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About Mrs. Lenahan• Please call me Janet!

• Elementary Education Degree earned from Gwynedd Mercy College

• Master’s Degree in progress

• Seventh Year at Simmons

• Avid Reader / Loves the beach!

• Mom of Bobby and Matthew

Meet Mrs. Bellizzie• Please call me Lindsay!

• West Chester University Graduate

• Thirteenth year teaching

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership plus 30 additional credits

• Avid Reader

• Mom of Mia, Nicky, Lucas

Create a respectful atmosphere Instill resourcefulness Challenge and encourage at all

levels Meet each student’s needs Encourage curiosity and love of

learning.

Our Goals 2014-2015

Mrs. BellizzieMath ScienceSocial Studies

Mrs. Lenahan Reading Writing Vocabulary/Spelling Grammar

Subjects

Shared Reading

Whole group instruction Focus on 7 reading strategies Discussions/debates Prepare for PSSA Anthology/ Novels Projects (in class) Vocabulary

Language Arts Program

Guided Reading Small group (4-6 students) Students instructional level Continue focus on reading strategies

Independent Reading AR (Accelerated Reader) Books of student’s choice

(at student level)

Language Arts Program

Writing (Being a Writer) Personal Narrative Informational Fictional Free write (a lot)

Student choice for published piece

District Assessments

Language Arts Program

Grammar Part of Being a Writer Program

Spelling Weekly tests Pretest (Mon.) / Test (Fri.) Activities for homework

Language Arts Program

Social Studies Alive Program◦ We start off with a broad study of our

country’s regions and then focus in on Pennsylvania’s history, economy, geography and government.

Social Studies

Science FOSS Kits Magnets and

Electricity Investigations

Water Investigations, Watersheds, Wetlands

Food Chains Space Experiments Observation Skills

*Science PSSAs this year!!

Everyday Math Program A math curriculum geared

to demonstrate various methods to find a solution

Introduces content in small increments and frequently revisits those topics

Each lesson builds on the previous

4th grade – multiplication and division- very big!

First In Math- 2 days/wk

Formative Assessments: (ongoing) ~ Total Participation Model ~ Math Journal and math log spot checks~ Teacher Observations

Summative Assessments:~ Traditional teacher tests and

quizzes~ District Assessments~ Rubric based projects ~ Open ended questions

Assessment

Daily- Math and Reading~ Practice and promotes responsibility~Please check over their work ~Reading Calendar (please initial)

Consequences~Homework Slip(miss 5 minutes of recess)~Phone call home for repeat offenders

Homework

Conferences are held in December

Be on the lookout for an email from me to sign up for your conference time using Sign-Up Genius

Conferences are held with homeroom teacher only

Conferences

Book orders will be online only

Use class code located on my website to place your order

Scholastic News – free app available◦ Password is Bellizzie4

Scholastic

Rough Day Slips- You don’t want to see these!

SSR Book- Chapter book

Daily snack (healthy)

Birthday Treats (no nuts and no cutting or scooping involved please!) Please include napkins for all.

Water Bottles- We are encouraging sport-type reusable water bottles as opposed to the plastic bottles that get tossed at the end of the day.

Odds and Ends

Odd and Ends-Take Two• Pull-Out Programs – 12:30-1:00. Most

supplemental reading groups and speech classes are scheduled during this time.

• Instrument Day – E Day – Students are responsible for missed classroom work.

• Assessment Checklists – front sheet needs to be signed and entire packet returned

• Accordion/ Expandable Folder- Please clean out One Way section nightly.

• Please make note of the PSSA windows on the district calendar.

Parent Contact lbellizz@hatboro-horsham.orgjlenahan@hatboro-horsham.org

Thank You for Coming!

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