Transcript Welcome to Room 201 - Coonley Elementary School

Welcome
to Room
206
Ms. Vega
2014-2015
Meet the Teacher…
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Vanessa Vega
Majored in Elementary Education.
Minor in ESL
Currently enrolled in a Masters program for
Special Education
Tenth year at Coonley and my fifth year
teaching.
Typical Day in Room 206
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Morning Work (tied to math)
Math
Enrichment (Art, Music, Drama, P.E., and Library)
Wordly Wise/Grammar and AR
Lunch/Recess
Writing
Reading (Daily 3 and Junior Great Books, Novel
Study)
Spanish or P.E.
Science/Social Studies
Each student will…..
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at instructional levels and
encouraged, when appropriate, to go
above and beyond.
 Learn
through exploration, investigation
and discussion
 Share
and reflect on what they
discovered along the way
Language Arts
Curriculum Highlights
 Fiction
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and Non-fiction Texts
Novel studies
Junior Great Books
Time For Kids focuses on informational text
based on common core standards.
 Novel
based projects
 Guided Reading Groups (leveled text)
 Writing (Narrative, Realistic Fiction,
Persuasive, Informational, Poetry, and
Genre Studies)
Writing
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September and October –Narrative
November-Realistic Fiction
December-Persuasive (speeches/letters)
January-Informational
February and March-Poetry
March and April-Genre Studies
May-Informational (reading, research, and writing in
content areas)
June-Revision
 Always with a focus on dialogue and paragraphs
Math Curriculum
Highlights
 Review:
 New
 Time
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 Money
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 Addition
 Subtraction
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Multiplication
Division
Elapsed Time
Perimeter/Area
Measuring Angles
Guided Math
Groups
Social Science Curriculum
Highlights
Social Studies Alive! curriculum focuses on the
five regions of the United States.
 The Northeast
 The Midwest
 The Southeast
 The Southwest
 The West
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Students will explore the geography, history,
economy, culture, and government from each
region.
Science Curriculum Highlights
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Water
Structures of Life
Science on the Go
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(In conjunction with The Peggy Notebaert
Nature Museum)
Water All Around Us
Plant Pals
Science Fair
Small group, partner, or individual
projects
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Executive Functioning
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Second Year Implementation-School wide
Focus on classroom structure, learning
environment, managing materials, planning
and time management, and goal setting.
3rd Grade has color coded folders for each
subject (Reading/Daily 3, Writing,
Spanish/Specials, Math, Science/Social
Studies)
1” binder for agendas and homework folder
Grading
 Grading scale
 90% - 100%
 80% - 89%
 70% - 79%
 60% - 69%
 59% below
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A
B
C
D
F
Rubrics will be used to assess students
Northwest Evaluation AssociationMeasure of Academic Progress
(NWEA-MAP)
 Students
will take a Reading and Math
Assessments in Winter and Spring.
 Adaptive test that measures growth and
predicts proficiency; starts on grade level
and adjusts after every question
 Provides information about the
instructional level of students (growth
data) NOT what they have mastered
 Shows growth over time
NWEA-MAP continued
Reading (42 Questions)
 Word Analysis & Vocabulary Skills
 Reading Strategies & Comprehension*
 Literature: Literary Elements and Techniques
 Variety of Literary Works
Math (52 Questions)
 Number Sense*
 Algebra
 Measurement
 Geometry
 Data, Statistics & Probability
* Weighted most heavily
Communication
*E-mail -I will do my best to
respond within 24 hours
of receiving the email.
[email protected]
*Phone
(773) 534-5140
* Notes
*Conferences (by
appointment only)
Classroom Website
 Ms.
Vega’s Weekly Classroom
Update
 Homework
 Upcoming
Events/Announcements
Birthday and Classroom
Celebrations
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Birthday- Parents are
welcome to come in
on their
son/daughter’s
birthday to read the
class a story OR bring in
a non-food item for the
class.
Classroom
Celebrations-Healthy
Food (apples, oranges,
grapes, kettle corn)
Volunteers
 Ways
to get
involved:
 Room
Representative(s)
 Field Trip
Chaperones
 Special projects
Behavior System
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Students will have
opportunities to move
up and down this
system throughout the
day.
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Focus on positive
behaviors. Motivate
students to act as
role models and take
ownership for their
behaviors.
Students, who make
poor choices will
have time away
from their group,
notes home, and
possible visit to Mr.
Zurawski and/or Mr.
Laslo’s office.
CHAAMPS
Conversation
Help
Answer in a complete sentence
Activity
Movement
Participation
Success
CHAAMPS Example
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Voice level 0 – No talking to anyone
 H- Raise hand
 A- Answer in a complete sentence
 A- Independent Reading
 M- Choose a new book
 P- Reading at your desk
 S- Thumbs up!!
Third Grade Promotion
Policy
 Benchmark
 Promotion
year
policy will be given during
November conferences.
Questions or
Comments