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Meet the Teacher Night! Mrs. Flaherty- Room 33. Upper Moreland Primary School 2013-2014 First Grade. Meet Mrs. Flaherty. Graduated from the University of Scranton in 2000 with a degree in Elementary Education. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Meet the Teacher Night! Mrs. Flaherty-Room 33
Upper Moreland Primary School2013-2014First Grade
Meet Mrs. Flaherty • Graduated from the University of
Scranton in 2000 with a degree in Elementary Education.
• Completed Masters of Reading from West Chester University and became a Certified Reading Specialist in 2005.
• Continued education through WCU.• Taught kindergarten in North
Philadelphia for 2 years.• Have been teaching first grade in
Upper Moreland School District for12 years.
• Have a 5 year old named Patrick and a 2 year old named Colin.
Mrs. Flaherty in first
grade!
phone number 215-325-1400 x4133
www.umtsd.org- teacher pages
weekly newsletter/updates posted on classroom webpage
and emailed
Primary SchoolTrimesters
• Three marking periods• Report cards go home on Dec. 13th, March 14th
and the last day of school. • Conferences twice a year- (Nov. 25, 26, 27
and March)• Other conferences will be held at teacher or
parent request.
Classroom Management
Positive Reinforcement
Shining StarsThree warnings and star is removedNote sent home to parentsBehavior issue may be referred to Mrs. Geiselhart
A Day in the Life of Your First-Grader!
*Students Arrive
*Small Group Literacy
*Word Study
*Math
*Recess/Lunch 10:30
*Whole Group Literacy
*Special
*Writing
*Snack
*Social Studies/Science
*Dismissal
CurriculumScience
FOSS KITSPlants
Pebbles, Sand and SiltLiquids and Solids
CurriculumSocial Studies
Maps and Globes: NYSTROM 2005
Trade books
Online Smartboard lessons
Guidance Lessons
Units: Family, Neighborhoods, Maps
CurriculumReading
Shared Reading
Guided Reading Tier Time
Read Aloud
Word Study
Reading Workshop
“Just Right” Reading
Sight Words
Literacy Workstations
Computer time
Materials:Journeys- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt- 2011
Guided Readers
Big Books
Decodable Readers
Vocabulary Readers
Anthology
Classroom Library
CurriculumWriting
Shared Writing
Guided Writing
Writing Workshop
Mini-lessons
Independent writing (journal, books, poems)
Student/teacher conferences
Peer conferences
Group share
Focus, Style, Conventions, Content, Organization
CurriculumMath
Investigating Real-Life ProblemsCooperative LearningNeufeld- TechnologyFirst In MathDirect ModelingGuided PracticeMath WorkstationsStudent Reflection
Materials:Manipulatives
Investigations-Pearson 2009
Literature
Math Journals
Calculators
CurriculumHandwriting
Handwriting Without Tears
10-15 minutes a dayDeveloped by an OTlegible/fluent formation/reversalsspacingIpad app for home3 stages
imitate, copy, independent
CurriculumSpelling/Phonics
Phonics skillsBeg. sounds, end sounds, blends, digraphs, short vowels, long vowelsTaught through letter blending, word sorts, word study notebook, decodable readers. Each week a spelling/phonics skill will be sent home to practice.Assessed through weekly dictations and writing samples
UM Core WordsList of words students will learn to spell correctlyAssessed through dictation
Assessments!Literacy: *RtII (Response to Instruction and Intervention)-
designed to meet learning needs of all students. Test all students and base instruction on results.*Individual Assessments- each trimester
*DRA- developmental reading assessment
*DIBELS- Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Lit Skills*Whole Group Assessment
*Ganske Spelling Inventory*Journeys Assessments*Teacher made assessments
Math and Science:*Benchmark Assessments*Unit Assessments*Teacher made assessments
Writing: *Developmental Writing Samples
Terra Nova Tests in the Spring!
Homework Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
ThursdayTake 10-20 minutesRead every night Practice sight words
Grading
Reading, Writing and MathAdvanced- demonstrates superior understanding of concepts and skills, goes beyond standard, independently explores ideas and extends learning
Proficient- meets standard, demonstrates solid understanding of concepts, needs to demonstrate greater ability for applying and extending learning, needs to work toward independent learning
Basic- minimal progress toward standard, demonstrates partial understanding of concepts, needs focused and continuous instruction, needs increased effort
Below Basic- no progress toward standard, demonstrates inadequate understanding of concepts, needs focused continuous instruction, needs increased effort
GradingSpelling, Science, Social Studies and Handwriting
Effort Grade:
OutstandingSatisfactory
Needs ImprovementUnsatisfactory
*Writing will not be graded until second trimester
“In years to come a child may forget what
you taught them, But will always
remember how you made them feel."
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