22ndnd GRADE GRADE

Mrs. KensingerMrs. Kensinger

ROOM 33ROOM 33

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Home/School Home/School CommunicationCommunication

Working together will help our students to Working together will help our students to succeed. If you or your student have any succeed. If you or your student have any questions, please feel free to contact me. questions, please feel free to contact me.

Emailing is a great way to communicate with me Emailing is a great way to communicate with me quickly. I may not be able to respond quickly. I may not be able to respond immediately, but I will get back to you as soon as immediately, but I will get back to you as soon as possible. possible.

You may also send things in with your student in You may also send things in with your student in their folder. Students should check their folders their folder. Students should check their folders daily for mail and communication. However, daily for mail and communication. However, things can get lost in the shuffle between home, things can get lost in the shuffle between home, bus, and school. If there is anything important or bus, and school. If there is anything important or confidential, please email or call me.confidential, please email or call me.

SCHOOL RULESSCHOOL RULES

Take care of yourselfTake care of yourself

Take care of othersTake care of others

Take care of your schoolTake care of your school

CLASS RULESCLASS RULES

The Golden RuleThe Golden Rule Treat others as you would like to be treatedTreat others as you would like to be treated

Listen quietly, make eye contact, and be Listen quietly, make eye contact, and be respectful when someone is speakingrespectful when someone is speaking

Respect yourself and othersRespect yourself and others Keep hands and feet to yourselfKeep hands and feet to yourself

Be cooperative and considerate when working Be cooperative and considerate when working in groupsin groups

Use your mannersUse your manners Please, Thank You, Your Welcome, Excuse Me, May Please, Thank You, Your Welcome, Excuse Me, May

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Classroom ManagementClassroom Management I believe in Dan Gartrell’s “Guidance I believe in Dan Gartrell’s “Guidance

Based Approach” Based Approach” By creating a proper and positive By creating a proper and positive

relationship between student and relationship between student and teacher, management will be successful.teacher, management will be successful.

Classroom management is adjustable to Classroom management is adjustable to meet the needs of the students in this meet the needs of the students in this class.class.

To create a positive environment, I To create a positive environment, I focus on praise and positive rewards. focus on praise and positive rewards.

Positive RewardsPositive Rewards Whole Class-Whole Class- When the whole class cooperates When the whole class cooperates

and behaves appropriately, we add marbles to and behaves appropriately, we add marbles to a jar. Results in, class rewards such as movies, a jar. Results in, class rewards such as movies, lunch in classroom, pajama day, etc…lunch in classroom, pajama day, etc…

Group Rewards- Group Rewards- New teams work together New teams work together each month to receive rewards- extra recess, each month to receive rewards- extra recess, lunch in the classroomlunch in the classroom

Individual- Behavior CalendarIndividual- Behavior Calendar Prize boxPrize box Phone calls homePhone calls home Positive notesPositive notes StickersStickers

What Will My Child What Will My Child Learn?Learn?

Reading Street : Reading Street : Comprehensive Reading Program= Comprehensive Reading Program=

reading, writing, spelling, phonics, reading, writing, spelling, phonics, grammar, and handwriting along grammar, and handwriting along with 21with 21stst century skills century skills

Math: Math: Everyday Math- time, money, Everyday Math- time, money,

addition/subtraction, multiplication, addition/subtraction, multiplication, measurement, data analysis, word measurement, data analysis, word problems, probabilityproblems, probability

What Will My Child What Will My Child Learn? Learn?

• Science: FOSS- weather, insects, Science: FOSS- weather, insects, and balance & motionand balance & motion

• Social Studies- Harcourt and Junior Social Studies- Harcourt and Junior AchievementAchievement

Social- Emotional Skills Social- Emotional Skills Second Step Curriculum- school wideSecond Step Curriculum- school wide SSIS- Social Skills Intervention SystemSSIS- Social Skills Intervention System

( pilot program) ( pilot program)

ReadingReading***HOMEWORK NIGHTLY******HOMEWORK NIGHTLY***

Students will be expected to complete Students will be expected to complete readings at home for 15 minutes and readings at home for 15 minutes and working up from thereworking up from there

If reading is an issue at home, please If reading is an issue at home, please contact me so that we may work contact me so that we may work something out!something out!

Reading skills will be taught to the whole Reading skills will be taught to the whole class.class.

Differentiated Instruction- Differentiated Instruction- Students work Students work in homogenous groupings according to in homogenous groupings according to reading level during Reading Groups to reading level during Reading Groups to get the most out of instruction.get the most out of instruction.

WritingWriting

Narrative WritingNarrative Writing Expository/Informational WritingExpository/Informational Writing Creative WritingCreative Writing PoetryPoetry

SpellingSpelling Each week students receive a Each week students receive a

spelling listspelling list Spelling lists correlate to the phonics Spelling lists correlate to the phonics

instruction your child receives each instruction your child receives each week. week.

Nightly reading homework, usually, Nightly reading homework, usually, involves practicing spelling words on a involves practicing spelling words on a worksheet, but can also take the form of worksheet, but can also take the form of a comprehension or writing skilla comprehension or writing skill

MathMath **HOMEWORK NIGHTLY****HOMEWORK NIGHTLY**

Numbers and CountingNumbers and Counting Operations and ComputationOperations and Computation Data and ChanceData and Chance GeometryGeometry MeasurementMeasurement Reference FramesReference Frames EstimationEstimation Patterns and FunctionsPatterns and Functions

Social StudiesSocial Studies

TOPICSTOPICS PA UNITPA UNIT CommunitiesCommunities Citizenship and GovernmentCitizenship and Government People and Their EnvironmentPeople and Their Environment Many Kinds of PeopleMany Kinds of People

ScienceScience

TOPICSTOPICS WeatherWeather InsectsInsects Balance and MotionBalance and Motion

**Highlights****Highlights** Lancaster Science Center Field TripLancaster Science Center Field Trip Butterflies in the spring!Butterflies in the spring!

Field TripsField Trips

FallFall Lancaster Science CenterLancaster Science Center Hershey FirehouseHershey Firehouse

Spring- walking field tripsSpring- walking field trips Hershey TheatreHershey Theatre Hershey TrolleyHershey Trolley Hershey MuseumHershey Museum

Volunteer OpportunitiesVolunteer Opportunities

Math Stations--- Day 4Math Stations--- Day 4 Math Explorations- 1 per UnitMath Explorations- 1 per Unit Reading – Buddy ReadingReading – Buddy Reading Class PartiesClass Parties Field TripsField Trips Classroom Helper- Copying, Classroom Helper- Copying,

Laminating, Bulletin Boards, Laminating, Bulletin Boards, Creating StationsCreating Stations

Take Home FoldersTake Home Folders Your child will bring home a folder each Your child will bring home a folder each

night night

Please initial Reading Chart and review Please initial Reading Chart and review Behavior CalendarBehavior Calendar

Your child is responsible Your child is responsible for the for the contents of his/her folder, including:contents of his/her folder, including: HomeworkHomework CommunicationCommunication Cleaning it outCleaning it out

THANK YOU!!THANK YOU!!

Thank you for helping Thank you for helping me make this a me make this a successful year. I look successful year. I look forward to working with forward to working with all of you and your all of you and your amazing children!!amazing children!!