OPEN+HOUSE+2011

=WELCOME TO OPEN HOUSE, 2011!= = = =1. ABOUT ME= = = =2. HOUSEKEEPING= =a. fluoride pills= =b. Ag Encounter - Oct. 5th - Permission Slips - Dress for the Weather!= =c. Fall Festivities - Oct. 6th - Dress for the Weather!=

=3. Ways I Will Communicate With You!= =a. wikispace= =b. weekly parent letter= =c. daily planner= =d. phone calls - both positive and concerning=

=4. Study Guides= =a. Reading - they will be completed every Monday or first day of the school week. They should be brought back and forth from school to home every day, so they can be used to study during the school be brought back and forth from school and home in order to be used as a study guide each day.= =b. Social Studies - the study guide (or packet) will be completed as we work through the text of each lesson within each chapter. The study guide will not be complete until we finish reading the last lesson of a given chapter.=

=﻿**5. Open-Ended Questions - otherwise known as the last three questions on all selection tests in Language Arts. We will write the answers to the questions on the study guide. Then, we will write the entire response, using RAFT, in journals. After the first marking period, we will not be writing the responses in journals. We will discuss appropriate responses EVERY DAY prior to the test, but it is my hope that the students will become more independent with this strategy. RAFT is an excellent strategy to use on the PSSA test too!**= =**6. We REVIEW every day. It is my belief that one fact "piggybacks" another. Therefore, I will review all of the concepts/ information for a given story or chapter every day prior to introducing the new information for the day. If your child is a good listener and participant, he or she should not need to study for hours prior to a test, because the information is discussed every day.**= =**7. Spelling- Every morning, your child will be asked to complete a worksheet that helps him/her practice using/writing the given weeks spelling words. Then, after the Morning Announcements, we review the answer to each question. Your child is usually asked to write a "DT" on the paper for "Did Together". This informs you that a grade was not taken, but I did see your child working on the worksheet and your child SHOULD have the correct answers on his/her paper.**= =**8. AROUND THE ROOM:**= =**a. literary terms**= =**b. writing tips**= =**c. writing traits**= =**d. author's purpose**= =**e. RAFT**= =**f. reading fluency**= =**g. homework**= =**h. goals for the week are on the board all week long.**= =**9. AR - 2 points this marking period.**= =**a. Your child is given at least one hour of reading time for AR a week during Language Arts and Social Studies. Your child is also given time during Science and Math to read for AR.**= =**b. Your child MUST bring his/her AR book to and from home on a daily basis, so that he/she can use this time constructively.**= =**10. Be kind, safe and responsible. What can your child to improve in these areas?**= =**a. How can students be kind, safe and responsible in the cafe, restroom, playground, bus and classroom?**= =**b. What can students do to be prepared for the day? Listening skills, homework.**= =**c. Study station/place at home.**= =**d. Establish a study time at home.**= =**11. Our published work - AMERICA!**=

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