Dr Longman s Class Welcome to Open House

Dr. Longman’s Class Welcome to Open House!

About Dr. Longman B. A. in Elementary Education M. Ed. In Curriculum and Instruction Ed. D. in Educational Leadership 13 th Year Teaching 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd grades 11 th year at MTE

Discipline and Management Philosophy Preventative Discipline Establish Routines and Procedures Structured, but Flexible Supportive Discipline Positive Reinforcement Maggie’s Bones Toes Fridays Table Points Compliment Corrective Discipline Maggie’s Rewards Bones Warnings Teaching Solving Problem Strategies Phone Calls Home and Conferences Think Tickets!! Free Tank

Homework Given Due on Monday on Friday Spelling, Review Reading, Math Language Sheets Projects

Daily Schedule 8: 45 -9: 20 Morning Routine 9: 20 -10: 30 Math 10: 30 -12: 00 Reading 12: 00 -12: 15 Spelling 12: 15 -1: 00 Lunch and Recess 1: 00 -1: 40 DEAR and Grammar 1: 40 -2: 10 Pull-Out (M: Art Tu: PE W: Library Th: Music F: PE) 2: 10 -2: 45 2: 55 -3: 30 Writing Science and Social Studies ** Please note that our schedule for the year is fast-paced. Your child will be learning lots of wonderful things! Missing days, checking your child in late, and checking your child out early greatly affects his/her learning.

Reading Books That We Will Read This Year: The Wetlands by Peter Benoit Dear Peter Rabbit by Alma Flor Ada Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White Because of Winn Dixie by Kate Di. Camillo Different Fairy Tales Biographies Vocabulary in Context Responding to Literature through Writing (RACE) Supporting Comprehension with Text Evidence Fluency: 100 words per minute Accelerated Reader (AR)

Reading Grades Story Comprehension and Cold Comprehension (6 -7 grades) Constructed Response Questions: Responding to Literature through Writing (RACE) (1 -2 grades) Projects, Work Samples, and Book Reports (1 -2 grades)

Language Grades Writing Process (2 -3 grades) Grammar (3 -4 grades) Nonfiction: Compare & Contrast, Cause & Effect, Problem & Solution, Sequencing, Description Sentence Structure Parts of Speech Fiction: Compare & Contract, Cause & Conventions(3 -4 grades) Effect, Problem & Solution, CUPS: Writing with correct Sequencing, Description, Summarizing capitalization, usage, punctuation, Narratives in Response to Literature and spelling Must Support with Text Evidence Graded with Parish Rubric Spelling (1 grade) Given weekly, but averaged in at the end of the quarter

Math Multiplication and Division Measurement Start memorizing facts! Fractions Equivalent Fractions Ordering Fractions Comparing Fractions Time Linear Area and Perimeter Capacity Weight Graphs Line Plots To the nearest minute Problem Solving Elapsed time Geometry

Math Grades Weekly Skills Tests (7 -9 grades) Computation and Fluency Tests (1 -2 grades) Work Samples and Projects (1 -2 grades)

Science and Social Studies Grades Dailies Classwork Projects Tests

Teacher Resources for Math Teacher Resources for ELA Guaranteed Curriculum – Resources with a pacing guide for teachers to create their daily lessons Guaranteed Curriculum – Unit lessons around anchor texts and several pieces of connected literature to teach reading fluency, vocabulary, comprehension and writing skills Mc. Graw-Hill Math Workbook & On. Line Resources, K-5 Math Resources, Every Day Counts Calendar Math, Math Solutions, Math 4 Today & Daily Math Minutes, Math Fluency Drills, Illustrative Math Touch Math Anchor Texts, Mac. Millan/Mc. Graw Hill reading textbook, & leveled readers, Daily Oral & Written Lang. , Thinking Maps, Writing From the Beginning, RACE, Fast. For. Word, PEC, Florida Center for Reading Research Interventions

Teacher Resources for Science & Social Studies Guaranteed Curriculum Lessons Pearson LA Science On-line resources Scott Foresman LA Social Studies Louisiana Experience Social Studies * A key focus this year is reading informative text across the curriculum; evidenced by responding to literature in written formats

Test Folder Sent home most Fridays Sign Complete Return Keep Log Monday As, Bs, and Cs at Home Return Ds and Fs signed

Sign-In and Sign-Up Sign-In Volunteer Parties Conference

I am so excited to be teaching your child this year! With open communication between home and school, I know we will have a fantastic school year! Thank you for sharing your child with me this year!