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Welcome to the Michener Theater Good Evening and Welcome to S-6 Please take a moment to… Take a look around Find your child’s desk by looking at the answers to their questionnaire Write a note to your son/daughter on the provided paper. Please take with you … Parent survey (if completed, please leave on my desk)

The Celebrities of S-6 2019 -2020

What do the following have in common? .

About Mrs. Michener Family Twin 14 year-old daughters, Emma and Lauren; thirteen yearold daughter, Abby

And we can’t forget about Max…. . .

About Mrs. Michener Education: • Bachelor’s degree from Holy Family College • Master’s degree from La. Salle University • Certifications in Special and Elementary Education 25 th year teaching: 22 years in Central Bucks 17 years at Doyle

Morning arrival • Unpack • Checking homework • Announcements • Morning Work • Prepare supplies for the day • Handwriting/ Soft Start activities • Morning Meeting

Reading • Series- Good Habits Great Readers • Story Elements and Main Ideas and Supporting Details • Strategy Instruction including: Summarizing, Connections, Visualizations, Monitoring, Questioning, Predictions, Inferences, Drawing Conclusions

Reading Ways to Practice Fluency: Fluent Readers read with expression, at “just the right rate”, attend to punctuation, and read in meaningful phrases. • Reader’s Theater • Rereading familiar books

Reading- Daily Five The Daily Five • Reading to Self • Word Work (Phonics/Spelling) • Listening to Reading • Guided Reading with Mrs. Michener • Read with a buddy

Spelling • Words their Way through daily instruction • List will be posted weekly on Seesaw • Test will be given on Fridays

Social Studies Communities Geography Economics Communities and change

Science Drugs and Poisons Habitats Rocks and Minerals Sound

Writing Being a Writer Program • Mentor Texts to Model Writer’s Craft, Genres, and Grammar • Writer’s Notebooks • Writing Process – Brainstorming, Drafting, Revising, Editing and Publishing • Author’s Chair for Students to Share Their Writing

Lunch/Recess • Dress according to weather • Try to get the children out as much as possible

Math New Series!!!! Math in Focus • Still teaching the concepts in our curriculum • Utilizing different materials • Letter from Mrs. Fantaskey

Math • Application and Differentiation M- Mrs. Michener A- At your seat T- Tech H- Have a buddy play a game with you

End of the day activities • Copy and homework/ color in chart • Pack up • Complete jobs • Enjoy Snack

Homework Monday – Thursday Approximately 20 minutes plus independent reading Math page/ practice facts Please: Sign homework book in binder each night, discuss color for the day, and return Binder with homework the next day

Snacks • Remind your child not to trade or share food or snacks • Remind your child to wash his/ her hands after eating lunch

Specials Monday – Gym Tuesday – Music Wednesday – Quest Thursday – Art Friday –Library

Classroom management Positive Reinforcement Individual • Michener Mulah • Wing Tips – Soaring Eagle Assembly • Behavior Chart- YELLOW, RED, GREEN, BLUE, BLACK Group • work as a table to get points Class • Marble jar- reward party Consequences Conduct Report/ Behavior notice- Reflection session

Celebrity of the week Monday- Share poster and answer questions from classmates Tuesday- Reservations for lunch with Mrs. Michener and two friends Wednesday- Share a favorite story or poem with the class Thursday- Bring in and share mementos/photos/etc with the class Friday- choose our winners for Michener Mulah!

Absences • Send in a written note or email (doyleattendance@cbsd. org) for each absence

Special Projects Habitat Diorama S-6 Market Place - Economics 3 -D Island Design Creating an instrument

Field trips • • • Three tentative field trips (walking field trip, Lost River Cavern, & Churchville Nature Center ) Need parent volunteers to chaperone Parents will be contacted prior to trip to confirm All volunteers will not be able to chaperone due to available bus seating (usually one parent for 5 or 6 students

Communication • • Communication + Collaboration = Success almichener@cbsd. org Teacher sites Wednesday folders 267 -893 -4300 x 1443 Notes in homework planner Weekly/ Bi-weekly emails Seesaw

Title I Title 1 is part of the federal “Every Student Succeeds Act” [ESSA] of 2015. Title 1 funds are used to provide instructional support in reading and mathematics. For more information you may contact: Jasmine Snively at jsnively@cbsd. org Carol Miller at cmiller@cbsd. org

Volunteers • Homeroom parent • Tech savvy • Organize signup genius • Class Parties (Halloween, Holiday, End of Year) • Class parties • Field Trips • Book Fairs

Dollars for Doyle • • • Homework books Recess equipment Young authors Technology Soaring Eagle Assemblies Art Goes to School Art Mobile Field Trip Support Library support- books/magazines

My goals for your child… • • Happy, safe and comfortable Cooperative Responsible and Respectful Independent Problem solver Successful Most Important… Enjoy school!

Thank You I know and truly appreciate that you are entrusting your child to me. I promise to do my best to nurture your child’s mind and spirit in my classroom each day. I am looking forward to being your child’s companion in learning and working alongside you this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!

Before leaving… Please take a moment to … • • Complete the note for your son/daughter Take a Doyle Dollars envelope Take your child’s self-portrait and questionnaire home. Take survey to complete and return