Welcome to the Back to School NightCLIP 2014-2015

Please Sign in on a clipboardBe seatedTime: Presentation starts at 7:15 p.m.

Presented by: Mr. Garrison Room 34Ms. Lin Room 33

Derrall GarrisonDerrall GarrisonEnglish Academics

Education:• Bachelors from San Francisco State University• CA teaching credential with CLAD

Teaching Experience• 5 years ELD at Collins Elementary• 2 years 4/5 at Murdock-Portal Elementary• 1 year 6th grade math and science Lawson• 6 years in CLIP 4th and 5th grade English

Contact Information– Garrison_Derrall@cusdk8.org– School phone, extension 234

Chia-ching LinFifth grade Chinese teacher

Education:• Bachelor and Master in Education from

University of Oklahoma• OK/CA teaching credential with BCLAD

Teaching Experience• Preschool• 7 years in CLIP kindergarten (English

and Chinese)• Fourth year teaching in CLIP fifth grade

(Chinese)

Contact Informationlin_chiachingl@cusdk8.orgSchool phone, extension 233

Meeting Student Needs• Effective Learning Environment – Teamwork– Dialogue– cooperative learning– Interaction– Differentiated and tired instruction and/or assessment

• Safe Learning Environment– Equity among the classroom community

– Celebrate diversity

California Common Core Standards• Language Arts

– Reading– Writing

– Listening and Speaking • Mathematics • History & Social Studies• Science (NGSS) Next Generation Science

Standards– Physical Science– Life Science– Earth Science

– Investigation and Experimentation • Dance, Music, Theater, and Visual

Arts

• http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ (social studies)

• http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/ (commom core)

Chinese CurriculumTextbooks 美洲華語第五冊 (MeiZhou fifth volume) 一千字說華語 (Speak Mandarin in One Thousand

Word)

Language Skill: Phonetic symbols Word recognition: students read aloud

different genres, fluently and accurately

Vocabulary and Concept Development: students know synonyms, antonyms, and homographs

Listening/speaking: students know how to ask questions, deliver presentation….

Reading: students discern main ideas and concepts in the text, identify the main problem or conflict of the plot……

Writing: students create multiple paragraphs essays, write responses to literature

-writing assignment: one narrative, two expository, and one persuasive essay

English Academic Program• Reading

– Houghton Mifflin– Integrated Content– Novels– Websites/Newsela

• Writing– Narrative– Informative/

explanatory– Summary– Response to

Literature– Persuasive/Opinion

pieces

•Mathematics–Houghton Mifflin–Performance Tasks

•Social Studies

•Science–Foss Science Kit

History & Social Studies CurriculumTextbook: a translated Scott

Foresman History / Social Science. • From pre-Columbus to 1850, US

government, and fifty sates and capitals of US

• Social Studies is rich in language and the history itself is a story.

• The goal of Social Studies Curriculum:

- The concept of major events - Increase listening vocabulary

and word identification

Unit of Study / Projects Unit project for each unitSupplementary Reading MaterialsReading books available in class

library

Homework from Mr. Garrison• Practice for the concepts taught in class

• Vary from day to day • Monday – Thursday, occasionally on Friday

– Due the following school day unless otherwise stated

• Typical homework assignments each day– Spelling City and vocabulary cards– Math practice

• Other homework assignments– Group Projects– Science project– Language Arts project– Science notebook– Writing assignment

Homework from Ms. Lin• Reinforcement / independent level - The goal is to work on organizational skills and

be responsible• Daily 20 minutes reading in Chinese and record on

agenda Monday to Thursday)• A journal with assigned topics or free topics is due

every other Tuesday (starting on September 10)• A book summary is due every other Tuesday. (first one

due on September 3)• 2 weeks phrase contract 生詞合約 and projects • Recording for read aloud• Record Keeping through Agenda and Classroom Homepage• Excuse: due to an emergency and sickness• Pass due: A note or email will be sent home for every

three times their work is late • Long-term: use time wisely and plan on completing by

the due date• All assignments will be checked for completion, but

some work may not be scored nor commented on

Homework Policy

• Agenda• Incomplete or no homework– Complete during recess– Record – Parents be contacted

• Homework Contract

Assessment• Formative Assessment

o Observations and anecdotal noteso Response to questionso Questioning strategieso Interactiono homework and classroom assignmentso Portfolioso Quizzes and writing draftso Science notebook

• Summative Assessmento End-of-chapter/unit testso Vocabulary, DOL, and spelling testso Writing assignment (final draft)o End-of-chapter/unit projects or reports

Chinese Assessment

• Character tests• Writing samples• Miscue analysis• Unit/Chapter tests• Projects• Informal observation• STAMP 4S Chinese proficiency

test (end of the year)

Communication Daily Agenda Notes/Handouts Room Parents Thursday Folder Monthly Newsletter Classroom homepage/google calendar Appointment for after school meeting Meyerholz Bulldog on Thursday lin_chiaching@cusdk8.org Garrison_Derrall@cusdk8.org Phone: (408)252-7450 ext. 233 and 234

How to extend learning from school to home

Recognize any efforts and accomplishments that your child

makes!• Help your child to organize his or her

schoolwork until they can do it independently

• Listen to your child read even if you don’t speak Chinese

• Ask your child what he or she has learned at school

• Remind your child of the upcoming events or homework

• Sign forms that are required by the school or class

• For Social Studies, you can refer to English textbook to reinforce learned concepts and history events. Under HSS on CLIP5 wiki, American History Alive and Scott Foresman student login website will be helpful for reinforcement at home.

ScoringAll scoring will follow the district’s rubric:

• 6 – Exceptional Proficiency • 5 – Advanced Proficiency • 4 – Proficient• 3 – Developing Proficiency• 2 – Limited Proficiency • 1 – Minimal Proficiency 

• For daily work, number grades (9/10 – nine out of ten possible points) and symbol grades (+ Excellent, + Good, Average/Completed, - Unacceptable, - Redo) are also given.

Classroom Rule

• Rule– Be Safe 安全第一– Be Respectful 尊重人事物– Be Responsible 有責任心

• Code of Conduct– Consequences determined by students and teachers

Classroom Management

90 percent of positive reinforcement

- individual/pair/group work

- money system - Friday homenopoly game大

富翁PraisesConnection and caringInteresting and engaging lessons

Intrinsic motivation

Field Trips

• Age Of Sail over night trip to San Francisco – about $135 donation needed per student

• Science Camp over night to Walden West – about $250 donation needed per student

Age of Sail

Room 33 – September 3 and 4 (please pick up your child around 11:30 am)

Room 34 – September 4 and 5 (please pick up your child around 10:30 am)

* write a letter to your child (please see the sample of the letter from the packet, turn it in to Ms. Lin and Mr. Garrison in a sealed envelope by Tuesday, September 2nd.)

* galley gear (metal only)

Volunteer Training

Will share in yahoo group once we find out

Room Parent Training

Training on 9/4 at 8:30 am

Project Cornerstone helpers meeting

Will share in yahoo group

Questions?Please join clip_5_2013_2014 yahoogroup (contact Annie Kao)

Please go to Ms. Lin to find out whether your child still has any missing form or donations.

Thanks for coming tonight!

(tall sailors from both rooms stay afterwards please)