Back to School Night

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Back to School Night

• Mrs. Smith
• 3rd Grade
• Rm. 88

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All About Me

• Lower Moreland Alumni
• K - 12th grade
• Penn State University
• WE Are Penn State
• Huge Penn State Football Fan!
• Elementary Education Major
• Arcadia University
• Major- Reading Specialist
• Master of Education
• Photo- digitallightblogsport.com

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All About Me

• Married with 3 kids
• 6 year old son - Hunter
• 3 year old daughter Peyton
• 2 year old son Parker
• Live in Bucks County, PA

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Experience

• 10 years
• Wake County Public School System, Raleigh, NC
• 5 years
• 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grades
• Lower Moreland School District
• 6 years
• Kindergarten and 3rd grade

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Team Building Classroom Community

• There is no I in team.
• If you had fun, you won!
• Good and New
• Positive Word of the week
• Energizers
• Class Cheers

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Classroom Rules

• 1.  No Put-downs!
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• 2.  Listen without interrupting!
• 3.  Keep your  hands, feet and objects to
  yourself!
• 4.  Always do your best work and be positive!

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This is a No Put Down Zone

• If you give yourself a put down or someone else,
  you must give 2 put ups.

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Restorative Practices

• Weekly classroom meetings held to establish a
  sense of community
• Restorative Practices Program used, which helps
  students focus on their own accountability to
  solve problems
• Universal questions used throughout Pine Road
  School

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Incentives Consequences

• Behavior Policy
• Incentives
• Poppers
• Team Points
• HW passes, computer during indoor recess, prize
  box, helpers in other rooms
• Good Citizen Awards
• OOPs Book
• Yellow (warning 1)
• Orange (warning 2)
• Red- sign the OOPS Book

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Homework

• Agenda Book- write assignments/sign it each night
• Missed Homework- homework slip
• Spelling City Website- www.spellingcity.com

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Homework Reading

• Phillies Phanatic Reading program Calculate
  minutes read for the week
• Read at least 15- 20 min. (4 times a
  week)
• Reading stickers (100 minutes)
• Reading Lunches

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Important Information

• Organization of the Portfolio
• Absences- Please fill out blue cards

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Important Classroom Information

• Report Cards
• Birthdays- Treats (24 students)

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Reading Workshop

• Harcourt
• Theme 1 - School Days
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• Theme 2 - Together We Can
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• Theme 3 - As We Grow
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• Theme 4 - Tales To Tell
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Reading Workshop

• Comprehension Strategies
• S.T.A.R.S. C.A.R.S.
• Phonics/spelling
• Grammar
• Guided Reading/ Literacy centers

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Writing Workshop

• Narrative Writing
• Persuasive Writing
• Informational Writing

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Writing Process

• Brainstorm
• Rough Draft
• Revise
• Edit
• Good Draft

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Writing

• Cursive Writing- Zaner Bloser
• Daily Edit
• Writers Notebooks- daily journals

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Tests

• Spelling weekly
• Reading Bi-weekly

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Classroom Parties

• Halloween
• Winter Holiday Party
• Valentines Day
• End of the year party

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Contact Information

• Website- www.lmtsd.org
• Email List Email me
• Name, childs name, phone numbers, email
• Teacher Contact-
• Email msmith_at_lmtsd.org