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2. Meet the Teacher Night
Agenda
1. Introductions- Mr. Wood, Mrs. Jwaskiewicz, Miss Cross
2. Introductions- Ms. Stacy White
Volunteering
Classroom Parties
Special Events
3. Our Philosophy- Be a Woodster
4. Procedures
Daily Schedule
Organization
Assignment Guide
Homework
5. Our Digital Footprint
How to participate
6. Miscellaneous
Snacks/Brain and Body Break- Every morning around 10:45
Communication
Conferences
Thank you for coming tonight. We really appreciate it!
3. Daily Schedule
Morning Work, Lunch Count, and
8:40-8:55
Announcements
Math AIS, ‘Big Work’ (Project
9-9:45
Based Learning)
9:50-11:05 Math
11:05-11:45 Science/SS
11:45-12:30 Lunch and Recess
12:30-1:10 Flex Period, Read Aloud
Specials
A Days: Art
1:10-1:50 B & D Days: Phys. Ed
C Days: Music
E Days: Library
1:50-3 ELA Block
3-3:10 Assignment Guides
4. Be a Woodster: Our Mission
Our mission is to immerse the Woodsters in an environment where
questions are asked, learning is loved, and the students' passion is
shared. We will develop a classroom community that revolves around care for
others and ourselves, a drive to be remarkable, and the freedom for taking
risks and making mistakes. The physical space will be unique, inspiring, and
flexible; a place where students engage in meaningful, collaborative work. Our
approach with the students will be full of inquiry and excitement, full of
passion about asking, learning, thinking, and doing. We will teach our
students to become creative, innovative, and playful. We will provide an
environment for reflection so that students and teachers can grow through
experiences.
To achieve this goal, we will engage in projects and meaningful
assignments that allow our students to use their talents to solve problems.
We will utilize experts, members in the community, and technology to provide
authentic audiences to learn from, collaborate with, and share our work with.
We will tap into our students’ talents and push our students to try new things.
Last, we plan to engage in the learning process along with our students as a
model of failure and success.
Here are some questions that we ask ourselves as we plan and reflect
on our teaching:
What risks did our students take today? How can we push them to take more
chances in the classroom?
What can we do to help our students to be more confident in themselves?
Do we allow enough time for inquiry?
What can we do to push our students to own learning?
In what ways can we open the door for more creativity, innovation, play, and
discovery in learning?
What is the purpose? Was it meaningful?
What do our students want to learn about?
Who did our students connect with today?
What did our students teach each other and us?
How did our students change the world? Was
What is something we (teachers) learned today? How can we model learning
more?
What did our students share with the world?
What opportunities for reflection were there today?
5. Woodsters 2012-13
Are you a Purple Cow?
Family: Look out for and stick up for each
other.
Stand out: Be yourself, be a purple cow.
Fail often: Take a shot, reflect, and try
again.
Be uncommon: Stand for something,
make it happen, change the world.
Do the big work: Be creative,
innovative, playful, and inquire.
Don't settle: Have a fire in your belly and
ideas that don’t quit.
6. A Day in the Life
Morning Routines
Your son or daughter enters the classroom and orders his or her lunch. They then check
the SMART Board for their morning work. Morning work consists of daily activities
focused around math, language, current events, and map skills. This is also a time for
work on collaborative projects.
Math
In math, your son or daughter is learning new and challenging concepts and processes.
The approach of our instruction in math revolves around a balance of constructivist
methods (discovery based) and concrete methods (algorithms). Math is explored through
whole group, small group, and individual instruction. Our instructional approach to math
also includes many hands-on activities and math labs, as well as other individualized
programs.
Reading
Reading is taught using the Guided Reading and Daily 5 approach. The Daily 5 is a
structure that involves the students working on various reading and writing tasks which
include Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listening to Reading, Work on Writing, and
Word Work independently. During this time your son or daughter will meet in small
groups to discuss books and practice different reading strategies. There are also times
that reading will be taught as a whole class.
We will be using a wide variety of reading materials in our day-to-day instruction. The
students will be reading novels, short stories from the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill reading
program, various forms of non-fiction, and poetry.
Language Arts and Writing
We will be using Writer’s Workshop and 6 + 1 Traits of Writing as the framework of our
writing program. The Writer’s Workshop consists of learning to be an author through
mini-lessons, small group, individual conferences, and uninterrupted writing time. The
students will also experience the writing process as they publish selected pieces.
Sentence structure, grammar and punctuation are also addressed within the Writer’s
Workshop. Spelling and vocabulary development are also a focus during this time.
