Mrs Norvell s and Mrs Novak s Multiage Class Welcome

Mrs. Norvell’s and Mrs. Novak’s Multiage Class Welcome, Parents!

My Family · My husband · Frosty · My children · Forrest and Meghan · Austin · Travis and soon-to-be daughter-in-law Erin

My Grandchildren Henson and Ford

Sarah’s Family · Husband Ralph · Children Andrew Harrison Jordan Clayton

Welcome to a day in our classroom!

Our Goals · To give your children the academic and social skills they need to progress to the third grade. · To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment. · To help your children make new friends and discover new interests.

Typical Day • Sign In, Lunch Choice, Take Home Books, Read, Attendance • Morning Meeting • Reading Workshop • Snack/Math • Learning Stations • Writing Workshop • Lunch/Recess • Special Area • Text Talk, Phonics Centers • Free Choice Centers

Morning Work · Sign In · Lunch Choice · Buy Snack · Unfinished Work

Morning Meeting · Greeting · Songs · Sharing

Reading Workshop · Children read books on their level. · Children are working on reading strategies just right for them.

Learning Stations • Leaning Stations are integrated based on our topic of study • Children work in small groups of mixed ages

· Whole and small groups Monday through Thursday · Small groups and games on Friday

Writing Workshop · The children write daily on topics of their choice within our units of study. · We confer and edit with them. · They publish and share their writing.

Recess/Lunch · We go to lunch around 11: 30 and have recess at 11: 55.

Special Areas · Monday – PE Spanish · Tuesday - Art · Wed. - Art · Thurs. – Computer/ Library · Friday - Drama

Word Work · We will work by Grade Levels and in our own classes. · The “first graders” will have a list of high frequency words that they need to know. · The older children will need to know how to spell the high frequency words for second grade.

Free Choice Centers · Every day but Monday the children have time at the end of the day to choose what they want to do during center time. · This is their favorite time of day.

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A Long Day

Let’s Have a Great Year!