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Welcome to Parent Information Night September 2013

Welcome to Parent Information Night September 2013. Introducing Room 108!. In your packets you will find:. Curriculum highlights Information on the home/school connection Information for you to complete and return about your child A blank letter template for you to

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Welcome to Parent Information Night September 2013

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  1. Welcome to Parent Information Night September 2013

  2. Introducing Room 108!

  3. In your packets you will find: • Curriculum highlights • Information on the home/school connection • Information for you to complete and return • about your child • A blank letter template for you to • write to your child

  4. A little bit about me… • 7th year teaching Gr. 2 at Wheelock • M.Ed. Literacy and Language • Licensed Reading Specialist K-12 • Moving to Norfolk (my hometown) this weekend!

  5. My Expectations For your child: For you: Read newsletters/handouts Utilize the classroom website Review work daily Assist with homework and studying Help your child be prepared for the day Snack Home/School folder Homework • Try his/her best • Follow classroom and school rules • Complete homework • Take responsibility for his/her own actions and belongings

  6. A Typical Week in Room 108 Every day: • Reader’s Workshop • Mini lesson based on a specific comprehension strategy • Independent, “just right” reading time • Word Study/ Centers • Small guided reading groups with me • Independent and/or group based centers • Math • whole group, small group, partner and independent work • A Special • A Snack (afternoon)

  7. A Week in Room 108 Continued… 4 times/week: • Writer’s Workshop • Mini lesson on a specific skill/strategy • Independent writing time • Genres: Narrative, Lab Reports and Science Books, Persuasive/Opinion, and Poetry 2-3 times/week • Science: Balancing & Weighing, Weather, Animal Life Cycles • Social Studies: Maps & Globes, Famous Americans, American Family • Spanish (Mondays and Tuesdays) • Mandarin (Mondays and Thursdays) Once a week: • Spelling test (Fridays) • Open Circle

  8. Homework • Nightly, students are encouraged to: • Study spelling words • Weekly tests will be on Fridays. • Practice math facts • “Math Wizard” challenges will be given on a • regular basis to encourage and ensure the • mastery of facts. • Timed but “untimed” • Read • At least 15 minutes/night • Starting in October a reading calendar and • monthly reading project will be sent home.

  9. Homework Continued • In addition, your child will receive an additional homework assignmentMonday-Thursday nights. • Starting next week you will find a H.U.G. (Homework User Guide) sheet in the back pocket of the home/school folder. • The weekly assignments will be detailed on that sheet. You are expected to assist your child and sign and return that form daily. Mondays – Handwriting/writing Tuesdays – Spelling Practice Wednesdays – Math Thursdays – Study Spelling Words • Weekly bonus challenges will be provided for enrichment

  10. _________’s HUG Sheet Mrs. Bassett Room 108 Please initial after you complete your homework. Return your homework to school the next day. For the week of: June 10, 2013 • Remember to visit www.tenmarks.com and complete the weekly assignment! • Complete the family bonus challenge and earn a small prize on Friday! Please keep this HUG sheet in the back plastic pocket of your blue home-school folder so that it may be checked daily!

  11. Before you leave please be sure to… • Sign up for a conference • Sign up to be a mystery reader • Leave a note for your child • Fill in your information on the CSA class directory

  12. Questions?

  13. Thank you for coming! I am looking forward to working with you and your child this year!

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