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ESE Pre Kindergarten
Kindergarten

Meet the Team:
Amanda Wang
Maria Fox
Pamela Germany
Shari Dobuler
Jean Stull

Home learning policy:
Students will read for 15 minutes every evening. Please write the title of the book in the agenda and initial. Students will be expected to complete the daily activity provided in the home learning packet.

Kindergarten Standards:
ELA Standards
Math Standards
Science Standards
Social Studies Standards
First Grade

Meet the Team:
Keisha Dale Gordon
Jeffery Shone
Jennifer Basford
Nicole Hegedus

Home Learning:

Home Reading– Develop a TRUE love of reading!!!
Your child should read every night for 15-20 minutes.

Math– Students will bring math homework home that correlates to the concepts that we are learning in class. They will have their classwork with them from the lesson that day.

How to Help at Home:

Support and Complement

Here are some examples of what to say when your child solves a word:

"You used the first letter and checked the picture."

"You tried more than one strategy on your own."

"Nice job trying a different vowel sound."

"Super work making your eyes go through the beginning, middle and end of that word."

Ask your child who, what, where, when, why and how questions before, during and after reading.

Here are some examples of what to say to build reading comprehension confidence:

"Your expression is showing that you understand what you're reading."

"Wonderful job stopping to think about the text instead of reading to just get to the next page."

"You remember the details beautifully."

Additional Resources:

Schedule to meet with, or email your child's teacher, on how to get:

Florida Sunshine State Standards App

Access to Student Textbook from Home

Tips on how to help your child at home with writing
Second Grade
Super Star Second Graders!

Meet the Team:
Brittany Dawes
Dreama Kyler-Emnett
Shelia Murdaugh
Lisa Hunt
Crystal Warren

Standards:
Math Standards
ELA Standards

Home-Learning Policy:
Students will read for 15 minutes and fill out a reading log. The reading log includes the title and a guardian will initial. The students will complete a math practice page 3-4 times a week based on current learning.

How to Help Your Child:
- Ask who, what, when, where, why and how questions about the text
- Have your child retell key details in the text
- Practice math facts
- Review class learning and home learning
- Sign agenda daily
  
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Third Grade
Meet the Team
Sydnee Redlich
Chelsea Cohen
Sheryl Pang
Angella Mercer
Gillian Gayle

Third Grade Standards
ELA Standards
Math Standards
Science Standards
Social Studies Standards

How to Help Your Child:
- Ask open-ended questions about the text they are reading.
- Practice multiplication facts, they are expected to have 0-12 facts memorized by the end of the school year.
- Review tests and standards that are sent home.
- Check and sign the agenda daily
- Ask your child to reflect on their learning from the day.
  - What was the most important thing you learned today?
  - What's a math strategy you learned or used today?
  - What are you most proud of today/this week?
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Speech and Language

The Speech and Language Team is dedicated to providing speech and language therapy to students identified with speech and language disorders.

Meet the Team

Mayumi Vaughn-Patterson
Sharmayne Sarsadias
Laura Medina
Jordan Morrell
Ann Kreidler
Sarah Parriott

Helpful Links:

What is Speech? What is Language?

Communication Development (Kindergarten - 5th Grade)

Desarrollo de la Comunicación Infantil
ELA

English Language Arts (ELA) at Seminole Trails is a standards based curriculum that incorporates many different modalities for instruction to make reading and writing fun and interesting for our students. We include in our day to day instruction and encourage our students to seek out stories and texts that capture their interests as well as introduce them to new ideas and subjects they may not have thought of before. We tailor our instruction to meet the standards set forth by our Department of Education, but we also individualize instruction to meet the needs of our STES learners.

Reading Tips for Parents:
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Link to the Local Library:
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Reading and Writing Portal Links:
Tumblebooks, RazKids, Read-a-palooza, Pebble Go
Classes for Students with ASD
Math

The School District of Palm Beach County's Elementary Mathematics Team is committed to excellence in mathematics education through the use of activities and learning experiences, to prepare our students with the foundational skills necessary for productive employment and life. Instruction is designed to give all students the opportunity to show mastery and progress towards mastery of the Math Florida State Standards. Students receive whole group instruction where through Number Talks and collaborative activities like Turn and Talks. Students then receive more individualized activities and assignments with manipulative materials. Note-taking strategies are taught to help students retain skills and information learned during math instruction. Real world applications are provided to help students with skills. Student progress is assessed through teacher observations, performance tasks, and formal written assessments.

Accelerated Math Program (AMP)

Seminole Trails Elementary offers an Accelerated Math Program, AMP, to third and students who met the eligibility criteria. Students who have demonstrated an exceptional math ability are provided with a fast track to math success. In AMP, students can work on their skill level rather than their grade level. The instruction is personalized to meet the AMP students’ needs. In third grade AMP, the instruction includes all of grade Math Florida Standards and half of grade Math Florida Standards. Fourth grade AMP includes the other half of the fourth grade Math Florida Standards and all of the Math Florida standards for fifth grade. Students who are successful in AMP in fourth grade and continue to meet eligibility criteria will be offered AMP in fifth grade. This pathway leads to a Grade 6 Advanced Mathematics placement in fifth grade.
Science

Science instruction is part of daily instruction at Seminole Trails. To integrate the Nature of Science standards, the science Big Ideas are consistently fused with content units as appropriate throughout the year. It is critical that students understand how to integrate these concepts and that these practices of science are not stand-alone.

The content covered in Grades K-2 lays the foundational framework for future study and is crucial to success in Grades 3-5. In addition, science instruction at this age encourages students to think creatively, ask questions, and wonder.

Students in intermediate grades prepare for the Grade 5 Statewide Science Assessment and the content lays the foundational framework for future study. Science instruction utilizing the 5E and/or inquiry-based modes of instruction encourage independent critical thinking and real-world applications of science.

Seminole Trails students enjoy opportunities to participate in activities that integrate science, technology, engineering math. Students and classes participate collaboratively to solve problems or compete in explorations on schoolwide STEM Days. Their work is showcased at the annual STEM Night and through participation in the school and District Science, Math, and STEM Fair.
Fine Arts

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