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Meet the Teacher Night! Mrs. Flaherty- Room 33

Meet the Teacher Night! Mrs. Flaherty- Room 33. Upper Moreland Primary School 2013-2014 First Grade. Meet Mrs. Flaherty. Graduated from the University of Scranton in 2000 with a degree in Elementary Education.

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Meet the Teacher Night! Mrs. Flaherty- Room 33

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  1. Meet the Teacher Night! Mrs. Flaherty-Room 33 Upper Moreland Primary School 2013-2014 First Grade

  2. Meet Mrs. Flaherty • Graduated from the University of Scranton in 2000 with a degree in Elementary Education. • Completed Masters of Reading from West Chester University and became a Certified Reading Specialist in 2005. • Continued education through WCU. • Taught kindergarten in North Philadelphia for 2 years. • Have been teaching first grade in Upper Moreland School District for12 years. • Have a 5 year old named Patrick and a 2 year old named Colin. Mrs. Flaherty in first grade!

  3. Communication • christineflaherty@umtsd.org • phone number 215-325-1400 x4133 • www.umtsd.org- teacher pages • weekly newsletter/updates posted on classroom webpage and emailed

  4. Primary SchoolTrimesters • Three marking periods • Report cards go home on Dec. 13th, March 14th and the last day of school. • Conferences twice a year- (Nov. 25, 26, 27 and March) • Other conferences will be held at teacher or parent request.

  5. Classroom Management Positive Reinforcement Shining Stars • Three warnings and star is removed • Note sent home to parents • Behavior issue may be referred to Mrs. Geiselhart

  6. A Day in the Life of Your First-Grader! *Students Arrive *Small Group Literacy *Word Study *Math *Recess/Lunch 10:30 *Whole Group Literacy *Special *Writing *Snack *Social Studies/Science *Dismissal

  7. CurriculumScience FOSS KITS • Plants • Pebbles, Sand and Silt • Liquids and Solids

  8. CurriculumSocial Studies • Maps and Globes: NYSTROM 2005 • Trade books • Online Smartboard lessons • Guidance Lessons • Units: Family, Neighborhoods, Maps

  9. CurriculumReading • Shared Reading • Guided Reading • Tier Time • Read Aloud • Word Study • Reading Workshop • “Just Right” Reading • Sight Words • Literacy Workstations • Computer time Materials: Journeys- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt- 2011 Guided Readers Big Books Decodable Readers Vocabulary Readers Anthology Classroom Library

  10. CurriculumWriting • Shared Writing • Guided Writing • Writing Workshop • Mini-lessons • Independent writing (journal, books, poems) • Student/teacher conferences • Peer conferences • Group share • Focus, Style, Conventions, Content, Organization

  11. CurriculumMath • Investigating Real-Life Problems • Cooperative Learning • Neufeld- Technology • First In Math • Direct Modeling • Guided Practice • Math Workstations • Student Reflection Materials: Manipulatives Investigations-Pearson 2009 Literature Math Journals Calculators

  12. CurriculumHandwriting Handwriting Without Tears • 10-15 minutes a day • Developed by an OT • legible/fluent • formation/reversals • spacing • Ipad app for home • 3 stages • imitate, copy, independent

  13. CurriculumSpelling/Phonics Phonics skills • Beg. sounds, end sounds, blends, digraphs, short vowels, long vowels • Taught through letter blending, word sorts, word study notebook, decodable readers. • Each week a spelling/phonics skill will be sent home to practice. • Assessed through weekly dictations and writing samples UM Core Words • List of words students will learn to spell correctly • Assessed through dictation

  14. Assessments! Literacy: *RtII (Response to Instruction and Intervention)- designed to meet learning needs of all students. Test all students and base instruction on results. *Individual Assessments- each trimester *DRA- developmental reading assessment *DIBELS- Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Lit Skills *Whole Group Assessment *Ganske Spelling Inventory *Journeys Assessments *Teacher made assessments Math and Science: *Benchmark Assessments *Unit Assessments *Teacher made assessments Writing: *Developmental Writing Samples Terra Nova Tests in the Spring!

  15. Homework • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday • Take 10-20 minutes • Read every night • Practice sight words

  16. Grading Reading, Writing and Math • Advanced-demonstrates superior understanding of concepts and skills, goes beyond standard, independently explores ideas and extends learning • Proficient- meets standard, demonstrates solid understanding of concepts, needs to demonstrate greater ability for applying and extending learning, needs to work toward independent learning • Basic- minimal progress toward standard, demonstrates partial understanding of concepts, needs focused and continuous instruction, needs increased effort • Below Basic- no progress toward standard, demonstrates inadequate understanding of concepts, needs focused continuous instruction, needs increased effort

  17. Grading Spelling, Science, Social Studies and Handwriting Effort Grade: • Outstanding • Satisfactory • Needs Improvement • Unsatisfactory *Writing will not be graded until second trimester

  18. “In years to come a child may forget what you taught them, But will always remember how you made them feel."--- Author Unknown ---

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