Welcome to Miss Wasik's First Grade Class
Learning Made Fun
Merritt Mission Statement
“The mission of Merritt Academy is to instill in its students academic excellence, character development, a love for lifelong learning, and service to others.”
Vision Statement
Our vision is that students leave school with:
· A set of moral values-honesty, integrity, good judgment and respect for others.
· A comprehensive set of skills and a desire for knowledge in reading, writing, mathematics, science, arts, technology and health including developing a strong self-esteem and high personal expectations. We value the partnership which exists between school, parents and community and the part it plays in realizing this vision.
School Improvement Goals
ELA:
All students will improve their ELA skills across the
curriculum.
-Guided Reading
- Author’s Purpose
- Guided Highlighted Reading
-Text Features
-Remediation
-Writing
-6+1 Traits
-Collins Writing Program
Math: All students will be proficient in Math.
Algebra and Geometry (6-12)
-Spiral Review
-Technology
-Board Work
Numbers and Operations (K-12)
-Daily Interactive Practice
-Remediation
-Daily Math Questions
-Math Manipulatives
-Real life opportunities
Measurement and Conversions (K-5)
-Spiral review
-Learning groups
-Real world applications
Science: All students will be proficient in Science
Earth Science (5-8)
-Guided highlighted reading
-Interactive lessons
Physical Science (K-4)
-Guided highlighted reading
-Guided note taking
-Interactive lessons
Research Summary (9-12)
-Guided highlighted reading
-Research based activities
-Summarizing
Scientific Process/Inquiry (K-12)
-Hands on activities
-Technology
-Experiments
-Peer labs
-Using scientific tools
-Using interactive videos and websites
Social Studies:
All students will be proficient in Social Studies.
Civics and Economics
-Lesson development focused on civic practices
-Spiral Review
-Character Education
-MEAP focus areas
History and Geography
-Guided Highlighted reading
-Use of informational text
-Differentiated lessons
-Guided reading for informational text