MISS ROTH’S CLASS

Welcome to Room 304 Curriculum Night

WELCOME

Communication at Clark

Building: • First and Third Wednesday E-news (building, district, PTA)

Text:• Please make sure you are signed up in the office to receive building texts of critical

information.

PTA:• Join the PTA (complete membership form on desk) to receive information on

upcoming events, sign up for events for you and your child

• Complete sheet to volunteer

Blue Take Home Folders:• Sent home every Thursday with building, PTA and community information

What is Clark PTA?

We work with the school to enhance our children’s elementary experience

501c3 charity, 100% staffed and led by volunteers

We need YOU!

Serving 780+ children with less than 50 volunteers

Goal is 100% family participation, sign up today!

Last call for Spirit Wear

Orders extended through TOMORROW, visit clarkpta.org.

Upcoming Events

Book Fair October 21st-25th

BINGO Night Oct 25th

READATHON More info soon

Clark Snack ProgramThanks to the Issaquah Schools Foundation we are

hoping to offer support regarding a healthy breakfast

snack and/or school day snack program. In order for us

to determine the need and allocate resources we would

like ALL of you to please complete the purple sheet on

your child’s desk and turn into the envelope.

Want to be a Clark Reading Coach?

Do you have 1 hour a week?

Do you want to help support students with their reading?

If yes, please become a Clark Reading Coach!

Clark Reading Coaches will commit to one hour a week in the

building to support kids in literacy development in 2-3 classrooms.

You will be trained in specific teaching strategies to use with the

kids in the developmental age range that you prefer.

Complete a sign up sheet tonight to learn more!

Keytosuccess.mp4

A LITTLE ABOUT ME• This is my third year at Clark Elementary School teaching 3rd

grade.• I went to Washington State University and love watching my Cougs play each week. • I moved to the area in 2017, I previously lived in Vancouver Washington•I love to travel and spent a month of the summer in London and Ireland• I love the outdoors and spending time with my friends, family…and my 20 3rd graders

CLARK CODE•Be Safe, Kind, and Productive.

•Demonstrating Expectations

•Clark Coins, Kerplunk

•Great Kid

READING•Making Meaning•Lucy Calkins•Balanced Literacy•Mini Lesson•Read to Self•Guided Reading Groups- Book Clubs•One-on-One Conferring

Making connections, Questioning, Inferring, Monitoring for Meaning, Predicting, Visualizing, Determining Importance, Summarizing, Non-Fiction Text Features, Sequencing

MATH•Eureka •Fluency•Application problem•Concept Development•Problem Set•Exit Ticket

•Math Workshop•Small Group•Hands on Activities

WRITING•Units of Study

•Personal Narrative•Informational•Opinion Writing

•Writers Workshop•Mini Lesson•Writing Time•One-on-One Conferring•Celebrate

SCIENCE•Salmon•Rocks and Minerals•Weather

SOCIAL STUDIES

•Geography of North America

•Cultures in North America

•Cultures in Our Community: Notable Americans

•Google Expeditions and Google Earth

ASSESSMENTS•State Testing: Smarter Balanced (Spring)•In Class

•Observations, conferences, daily check-ins•Math

•Mid-module and end of module•Reading

•Fountas and Pinnell (Fall and Winter)•Participation, in-class work, projects

SCORING GUIDE4 — Exceeds Grade Level

Expectations

3 — Meets Grade Level

Expectations

2 — Approaches Grade Level

Expectations

Needs Additional Practice/Support

1— Below Grade

Level

Expectations

Area of Concern

Demonstrates exceptional

skill/concept development

Applies learning to other

subject areas independently

Demonstrates skill/concept

development appropriate

for the grade level

Applies learning to other

subject areas with guidance

Demonstrates skill/concept

development that is below the

grade level expectations

Requires extra time, support,

and/or practice

Demonstrates skill/concept

development that is

significantly below the

grade level expectations

Requires extended time,

support, and/or practice

K-5 Social Emotional Learning CurriculumSecond Step

Builds Positive Social, Emotional and Behavior Skills

+ Self management +Self Awareness+ Relationship Skills +Social Awareness

+Responsible Decision Making

Social Emotional Learning Curriculum

Unit 1: Skills for Learning

• Listening • Focusing attention •Using self-talk •Being assertive

Unit 2: Empathy

• Identifying one's own and others' feelings •Taking others' perspectives

• Showing care and concern for others

Unit 3: Emotion Management

• Understanding strong feelings •Identifying and managing strong feelings

• Calming down strong feelings

Unit 4: Friendship Skills and Problem Solving

• Making and keeping friends •Calming down and using Problem-Solving Steps

K – 3rd Grade Units

Some ways to support your child at home

Support kids to follow through on tasks, the first time. Chores are one way to do this

Talk about emotions and what to do with strong onesALL emotions are okay

Play games together –learning to win, lose, and take turns is important

Reinforce Second Step lessons/ home links

HOMEWORK•Reading/Math Logs (Monthly)

•30 Minutes a Night/ 4 times a week

•Not required but highly recommended

•Math support? Let me know!

Math Log Name: __________________

September 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

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Students: Please write the number of minutes you practiced your math each night and have an adult initial it.

This Math Log is due Friday, September 28th.

Please add up all the minutes you have practiced math and write it in the blank. I read a total of __________ minutes.

COMMUNICATION •Weekly Newsletter

•Classroom Website

•E-mail

VOLUNTEERING•Cleared through the district

•Small group work

•Copying

•Art Docent

•Chaperones