Welcome to Mrs. Schmidt’s Classroom

1. Welcome toMrs. Schmidt’s Classroom

2. About me • Grew up in a small town in Massachusetts • Have a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree in elementary education • Have been teaching since 2002 • Have been married for almost 17 years • Have two beautiful children

3. My Teaching Experience • I have several years experience working with students of all ages. • I have taught both fourth and fifth grade in Mesa and Gilbert Public Schools. • I also teach Teacher Education classes at the University level.

4. My Rules and Expectations • Red Carpet Board • STAR Folders • Expected vs. Unexpected Behaviors • Positive reinforcement (reward • positive behavior) • Class incentives and individual incentives (tickets, treasure box, popcorn kernels, notes home)

5. Classroom Schedule 8:10 Welcome/ Morning Work 8:25 Morning Meeting 8:45 Whole group Language/Reading 9:30 Guided Reading groups / Centers 10:15 Recess/Snack 10:35 Math 11:35 Lunch 12:10 A.R. 12:40 Writing 1:10 Social Studies/ Science 1:40 Read Aloud 1:50 Challenge Teams 2:27 Specials 3:05 Dismissal

6. 8:10am Morning Work • Daily language arts paper • Journal entry • Once the students have completed their morning work they can … • Play a math or language arts game on the computer • File folder game • Read in the class library • Mapping puzzles

7. 8:25am Morning Meeting • Greet one another • Short activity to reinforce concepts or promote classroom community • Sharing • Announcements

8. 8:45 am Language Arts • Whole Language/Reading (8:45 – 9:30am) • Phonic /grammar skills • Vocabulary and comprehension • Guided Reading Groups /Centers (9:30-10:15am) -Based on students reading level -

9. What we will be working on.. • Fluency- 90wpm • Comprehension-90% • Individual goals – A.R. Reading • Reading groups based on reading level • Site Words- 350 • Phonic skills

10. Recess/Snack • Morning Recess 10:15 – 10:30 • Please pack your child a healthy snack

11. 10:35-11:35 Math • Time • Money • Patterns • Number Sense/Place Value • Double digit addition • Borrowing • Structure and Logic • Multiplication and Division

12. 11:35-12:05 Lunch • We go to Recess first • The students go into lunch at 11:50am

13. 12:40- 1:10 Writing • Letter writing skills • Personal Narratives • Story writing skills • Writers workshops • Punctuation • Penmanship (D’nealy)

14. 1:10-1:40 Science /Social Studies • Science • Investigating Matter • Human body • Weather • Life cycle of Insects and mammals • Social Studies • Communities • Geography • American Colonization • American Revolution • Economics

15. 1:40-1:50 Read Aloud • Read aloud • Calendar

16. 2:25 -3:05 Specials Mon- Computer lab Tue- Art Wed- Library Thur- P.E. Fri- Music

17. 3:05 Dismissal • Dismissal is at 3:05 • You can always stop in after school

18. Exploring- 1st Quarter Math -Place value -Time, Money, and Patterns Science Exploring matter Social Studies - What is a community? • Reading - Short and long vowels - What is in a sentence? - Literary Elements of a Story • Writing - How to write a letter? - Grammar and punctuation skills

19. Grades Reporting periods occur about every 4-5 weeks. About ½ way through each quarter, you will receive a “progress report” to let you know how your child is doing at that point. After each quarter, you will receive a report card. • 4: excelling (90-100%) • 3: meets (working at grade level: 75-89%) • 2: approaches (working below grade level: 60-74%) • 1: falls far below (working well below grade level: 59% or below) You can login to ParentVue at any time to check your child’s progress

20. Practice • Practice has 3 main areas of focus: reading, spelling, and math. • Fluency:Most weeks your child will have a story to read for homework. • Sight Words: Practice until mastery. • Spelling: focuses on spelling patterns and 5 sight words. • Math: Math page and math facts

21. Field trips • Two field trips • Tax Credit • Volunteers

22. Volunteering • In the next few weeks I will send home a volunteer schedule. • If you are unable to make it please let me know. I will work to ensure I have projects for you when you arrive. • I will also email field trip volunteers a month in advance. • All volunteers must complete a clearance form with the office. • I appreciate ALL your help!

23. Please Visit my website!http://www.husd.orgLooking forward to making this a great year!Contact me any timewendy.schmidt@husd.org480-279-7264

24. K-5 General Music All elementary music students will learn about singing, rhythm, melody, harmony, form, tone color, instruments and be able to participate in different kinds of music. At each grade level, students either explore new music skills or build on previous experience. Some highlights of each grade level are: Miss Amanda Block Master’s of Music Ed. [choir, general music] Bachelor’s of Music Ed. [choir, general music] Eighth year teaching; 5thin Higley; 2ndat Coronado. Teaching K-5 music and 6th -8th grade choir Grade 2: Beat and Rhythm, beginning to play Orff instruments. recorder.

25. Visual Arts- 2nd GradeMrs. Duffield • Visual Arts is once a week for 35 minutes. • Students are focusing on the Elements and Principles of Design, they will be using various media to complete their projects. • Schedule and Pictures of Projects are available on my teacher webpage, as are downloads, wish lists, calendars, and blog. • Please e-mail me at sara.duffield@husd.org if you have any questions or concerns.