Pre-K

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 * March 19, 2012**
 * Present:** Rasha, Angela, Kathleen, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

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 * Action:**

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 * Next Meeting:**


 * February 27, 2012**
 * //Team planning (without Coordinator)//

- Structuring of unit: 1/2/2/2/2/1 - Music and dance to be integrated throughout: tie in with concert performance - Pre-assessment idea: using feelings as a springboard to explore different colors, objects, places, people, pictures - Ways to assess: link COR criteria to specific activities so that teachers know what to look for (integrating COR and unit assessment) - Need for a timeline/overview (beyond section 4) - Concert ideas
 * February 20, 2012**
 * Present:** Rasha, Angela, Kathleen, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Look for kids rock songs (Glenn) - Develop feelings lists/wallcharts/posters (Pre K team) - Pre-assessment idea documented on planner (Angela) - Section 4 activities overview documented on planner (Glenn)
 * Action:**

- Review progress and next steps
 * Next Meeting:**

- How to organize Art Attack unit - Which aspects of Art to incorporate - How to develop ideas on planner - Whetehr or not to have more than one central idea - How to develop 'tranferrable' activities - ie. ones that can be explored through more than one discline - Unit planner delegate: Angela and Kathleen
 * February 13, 2012**
 * Present:** Rasha, Hiba, Angela, Kathleen, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Continue to generate ideas (Pre K team) - Transfer ideas generated today onto planner (Angela and Kathleen)
 * Action:**

- How to utilize specialists - Development of unit planner
 * Next Meeting:**

//*Meeting cancelled due to COR assessment deadlines//
 * February 6, 2012**

- What unit to do next: decided on Art Attack - Central Idea: We express ourselves through art in many ways v. W e use different art forms to express our emotions - Focus of lines of inquiry - Focus of unit, how it could be broken up: by mediums (pencil, paint, collage etc..) - What defines 'Art'? Should poetry and music be included: definitely music as Trish could then integrate authentically - Feb Learning environment and inquiry workshop: Rasha to go instead of Angela
 * January 30, 2012**
 * Present:** Rasha, Kathleen, Hiba, Angela, Glenn
 * Discussion:**

- Come up with ideas that are related to the Central Idea/Lines of Inquiry (PreK team) - Write a unit info. letter to parents requesting volunteers for presentations (PreK team)
 * Action:**

- Continue to develop Art Attack planner - Review progress of Community Helpers
 * Next Meeting:**

- Review central idea: modified to include 'community' instead of the more abstract 'world' - Decide on what professions to focus on for the neighbourhood: Policeman, Firefighter, Doctor, Dentist, Builder - Timeframe: 10 weeks total: 2 weeks tuning in; 2 weeks school; 2 weeks neighborhood; 2 weeks home; 2 weeks wrapping up - Summative assessment tasks for unit: one summative for each of the 3 areas - Letter to parents: inviting them to share any job experience with classes (neighborhood), and any home jobs etc (home) - Concert development
 * January 16, 2012**
 * Present:** Rasha, Kathleen, Hiba, Angela, James, Trish, Glenn
 * Discussion:**
 * School:** school helpers activity
 * Neighborhood:** Booklet
 * Home:** Thank you cards

- Send examples of POIs to team (Glenn) - Review POIs (PKG team) - Choose possible new units (All)
 * Action:**

- Review activities on planner - Share ideas with regards to new unit possibilities
 * Next Meeting:**

//*Meeting cancelled due to Highscope COR Assessment training//
 * January 9, 2012**

- Go through Community helpers planner: review central idea and lines of inquiry - Decide on which community helpers we'll focus on: three communities (home, school and outside world) - Tuning in activities: deliberated on challenges associated with unpoacking of CI: communities too difficult - New PK unit: didn't get to it..
 * December 12, 2011**
 * Discussion:**

- Continue to look at tuning in activities - decide on which way to go (PK team)
 * Action:**

- Continue to look at tuning in activities
 * Next Meeting:**

- Where we are at with the unit: need new activities - Reviewed activities - 4 unit requirement - what to do next - Wrapping up of 'I am special'
 * December 5, 2011**
 * Discussion:**

- Devise list of focus occupations (PK Team) - Review planner and think of possible tuning in activities (Rasha) - Check email (Kathleen)
 * Action:**

- Look at Community helpers planner - review central idea, lines of inquiry etc.. - Look at how we can complete reflection section of 'I am special'
 * Next Meeting:**

//Due to reporting commitments, the team was unable to complete the action tasks set out in last week's meeting so the meeting was postponed until later in the week//
 * October 31, 2011**

- Establishment of guidelines for effective meetings: Glenn to provide agenda guideline with meeting invitation and meeting follow up with link to overview (wiki page), teachers to read through unit planner (or recommended resource/text) before meeting, questions/discussion to be kept on-topic (as much as possible), bring stuff to write on, one teasm member to tsake notes throughout meeting on what needs to be done and who will do it - Unit progress: students have taken time to settle but (most?) team members have started on activities - Overview of key elements of unit planner: central idea, lines of inquiry, formative and summative assessment task(s), stage 4 activities
 * October 24, 2011**
 * Discussion:**

- Generate more activities/possible assessment tasks in the context of the lines of inquiry (Pre K teachers) - Create unit classroom displays (Classroom teachers- with the help of Coordinators)
 * Action:**

- Review activities that have been generated - put them into planner
 * Next Week:**

//Meeting with Coordinators to discuss team/unit progress and how most effectively proceed//
 * October 17, 2011**

//Meeting with Coordinators to discuss team/unit progress and how most effectively proceed//
 * October 10, 2011**