welcome to back to school night
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Welcome to Back to school night
With Mr. Perlman
your child’s 2nd grade teacher.
Room C-10Please fill out the form while you wait for tonight’s presentation. Also, write a few sentences to
your child in the journal.
Mr. PerlmanExperience:
• 28 + years teaching
• Substitute Teacher
• Teacher Pen Ryn School
• 15 years at Walt Disney Elementary
• 12th year at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary– 4th, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 1st, 6th
• With experience comes responsibility– Stay current, fresh and focused.
Philosophy
• Seven Principles of Responsive Classroom– based on developmental and social learning
theory• The social curriculum is as important as the academic
curriculum.
• How children learn is as important as what they learn.
• The greatest cognitive growth occurs through social interaction.
Philosophy
• Seven Principles of Responsive Classroom• There is a set of social skills that children need in
order to be successful academically and socially.
• Knowing the children we teach is as important as knowing the content we teach.
• Knowing the parents of the children we teach is as important as knowing the children.
• Teachers and administrators must model the social and academic skills which they wish to teach their students.
Morning Meeting Begins the Day4 Approx. 9:05 to 9:30
every day4 20 to 30 minutes4 Four components…
– Greeting– Sharing– Group Activity– News and
Announcements
• Children learn to greet each other by name learning social skills as they do so.
• Greetings include: Round Robin, 1, 2, 3, 4 Chant, Handshake, Jump In - Jump Out and more.
Greeting and Social Skills
• Students learn social skills during sharing. • Topics include...
– Souvenirs
– Collections
– Movies
– Pets
– Books
– Family Members
Sharing and Social Skills
• Students continue to bond and learn more social skills through a short daily activity. Some of these include: • A WHAT?, Who's Missing?, Coseeki, and
Pebble, Pebble to name a few.
Activity and Social Skills
• Students develop language skills and learn about the events of the day ahead by reading and discussing a daily message posted on a chart by their teacher.
News and Announcements
Social Skills
CooperationCooperationAssertionAssertionResponsibilityResponsibilityEmpathyEmpathySelf ControlSelf Control
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• Social skills include: Eye contact, strong voice, body language, self control, kindness, respect, assertion, listening, presenting, etc, etc.
Social Skills
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Our Schedule
• The daily schedule is in the next few slides. It is in the order it appears during the day.
Specials
• Day 1
Library2:40 to 3:20
Mrs. Shire
Specials
• Day 2
Computer Lab
2:40 to 3:20
Mrs. Moratti
Hello, welcome to the lab!
Specials• Day 3
Phys Ed2:40 to 3:20
Mrs. Sprout
Specials
• Day 4
MUSIC2:35 to 3:15
Mrs. VanDerBas
Specials
• Day 5
ART2:40 to 3:25
Mrs. Soda
FLUENCY FIRST• Reading fluency program• Use of poetry• Daily homework practice• Performance each Friday• Rubric scoring• Oral reading fluency grade
The Daily Five• Everyday during the reading block of time... • Read to self• Read to someone• Listen to reading• Work on Writing• Word Work• Guided Groups
– Small group instruction
Authentic Literature4 Classroom Library Books
– Independent Reading
4 Journeys Series Collection– Guided Reading
4 Personal Collection– varied genre – Guided Reading/ Independent Reading
4 Student Collections– Guided Reading/ Independent Reading
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Reading
4 Journeys Reading Series– Text– Practice Books– Readers– Charts and Guides for sounds and symbols
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Rebecca Sitton Spelling
One unit every 5 to 8 days. Practice in class. Composition book. Practice Book at home. Build and use the words correctly in writing.
WRITER’S WORKSHOP Every day
– Schoolwide Writimg Program Developmental Use of mentor text Teach the writer NOT the writing Writers Notebook
Math
Every Day, 11:20 to 12:30 Harcourt Math Series/ PA Common Core Curriculum Content Math Activities/Games Homework: Mon. thru Thurs. (Fri. if needed
as make-up) Math Bag of Manipulatives
Math Classroom Tools... Math Copy Book Math Writing Journal
Process/ thinking/ explanations
Problem of the Day
Mad Minutes Practice addition and
subtraction facts
Science
Life Science: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Physical Science: Balancing and Weighing Earth Science: Pebbles, Sand and Silt
Science
Social Studies
People Who Make A Difference– Unit 1: People Depend on Each Other – Unit 2: Geographic Concepts and Awareness– Unit 3: People - Culture and History– Unit 4: Living in Our Country– Unit 5: People Who Have Made a Difference
Social Studies
Homework Every night in any
combinations of subject areas.
No more than 15-20 minutes.
Check in each day. If missed, needs to be
made up at some time. Notification if missed
too many times. 15 minutes of reading
Q U E S T I O N S
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Discipline
Hopes and Dreams Developed by Children Rules for Class Developed with guidance to
make hopes come true What happens when a rule is forgotten?
Discipline
Logical Consequences From mistakes there is opportunity to grow and learn Fixing mistakes
Related, Respectful and Reasonable Class will brainstorm possible “fixes”
Apology of Action Time Out
Daily Closing Reflections
What did you learn today? What was hard for you to learn today? What do you need to improve for tomorrow? What did you have fun learning today? What behaviors are serving us well? How can you improve a behavior that isn’t
working?
Assessment Procedures (Grading)
Class Discussions/ participation Writing Assignments Role Playing Group and Individual Projects Portfolio… a collection of work samples Traditional Tests Interviewing Observations
Other Business Scholastic Book Orders E-mail Addresses
Group email list
Excuse Cards Report Cards
Second and Fourth Periods
Other questions or comments???
Return forms Tonight or send back in the
next day or so
WEEKLY REFLECTION
Every Friday of a full week.
Includes work from the week.
Sign and return. Work shared at
conference.
http://mrperlman.wikispaces.com/home
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Thank you for attending Back to School Night!!
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