- Help with copying, laminating, cutting, etc. - Help with organizing materials - Help with setting up for events - Help with clean up after events Field Trip Chaperones: - Science Camp: at least 10 - Other field trips TBD Classroom Volunteers: - Readers: 2-3 per week - Math/Science helpers: 2-3 per week - Art docent: 1 per project Special Events Volunteers: - Back to School Night: 4 - Open House: 4 - Multicultural Night: 4 - Graduation: 4 Thank you for your support! Please let me know if you have any other questions. [

1. Welcome to the Back to
School Night
CLIP 2016-2017
Presented by:
Mr. Garrison Room 34
Ms. Pao Room 33

2. Derrall Garrison
English Academics
Education:
• Bachelors from San Francisco State University
• CA teaching credential with CLAD
Teaching Experience
• 5 years ELD at Collins Elementary
• 2 years 4/5 at Murdock-Portal Elementary
• 1 year 6th grade math and science Lawson
• 8 years in CLIP 4th and 5th grade English
Contact Information
-- Garrison_Derrall@cusdk8.org
– School phone, extension 72234

3. Yin Yin Pao
Chinese Academics
Education:
• Bachelor from National Taiwan Normal University
• Master (Linguistics) from University of Kansas
• ABD (Child Language Program) University of Kansas
Teaching Experience
• 2 years of College Level Elementary Mandarin Chinese
(University of Kansas)
• 3 years of High/Middle School English Teacher (Taipei, Taiwan)
• 4 years of substitute teaching at Evergreen Elementary School
District
• 6 years in Mandarin Immersion Program (2 years at College
Park Elementary at San Mateo Foster School District and 4
years at CLIP)
Contact Information
Pao_yinyin@cusdk8.org
School phone, extension 72233

4. Meeting Student Needs
• Effective Learning Environment
– Teamwork
– Dialogue
– cooperative learning
– Interaction
– Differentiated and tired instruction
and/or assessment
• Safe Learning Environment
– Equity among the classroom
community
– Celebrate diversity

5. California Common Core Standards
• Language Arts
– Reading
– Writing
– Listening and Speaking
• Mathematics
• History & Social Studies
• Science (NGSS) Next Generation Science Standards
– Physical Science
– Life Science
– Earth Science
– Investigation and Experimentation
• Dance, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts
• http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ (Social Studies)
• http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/ (Commom Core)

7. Chinese Language Arts
CurriculumTextbooks
 美洲華語第五冊(Mei Zhou Hua Yu, Volume 5)
Language Skill:
 Phonetic symbols (Pinyin)
 Word recognition: students read aloud different genres, fluently
and accurately
 Vocabulary and Concept Development: students know
synonyms, antonyms, homographs, character formation
 Listening/speaking: students know how to ask questions,
deliver presentation….
 Reading: students discern main ideas and concepts in the text,
identify the main problem or conflict of the plot, compare and
contrast…
 Writing (Writers Workshop Model):
– Writing: narrative
– Informative/explanatory
– Summary
– Response to Literature
– Persuasive/Opinion pieces

8. English Academic Program
• Reading
– Houghton Mifflin
– Integrated Content
– Novels
– Websites/Newsela
• Writing
– Narrative
– Informative/explanatory
– Summary
– Response to Literature
– Persuasive/Opinion
pieces
•Mathematics
–Houghton Mifflin
–Performance Tasks
•Social Studies
--Scott Foresman
•Science
–Foss Science Kit

9. History & Social Studies
Curriculum
Textbook: a translated Scott Foresman
History / Social Science.
Content:
• US history; from pre-Columbus to 1850, US government, and
fifty sates and their capitals
Supplementary Reading Materials
Reading books available in class library

10. Homework
• Practice/Review for the concepts taught in class
• Vary from day to day
• Monday – Thursday, occasionally on Friday
– Due the following school day unless otherwise stated
• Typical homework assignments each day (English)
– Spelling City and vocabulary cards
– Math practice
(Chinese)
– MZHY Worksheet and vocabulary practice
– Reading log
– Social Studies Note
• Other homework assignments
– Group Projects
– Science/Social Studies project
– English/Chinese Language Arts project
– Science notebook
– Writing assignment

11. Homework Policy
• Agenda
-- Students are responsible to
write down daily homework
assignment in their agenda
• Incomplete or no homework
– Receive partial or no credit
– Communicate with parents

12. Assessment
• Formative Assessment
o Observations and anecdotal notes
o Response to questions
o Questioning strategies
o Interaction
o homework and classroom assignments
o Portfolios
o Quizzes and writing drafts
o Science notebook
• Summative Assessment
o End-of-chapter/unit tests
o Vocabulary, DOL, and spelling tests
o Writing assignment (final draft)
o End-of-chapter/unit projects or reports

13. Chinese/Social Science
Assessment
• Character tests
• Writing samples
• Unit/Chapter/Lesson tests
• Projects
• Informal observation
• STAMP 4S Chinese proficiency test (end
of the year)

14. Communication
 Daily Agenda
 Notes/Handouts
 Room Parents
 Thursday Folder
 Yahoo Group
 Classroom homepage/google calendar
 Appointment for after school meeting
 Meyerholz Bulldog on Thursday
 Pao_yinyin@cusdk8.org
 Garrison_Derrall@cusdk8.org
 Phone: (408)252-7450 ext. 72233
and 72234

15. Classroom Rule
• Rule
– Be Safe 安全第一
– Be Respectful 尊重人事物
– Be Responsible 有責任心

16. Field Trips
• Science Camp
-Nov. 28-Dec. 2 after
Thanksgivings break

17. CLIP 5th Grade Parent Volunteers Guideline
 Volunteers are grade level specific not room specific
 Volunteers are to help and support all students from both Room
33 and Room 34
 Volunteers are grouped by tasks
Parent Volunteer Groups
1. Room Parents: 4 parents
2. Project Cornerstone: at least 2
3. Thursday folder filers: at least 2
4. Book Order: 2