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Explore Miss Ngo's dynamic teaching approach focusing on literacy, math, science, and social skills development. Engage in fun activities, address social-emotional learning, and follow personalized learning plans. Stay informed about daily schedules, reading programs, homework, events, and more!
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Undergraduate student from San Diego State University • Graduate student from UC Irvine • Grew up in Los Angeles • Currently living in San Francisco • Sixth year of teaching (three in K/three in 1st) About Miss Ngo
INDEPENDENCE, PERSEVERENCE, COMMUNICATION • Write, revise, and edit drafts • Make friends, problem solve, learn Life Skills • Have conversations about given topics (art, math, writing, etc.) • Decode words and read stories • See the writing-reading connection • Silent reading • Become a “good” writer • Build confidence • Think deeper rather than wider on math topics • Have fun! Goals
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday • 8:10-8:30 Attendance/Lunch Count/Art Talk or “Hot Topic”/ Morning Work • 8:30-8:45 Calendar Time/Skills Review • 8:45-9:00 Handwriting • 9:00-10:00 Reader’s Workshop • 10-10:20 Recess • 10:20-10:40 Story Time/Poetry • 10:40-11:00 Word Work • 11:00-12:00 Writer’s Workshop • 12:00-12:50 Lunch • 12:50-1:45 Math • 1:45-2:00 Recess • 2-2:35 Science/Social Studies/Second Steps (social thinking curriculum) • 2:35-2:45 Clean-up/Dismissal • Wednesday (Minimum Day) • 8:10-8:20 Attendance/Lunch Count/Art Talk or “Hot Topic” • 8:20-9:00 School Assembly/Morning Work-Word Work • 9:00-9:30 Reader’s Workshop • 9:30-10 Writer’s Workshop • 10:00-10:20 Recess • 10:20-12:00 PE/Music/Library • 12:00-12:50 Lunch • 12:45-1:20 Calendar/Math • 1:20-1:30 Clean-up/Dismissal • Special Activities • PE/Music/Library-Wednesday • Spectra Art-Tuesdays (an hour a week) • Wednesday School Assemblies are biweekly from 8:20-9am Daily Schedule
Students will be assigned leveled books depending upon their DRA • Book shopping • Nightly book bags • 30 minutes of reading • Reread/comprehension/tips • PA Library • Raz-Kids • Wednesday Happenings (TBA) • Weekly Sight Words (5) – will post the full list on website Reading and Homework
10-15 minute mini lessons • 40 minutes of independent time while I small group and confer one-on-one • Phonetic spelling “Mrehd a ltl lm.” • Different “final” product • More about expression • Three genres: Narrative, Informational, Opinion • Rubrics/writing folders • Writing assessment tomorrow Writer’s Workshop
Whole group instruction as well as individualized curriculum • Spiraling approach (prior knowledge, constantly building on skills) • Hands-on • Center activities/rotations Math
You and Other People (feelings and friendships) • Growing Nutrition • Dental Health • Personal Safety • Fire Safety Health
Learning about ourselves and our relationship to other people • Families • Neighborhood • State • Country • Beginning map skills • Field trips Social Studies
Anti-bullying • School-wide • Preface to Steps to Respect (upper grades) • Learn how to socialize • Empathy • Feelings • Impulse Control • Anger Management • Tie in brain research Second Steps
Life: Plants and Animals • Physical: Solids and Liquids • Earth: Air and Weather • Observing, analyzing, hypothesizing, testing Science
Sign-up • An activity for every day of that week • You will receive a letter the Friday before • Every other Wednesday, Escondido has their “Student of the Week” announcement during assembly Star of the Week
Please don’t feel like you must bring something. • Cheering and singing • Crown, stickers • Summer birthdays at the end of the year • No edible treats or snacks this year • Small gifts (eraser, pencils, stickers, etc.) • Drop off in the morning so I can pass them out at the end of the day Birthdays
Align with Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics • Adopt new performance labels that better communicate student progress • Include a broader spectrum of social-emotional learning • Provide information regarding student strengths and areas for growth Why a new progress report?
Visit pausd.org: • See progress reports for each grade level (in green folder too) • Watch a video that explains the process used to develop the new progress report How can I learn more?
Fieldtrips (suggested donations) • Class Events: Harley Goat Farm/College Terrace Library/Pizza My Heart/Junior Museum comes to Escondido (will be posted on website) • Volunteers (clipboards) • Class website (www.missngoitall.com) will have all information tonight, handouts about birthdays, Star of the Week, PAUSD calendar, daily schedule, etc. • iConnect for families to access technology • BTSN Green Folders Misc