Welcome to Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate Curriculum Night

1. Welcome to Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate Curriculum Night August 29, 2012

2. Community Bond Support Thank you!

3. Parent Support • Priorities • Regular attendance • Arrive on-time • Follow drop-off/pick-up procedures • Backpack • Check daily • Important info, agenda, and homework

4. Parent Support • Medications • Must be processed in the office • Stay involved • Communication • PTO • Volunteer

5. TEAM Ryan Expectations • Treat Others with Kindness and Respect • Excellent Attitude • Act Responsibly • Make Safe Choices

6. Classroom Economy • Students can earn 1 Jones Buck a day for completing their job as a student. • Being at school the entire day • Turning in homework on time • Class Participation • Students can lose Jones Bucks for not being prepared in class, talking out of turn, receiving a minor/major slip, etc. • Once a month, the “Jones Store” opens and students can purchase items or choose to save their Jones Bucks. • Students will have the opportunity to apply for a leadership role to run the store (Merchant) or pass out Jones Bucks (Payroll).

7. Communication • Home Folders • Monday Folders (Green) • Page to sign • Publications (web, too) • District Communicator • Ryan Rap • Classroom Newsletter • Website • District • Classroom • Two-way • E-mail • Voicemail

8. Curriculum • Specials • Art • Music • Physical Education • Spanish • Computer Lab • Common Core State Standards • Reading – Supplemented by Open Court • Math – Supplemented by Houghton Mifflin • Writer’s Workshop • BCAMSC Science Units

9. Curriculum in 4th Grade • Math – Problem Solving, Geometry, Fractions, Numbers and Operations in Base Ten, Measurement, and Operations and Algebraic Thinking • Science – Organisms in their Environment, Energy Transfer, States of Matter, View from Earth • Social Studies – Geography Skills, Michigan History, Government, Economics • ELA – Fluency, Comprehension (Strategies/Skills), Vocabulary Development, Spelling, Writing

10. Aesthetic Education • Modeled upon • Lincoln Center Institute • EFA Aesthetic Education Program • Rich investigation of high-quality works of art • Collaborative Partnership • EFA teaching artists and classroom teachers • Inquiry-based, experiential units of study • Specific works of art that students view

11. K-5 Homework Policy • Purpose • Develop initiative, responsibility, self-direction, and organizational skills. • Extend learning and/or provide practice in applying concepts initially presented in the classroom. • Provide opportunities for independent work and/or study. • Strengthen concept attainment, skill development and reinforcement.

12. K-5 Homework Policy • Time Allotment in Minutes • K and 1st ≤ 10 • 2nd ≤ 20 • Grade Level x 10 Minutes = Allotment • Approximate Times Include • Reading • Math facts • Consideration for child’s pace

13. K-5 Homework Policy

14. Changes to Grade Reports 4 - Exceeds Expectations (Advanced) 3 - Meets Expectations (Proficient) 2 - Improvement Needed (Basic) 1 - Experiencing Difficulty (Unsatisfactory) N - Not Introduced Keep in mind: • Many standards are introduced in the early term • May not reach proficiency or exceed proficiency on those standards until later in the school year.

15. District Assessments • Three times per year • DIBELS • Delta Math • Standards Based Report Cards • By Unit of Instruction • Open Court & Houghton Mifflin • BCAMSC Science • RTI (Response to Intervention) • CAT (Collaborative Action Team)

16. Special Services • School Social Worker • School Psychologist • School Nurse • ExCel - Explorations in Critical Thinking to Enhance Learning • Title I & II • Math • Reading • Special Education • Speech • School Counselor

17. Daily Schedule • Bus drop off 8:35 am • Ryan start time 8:45 am (Doors open at 8:35) • Literacy block (8:50-9:50) • Math Block (9:50-10:50) • Recess (10:50-11:20) • Lunch (11:20-11:50) • Literacy Block (11:50-12:40) • Science and/or Social Studies Block (12:40-1:40) • Specials (1:50-2:40) • TEAM Time (2:40-3:30) • Ryan dismissal / Parent Pick up 3:40 pm. Bus departure time 3:47 pm

18. Classroom Supply List • Extra pencils • Colored pencils • 1 or 2 boxes of tissues • Markers, highlighter, sticky notes, glue stick, scissors (*optional) • Small handheld pencil sharpener (with lid to catch shavings) (*optional) • Please choose an apple cut-out if you would like to donate an item to our classroom. Thank you in advance! 

19. First Day of School • Healthy snack • Lunch money/sack lunch • Sturdy backpack (No wheels please) • Water bottle (with secure top) Students should be sure to get a good night’s rest. They will engage in many activities to get to know their classmates as well as classroom expectations and procedures during the first week.

20. Contact Info • Individual Classroom Communication • Emails, notes, phone calls, agenda • Email (mjones@gulllakecs.org) • Phone with extension • Teacher Website (www.tinyurl.com/GLJones)

21. Additional Information • Specials will be rotated weekly. • A calendar will be sent home next week. • We will have Art next Tuesday at 1:50. • Library will always be on Thursdays at 11:55. • Leave gym shoes in lockers. • Bring Art shirt, if desired. • We have recess every day….dress appropriately. • A healthy snack may be brought every day.

22. Questions Thank you for coming!