Mrs. Norvell’s and Mrs. Novak’s Multiage Class Welcome, Parents!
My Family My husband Frosty My children Forrest and Meghan Austin Travis and soon-to-be daughter-in-law Erin
My Grandchildren Henson and Ford
Sarah’s Family Husband Ralph Children Andrew Harrison Jordan Clayton
Welcome to a day in our classroom!
Our Goals To give your children the academic and social skills they need to progress to the third grade. To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment. To help your children make new friends and discover new interests.
Typical Day Sign In, Lunch Choice, Take Home Books, Read, Attendance Morning Meeting Reading Workshop Snack/Math Learning Stations Writing Workshop Lunch/Recess Special Area Text Talk, Phonics Centers Free Choice Centers
Morning Work Sign In Lunch Choice Buy Snack Unfinished Work
Morning Meeting Greeting Songs Sharing
Reading Workshop Children read books on their level. Children are working on reading strategies just right for them.
Learning Stations Leaning Stations are integrated based on our topic of study Children work in small groups of mixed ages
Whole and small groups Monday through Thursday Small groups and games on Friday
Writing Workshop The children write daily on topics of their choice within our units of study. We confer and edit with them. They publish and share their writing.
Recess/Lunch We go to lunch around 11:30 and have recess at 11:55.
Special Areas Monday – PE Spanish Tuesday - Art Wed. - Art Thurs. – Computer/ Library Friday - Drama
Word Work We will work by Grade Levels and in our own classes. The “first graders” will have a list of high frequency words that they need to know. The older children will need to know how to spell the high frequency words for second grade.
Free Choice Centers Every day but Monday the children have time at the end of the day to choose what they want to do during center time. This is their favorite time of day.
Centers
A Long Day
Let’s Have a Great Year!