good evening and welcome to s-6 please take a moment to… take a look around find your child’s...
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Good Evening and Welcome to S-6Please take a moment to…
• Take a look around • Find your child’s desk
• Try to "piece together" the picture of your child and read his/her note to you on the back
• Write a note to your son/daughter on the provided paper about your second grade experience. If you
want to write your own note on the back, please feel free. Please take with you …
Parent survey (if completed, please leave on my desk)
S-6
2015-2016
Class Picture
Goes in this Section
Married to Dave
Family
Twin daughters- Emma and Lauren (10)
Youngest daughter Abby (9)
Max
We can’t forget about…
Education:
Bachelor’s degree from Holy Family College
Master’s degree from LaSalle University
Certifications in Special and Elementary Education
21st year teaching:
18 years in Central Bucks
13 years at Doyle
• Unpack
• Checking homework
•Announcements
• Morning Work
• Prepare supplies for the day
• Handwriting
• Must Do- Scholastic News, journal writing, math problem solving
• The Daily Five/Six • Reading to Self
• Word Work (Phonics/Spelling)
• Math practice
• Listening to Reading
• Guided Reading with Mrs. Michener
• Series- Good Habits Great Readers • Story Elements and Main Ideas and Supporting
Details
• Strategy Instruction including:Summarizing, Connections, Visualizations, Monitoring, Questioning, Predictions, Inferences, Drawing Conclusions
Ways to Practice Fluency:Fluent Readers read with expression, at “just the right rate”, attend to punctuation, and read in meaningful phrases.
• Weekly Poems in their Poetry Notebook• Reader’s Theater• Rereading familiar books
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
• Being a Writer Program
• Mentor Texts to Model Writer’s Craft, Genres, and Grammar
• Writer’s Notebooks
• Writing Process – Brainstorming, Drafting, Revising, Editing and Publishing
• Author’s Chair for Students to Share Their Writing
Tuesday/Thursday
• Marking Period 1 – Communities
• Marking Period 2 – Geography
• Marking Period 3 – Economics
• Marking Period 4 – Communities and change
Tuesday/Thursday
• Marking Period 1: Drugs and Poisons
• Marking Period 2: Habitats
• Marking Period 3: Rocks and Minerals
• Marking Period 4: Sound
•Application and DifferentiationB- Buddy game U- Using manipulatives I- Independent practice L- Learning about numbers D – Doing math with teacher
•Problem Solving Strategies • Make a Table, Guess and Check, Drawing
pictures • Teaching modeling -> partners->
independent
Everyday Math Series• Math Journals• Math Toolkits • Home Links – information for parents in front of packet
• Monday – Quest
• Tuesday – Music
• Wednesday – Library
• Thursday – Gym
• Friday – Art
1:45-2:25
• Students return from special
• Enjoy their personal snack during read aloud/ class meeting
• Copy and stamp homework/ pack and complete jobs
• Buddy read/poetry notebook (Final of Daily 5/6)
• Remind your child not to trade or share food or snacks
• Remind your child to wash his/her hands after eating lunch
• We will have a snack in the afternoon following specials
Positive Reinforcement
• Individual
• Michener Mulah
• Wing Tips – Soaring Eagle Assembly
• Behavior Chart- PURPLE, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, RED
• Group
• Work as a table to get points
• Class
• Marble jar- reward party
Consequences
• Conduct Report
• Behavior Notice- Reflection session
Monday- Share poster and answer questions from classmatesTuesday- Reservations for lunch with Mrs. Michener and two friends Wednesday- Share a favorite story or poem with the classThursday- Bring in and share mementos/photos/etc with the class Friday- choose our winners for Michener Mulah!
Monday – Thursday• Approximately 20 minutes plus independent reading
• Math home links/practice facts • Poetry Notebook• Words their Way
• Please: Sign homework book in binder each night, discuss color for the day, and return
Binder with homework the next day
• Send in a written note or email ([email protected]) for each absence
• Three or more unexcused absences = truancy
• Habitat Diorama
• Write own fairy tale
• S-6 Market Place - Economics
• 3-D Island Design
• Creating an instrument
• Three tentative field trips (walking field trip, Lost River Cavern, & Churchville Nature Center
• Need parent volunteers to chaperone
• Parents will be contacted prior to trip to confirm
• All volunteers will not be able to chaperone due to available bus
seating (usually one parent for 5 or 6 students)
Communication + Collaboration = Success
• [email protected]• Teacher sites• Wednesday folders• 267-893-4300 x 1443• Notes in homework planner • Weekly/ Bi-weekly emails
• Homework books • Recess equipment • Young authors • Technology • Soaring Eagle Assemblies• Art Goes to School• Art Mobile • Field Trip Support • Library support- books/magazines
• Homeroom parent – Organize signup genius – Class Parties (Halloween, Holiday, End
of Year)• Class parties • Field Trips• Book Fairs
Volunteer in our Classroom!
• Happy, safe and comfortable• Cooperative• Responsible and Respectful• Independent• Problem solver• Successful• Most Important…Enjoy school!
Please take a moment to … •Check your contact information for the Doyle Directory•Complete the note for your son/daughter•Sign up for the Giant rewards for Doyle
I know and truly appreciate that you are entrusting your child to me. I
promise to do my best to nurture your child’s mind and spirit in my
classroom each day. I am looking forward to being your child’s
companion in learning and working alongside you this year. It is going to
be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!