Welcome to Back to School Night!

1. Welcome to Back to School Night!

3. About Mrs. Kahan • Please call me Tiffany! • Penn State graduate • Master’s Degree plus 30 credits • Sixteenth Year in Fourth Grade • Stepmother to Jordan and Justin and mother to Mia. • Triathlete, Cross Fitter, annual back flipper and volleyball player (before the baby anyway…)

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. Social Studies • Social Studies Alive Program • We start off with a broad study of our country’s regions and then focus in on Pennsylvania’s history, economy, geography and government.

7. Science • Observation Skills • Magnets and Electricity Investigations • Water Investigations, Watersheds, Wetlands • Space • Experiments

8. Everyday Math Program • A math curriculum geared to demonstrate various methods to find a solution • Introduces content in small increments and frequently revisits those topics • Each lesson builds on the previous • Guided Math Groups depending on needs: 2-3 days a week.

9. Assessment Formative assessments: (ongoing) ~ Exit Slips (graded out of 4) ~ Math Journal and math log spot checks ~ Teacher Observations Summative Assessments: ~ Traditional teacher tests and quizzes ~ District Assessments

10. 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

11. 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)

12. 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.

13. 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!)

14. 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

15. Questions and Answers Thank You for Coming!