Anonymous wrote:My first grader came home the first or second week and told me about the story of the day. It was about a girl milking cows to earn money. I asked why she wanted to earn the money. Apparently it was so she could buy a beautiful dress that would make the other girls jealous and get a boy’s attention.
I didn’t want to email the teacher to confirm as it seems like small potatoes the first month of school. But I will definitely find a way to ask about it at some point this year.

He didn't tell your the end of the story. Once she got the money she realized she was a strong independent woman who didn't need a man. She still bought dresses to make the other girls jealous, though. She doesn't dress for the male gaze.

First your child needs to log into their MCPS google account. To do that you can follow these steps:

Log into your computer
Visit http://www.google.com
Click Sign In.
Enter your Google email address.
You will need your child's computer login number + add @mcpsmd.net

Example: 123456@mcpsmd.net

5. Enter your password

6. Then, click Sign in.

Once your child has signed into google, they should have a button called "MCPS resources" in their tool bar (top left corner). It will look like this:

Click on "MCPS Resources." A drop down menu will appear.
Click "Clever Portal" (the students should know how to navigate from here)
`Click "Amplify"

Then you should be in the Hub!

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Anonymous wrote:My 3rd grader is really enjoying it. It sounds like the teacher reads the stories and then they do comprehension packets. I wish stuff got sent home though. My daughter just brings home a ripped out piece of paper from a book 1x a week that we complete but nothing else. I would have liked to go over the stories with her. The sheets she has brought home looked like they would be difficult if you weren't on grade level.

Isn’t the point to deliver grade level material. If a student is below grade level they should have an intervention plan with the teacher and any other personnel needed(ex: Reading Specialist).

My child is considered at grade level but it doesn't mean the curriculum isn't challenging for her. I'm not liking it for us.

Challenge is good for kids. A grade-level curriculum should be pushing them to learn.

Not if their grades are not consistent.

??? If their grades are not consistent then it’s an indication of an area where they require more attention and work. Or did you mean if their grades are not consistent with their performance?

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Anonymous wrote:My 3rd grader is really enjoying it. It sounds like the teacher reads the stories and then they do comprehension packets. I wish stuff got sent home though. My daughter just brings home a ripped out piece of paper from a book 1x a week that we complete but nothing else. I would have liked to go over the stories with her. The sheets she has brought home looked like they would be difficult if you weren't on grade level.

Isn’t the point to deliver grade level material. If a student is below grade level they should have an intervention plan with the teacher and any other personnel needed(ex: Reading Specialist).

My child is considered at grade level but it doesn't mean the curriculum isn't challenging for her. I'm not liking it for us.

Challenge is good for kids. A grade-level curriculum should be pushing them to learn.

Not if their grades are not consistent.

Anonymous wrote:First grade teacher and I can confirm the maid and the Milk Pail anecdote. It was a fable in week 2, I believe.
Here’s a link to a video lesson.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C3sfaLtJwB0

Seems fine. They could analyze the same fable or fairy tale across different cultures and tell how they are different or the same. For example Cinderella.

First grade teacher and I can confirm the maid and the Milk Pail anecdote. It was a fable in week 2, I believe.
Here’s a link to a video lesson.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C3sfaLtJwB0

Anonymous wrote:My first grader came home the first or second week and told me about the story of the day. It was about a girl milking cows to earn money. I asked why she wanted to earn the money. Apparently it was so she could buy a beautiful dress that would make the other girls jealous and get a boy’s attention.
I didn’t want to email the teacher to confirm as it seems like small potatoes the first month of school. But I will definitely find a way to ask about it at some point this year.

Out of curiosity, I logged in to look at the reader for my first grade's account through the Clever portal and could not find any story like this! Totally curious what it was -- wonder if it was a read-aloud the teacher did outside of the curriculum, or if I missed something in the reader. Please report back if you find out!

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Anonymous wrote:My 3rd grader is really enjoying it. It sounds like the teacher reads the stories and then they do comprehension packets. I wish stuff got sent home though. My daughter just brings home a ripped out piece of paper from a book 1x a week that we complete but nothing else. I would have liked to go over the stories with her. The sheets she has brought home looked like they would be difficult if you weren't on grade level.

Isn’t the point to deliver grade level material. If a student is below grade level they should have an intervention plan with the teacher and any other personnel needed(ex: Reading Specialist).

My child is considered at grade level but it doesn't mean the curriculum isn't challenging for her. I'm not liking it for us.

Challenge is good for kids. A grade-level curriculum should be pushing them to learn.

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Anonymous wrote:My 3rd grader is really enjoying it. It sounds like the teacher reads the stories and then they do comprehension packets. I wish stuff got sent home though. My daughter just brings home a ripped out piece of paper from a book 1x a week that we complete but nothing else. I would have liked to go over the stories with her. The sheets she has brought home looked like they would be difficult if you weren't on grade level.

If you log in with your third grader and go to her Clever account, then click on amplify, then click on ckla you will find digital copies of the student reader that she uses in class. This should work for students in grades 3-5.

Great tip! This worked for my 1st grader. I had to click on "hub" once in the Amplify app.

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Anonymous wrote:My 3rd grader is really enjoying it. It sounds like the teacher reads the stories and then they do comprehension packets. I wish stuff got sent home though. My daughter just brings home a ripped out piece of paper from a book 1x a week that we complete but nothing else. I would have liked to go over the stories with her. The sheets she has brought home looked like they would be difficult if you weren't on grade level.

Isn’t the point to deliver grade level material. If a student is below grade level they should have an intervention plan with the teacher and any other personnel needed(ex: Reading Specialist).

My child is considered at grade level but it doesn't mean the curriculum isn't challenging for her. I'm not liking it for us.

Anonymous wrote:My 3rd grader is really enjoying it. It sounds like the teacher reads the stories and then they do comprehension packets. I wish stuff got sent home though. My daughter just brings home a ripped out piece of paper from a book 1x a week that we complete but nothing else. I would have liked to go over the stories with her. The sheets she has brought home looked like they would be difficult if you weren't on grade level.

Isn’t the point to deliver grade level material. If a student is below grade level they should have an intervention plan with the teacher and any other personnel needed(ex: Reading Specialist).

I'm glad it's working for others, but if you have a child who was slower to start reading and do reading comprehension well, it's not the best.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh and they send home these handouts to discuss what the stories were about or informational texts were about and many details. Plus a spelling list to study every night. This is on top of the daily eureka math homework!

This doesn’t sound bad. Are you not able to discuss a book with your kid unless you’ve read it?

Yes, for my child I do.

I’m in Anne arundel,and ckla is a huge improvement over f&p for literacy so far. I had to supplement f&p with home phonics and essentially unteach that waste of time nonsense. sThis curriculum seems to be a much better a rigorous logical approach of building a broad base of phonics, then spelling, and comprehension. I have kindergarten and second graders so early elementary is what I see. I am so glad they made the switch. I wish today’s teens could file a class action suit against f&p and caulkins for the wasted education years they caused them.

Anonymous wrote:My 3rd grader is really enjoying it. It sounds like the teacher reads the stories and then they do comprehension packets. I wish stuff got sent home though. My daughter just brings home a ripped out piece of paper from a book 1x a week that we complete but nothing else. I would have liked to go over the stories with her. The sheets she has brought home looked like they would be difficult if you weren't on grade level.

If you log in with your third grader and go to her Clever account, then click on amplify, then click on ckla you will find digital copies of the student reader that she uses in class. This should work for students in grades 3-5.