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Back to School Night 2014

Back to School Night 2014. Undergraduate student from San Diego State University Graduate student from UC Irvine Grew up in Los Angeles Currently living in San Francisco Sixth year of teaching (three in K/three in 1 st ). About Miss Ngo. INDEPENDENCE, PERSEVERENCE, COMMUNICATION

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Back to School Night 2014

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  1. BacktoSchool Night 2014

  2. Undergraduate student from San Diego State University • Graduate student from UC Irvine • Grew up in Los Angeles • Currently living in San Francisco • Sixth year of teaching (three in K/three in 1st) About Miss Ngo

  3. INDEPENDENCE, PERSEVERENCE, COMMUNICATION • Write, revise, and edit drafts • Make friends, problem solve, learn Life Skills • Have conversations about given topics (art, math, writing, etc.) • Decode words and read stories • See the writing-reading connection • Silent reading • Become a “good” writer • Build confidence • Think deeper rather than wider on math topics • Have fun! Goals

  4. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday • 8:10-8:30 Attendance/Lunch Count/Art Talk or “Hot Topic”/ Morning Work • 8:30-8:45 Calendar Time/Skills Review • 8:45-9:00 Handwriting • 9:00-10:00 Reader’s Workshop • 10-10:20 Recess • 10:20-10:40 Story Time/Poetry • 10:40-11:00 Word Work • 11:00-12:00 Writer’s Workshop • 12:00-12:50 Lunch • 12:50-1:45 Math • 1:45-2:00 Recess • 2-2:35 Science/Social Studies/Second Steps (social thinking curriculum) • 2:35-2:45 Clean-up/Dismissal • Wednesday (Minimum Day) • 8:10-8:20 Attendance/Lunch Count/Art Talk or “Hot Topic” • 8:20-9:00 School Assembly/Morning Work-Word Work • 9:00-9:30 Reader’s Workshop • 9:30-10 Writer’s Workshop • 10:00-10:20 Recess • 10:20-12:00 PE/Music/Library • 12:00-12:50 Lunch • 12:45-1:20 Calendar/Math • 1:20-1:30 Clean-up/Dismissal • Special Activities • PE/Music/Library-Wednesday • Spectra Art-Tuesdays (an hour a week) • Wednesday School Assemblies are biweekly from 8:20-9am Daily Schedule

  5. Students will be assigned leveled books depending upon their DRA • Book shopping • Nightly book bags • 30 minutes of reading • Reread/comprehension/tips • PA Library • Raz-Kids • Wednesday Happenings (TBA) • Weekly Sight Words (5) – will post the full list on website Reading and Homework

  6. 10-15 minute mini lessons • 40 minutes of independent time while I small group and confer one-on-one • Phonetic spelling “Mrehd a ltl lm.” • Different “final” product • More about expression • Three genres: Narrative, Informational, Opinion • Rubrics/writing folders • Writing assessment tomorrow Writer’s Workshop

  7. Whole group instruction as well as individualized curriculum • Spiraling approach (prior knowledge, constantly building on skills) • Hands-on • Center activities/rotations Math

  8. You and Other People (feelings and friendships) • Growing Nutrition • Dental Health • Personal Safety • Fire Safety Health

  9. Learning about ourselves and our relationship to other people • Families • Neighborhood • State • Country • Beginning map skills • Field trips Social Studies

  10. Anti-bullying • School-wide • Preface to Steps to Respect (upper grades) • Learn how to socialize • Empathy • Feelings • Impulse Control • Anger Management • Tie in brain research Second Steps

  11. Life: Plants and Animals • Physical: Solids and Liquids • Earth: Air and Weather • Observing, analyzing, hypothesizing, testing Science

  12. Sign-up • An activity for every day of that week • You will receive a letter the Friday before • Every other Wednesday, Escondido has their “Student of the Week” announcement during assembly Star of the Week

  13. Please don’t feel like you must bring something. • Cheering and singing • Crown, stickers • Summer birthdays at the end of the year • No edible treats or snacks this year • Small gifts (eraser, pencils, stickers, etc.) • Drop off in the morning so I can pass them out at the end of the day Birthdays

  14. Align with Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics • Adopt new performance labels that better communicate student progress • Include a broader spectrum of social-emotional learning • Provide information regarding student strengths and areas for growth Why a new progress report?

  15. Visit pausd.org: • See progress reports for each grade level (in green folder too) • Watch a video that explains the process used to develop the new progress report How can I learn more?

  16. Fieldtrips (suggested donations) • Class Events: Harley Goat Farm/College Terrace Library/Pizza My Heart/Junior Museum comes to Escondido (will be posted on website) • Volunteers (clipboards) • Class website (www.missngoitall.com) will have all information tonight, handouts about birthdays, Star of the Week, PAUSD calendar, daily schedule, etc. • iConnect for families to access technology • BTSN Green Folders Misc

  17. Questions?

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