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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here-we are renting and it would be for K and 3rd grade. Any insight in to those 2 grades would be helpful. Thank you.[/quote]

There are three classrooms for both grade levels.  Teachers essentially work as "teams" across grade level.  Each grade level has experienced instructors, although two of the 3rd Grade instructors are relatively new to Brent.  There is differentiationto accommodate differing learning styles and abilities.  The upper grades have pullouts for students who are both advanced (e.g., a 3rd Grader can take math with 4th or even 5th Graders) and those who are striving to attain proficiency (Math Club is offered to students after school).

It appears likely that there will be 3-4 aides whose time will be allocated among several classrooms/grade levels starting next year.  The K classrooms each have a dedicated aide funded by DCPS.

The rising Third Grade cohort is well-established and for the most part has been together since PK.  As to K, there are about 40 risinijg K'ers currently at Bremt who will be joined by about 15 kids who were shut out of the lottery in 2013.  Many of these kids found spots at nearby schools on the Hill for the past two years.  There is a great deal of focus put on advancing the development of reading and writing skills at the K level, although formal "homework" was discontinued for K-2 about three years ago.

Third Grade has nightly homework assignments for math, supplemented by weekly composition writing and bi-weekly vocabulary exercises.  Mastery of multiplication and division math facts is imperative and students are introduced to fractions, dimensional measurements and other concepts, which are supplemented with online practice tools such as iXL and Xtramath which are monitored by teachers.  Third Grade stidents are also expected to read a book of their choosing for at least 30 minutes each night.  Some parents feel that there could be much greater degree of academic rigor at the Third Grade level.

Brent utilizes Investigations Math, Reader's and Writer's Workshops, and Responsive Classroom.[/quote]

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