Back To School Night

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Back To School Night
2003-2004

• Welcome to Miss Abrams Second Grade Class

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Introduction

• Fountain Valley
• Santa Margarita High School
• Loyola Marymount University
• Semester at Sea
• Substitute Teaching (CUSD, SVUSD, LBUSD)
• Intervention Classes
• CSU Fullerton

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Topics of Discussion

• Home-School Connection
• Goals and Philosophy
• Classroom Management
• Daily Schedule
• Programs
• Field Trips and Volunteers

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Home-School Connection

• Monday folders every week
• End of Week Reports
• Correspondences from home
• Email me at juneabrams_at_fastmail.fm
• [phone]

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Goals

• Create meaningful learning experiences for each
  student
• Develop critical thinking and problem solving
  skills
• Promote self-motivation, self-exploration and
  self-esteem
• Stimulate students learning process through
  questions
• Students build information through active,
  engagement, testing, and refining their thinking.
• Learners construct new ideas or concepts based
  upon their current knowledge.

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Philosophy

• Our classroom is a place where
• The students can feel cared for and
• are encouraged to care about each other.
• They will experience a sense of being valued and
  respected.
• Students will be encouraged to take personal
  risks.
• Students will be managed, not disciplined
• I will understand how each of my students learn
• I will commit to each one of my students and
  their learning

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Classroom Management

• Be respectful to others and their property
• Follow directions
• Using your time as gold
• Participate in class
• Raise hand patiently
• Work quietly in the classroom
• Cooperate with others
• Be kind and courteous
• Turn in HW on time
• Student routines

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Daily Schedule

• 750-755 Students get in line
• 755-815 DLR
• 815-855 Soar To Success reading group
• 855-930 Reading groups A and B
• 930-1035 Math rotations
• 1035-1055 Recess
• 1055-1135 Music
• 1135-1220 Social Studies
• 1220-100 Lunch
• 100-125 Silent Reading
• 125-140 Read Aloud
• 140-215 Science, Computer Lab, or
  P.E.

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Programs

• Passport Around the World
• International Days
• Famous person dress-up day
• Student Autobiography and photo album
• Grandparents Day
• Class yearbook
• Reading challenge

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Fieldtrips

• Dana Point Marine Institute
• San Juan Capistrano Mission
• Friends of the Sea Lion Shelter
• Orange County Performing Arts Center
• Tessman Planetarium
• Santa Ana Zoo Tour
• Discovery Museum