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Farmington Elementary

Farmington Elementary, serving 300 Pre-K to sixth-grade students, emphasizes comprehensive writing instruction. Under Principal Denise Whitaker and Fourth Grade Teacher Cassie Orr, the school implements a variety of strategies to enhance student writing skills across all grades. Initiatives include daily writing practices, portfolio development, and real audience engagement. The curriculum focuses on diverse writing formats, including feature articles and reflective letters while encouraging the love for writing through consistent practice and peer collaboration.

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Farmington Elementary

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  1. Farmington Elementary Writing Instruction KASC Conference September 29, 2008 Denise Whitaker, Principal Cassie Orr, Fourth Grade Teacher

  2. Our School • Pre-school – Sixth Grades • 300 students • Two homerooms of each grade level • 50% Free/Reduced Lunch • First, second, & third grades – Science & Soc. Studies • Fourth, Fifth & Sixth – each teacher has two subjects • One Reading & Writing teacher for fourth & sixth graders • .5 P.E. and .5 Arts & Humanities • K-4 teachers are .2 Title I • After School Tutoring ESS – bus transportation

  3. Reading Instruction • Core reading with whole group • Reading groups – K-4 ~ School Scheduled • Fifth Grade has small class size • Sixth Grade has reading & writing teacher • Focus on five parts of reading • Increase in non-fiction reading • Multiple choice and open response at all levels

  4. Writing InstructionPortfolios – School Focus • Wildcat writing folders – K-6 • Writing every day – journals • Pieces at each level • Typing, word processing and correcting • Sharing their work with real audiences • EVERY teacher is responsible for fourth grade portfolios

  5. Writing InstructionPortfolios – Fourth Grade • Schedule for the year First nine weeks – Feature Article Second nine weeks – Short Story Third nine weeks – Reflective Letter • Love for writing must come first • Fifth Graders share and provide examples • Paragraphs, Sentences, Vocabulary • Each piece - Graphic Organizers • Revision with portfolio buddies

  6. Writing InstructionOn-Demand • Whole school initiatives • Real audiences • Purpose and Audience analysis • Examples & Exposure • Outline SPAM, five paragraphs, eight sentences • Modeling & Practice • Students write their own

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