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Back to School Night

Join us for Back to School Night at Forest Ridge Elementary School! Meet Mrs. Melissa Azzarello and Mrs. Nancy Johnston, learn about our reading, writing, and social studies units of study, and find out how you can help your child succeed. Don't miss out on this informative event!

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Back to School Night

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  1. Back to School Night Forest Ridge Elementary School

  2. Welcome! Mrs. Melissa Azzarello melissa_azzarelllo@hcpss.org Mrs. Nancy Johnston nancy_johnston@hcpss.org 410-880-5950

  3. Reading/Genre Units of Study Quarter 1: Making a Difference (focuses on foundational reading skills needed for the year) Quarter 2: Investigating & Discovering Personal Strengths (explores the meaning of personal character) Quarter 3: Love That Poem (poetry through the eyes of the reader and the poet) Quarter 4: Mysteries (read and discover the common characteristics of mysteries)

  4. Writing/Genre Units of Study Quarter 1: Opinion Essay, Informational Essay* Quarter 2: Writing About Reading, Historical Fiction Quarter 3: Autobiographical Poem, Research Report* Quarter 4: Speech Writing (part of Simulated Congressional Hearing) *Information Essay and Research Report will be completed in Health or Science classes

  5. Social Studies Units of Study Unit 1: The American Revolution • Founding of the Nation & The Declaration of Independence Unit 2: Building a New Nation • The Constitution Unit 3: A Nation in Conflict • War of 1812, Civil War, Civil Rights Movement Unit 4: We the People • Rights & responsibilities of citizens

  6. Simulated Congressional Hearing When: Wednesday, May 24th @ FRES 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. What: During the SCH, students assume the roles of Constitutional experts and prepare speeches using supporting current events. They present these speeches before a panel of judges, followed by a question and answer session.

  7. Homework • Assigned nightly (Monday-Thursday) • Vocabulary (students may choose an activity from the homework list or teachers may assign a specific paper) • Vocabulary quizzes are given weekly or bi-weekly (Students will be notified in advance) • Reading for at least 20 minutes • Does not have to be consecutive, may be broken up into smaller sections • Will increase by 5 minutes each quarter

  8. How To Help Your Child • Be a literacy role model! Show your child reading and writing is an important part of your life. • Expose your child to a variety of texts and through different mediums (newspapers, magazines, digital print, etc.) • Discuss current events. • Ask your child about what they are reading. • Can they summarize the text? • Can they tell you about the characters?

  9. Questions?

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