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2013-2014 School Year. Welcome!. Two Rivers Elementary School. Mrs. Donna Irby http://natomasunified.org/tre/teachers/donna-irby/ Phone: (916) 567-5520 E-mail: dirby@natomas.k12.ca.us **More detailed information ‘About Our Class’ may be found on my teacher website.**.

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  1. 2013-2014 School Year Welcome! Two Rivers Elementary School Mrs. Donna Irby http://natomasunified.org/tre/teachers/donna-irby/ Phone: (916) 567-5520 E-mail:dirby@natomas.k12.ca.us **More detailed information ‘About Our Class’ may be found on my teacher website.**

  2. Agenda/Topics to Be Covered • Meet Mrs. Irby • Common Core State Standards • Jog-a-thon = Fund Run • Curriculum & Instruction • Grades • Attendance • Classroom Management • Homework • Visitors • Volunteers • Communication • Websites (online learning may not be available until September) I will be going through a LOT of information in a very short amount of time. Please check out my teacher website for more detailed information.

  3. Meet Mrs. Irby • 24th Year Teaching in Natomas • 22st Year Teaching Second • Taught at Two Rivers since it opened in 2001 • Live in Natomas • wonderfully supportive husband, Clent, • incredible son, Hayden For more information, check out the “Meet Mrs. Irby!” page on my web-site.

  4. Common Core State Standards • Coming Soon! • 2014/2015 School Year • What are Common Core State Standards? • Deeper, not Broader • Clear Goals & Confident, Well Prepared Students • To view Kid-Friendly Common Core State Standards, click the link below • http://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/2012/08/31/i-can-common-core-second-grade/ • To view an explanatory video, click the link below • http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/tl/whatareccss.asp

  5. Jog-a-thon = Fund Run • Date TBD • Please support this very important fund raiser for our class!! • Funds field trips, hands on learning, and classroom celebrations • Last year’s class went on 3 great field trips! • I did not have to ask last year’s parents for a single penny! • In addition to school-wide prizes: • 1st place: Lunch with Mrs. Irby, Homework Pass, and first choice of prize • 2nd place: Homework Pass and second choice of prize • 3rd place: Homework Pass and remaining prize

  6. Curriculum & Instruction • Language Arts Curriculum: CA Treasures! • Access online (instructions at end of PowerPoint) • Integrates all science and social studies standards • Math: EnVision • Access online (instructions at end of PowerPoint) • PE: Mrs. Jennifer Espinoza • Fine Arts • Integrated into other areas of the curriculum

  7. Differentiated Instruction • EL / WIN Time 10:00 to 10:30 Daily • “Whatever I Need” • Leveled Text • Approaching, On, Beyond, and English Language Learner • Spelling • Pre-test determines words to study • Math • Students who score 95% on pre-test may work on extensions or acceleration activities • Homework enrichment (students who score 100% on the daily “quiz may print and complete the Enrichment worksheet instead of the assigned homework) • Fluency • Students who already read 100wcpm may work independently on an alternate assignment during most phonics instruction

  8. Grades • ADVANCED (4): Student consistently meets and often exceeds the grade level standard • PROFICIENT(3): Student regularly meets the grade level standard • BASIC (2): Student is aspiring to and occasionally does meet the grade level standard • BELOW BASIC (1): Student is working one or more years below grade level Remember: IT’S ABOUT THE LEARNING, NOT THE GRADE! No college or employer ever asks to see an applicant’s elementary school transcripts. This is an ideal time to take academic risks and learn that no one is perfect.

  9. Attendance • School begins at 7:45am • Students are considered tardy at 7:46am • Students who arrive after 8:00am must report to the office for a tardy slip before they come to class • E-mail or call the office if you know your child will be absent • Attendance Money • Each time your child is absent – for any reason - our school loses much needed money. • Try to plan trips around our school calendar. • Independent Study is for planned absences of at least 5 days. The school does not lose money if your child completes and turns in their Independent Study Packet. Please provide the office and teacher at least two weeks in advance when requesting Independent Study.

  10. Classroom Managment • Classroom Norms • Show Respect, Make Good Decisions, Solve Problems, and Be Safe • Goal: Build Responsibility – Class Dojo • Access online (instructions at end of PowerPoint) • Consequences • 1stRed Dojo: Friendly Warning; Check Your Behavior • 2ndRed Dojo : 5 Minutes of Recess Conference or Time Out • 3rdRed Dojo : 10 Minute Recess Conference or Time Out • 4thRed Dojo : Teacher Choice (phone call home, time out in another classroom, office referral, etc.) Instances of severe misbehavior may result in a citation or a student being sent directly to the office!

