Welcome to Back to School Night!

1. Welcome to Back to School Night!

3. Meet Mrs. Plajer • Please call me Noelle! • Susquehanna Graduate • Ninth year in fourth grade • Master’s Degree in reading • Certified Reading Specialist • Avid Reader, Eagles fan, Athlete (prior to children) • Mom of Kylie, Braydon and Aliana

4. My Goals 2014-2015 • Create a respectful atmosphere • Instill resourcefulness • Challenge and encourage at all levels • Meet each student’s needs • Encourage curiosity and love of learning.

5. Schedule • Mrs. Kahan Math Science Social Studies • Mrs. Plajer Reading Writing Vocabulary/Spelling Grammar

6. Language Arts Program • Shared Reading • Whole group instruction • Discussions/debates • Prepare for PSSA (Common Core) • Anthology/ Novels • Vocabulary

7. Language Arts Program • Guided Reading • Small group (4-6 students) • Students instructional level • Independent Reading • AR (Accelerated Reader) • Part of reading homework (calendar) • Chapter books of student’s choice

8. Language Arts Program • Writing (Being a Writer) • Personal Narrative • Informational • Fictional • Free write (a lot) • Student choice for published piece

9. Language Arts Program • Grammar • Part of Being a Writer program • Spelling • Pattern words (with reading program) • Weekly tests (Fridays) • 25 words

10. Assessment Formative assessments: (ongoing) ~ Exit Slips (graded out of 4) ~Writing notebook ~ Teacher Observations Summative Assessments: ~ Traditional teacher tests and quizzes ~ District Assessments (reading/writing) ~DRA, CDT

11. Homework • Daily 40 minutes ~ Practice and promotes responsibility ~Please check over their work ~Reading Calendar (please initial) • Consequences and Rewards ~IOU forms (miss 5 minutes of recess) ~Monthly Homework Club ~Contact parents for frequent offenders

12. Behavior Management • Positive reinforcement is the basis our management system. • Tickets are earned for positive behaviors by individuals and groups. • Tickets are taken away for behaviors that don’t follow our class expectations. • Ruff Day Forms (sent home after several verbal warnings)

13. Tickets!!!! • Students can earn • tickets daily based on: • Extra credit • Getting quiet quickly • Doing something nice for someone • Showing Respect • Table Points Tickets can also be earned if the teachers are in an extraordinarily good mood!!!!  Students can “cash in” tickets at the end of every month for special treats and/or place them in Raffle Bag.

14. Odds and Ends • Please email office for any changes in pick-up. • Conferences: Sign-Up Genius • Scholastic Book Orders: Online Orders only please • SSR Book- Chapter book • Donations-We always welcome some gently used board games and puzzles for indoor recess. • Daily snack (healthy) Snack donations are also welcome for those students who forget theirs. (Small bags of pretzels and Goldfish are great!) • Birthday Treats (no nuts and no cutting or scooping involved please!)

15. Odd and Ends-Take Two • WIN– 12:45-1:15. Most supplemental reading groups and speech classes are scheduled during this time. • Instrument Day – E Day • Please sign all graded items on indicated line. (except spelling) • Accordion/ Expandable Folder- Please clean out ONE WAY section nightly. All other papers should stay putuntil we clean them out in class. • Please make note of the PSSA windows on the district calendar. • Parent Contact tkahan@hatboro-horsham.org nplajer@hatboro-horsham.org

16. Questions and Answers Thank You for Coming!