Welcome to Radburn School

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Welcome to Radburn School

• Back to School Night
• 2005

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Table of Contents

• About me
• Personal Goals
• Curriculum
• Homework Policy
• Things to Remember
• Thank You

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About Me

• 6th year at Radburn School
• Graduate of Caldwell College
• Graduate School- MAT from Fairleigh Dickinson
  University

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My Personal Goals

• Your child will
• love learning/excited about coming to school.
• take pride in their work.
• become an independent thinker/good decision
  maker.
• feel good about themselves each and every day.

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Curriculum

• Reading/Language Arts
• Readers Workshop (4x/week)
• Book talks
• Shared reading/just right book
• Guided Reading (3x/week)
• Writers Workshop
• poetry, descriptive writing, memoirs
• Instructional Spelling
• Pre test/post test
• Word study lessons

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• Math
• Every Day Math Series
• Spiral Approach
• problem solving/critical thinking
• Social Studies
• History of NJ
• Lenape Indians, 21 Counties, Explorers
• Science
• Simple Machines
• Electricity
• Color, Light, and Sound
• Family Life
• Drugs and Alcohol
• Human Sexuality

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Homework Policy

• 1 or 2 late assignments
• note home
• study hall
• 3 or more missing assignments
• phone call
• meeting with child, parent, and teacher
• Homework should be done independently!
• Too much homework, please let me know.

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Things to Remember

• Class Schedule
• NJ Ask Testing March 13-17
• Field Trips
• Liberty Science Center 12/7 Newark Museum 4/5
• Conference Sign-Up
• Book Order (Checks Only)

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Thank You

• It is important to have open lines of
  communication. Please feel free to contact me at
  any time.
• Email jcohen_at_fairlawnschools.org
• Phone [phone]
• I am looking forward to a great year!