Welcome to Curriculum Night

1. Welcome to Curriculum Night August 12, 2013 Room 34 Mary Fletcher Ms. Santoro

2. A Surprise Note for Your Special Child • Please take a moment to write a little note to your child on the “A Note For You” card. Slip it inside your child’s desk for them to find it tomorrow morning. What a wonderful surprise!

3. Miss Mary Fletcher

4. Introduction • ASU Graduate • 22nd year at Paloma • Taught 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and multi-age • Raised in Tempe

5. Arizona Department of Education Certificate • Standard Elementary Education, K-8 Certificate • Reading Specialist K-12 • Structured English Immersion, K-12 • Early Childhood Endorsement, Birth-Age 8

6. 2013 Coursework • Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom • Dealing with Discipline Problems • Kyrene Classes: • Making Sense of Mathematics • 2 Computer classes: • Introducing Boardmaker Studio • Pixie 3

7. Ms. Jordan Santoro

8. About Me • 21 years old • Born in New York, moved to Arizona just before 3rd grade • Grew up in Chandler attending Chandler elementary/middle schools, graduated from Hamilton High School in 2010 • 2 older brothers • I love crafting, baking, spending time with family and friends

9. My Education/Experience • Currently a senior at ASU in the iTeach program (year-long student teaching) • Worked as a nanny for past 3 years • Interned in 5th-6th grade at Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Community in Scottsdale, and in 3rd grade at a charter school called American Leadership Academy in Gilbert • Excited to student teach for a full year with Miss Fletcher and these awesome 3rd graders! 

10. Parental Video Release Form • ASU requires student teachers to video tape several planned lessons throughout the school year. • Parents must give permission in order for a child to be recorded. • Thank you to those parents who have signed the ASU video release form!

11. Mary’s School Roles • Teacher • KSIT representative • Kyrene District Social Studies 3rd Grade Representative • Summer reading program developer and coordinator • Health Coordinator • Order weekly newsmagazines for staff • P.T.A. • Attend all meetings • Send staff the P.T.A. topics • Include P.T.A. functions in my parent letters

12. Class Management • Be respectful • Be responsible • Be safe

13. Classroom Management (continued) • Behavior expectations in school, cafeteria, and hallway • Stress cafeteria expectations, good manners, while eating with the students last week, getting permission to be out of your seat • Warnings • Verbal reminder • Think Time in classroom • Think time in another classroom • Consequence from teacher • Office

14. Common Core Standards • Reading common core standards begin in 2013, over 40 states have adopted the Common Core Standards • The Common Core Standards will have a common assessment beginning in one year: PARCC • AIMS testing is done in April, last year for AIMS!

15. Science, Social Studies, Health • Science: Rocks and Minerals, Erosion, Light & Sound, Structures of Life • Social Studies: Communities and Ancient Civilizations, Explorers, Fables, Civil War, Biographies, Immigration • Health: School Rules and Safety, Healthy Bodies, Preventing Diseases

16. Volunteering • In the classroom volunteering form: -Reading and math games once a month (Thursday,7:50-9:05) -Thank you, Mike, Maggie, Christina, and Lisa for cutting the “I Can” wall names!

17. Volunteering (con’t) • Parties: fall and winter • Spring Carnival • Field Trips: Slimgoodbody, Tuesday, February 4, 2014, 9:00-noon Tumbleweed Ranch, 9:30-noon

18. Math Outcomes • Sent home quarterly • Shared at parent conferences • Report card is based on outcomes • 6 weekly assessments

19. Homework • Homework policy, 20-30 minutes typically three nights per week, assigned Monday-due back Thursday, spelling practice each night • Friday take-home folder • Office papers • Fiction and nonfiction selections • Call home, “Please help me remember…”

20. Communication • Mid-term report, first three quarters • Quarterly report cards • Two parent conferences • E-mail (magnet) Write your child’s name on the subject line, mfletc@kyrene.org • Phone (magnet), 480-541-5134 • Take-home folder • Jot a note

21. Listserve Join our Paloma Listserve and receive school communications electronically!

22. Newsy Notes • Often weekly, 15 parents have already been added our e-mail distribution list. • Curriculum • Upcoming events • Thank you • P.T.A. information

23. Cursive • Lowercase letters (first quarter) • Capitals (second quarter) • One assignment per week • Home practice, anytime after the new year • Sample provided

24. Scholastic News • 26 issues • $7.00 • Check written to P.T.A., cash • Thank you for supporting this!

25. Weekly Schedule • Monday: Music, Ms. Osborne • Tuesday: P.E., Mrs. Striker, wear tennis shoes! • Wednesday: Computer lab • Thursday: Art, Mrs. Pooler • Friday: Library, Mrs. Anderson

26. Classroom Materials • The students arrived at school prepared with backpacks and school supplies. • Parent homework: emergency card, signed handbook form, e-mail address • We have plenty of classroom supplies: • Clean-up wipes, tissues, reams of paper • You have been very generous! • BOX TOPS, we have been Box Top winners for five years in a row! Start collecting!

27. Computers • Five laptops used for website research, number one pick for “free choice” time • Two desktops • Computer lab • Keyboarding skills • Group activities • Math practice • Research (rock and minerals, biography project in January)

28. Book Orders • Scholastic • No cash, please • Checks written to Scholastic • Ten day service • Bargains, some books are $1.00

29. Summer Reading • Send in the summer reading form “Stop and Read” OR • Write a parent note stating your child read over the summer. • Special day with Mrs. Tobias to celebrate reading goals (certificateand pencil).

30. Student of the Week • The student list was created the first week of school. The children chose the lifeskill themselves. Each child has been assigned a week. • Please join your child for lunch during their week of honor. • Send in pictures or create a ‘me poster’ of pictures. • Send in items that honor your child, i.e. awards, trophies, medals, etc.

31. Principal’s Lunch • The principal’s lunch begins August 30th. Mrs. Tobias will dine with three or four students from each class at lunch time. It will take the entire school year for Mrs. Tobias to meet every child for lunch. Please check our website for your child’s Principal’s Lunch special day!

32. Tax Credit Money • I’ve donated for 2013. You have less than five months left, HA!  • Used for field trips, Student Council Leadership, Choir, Author Visit, Science on Wheels, Family Science Night, lunch time sports • Make a tax credit donation in any money amount, $1.00 to $400.00! Individual returns: $200 maximum, Joint tax return: $400.

33. P.T.A. • $10.00 membership fee, Ms. Santoro and I have joined, have you? • We have monthly meetings this year, our next meeting is September 12, 6:30, child care is provided • Karen Randle is our P.T.A. President • LetyCarvajal, secretary • SantiDeRosa, treasurer

34. Peaceful Ways • We’re encouraging students to use peaceful ways to solve conflicts. • Use I message to express feelings. • “You’ve Been Buzzed!”

35. Questions and Answer Session Thank you!