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    Dear Hyde Park Parents,                                                                                                                      arial

     

    This year, our third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers are excited to be implementing AVID Elementary (AE) into their everyday teaching. AE is a foundational component of theโ€ฏAVID College Readiness Systemโ€ฏand supports AVID’s mission to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society. 
     
    AE focuses on third, fourth, and fifth grade and is designed to be embedded into the daily instruction of all elementary classrooms across entire grade levels to maintain school-wide structures. Theโ€ฏimplementation resources, trainings, and philosophy are all grounded in the idea that the growthโ€ฏmindset can be taught to students, and it is through the growth mindset that AVID students succeed in following theirโ€ฏdreams and fulfilling their aspirations. 
     
    AVID Elementary takes a systemic approach through the use ofโ€ฏWICOR (writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading)โ€ฏand an explicit focus on high expectations, rigor,โ€ฏand developing a college readiness culture.โ€ฏ 
     
    AVID Elementary incorporates:                                                                                                                    
    Student Success Skillsโ€ฏ– encompassing communication skills (e.g. listening, speaking, writing), self-advocacy skills, note-taking strategies, critical thinking, and study skills.โ€ฏ 
     
    Organizational Skillsโ€ฏ– both mental and physical; students learn to use organizational tools, as well as learn and practice skills around time management and goal-setting.โ€ฏ 
     
    WICORโ€ฏLessonsโ€ฏ– emphasize instruction on writing to learn, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading to learn in all content areas.โ€ฏ 
     
    Partnershipsโ€ฏ– among students, classrooms, grade levels, schools, feeder patterns, families, and communities. 
     
    We are excited to begin this adventure during the 2019-20 school year. Our teachers will be sure to share more information with you as they delve deeper into strategies inโ€ฏorderโ€ฏto enhance student achievement for all our children. You can also visit www.avid.org to learn more.   GO WILDCATS !