Online
• http//worldbookonline.com/
• We provide students with a user name and
  password for these resources.

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Reading Programs

• Elementary Battle of the Books
• A reading competition that is open to 4th and 5th
  grade students that might like to try out for the
  team.
• The reading list is available on Mrs. Hudsons
  staff web page.

• Iredell-Statesville
• Elementary Battle of the Books
• 2008 Champions!!!

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Accelerated Reader Program

• Accelerated Reader is a computer program that
  allows students to take tests on books they have
  read and earn points.
• You can learn more information at the AR Home
  Connect page located at
• https//Hosted26.renlearn.com/42867/HomeConnect/Lo
  gin.aspx
• You can find out if a certain book is AR at the
  AR Book Find at
• www.arbookfind.com

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Annual Book Fairs

• The PTO sponsors a fall and spring book fair.
  These two events provide the much-needed funds
  for books and materials that support the
  operation of our media center.
• Thank you for your support of our yearly book
  fairs.
• The fall book fair is going on through this
  Friday at noon.

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Music-Julie Baur

• National Standards for Music
• 1. The learner will sing alone and with others, a
  varied repertoire of music
• 2. The learner will play on instruments, alone
  and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
• 3. The learner will improvise melodies,
  variations, and accompaniments.
• 4. The learner will compose and arrange music
  within specified guidelines.

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Music- Julie Baur

• 5. The learner will read and notate music.
• 6. The learner will listen to, analyze, and
  describe music.
• 7. The learner will evaluate music and music
  performances.
• 8. The learner will understand relationships
  between music, the other arts, and content areas
  outside the arts.
• 9. The learner will understand music in relation
  to history and culture.

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Performing Groups at WHES

• Beginning Chorus
• Advanced Chorus
• Drumming Hawks
• Dance Team

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Technology Marion McClure

• Mission Statement
• Technology class helps us to learn how to use
  computers every day in lots of ways.
• Our goal is to have fun and learn to be safe with
  computers .
• By fifth grade we will be able to use Word
  Processing, Multimedia, Databases, Spreadsheets,
  and the Internet better than our parents.

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Objectives by Quarters

• 1st Nine Wks. Word Processing and Typing Skills
• 2nd Nine Wks- Multimedia and PowerPoint projects
• 3rd Nine Wks- Databases and Spreadsheets
  (graphing and sorting)
• 4th Nine Wks- Internet Research and Safety

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Kindergarten

• Starfall Reading

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WHES Technology

• 1 classroom set of Dell Latitude D510 laptops
• 1 lab for checkout use of IBM Thinkpad r52s.
• Most classrooms have 2 student IBM PCs
• Media Projectors and Laptops available for
  checkout to teachers.

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McClure Responsibilities

• Technology Instructor for all 6 grades
• Maintain all computers (200) and printers (60)
  at WHES (work orders and routing maintenance)
• Webmaster

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WOODLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYPHYSICAL EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
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TEACHERS

• MONIKA WOODRUFF
• ELLEN CLINE (KRISTA KERLEY)
• PAM ELLIOTT
• CAROL DORSETT
• (assistant)

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MISSION STATEMENT

• Our mission in Physical Education is to learn how
  to exercise our bodies so that we can maintain a
  level of fitness that will enable us to live a
  long and healthy life.  In doing so, we want to
  play hard, play fair, be safe and have fun.

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Physical Education every other day for 45 minutes
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM

• NCSCOS NASPE
• HEALTHFUL LIVING CURRICULUM K-5
• SPARK
• HOPSPORTS
• FITNESSGRAM

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SPARK

• SPORTS PLAY AND ACTIVE RECREATION FOR KIDS
•  Our Mission
• "SPARK is a research-based organization dedicated
  to creating, implementing, and evaluating
  programs that promote lifelong wellness.
  

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HOPSPorts

• Technology Based Physical Education Supplemental
  Tool for Teaching
• Fitness
• Sports Skills
• Hip Hop Dance
• Martial Arts
• Swimming

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FITNESSGRAM

• 5 FITNESS COMPONENTS
• Aerobic Capacity
• Muscular Strength
• Muscular Endurance
• Flexibility
• Body Composition

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FITNESSGRAM TEST ITEMS

• PACER
• PUSH-UP
• CURL-UPS
• BACK SAVER SIT AND REACH
• TRUNK LIFT
• BMI (HEIGHT AND WEIGHT)

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CLASS DESIGN

• ASAP
• FOCUS ON FITNESS
• SPOTLIGHT ON SKILLS

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CLASSROOM PROTOCOL AND PROCEDURES

• COGNITIVELY BASED
• 2008-2009
• FOCUS ON 7 CONTINENTS

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Stand Up
Relax

Home Base
Huddle
Personal Space
Scatter
Sit Down
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ISS Strategic Plan Goal

• 2007-2008 FITNESSGRAM Results Grades 5,7,9
• 30 were in a HEALTHY FITNESS ZONE (ISS)
• 61 of 5TH GRADERS _at_ WHES in HFZ

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2009 GOAL FOR Grades 5,7,9

• 35 in a HEALTHY FITNESS ZONE (ISS)
• 65 for WHES

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Woodland Heights Enhancements

• Thank you!!!!!!!