*Back to School Night 2014

*About Miss Ngo

*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)

*Goals

*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!

*Daily Schedule

 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

*Reading and

Homework

*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

*Writer’s Workshop

*10-15 minute mini lessons

*40 minutes of independent time while I small group and confer one-on-one

*Phonetic spelling “Mre hd a ltl lm.”

*Different “final” product

*More about expression

*Three genres: Narrative, Informational, Opinion

*Rubrics/writing folders

*Writing assessment tomorrow

*Math

*Whole group instruction as well as individualized curriculum

*Spiraling approach (prior knowledge, constantly building on skills)

*Hands-on

*Center activities/rotations

*Health

*You and Other People (feelings and friendships)

*Growing Nutrition

*Dental Health

*Personal Safety

*Fire Safety

*Social Studies

*Learning about ourselves and our relationship to other people

*Families

*Neighborhood

*State

*Country

*Beginning map skills

*Field trips

*Second Steps

*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

*Science

*Life: Plants and Animals

*Physical: Solids and Liquids

*Earth: Air and Weather

*Observing, analyzing, hypothesizing, testing

*Star of the Week

*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

*Birthdays

*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

*Why a new progress report?

*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

*How can I learn more?

*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

*Misc

*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

*Questions?