Curriculum Nights new for elementary schools
For the 2012-2013 school year, elementary schools in Madison are offering a new nighttime session to inform parents.
“Curriculum Night” will give details about daily routines, procedures and academic expectations for all grade levels, principal Rodney Richardson at Horizon Elementary School said.
Curriculum Night sessions at Horizon are scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. Horizon kindergarten and sixth grade will attend Aug. 27; first and fifth grades, Aug. 28; second and fourth grades, Aug. 29; and third grade, Aug. 30.
Horizon’s Open House will be held Aug. 15 with kindergarten from 3 to 3:45 p.m.; first, third and fifth grades, 4 to 4:45 p.m.; and second, fourth and sixth grades, 5 to 5:45 p.m.
With Horizon’s ‘flex schedule’ for kindergartners, only girls will attend on Aug. 20 and 22. Boys only will go to school on Aug. 21 and 23. All kindergartners will attend starting Aug. 24.
Mill Creek Elementary School will host a curriculum night for each grade level. All sessions are scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. Teachers will provide information on course study, grade-level procedures, homework policies, discipline procedures and field trips.
Mill Creek first-grade parents will attend on Aug. 21; second grade, Aug. 22; third grade, Aug. 23; fourth grade, Aug. 28; fifth grade, Aug. 29; and sixth grade, Aug. 30.
At Rainbow Elementary School, curriculum nights will start with parents of first-grade students on Aug. 23 from 5 to 6 p.m.; second grade, Aug. 30, 5 to 6 p.m.; third grade, Aug. 22, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; fourth grade, Aug. 28, 5 to 6 p.m.; fifth grade, Aug. 27, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; and sixth grade, Aug. 28, 6 to 7 p.m.
Madison Elementary School will host Curriculum Night on Aug. 27 and 28. “We look forward to seeing all of our supportive, dedicated and wonderful parents and guardians,” principal Dr. Timothy Scott said. On Aug. 27, kindergarten and second-grade parents will attend from 5 to 5:45 p.m., while fourth and fifth grades are scheduled for 6 to 6:45 p.m.
On Aug. 28, Madison elementary parents of first- and third-graders will visit from 5 to 5:45 p.m., followed by sixth grade from 6 to 6:45 p.m.
Another article will detail Curriculum Night at other schools.
