Good Evening and Welcome to S-6Please take a moment to…

• Take a look around • Find your child’s desk

• Try to "piece together" the picture of your child and read his/her note to you on the back

• Write a note to your son/daughter on the provided paper about your second grade experience. If you

want to write your own note on the back, please feel free. Please take with you …

Parent survey (if completed, please leave on my desk)

S-6

2015-2016

Class Picture

Goes in this Section

Married to Dave

Family

Twin daughters- Emma and Lauren (10)

Youngest daughter Abby (9)

Max

We can’t forget about…

Education:

Bachelor’s degree from Holy Family College

Master’s degree from LaSalle University

Certifications in Special and Elementary Education

21st year teaching:

18 years in Central Bucks

13 years at Doyle

• Unpack

• Checking homework

•Announcements

• Morning Work

• Prepare supplies for the day

• Handwriting

• Must Do- Scholastic News, journal writing, math problem solving

• The Daily Five/Six • Reading to Self

• Word Work (Phonics/Spelling)

• Math practice

• Listening to Reading

• Guided Reading with Mrs. Michener

• Series- Good Habits Great Readers • Story Elements and Main Ideas and Supporting

Details

• Strategy Instruction including:Summarizing, Connections, Visualizations, Monitoring, Questioning, Predictions, Inferences, Drawing Conclusions

Ways to Practice Fluency:Fluent Readers read with expression, at “just the right rate”, attend to punctuation, and read in meaningful phrases.

• Weekly Poems in their Poetry Notebook• Reader’s Theater• Rereading familiar books

Monday, Wednesday and Friday

• Being a Writer Program

• Mentor Texts to Model Writer’s Craft, Genres, and Grammar

• Writer’s Notebooks

• Writing Process – Brainstorming, Drafting, Revising, Editing and Publishing

• Author’s Chair for Students to Share Their Writing

Tuesday/Thursday

• Marking Period 1 – Communities

• Marking Period 2 – Geography

• Marking Period 3 – Economics

• Marking Period 4 – Communities and change

Tuesday/Thursday

• Marking Period 1: Drugs and Poisons

• Marking Period 2: Habitats

• Marking Period 3: Rocks and Minerals

• Marking Period 4: Sound

•Application and DifferentiationB- Buddy game U- Using manipulatives I- Independent practice L- Learning about numbers D – Doing math with teacher

•Problem Solving Strategies • Make a Table, Guess and Check, Drawing

pictures • Teaching modeling -> partners->

independent

Everyday Math Series• Math Journals• Math Toolkits • Home Links – information for parents in front of packet

• Monday – Quest

• Tuesday – Music

• Wednesday – Library

• Thursday – Gym

• Friday – Art

1:45-2:25

• Students return from special

• Enjoy their personal snack during read aloud/ class meeting

• Copy and stamp homework/ pack and complete jobs

• Buddy read/poetry notebook (Final of Daily 5/6)

• Remind your child not to trade or share food or snacks

• Remind your child to wash his/her hands after eating lunch

• We will have a snack in the afternoon following specials

Positive Reinforcement

• Individual

• Michener Mulah

• Wing Tips – Soaring Eagle Assembly

• Behavior Chart- PURPLE, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, RED

• Group

• Work as a table to get points

• Class

• Marble jar- reward party

Consequences

• Conduct Report

• Behavior Notice- Reflection session

Monday- Share poster and answer questions from classmatesTuesday- Reservations for lunch with Mrs. Michener and two friends Wednesday- Share a favorite story or poem with the classThursday- Bring in and share mementos/photos/etc with the class Friday- choose our winners for Michener Mulah!

Monday – Thursday• Approximately 20 minutes plus independent reading

• Math home links/practice facts • Poetry Notebook• Words their Way

• Please: Sign homework book in binder each night, discuss color for the day, and return

Binder with homework the next day

• Send in a written note or email (doyleattendance@cbsd.org) for each absence

• Three or more unexcused absences = truancy

• Habitat Diorama

• Write own fairy tale

• S-6 Market Place - Economics

• 3-D Island Design

• Creating an instrument

• Three tentative field trips (walking field trip, Lost River Cavern, & Churchville Nature Center

• Need parent volunteers to chaperone

• Parents will be contacted prior to trip to confirm

• All volunteers will not be able to chaperone due to available bus

seating (usually one parent for 5 or 6 students)

Communication + Collaboration = Success

• almichener@cbsd.org• Teacher sites• Wednesday folders• 267-893-4300 x 1443• Notes in homework planner • Weekly/ Bi-weekly emails

• Homework books • Recess equipment • Young authors • Technology • Soaring Eagle Assemblies• Art Goes to School• Art Mobile • Field Trip Support • Library support- books/magazines

• Homeroom parent – Organize signup genius – Class Parties (Halloween, Holiday, End

of Year)• Class parties • Field Trips• Book Fairs

Volunteer in our Classroom!

• Happy, safe and comfortable• Cooperative• Responsible and Respectful• Independent• Problem solver• Successful• Most Important…Enjoy school!

Please take a moment to … •Check your contact information for the Doyle Directory•Complete the note for your son/daughter•Sign up for the Giant rewards for Doyle

I know and truly appreciate that you are entrusting your child to me. I

promise to do my best to nurture your child’s mind and spirit in my

classroom each day. I am looking forward to being your child’s

companion in learning and working alongside you this year. It is going to

be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!