  11. Homework • Homework Folders • Sent home Monday - Thursdays • Return the folder to school Tuesday – Fridays (even if work is incomplete) • “Leave at Home” and “Return to School” Pockets • 30 Minutes • More time? Please contact me • Less time? Silent Read; Repeated Reading; enVision Games; Einstein Club Tasks; www.ixl.com; www.xtramath.org (instructions at end of PowerPoint) • Typical Night’s Homework: • Math Worksheet and/or Practice Test • Differentiation: • Study Spelling Words – parents & student choose “how” • Differentiation: 100% on Pre-test = Challenge Words • Repeated Reading • Differentiation: Only for students who are not, yet, reading 100 wcpm • Comprehension or Writing

  12. Visitors • ALL Visitors Must Check in at the Office . . . • . . . and get a Visitor’s Badge. • Open Door Policy • Adult family members may observe at any time and sit at the Very Important Parent table in the back • Call First . . . • . . . if you want to observe a particular subject as our schedule sometimes changes • My Priority will be Teaching • Please keep in mind that the students deserve my full attention. If you want to talk to me about your child’s progress, please schedule a conference with me

  13. Volunteers • Volunteers are Welcome, Needed, and Appreciated! • Volunteer Schedule / Sign Up is on the back table • This year, I need volunteers to • Take care of paperwork AND / OR • Work with a small group of students from 10:00 to 10:30 • Note: All field trip chaperones must have fingerprints on file with the Natomas Unified School District. There will be no exceptions to this rule.

  14. Communication • Irby Informer • Sent home Monday-Thursday in Homework Folder • Friday Folder • Sent home on Friday • Empty, review, sign, and return on Monday • If work is marked at missing or incomplete, your child already made it up at recess time. They do not need to make it up at home. • E-mail • If you haven’t, yet, received any e-mails from me, I do not have your correct e-mail address! Please write it down clearly and leave it for me this evening. • Conferences • During Parent /Teacher Conference Week in the Fall • As needed

  15. Website • Tons and tons of information! • http://natomasunified.org/tre/teachers/donna-irby/ • Academics • Weekly Vocabulary and Spelling lists • enVision Math at Home • CA Treasures at Home • Einstein Club • High Frequency Words • Reading Fluency Goals • Instructions for Repeated Readings • Websites for Second Grade • Communication • Irby Informer • All About Our Class

  16. Accelerated ReaderThis is our motivational reading program. • How to Find Out the Level of a Book: • Go to www.arbookfind.com and type in the name of the book. • There are tens of thousands of books in the system, but not all books are in the system. • How to Get Alerts from A.R.: • Go to https://hosted218.renlearn.com/287932/homeconnect/login.aspx • User Name: __________________________________________________ • Password: ___________________________________________________ • If you sign up for e-mail alerts, A.R. will e-mail you your child’s score each time they take an online quiz. • Keep in mind that our Comprehension Goal is always 85% or higher. If your child is not scoring in that range, they may need to a.) slow down or b.) read books at a lower level. If your child reads an AR book at home (by themselves, with you, or you read it to them), send the book to school along with the Book Level and Quiz Number so they may take a quiz on it at school.

  17. enVision MathThis is our math curriculum. • How to Access enVision Math from Home: • Go to www.pearsonsuccessnet.com • User Name: __________________________________________________ • Password: ___________________________________________________ • Click on the words “To Do” Click on today’s Topic and Lesson (may need to click green arrow) Click on “Learn” (animated lesson) or “Quiz” If your child takes the Quiz and scores 100% they may print the Enrichment worksheet instead of the assigned math homework. To Access enVision Games (without a password) Go to http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZn49

  18. California Treasures ReadingThis is our reading curriculum • How to Access CA Treasures from Home: • Go to www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com/school/i5e1 Click on Mrs. Irby’s avatar Click on your child’s avatar Click on your child’s password (number, fruit, and shape) Access Phonics, Comprehension, Weekly Stories with Audio, and more! This is a great resource if your child is ill or on independent study. To Access MORE CA Treasures(without a password) Go tohttp://treasures.macmillanmh.com/california/students

  19. I Excel!This site is for math remediation, practice, and enrichment. • How to Access ixl Math from Home • Go to www.ixl.com • User Name: __________________________________________________ • Password: ___________________________________________________ • Click on Second Grade Click on a Skill This will be most beneficial if you have your child work on the skill/concept that we are learning in class or review a previous skill/concept. If your child is struggling with a skill/concept, they may benefit from reviewing the previous grade’s lessons in that area. If your child is excelling in an area, they may benefit from challenging themselves with similar lessons from the next grade.

  20. Xtra MathThis site is for time math fact practice. • How to Access Xtra Math • Go to www.xtramath.org • User Name: __________________________________________________ • Password: ____________________________________________________ • All students should be able to demonstrate mastery of basic addition and subtraction facts by the end of second grade.

  21. Class Dojo Check your child’s daily progress at home Go to www.classdojo.com/student Either login to your existing student account or create a new account. Once you are in the site, enter your student code.

  22. Thank You! Thank you for coming to Back to School Night! Your partner in education, Donna Irby

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