Agenda

1. Agenda • Welcome • Important Classroom Information • Curriculum Overview • Write letters back to students

2. All About Me • 8 years Pennsbury School District 2 years 4th grade and 3rd grade Ocean Township School District 1 year 4th grade

3. All About Me Lower Moreland School District 5 years 3rd grade

4. Important Classroom Information

5. Homework is copied from the board each day. Review your child’s homework and then initial the agenda book. You can write me a note in the “comments” section at the bottom of each day. Agenda Books

6. Homework • Homework is assigned Monday through Thursday. • Required to read for 15 minutes every night • Phillie Phanatic Reading Program

7. Consequences for Missed Homework • If a student does not complete an assignment, the student is required to fill out a “Missing Homework Slip” at recess time. • This gives them an opportunity to think about how they will solve their problem. • The slip must be signed by a parent, and returned with the missing homework assignment the following day.

8. Organization of Binders • Homework/ Parent section- contains your child’s homework and any important information required to be seen by a parent. • Stays Home section- contains papers that have been viewed and may be kept at home. • The remaining sections may hold papers from other subjects that are still needed in class.

9. Absences • If your child is absent from school, please fill out a “blue card” and return it to school when the child returns.

10. Tests • Language Arts • We try to give one week’s advance notice of tests. • Weekly Assessments (Formative) • Theme Test (Summative) • Math/Science/Social Studies • Test are given after each unit. • A study guide will be handed out to the students.

11. Tests • Ordinarily, tests are not given on a Monday or the day after an extended holiday. • Absence-students will be given the option to take the test on the day they return or the day following their return to school. • All tests must be signed by a parent or guardian, and returned the next day .

12. Birthdays • Welcome to send in easy-to-serve treats. Please remember we are a peanut/nut free classroom. • 21 students in the class • Invitations for home parties may not be given out at school.

13. Report Cards • Issued 2 times per year • Uses a checklist system • Parent conferences are scheduled for fall and spring.

14. Behavior Policy Restorative Practices • Weekly classroom meetings held to establish a sense of community • Restorative Practices Program used, which helps students focus on their own accountability to solve problems • Universal questions used throughout Pine Road School

15. Encore Schedule • Each child schedule is different • 6 day rotation (A-F) • Each child has a copy of their schedule in their agenda book • Switches next semester

16. Reading Workshop • Comprehension Strategies • S.T.A.R.S. • Phonics • Grammar • Guided Reading/ Literacy centers • Vocabulary

17. Writing Workshop • Narrative Writing • Persuasive Writing • Informational Writing

18. Writing Process • Brainstorm • Rough Draft • Revise • Edit • Good Draft

19. Writing • Cursive Writing- Zaner Bloser • Daily Edit • Writer’s Notebooks- daily journals

20. Math • Everyday Mathematics is distinguished by its focus on real-life problem solving, balance between whole-class and self-directed learning, emphasis on communication, school and family cooperation, and appropriate use of technology.

21. Math • Family Letter • Homelinks will be sent home Monday through Thursday • Test at the end of each unit • Midyear and End-of-the-Year assessments

22. Science • Hands-on program • Formative and Summative Assessments • Second half of the school year

23. Social Studies • Harcourt Program • First half of the school year • Access to text book from home • Formative and Summative Assessments

24. Wrap Up • Best way to contact me- through email- mwodotinsky@lmtsd.org • Web site- Parent Survey • Letter to your child

25. Thanks for coming! • Have a wonderful night!