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Hanscom Primary School Parent Information Night September 17, 2015 Mrs. Eisenman Special Education Tutor: Mrs. Parent. Your Hopes and Dreams. Gain confidence Love learning and school. Improve math Learn the joy of reading Improve handwriting and learn cursive
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Hanscom Primary SchoolParent Information NightSeptember 17, 2015Mrs. EisenmanSpecial Education Tutor:Mrs. Parent
Your Hopes and Dreams Gain confidence Love learning and school Improve math Learn the joy of reading Improve handwriting and learn cursive Work on friendships and social skills Continue to grow and be awesome!
Open House Outline • Parent-Teacher Partnership • Communication • Learning Targets/Standards Based Reporting • How to help at home • Online Resources • Daily Schedule • Miscellaneous • Questions
Parent-Teacher Partnership Growth Mindset Try, Try Again, Try a New Way Working together to create academic and social success for students.
Communication • Parents are “experts” – Please fill us in and keep us in the loop! • Daily red homework folders (notes, notices, completed work) • Email (eisenman2@lincnet.org) or phone messages (274-7721, x. 6466) • Parent-Teacher Conferences (Oct./Nov. & March) • Report Cards (December, March, June)
Learning Targets • Learning targets are crafted by teachers and used during lessons to guide students towards what is expected. • “Look-fors” help students know what they can do to reach the learning target • Can be short or long term
Standards Based Reporting • Learning targets are based on standards from the Lincoln Learning Expectations, which are based on state and national standards • Our report card is organized by standards with descriptions for the grade level. Important highlights include • Growth as a learner section and academic achievement section • Effort and academic achievement are separate • We use a 4, 3, 2, 1 scoring system on individual assessments as well as on report cards 4: yes, and 3: yes 2: yes, but 1: not yet
How to Help at Home • Check red folder nightly! • Emphasize nightly reading and talking about what has been read • Support practice of writing • Practice Math Facts (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication) • Encourage a growth mindset
Online Resources Lincoln Public Schools Website www.lincnet.org Everyday Math Website (login information will be in red folders)
Our Daily Schedule
Responsive Classroom • Morning Meeting • Greeting, Sharing, Activity, Message • Hopes and Dreams • “Take a Break” • Logical Consequences
Rules Be Kind Be Safe Be Respectful Be a Hard Worker
Math • Everyday Mathematics curriculum • Direct instruction as well as hands on activities • Differentiation through small group instruction, independent practice, games, computer practice (X-tra Math, websites, Dreambox)
Snack/Recess • Snack every day - please remember to pack your child a healthy snack every day • We will go outside for recess every day, except for rain or extreme cold, so please make sure to send children to school with appropriate clothing
Writing • Writing workshop: mini-lessons, workshop model • Narrative, expository, and opinion writing • Cursive • Word Work: Spelling Patterns • Daily Language Instruction: editing, conventions, grammar
Language Arts • CENTERS • Guided Reading (small group leveled instruction) • Reader’s Workshop Mini-lessons (whole group skill/strategy lessons) • Read to Self/Just Right Reading • Read to Someone (fluency practice) • Writing about Reading • Word study (phonics, vocabulary)
Lunch/Recess • Students eat in the cafeteria/gym • Lunch money can be sent to school or can be deposited online with MyNutrikids (on LPS website) • Deployment lunch groups with Mrs. Salis
Spanish • Señora Hughes • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday for 20 minutes
Social Studies • Massachusetts History • Plimouth (Pilgrim & Wampanoag groups) • Revolutionary history • State geography
Science • Rocks and minerals • Magnets • Life Science
Specialists • Wellness/PE (Monday & Thursday) • Art (Tuesday) • Music (Wednesday) • Science Enrichment (Thursday) • Library (Friday)
MUSIC class meets for 45 minutes 3rd grade concert: Spring 2015 With Mr. Ruiz
ART class meets for 45 minutes With Mrs. Lubin
WELLNESS class meets for 45 minutes twice a week * Don’t forget sneakers!* With Mrs. Clarkin and Mr. Leahy
LIBRARY meets for 45 minutes With Mrs. Rote
TECHNOLOGY will meet for special projects throughout the year and typing classes in the spring
Miscellaneous • State Assessments • English/Language Arts: March 2016 • Math: May 2016 • Field Trip • Plimouth Plantation • Lincoln Minutemen • Arrival time 7:45-8:00 • Dismissal, if change of plans please send note or email • Appropriate clothing • Birthdays (recognition at school, invitations) • Classroom Needs • Volunteers