Our class has set many goals for ourselves to reach this year. Some of the goals are personal goals, and some goals are classwide. The information below are descriptions of the classwide goals and incentives. Be sure to check back often to see who has reached each goal!

Goals

Reading Goals

 

~Alphabet Club~

Letters of the alphabet & Letter sounds

Statement of goal: The student will identify all capital and lower case letters of the alphabet.

Statement of goal: The student will generate all 26 sounds for the letters of the alphabet.

Incentives for this goal: There will be 3 incentives given this year, and when students successfully meet the goal of identifying all 26 letters of the alphabet they receive an incentive. The incentives are TBA. The student will add his/her name to a grade level incentive board for the goal listed above.

*Be sure to check back often to see pictures of students who have met the goal, and pictures of the students enjoying the incentive for meeting the goal.

~Popcorn Club~

Sight Words

Statement of goal: The student will read 30 or more high frequency words (popcorn words/sight words) in a minute.

Incentives for this goal: There 3 incentives given this year, and when students successfully meet the goal of reading 30 or more popcorn words in a minute they receive an incentive. The incentives are TBA. The student will add his/her name to a grade level incentive board for the goal listed above.

*Be sure to check back often to see pictures of students who have met the goal, and pictures of the students enjoying the incentive for meeting the goal.

~AR Club~

Accelerated Reading Program

"AR"

Statement of goal: (Standard: ELAKR 4-a,b) The student will read books checked out from the library and successfully take a comprehension test on the computer based on what they have read. The student will have at least an 80% success rate while participating in the program.

Incentives for the goal: The students will have 3 opportunities to visit the AR store and receive a gift based on the amount of points he/she earned successfully completing the online comprehension tests.

Questions about The Accelerated Reading Program:

1. What is Accelerated Reading Program? This is a reading program where students are able to check out books from the school library, read them, and then take a comprehension quiz on what they have read. The program allows students to earn AR points for each quiz successfully completed. At the end of the school year the points are added up for prizes.

2. How does my child begin this program? I have set a goal for each student to read 30 or more high frequency words in one minute (Standard: ELAKR4-a). When the student has reached this goal, he/she earns the right to begin the Accelerated Reading Program.

3. What does the Accelerated Reading Program include? Once your child has successfully completed the 30 high frequency words per minute, you will recieve a notice at home and a document to sign for responsiblity of books checked out of the library. Your child will not be allowed to check out books if the document is not signed and returned to school.

4. How is the reading level determined for my child? Your child will take a STAR test to determine the reading level he/she is reading on. The test is given on the computer and is completed independently. There will be no assistance given by the teacher. The STAR results will determine what level books your child will be checking out of the library.

5. Will I know my child's results from the AR tests? Each reporting period (Report card time), your child will have a copy of the books and test results he/she has done at that point.

6. What are the advantages to the Accelerated Reading Program? It is a great way to begin your child's love for reading. Plus, they get to go to the library all by theirself and check out books!

Math Goals

~Numbers Club~

Writing numbers, Counting sets, & Reading number words

Statement of goal: The students will write numbers correctly(0-30). The student will count sets of objects and write corresponding numbers (0-30). The student will create sets for number words (zero-ten).

Incentives for this goal: There 3 incentives given this year, and when students successfully meet the goal they receive an incentive. The incentives are TBA. The student will add his/her name to a grade level incentive board for the goal listed above.

*Be sure to check back often to see pictures of students who have met the goal, and pictures of the students enjoying the incentive for meeting the goal.

~Money Club~

Name & identify money

Statement of goal: The students will name & identify money (penny, nickel, dime, quarter, dollar bill)

Incentives for this goal: There 3 incentives given this year, and when students successfully meet the goal they receive an incentive. The incentives are TBA. The student will add his/her name to a grade level incentive board for the goal listed above.

*Be sure to check back often to see pictures of students who have met the goal, and pictures of the students enjoying the incentive for meeting the goal.

Additional Goals & Incentives

After meeting the 2012-2013 class goals, additional goals and incentives will be used. The goals are based on Standards that the class may have difficulty with during assessments. The class and the teachers will work together to determine a Standard that they see might be a great goal for the class.

*Please be sure to check back often to see what additional goals will be added for the 20010-2011 class.

Personal Goals

The following are steps used to determine the personal goals set by the students.

1. The students have a Student Portfolio that they keep completed projects in. The documents placed in the Portolio are ones that the students choose throughout the year.

2. In the first few weeks of school, each student has a "mini-meeting" with the teacher to discuss and determine personal goals that the student wants to work on during the school year.

3. The teacher encourages the students to look at the pre-assessments given in the first few weeks of school, and choose one of the Standards they think they are having a difficult time with.

4. The student will draw and write about the goal(s) he/she wants to work on and meet before the end of the year. This is placed in the Student Portfolio.

5. Once personal goal(s) are met, the teacher encourages the student to create a new personal goal.