Mrs. Maher’s Class Glenwood Elementary School September 11, 2014 Welcome!

Mrs. Maher’s Class

Glenwood Elementary School

September 11, 2014

Welcome!

Meet Mrs. Maher

• Graduated from the Bloomsburg University with a BS in Elementary Education

• Currently working toward reading specialist certification from Cabrini College

• Taught first grade at Rose Tree Elementary School from 1990-1994

• Taught kindergarten at Media Elementary School from 1994-1996

• Taught kindergarten at Glenwood Elementary School from 1997-2012

• Currently teaching and loving first grade at Glenwood Elementary School!

• Married to my husband, Dan for twenty one years. Sent my first born, Danny, to college at The University of Pennsylvania two years ago and have a 18 year old daughter, Mary Kate living at home and attending Springfield High School.

• Madly in love with my seven year old cock-a-poo, Charlie

• Favorite places to visit are Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Atlantis and Disney World

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Daily Routine8:45-9:00 Children Arrive and Word Work

9:00-9:30 Opening Exercises and Morning Meeting

9:30-10:30 Reading Workshop

10:30-11:20 Snack, Daily Five, Core Extension

11:20-12:00 Encore Classes

12:00-12:30 Recess

12:30-1:00 Lunch

1:00-1:45 Math

1:45-2:15 Project Read/Phonics

2:15-3:00 Writing Workshop

3:00-3:25 Science/Social Studies/Handwriting

3:30 Dismissal

Children Arrive

Morning Meeting

• Daily ( promptly at 9:00)

• Responsive Classroom

• District wide initiative building community and self esteem

• Starts with greeting, sharing, and a game and morning message

Language Arts

• Teachers College Reading Workshop• Whole group mini- lesson

• Independent reading practice with “Just Right Books”

• Partner reading

• Individual conference with teacher

• Small group instruction• Guided reading groups

• Strategy lessons in small groups

• Targeted Skills-Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, Expanded Vocabulary (Popcorn and Phonics Words)

• Project Read- Phonemic Awareness and Phonics

• Handwriting-Handwriting Without Tears

Encore/ Specials• Day 1 -  Library

• Day 2- Music

• Day 3 - Gym 

• Day 4 - Art

• Day 5- Music

• Day 6 - Gym

• Day 7 -Art

• Day 8 - Library

• Day 9- Gym

• Day 10- Music

• Day 11- Art

• Day 12- Gym

Art – Mr. Sharp

Gym- Mr. Lehan

Library- Mr. Grisillo

Music- Ms. Hong

Guidance- Mrs. Vellios-Miller

Enrichment- Mrs. Rigatti

Math

• Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Math Investigations

•Hands-On math exploration with manipulatives

•Units are listed in your pamphlet

•Unit tests given at the end of each unit, Please sign and return

Phonics• Project Read

• Start the year in class homeroom

• Weekly Wordlists

• Friday Dictation ( please note this is not a spelling test, but spelling concepts and spelling patterns)

• Switch with the other classes• Miss Fizanno and Mrs. Imburgia

Writing Workshop• Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop Method

• Mini Lesson taught daily

• Teacher teaches mini lesson, guided practice, student independent work, teach conference

• Exploring the writing process develops ideas for writing texts that carry meaning

• Encourage invented spelling at first then transition into conventional spelling

• Appropriate spelling, conventions, and grammar are applied when writing

• Writing Process-1st Draft, Editing, Final Draft

• Journals

Social Studies

• Glenwood Goals for Positive Behavior

• Be Ready

• Be Respectful

• Be Responsible

• Social Studies Alive• My school

• My family

• The world around me

Science• Balancing and Weighing

• Organisms

• Enrichment with Mrs. Rigatti

• -Days 6 and 12

Classroom Management

• Positive Reinforcement

• Individual goals- Card movement

• Small group goals

• Whole class goals

• Earn special privileges

• Lose 5-10 minutes of recess

• Reflective component

Homework

• Please read with your child for 15 minutes every day and sign Book Log

• Reading Logs should be kept in Take Home Folders and initialed daily

• Book packs with independent level books will come home every day. Please return them daily- Students will not receive new books, until ALL books are returned.

• Homework Folder will come home on Monday and should be returned every Friday ( green)

• Pond Pal of the Week- handout will come home with your child when they are chosen

• Folders ( take home and homework)• Birthdays• Mystery Readers• Field Trips (Aquarium, Zoo, Play) • Absentee Hotline (610 – 627- 6900 )

Classroom Routines

• Daily homework

• Open House ( November 20th, 2014)

• Conferences

• November 24th (evening)

• November 25th (all day)

• Scholastic Book Club (periodically)

• Field Trip Chaperones

• Class Parties and Theme Days

Parent Involvement

• Class News will come home weekly• Please check to see if your email is correct on the list. I will use this to

communicate quick email updates or questions• PLEASE DO NOT SEND BIRTHDAY PARTY INVITATIONS TO SCHOOL!!!• I try to check email before school and during Specials at the end of the

day. Please call the office if you have a change of plan for end of the day procedure.

• Best time to call me at school during the day: 11:30 – 12:30

• Snack- please send a healthy snack daily for snack time. ( ONE)• Recess - Will go out as much as possible-dress for the weather (Dress in

layers)• A/C- Please bring a jacket for the classroom. (sometimes the classroom is

chilly)

A few more things…

Thank you!Questions?

Phone Number (610) 627-6912

Email: [email protected]