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Kindergarten Explorers at Queen Anne Elementary. Ms. Ward Ms. Marks Mrs. Cryan Leary. About Ms. Marks. UW grad 6 th year teaching Nationally Board Certified in literacy Husband Greg and baby Simon Passionate about social emotional learning and being a global citizen.
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Kindergarten Explorers at Queen Anne Elementary Ms. Ward Ms. Marks Mrs. Cryan Leary
About Ms. Marks • UW grad • 6th year teaching • Nationally Board Certified in literacy • Husband Greg and baby Simon • Passionate about social emotional learning and being a global citizen. • Visited our partner school in Zambia over the summer.
What we believe • Learning should be fun and exciting. • Love of learning is the most important thing. • Kindergarten is a place for social/ emotional learning AND academic learning. Choice time is JUST as important as math time! • Preparing our students to be 21st century learners • Family involvement is a VERY important part of student learning!
Project Based Learning at QAE • Effectively teaches content knowledge and skills • Builds deeper understanding of concepts through inquiry and problem solving • Engaging and meaningful for kids • Preps kid for real life! • Creates students who are thinkers and problem solvers
Kindergarten Projects • PTA funded planning days • Incorporate common core standards and 21stcentrury skills • Projects • Who am I? • What’s my story? • Animals Everywhere • Dwankhozi Basic School
Social Emotional Learning at QAE • Designed to help children become responsible, respectful and resourceful members of community. • What’s behind the behavior? • I want to belong, I want to feel cared about • Learning can’t happen without the foundation
SEL in our classroom… • Classroom Meetings • Calm body spot- • Brain in Hand (self-regulation) • Encouragement vs. Praise • Kelso’s Choice • Zones of regulation • Everyday learning and playing together!
Our daily schedule(on a typical day!) • 9:25 Morning Message • 9:45 Calendar/math mini-lesson • 10:00 Learning stations • 10:40 Recess • 10:55 Snack • 11:05 Learning stations • 11:50 Recess • 12:10 Lunch • 12:35 Readers Workshop • 1:05 PCP. • 1:35 Brain Break • 1:45 Writers Workshop • 2:20 Choice • 2:45 Recess • 3:00 Pack up/ Jobs • 3:10 Dessert Books • 3:20 Class Meeting • 3:35 Shared Reading • 3:40 Dismissal
Homework • Reading • 20 minutes per night • Blogging. Look at our website and respond together 1 time a week! • Updating your student’s e-folio • ST Math (dreambox on your own?)
Communication • E-mail is best Rsmarks@seattleschools.org 48 hr policy • In person- schedule a time with me! • Website- main form of classroom communication! • Our classroom coordinator: Sarah Morris
Following our learning • marksqae.weebly.com • E-mail notifications will get sent to you when I update my blog • Student e-folios coming soon! • Follow our class on twitter • #qaemarks