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Welcome to Back to
School Night!
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About Mrs. Lenahan• Please call me Janet!
• Elementary Education Degree earned from Gwynedd Mercy College
• Master’s Degree in progress
• Seventh Year at Simmons
• Avid Reader / Loves the beach!
• Mom of Bobby and Matthew
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Meet Mrs. Bellizzie• Please call me Lindsay!
• West Chester University Graduate
• Thirteenth year teaching
• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership plus 30 additional credits
• Avid Reader
• Mom of Mia, Nicky, Lucas
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Create a respectful atmosphere Instill resourcefulness Challenge and encourage at all
levels Meet each student’s needs Encourage curiosity and love of
learning.
Our Goals 2014-2015
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Mrs. BellizzieMath ScienceSocial Studies
Mrs. Lenahan Reading Writing Vocabulary/Spelling Grammar
Subjects
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Shared Reading
Whole group instruction Focus on 7 reading strategies Discussions/debates Prepare for PSSA Anthology/ Novels Projects (in class) Vocabulary
Language Arts Program
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Guided Reading Small group (4-6 students) Students instructional level Continue focus on reading strategies
Independent Reading AR (Accelerated Reader) Books of student’s choice
(at student level)
Language Arts Program
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Writing (Being a Writer) Personal Narrative Informational Fictional Free write (a lot)
Student choice for published piece
District Assessments
Language Arts Program
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Grammar Part of Being a Writer Program
Spelling Weekly tests Pretest (Mon.) / Test (Fri.) Activities for homework
Language Arts Program
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Social Studies Alive Program◦ We start off with a broad study of our
country’s regions and then focus in on Pennsylvania’s history, economy, geography and government.
Social Studies
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Science FOSS Kits Magnets and
Electricity Investigations
Water Investigations, Watersheds, Wetlands
Food Chains Space Experiments Observation Skills
*Science PSSAs this year!!
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Everyday Math Program A math curriculum geared
to demonstrate various methods to find a solution
Introduces content in small increments and frequently revisits those topics
Each lesson builds on the previous
4th grade – multiplication and division- very big!
First In Math- 2 days/wk
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Formative Assessments: (ongoing) ~ Total Participation Model ~ Math Journal and math log spot checks~ Teacher Observations
Summative Assessments:~ Traditional teacher tests and
quizzes~ District Assessments~ Rubric based projects ~ Open ended questions
Assessment
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Daily- Math and Reading~ Practice and promotes responsibility~Please check over their work ~Reading Calendar (please initial)
Consequences~Homework Slip(miss 5 minutes of recess)~Phone call home for repeat offenders
Homework
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Conferences are held in December
Be on the lookout for an email from me to sign up for your conference time using Sign-Up Genius
Conferences are held with homeroom teacher only
Conferences
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Book orders will be online only
Use class code located on my website to place your order
Scholastic News – free app available◦ Password is Bellizzie4
Scholastic
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Rough Day Slips- You don’t want to see these!
SSR Book- Chapter book
Daily snack (healthy)
Birthday Treats (no nuts and no cutting or scooping involved please!) Please include napkins for all.
Water Bottles- We are encouraging sport-type reusable water bottles as opposed to the plastic bottles that get tossed at the end of the day.
Odds and Ends
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Odd and Ends-Take Two• Pull-Out Programs – 12:30-1:00. Most
supplemental reading groups and speech classes are scheduled during this time.
• Instrument Day – E Day – Students are responsible for missed classroom work.
• Assessment Checklists – front sheet needs to be signed and entire packet returned
• Accordion/ Expandable Folder- Please clean out One Way section nightly.
• Please make note of the PSSA windows on the district calendar.
Parent Contact [email protected]@hatboro-horsham.org
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Thank You for Coming!
Questions and Answers