SLT Smiler Toolkit



3785235-635Smiler ConnectionA technology toolkit for parents and studentsKeeping Parents in the KnowPineville School Website - Parent Page - PTA - Pineville Facebook - Talent Development - News - To join the weekly mailing list, send an email to pinevillenews@Weekly Connect Ed - Weekly phone updates from our principal; To receive calls, update your phone number in the main office.Artsonia Gallery - Artsonia is a special online art gallery where our students display their masterpieces for all time. ?View your child's art portfolio, leave them a compliment and join their fan club! Tools for ParentsVolunteer - Register to volunteer at the school or in the classroom.There are hundreds of ways to get involved! Also, be sure to check with your employer, as some companies allow for community service hours during the workday. Parent Portal - PowerSchool is a secure web-based student-information system that provides real-time updates to parents, teachers, students and school administrators about grades, attendance and assignments. PowerSchool features an email notification of grade changes and parents can view their student’s profile. Obtain your username and password information in the main office. Book Wizard - This site is a quick, easy-to-use tool that helps you find just-right books for your child. Our school uses guided reading A-Z levels. Core State Standards - The Common Core is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA). These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade. Pineville ElementaryHarris Teeter - Together In Education (TIE) - Register your card. Our school's number is 3899.Target - Take Charge of Education - your REDcard. Our school's number is 80472.Office Depot - 5% Back to School Program - When you make your purchase, be sure to give them our school's number 70062094 or request the number from the cashier.General Mills - Box Tops For Education Purchase items with the Box Top coupon on them, clip them, and send them in to school.Log-in Information for StudentsGoogle Drive/Gaggle Email - or j.mp/cmsgaggle (email)Google Drive is a file storage service created and managed by Google. Students can store documents, share files, and edit documents with peers and teachers. Gaggle is a safe student email system that CMS has purchased for all students in 2nd - 12th pass Learning – Our school has chosen to use Compass Learning Odyssey?, a Web-based curriculum, to enhance and continue your student’s educational experience at home. Customized assignments have been created to meet your student’s needs using MAP data.Prezi - Prezi is a presentation tool that can be used as an alternative to traditional slide making programs such as PowerPoint. Instead of moving slide to slide, like a PowerPoint, Prezi allows students to capture content in a spatial context in a more engaging presentation.Student Log-in for Google, Gaggle, Compass Learning, and Prezi:Username: ___________ (first initial+lastname+last 4 digits of student ID) @ cms.Password: ___________ (birthdate in the form of YYMMDD)Discovery Education - Discovery Education offers free student resources that bring learning to life both inside and outside the classroom. It offers interactive games, videos, contests, virtual labs and activities designed to help your student dive deeper into a topic —and have fun too!Student Log-in for Discovery Ed:Username: Student ID number_cmsPassword: Student ID numberCMS Student Portal - CMS has created a student portal page where students can access web-based applications such as RazKids, Dreambox, NC Wise Owl, and other district supported instructional applications from one location. Contact your child's teacher for specific log-in information. FAQsWhat is a MAP assessment? MAP stands for Measures of Academic Progress. It is a personalized assessment that adapts to your child's learning level. MAP provides the teacher with essential information about what your child knows and is ready to learn. Students at Pineville take this assessment on the computer/iPad three times a year in both reading and mathematics. are Running Records? A running record is a tool that helps teachers to identify patterns in student reading behaviors. These patterns allow a teacher to see the strategies a student uses to make meaning of individual words and texts as a whole. Teachers also use running records to determine your child’s reading level. (Levels A-Z)What is Balanced Literacy? A Balanced Literacy program uses both whole language and phonics. The goal of a balanced literacy program is to include the strongest elements of each. There are five different components of a 'balanced literacy' program: the read aloud, guided reading, shared reading, independent reading, and word study.What is FIE? Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment is a 5th grade classroom curriculum designed to enhance the cognitive functions necessary for academic learning and achievement. The program seeks to correct deficiencies in fundamental thinking skills, to provide students with the concepts, skills, strategies, operations, and techniques necessary to function as independent learners, to diagnose and help students learn how to learn.What is an EOG? The End-of-Grade Test is designed to measure student performance on the goals, objectives, and grade-level competencies specified in the Common Core State Standards. Students in 3rd-4th grades are assessed in both Reading and Mathematics while 5th grade students are assessed in Reading, Mathematics and Science.What is BYOT? Pineville Elementary is a Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) school which encourages students to bring their personal technology tools to school for learning. Our school has a guest wifi that your child can access at school. ................
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