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District Goals
New Hanover County Schools has set a literacy goal to increase the percentage of students reading at or above grade level in 3rd grade to 90%.
School Goals
To increase Reading, Math, and Science proficiency, Alderman Elementary will focus on providing rigorous on-grade level instruction using district-provided curriculum and the following strategies:
- encouraging student discourse
- utilizing visual tools
- creating learning targets that are aligned with the standards
Alderman is working to implement the district ELA curriculum of WIT and WISDOM with fidelity, as well as incorporating language and reading development with
- Heggerty
- Geodes
- FUNdations
Alderman has chosen specifically to increase math proficiency by:
- focusing on incorporating the following components into all math lessons with fidelity:
- Fluency
- Launch
- Learn
- Land
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In the Classroom
Staff will work with students and families to support students’ success in reading, math, and science. Some of our key connections with families will be:
- Communication: Updates and information through ClassDojo posts
- Weekly newsletters that highlight homework, important events/dates, and other information.
- Frequent updates on progress in AimsWeb, Great Minds, and other choice programs such as Zearn, Epic, XtraMath, and Prodigy.
- Conferences throughout the year to address progress, new data, and implementation of interventions to meet specific student needs and goals.
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At Home
Alderman school families joined staff to develop ideas about how to support students' success in reading, math, and science, beyond classroom-assigned homework, throughout the week.
- Viewing Teacher Websites and ClassDojo with resources for reading, math, and science.
Reading (20-25 minutes)
- Read books with your child nightly to discuss (like a book club)
- Asking questions about what has been read
- Reading library books, magazines, and signs
Math (25 minutes)
- Practice number skills while grocery shopping
- Observing XTraMath Practice for fact fluency.
- Observing Zearn Lessons
- 3-5 Prodigy
Science (15 minutes)
- Nightly vocabulary practice using the Quizlet, Blooket games.
- Visit museums, nature walks, or other experiences and discuss what you learned.
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Students
Alderman students can S.O.A.R. in reading, math, and science outside of the classroom! Here are some ideas to make connections between school and home:
- Reading Comprehension: Read daily and complete reading homework
- Vocabulary: Find new words, create vocabulary cards, play vocabulary games, and use web resources
- Number Skills: Counting items at the store. Writing our numbers using different materials. Use rounding skills to estimate how much a bill might cost.
- Dividing/Multiplying: Ask students questions about splitting items or how much you need to buy for a certain number of people. Practice fact fluency daily.
- Decimals: Adding up and subtracting the price of items at the store.
- Fractions: Follow recipe cards and add up the ingredients for a cake, pie, etc!
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