Read Aloud
Every day we read aloud to the class. We choose the text based upon what we are doing
in other areas of the curriculum, the class’ interests, or simply because it’s a book we
would like to share with the class.
7. Social Studies
The fourth grade curriculum covers New York State history. Topics will include: NY
geography, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), North American Explorers, Colonial New
York, the Revolutionary War, Early Perinton and the history of the Erie Canal. Our social
studies curriculum will be enhanced grade-level activities such as Early Fairport Days.
Science
Science skills will be learned using an inquiry based approach to explore the following
topics: The Scientific Process, Geology, Electricity, Matter, and Animals.
Study Hall
If time allows, the students will have time for a study hall. The students may choose to
begin their homework, work on make-up work, or review concepts with teachers. They
may also be doing jobs in the classroom, or we may have a short recess at the end of the
day.
8. Our Digital Footprint
Integrating technology is an essential part of what we do every day. We have access to
great tools and programs that allow us to interact, collaborate, research, share, and
reflect on a daily basis. Some of those tools are (All links are available from the
mainpage of the class blog):
Fairport Apps-These Google based Apps allow easy collaboration between
teachers and students. They allow us to take learning outside of our classroom and
traditional school hours. Fairport Apps include Fairport based e-mail and Google
Docs (Word, Presentations, and Spreadsheets).
The Woodsters Blog-http://woodsters.blog.fairport.org
The Woodsters Wiki- http://woodsters.wiki.fairport.org
Woodsters Twitter- Follow us (@woodsters658) for updates and pictures of
what’s happening in school.
Woodsters TV- http://www.schooltube.com/user/twood An archive of Woodster
produced videos.
Woodsters Picassa- An archive of our pictures.
Delicious- http://delicious.com/woodsters Delicious is a social bookmarking
website that allows us to bookmark websites that supplement what we are teaching
or we find interesting. Using Delicious allows the bookmarks to be accessible on
any computer.
Skype- Username: NSwoodsters A web-based video conferencing tool.
Animoto- A simple video production program.
Audacity- A audio recording tool used to record and produce podcasts
Other Equipment- Flip camera, laptops, digital cameras, video recording devices,
microphones, web cams, SMART Boards, etc.
We understand and teach the importance of internet safety. We give a lot of thought to
how we share student work in public places. For example, we use unique usernames
rather than sharing full names. Please feel free to ask us about our guidelines.
9. Homework
Our philosophy on homework revolves around 4 beliefs:
Balance- We believe in quality assignments over quantity. Students work hard in
school and should have time to engage in other activities without the pressure of
excessive homework. This also encourages students to be remarkable with their
work.
Risk Taking- Students should try to complete work on their own, even if it means
making mistakes.
Fostering the love of reading- Students should read for at least 20 minutes every
day. Reading can involve independent reading (books, magazines, newspapers,
online, etc.), shared reading, or listening to you read. Students should also engage
in conversations about books. Ask your son or daughter about what they are
reading and share about the books you are reading.
Independence and Responsibility- Students begin to develop a routine for
maintaining and completing assignments. This includes becoming independent
with the use of an assignment guide, gathering materials for assignments, planning
a schedule for completing work after school, and transporting work to and from
school.
Homework and class work will be graded by the following:
You went above and beyond what Mr. Wood & Mrs. J
4 expected.
“Purple Cow!”
Your work meets the expectations of this assignment. You
3 have shown good effort and we can tell that you understand
what we’re working on. Well done!
Your work almost meets the expectations of this assignment
2
and you tried your best.
Your work does not meet the expectations of this assignment.
1 The effort put forth is less than acceptable and you need to
re-do the assignment.
0 Work is incomplete.
10. Fourth Grade Assessments
These tests are designed to assess the students’ abilities to meet state standards
in these three areas. The scores that students’ receive on these assessments will not be
reflected on their report cards. There is no reason for you or your child to feel anxious
about these assessments. We assure you, as we will assure them; they are well
prepared!
ELA April 16-18
Math April 24-26
Science TBA
Birthdays
Birthdays are opportunities for students to share with their classmates and
loved ones. We encourage a family member or a friend to come in to
celebrate this special day! We ask that the special guest choose a book to
share with our classroom community. In lieu of treats or gift bags, if interested,
we ask for a donation to our classroom community: a house plant, seeds,
book, etc. This way future Woodsters can enjoy these gifts and your son or
daughter will leave lasting impression on the classroom community.