Welcome to Back to School Night

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Welcome to Back to School Night

• Please take hand-outs and find a seat.

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Who am I???

• Third year at Coolidge
• Newlywed- Got married on August 6th.
• Experience Rowan University- Student Teaching in
  4th Grade Classroom in Washington Township, NJ.
• Substitute Teacher (Grades 1-8) in Maywood and
  Wallington, Head Camp Counselor for three years

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Introduction

• Preparing for Eisenhower
• Daily schedule
• Homework Certificates
• Weekly Evaluations
• Code of Conduct

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Standardized Testing

• Terra Nova - October
• In-View - October
• NJ ASK- March
• Holistic Writing- Spring

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Class Trips

• Buehler Challenger Center
• End of year trip- NYC
• Spring Lake

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Areas of Study

• Reading
• Language Arts
• Math
• Science
• Health
• Social Studies

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Reading

• National Standards- 25 books
• Literature based program
• Trade books
• Theme books
• Accelerated Reader
• Jean Fritz Revolutionary War Series
• Book Badges
• Day books

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Goal for our readers..

• Read often
• Make their own choices
• Recommend books to others
• Talk with others about what they read
• Get to know authors, illustrators and styles
• Reflect on their reading
• Think critically about what they have read
• See themselves as readers
• Develop competence as readers through instruction
• Develop confidence as readers though successful
  daily reading experiences

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Core Books

• Number the Stars
• Maniac Magee
• Sign of the Beaver
• Bridge to Terabithia
• Fever
• Indian Captive
• Witch of Blackbird Pond

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Language Arts

• Spelling Wordly Wise and Homophones
• Daily Oral Language
• Oral Presentations
• Writers Express Handbook
• Wordly Wise Vocabulary Books
• Super Writers
• Five Paragraph Essay
• Writing Process
• Holistic Writing

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Math

• Whole Numbers
• Geometry
• Fractions
• Decimals
• Measurements
• Problem Solving
• Calendar Math

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Science Foss Modules

• Food and Nutrition
• Variables
• Landforms
• Buehler Space Center
• Health
• New program connects with literature
• Anti-bullying

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Social Studies

• Constitution and Bill of Rights
• Ancient Americans
• The Age of Exploration
• Colonial America
• Revolutionary War

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Contact Information

• Email
• mandriulli_at_wyckoffschools.org

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Conclusion

• We are looking forward to a fantastic year!!!