discovery welcoming event teacher question & answer session
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Discovery Welcoming EventTeacher Question & Answer Session
Introductions Mr. Marshall Kettner- 3rd Grade Ms. Annie Thordarson- 4th Grade Mrs. Kelley Lowery- 5th Grade
Discovery Program PhilosophyThe Renton School District believes that students who have been identified as highly-capable should have the opportunity to develop their strengths and talents through a rigorous academic program which enriches and extends the adopted curricula; honors students’ unique gifts, interests, and learning styles; and promotes higher-order, creative, and critical thinking.
Program GoalsProvide:
An opportunity for highly-capable learners to interact with peers of like abilities in order to promote a healthy self-concept relative to their giftedness
An environment which encourages divergent thinking, creative problem-solving, and higher-level thinking
Leadership and participatory opportunities which will enhance the community and society
Opportunities for self-directed learning
What Makes Discovery Different Compacted, accelerated and in-depth
content Opportunities to work above grade-
level as appropriate/extensions of learning
Project-based learning Critical thinking across content areas Relatability to peers
Readiness : Grade 3Reading Able to think critically and express ideas
using verbal and written communication Stamina and focus in independent
reading for up to 20 minutes Able to recall key events or details in a
text through verbal communication
Readiness : Grade 3Writing Write multiple, complete sentences;
understand sentence and paragraph structure
Comfortable generating ideas for writing Able to write and focus for up to 15
minutes at a time
Readiness : Grade 3Math Fluency in addition and subtraction facts Exposure to multiplication and division
facts (1’s, 2’s, 5’s) Able to show math work and explain
thinking through words, numbers, and pictures
Readiness: Grade 4Reading
Able to think critically and express ideas using verbal and written communication
Stamina and focus in independent reading for up to 30 minutes
Able to express a basic summary of key events or details in a text through verbal communication
Readiness : Grade 4Writing
Write multiple, complete paragraphs using complete sentences; understand essay structure
Comfortable generating ideas to write about within a larger topic
Able to write and focus for up to 20 minutes at a time
Readiness : Grade 4Math
Fluency in multiplication facts up to 12x12
Able to show math work and explain thinking through words, numbers, and pictures
Comfortable with adding and subtracting using the standard algorithm
Understands the concept of fractions
Readiness: Grade 5Reading Meaning monitoring strategy(ies) Able to infer and think critically, as well as
express ideas using verbal and written communication using a variety of texts
Stamina and focus in independent reading for up to 40 minutes
Summarize fiction text verbally and in writing
Readiness: Grade 5Writing Write several, complete and coherent
paragraphs; understand differences in narrative and informational structures
Able to write and focus for up to 30 minutes at a time
Apply organizers/strategies to generate ideas for writing across forms
Understand and apply steps of writing process
Readiness: Grade 5Math Fluent with multiplication and division
facts through 12’s Understand the concepts of fractions and
decimals and how they are related Able to consistently show/explain thinking
using words, numbers, and/or pictures Comfortable taking risks with new
challenges/perseverance
Question & Answer Session What questions to do you have for us as
Discovery Program teachers?
Contact Information Marshall Kettner
Annie Thordarson [email protected]
Kelley Lowery [email protected]