Welcome Back to School 2017-2018

HELLO! I am Petra Rose-Smith for those who have NOT had the pleasure.. I LOVE TEACHING! I am honored to have with me this year Mrs. Janet Lapham. TRIVIA!! Janet & I taught together my 1st year here at SLH!!

RULE(S) “If you work really hard and are kind, amazing things will happen.” Mindset *TICKET SYSTEM FOR BEHAVIOR*

Think-About-It Thursday MORNING MEETING Mindful Monday Tune Tuesday Wordy Wednesday Think-About-It Thursday Friendship Friday

*20 MINUTES OF READING AT HOME EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!* Workshop Model Book Clubs Differentiated *20 MINUTES OF READING AT HOME EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!*

Workshop Model Grammar Infused Differentiated *CHOICE* WRITING Workshop Model Grammar Infused Differentiated *CHOICE*

*FOCUS ON PATTERNS, NOT MEMORIZATION* SPELLING Sight Words Differentiated Kinesthetic *FOCUS ON PATTERNS, NOT MEMORIZATION*

MATH EnVisions Centers: M.A.T.H. Nightly Homework: Spiraling *HEAVY EMPHASIS ON WRITING DOWN THE THINKING PROCESS*

SOCIAL STUDIES Mini Units: the basics of communities (map skills), communities change (Colonial Times), communities establish (government), communities grow (economics) *MARKING PERIODS 2 & 4*

Units: climate and weather, forces and interactions, & ecosystems SCIENCE NGSS Hands-On, Exploration Units: climate and weather, forces and interactions, & ecosystems *MARKING PERIODS 1 & 3*

Maker Space Challenges Infused Into Curriculum *INVENTION CONVENTION* S.T.E.A.M. Maker Space Challenges Infused Into Curriculum *INVENTION CONVENTION*

*IT’S NOT ABOUT THE NUMBER… IT’S ABOUT MASTERY!* REPORT CARDS A: 93-100 B: 85-92 C: 76-84 D: 70-75 *IT’S NOT ABOUT THE NUMBER… IT’S ABOUT MASTERY!*

Practice Infused Into Curriculum Online-Based Test *NO STRESS ZONE* PARCC Practice Infused Into Curriculum Online-Based Test *NO STRESS ZONE*

IMPORTANT INFO Birthdays: no food Attendance: call nurse Friday Folders: graded work Make-Up Work: student’s responsibility DON’T FORGET: VOTE YES on the REFERENDUM

thanks! E-Mail: prose-smith@slheights.org jlapham@slheights.org Twitter: 3rdandfine Instagram: 3rdandfine Website: www.3rdandfine.weebly.com School Phone: ext. 254 Cell Phone: 732-859-2014

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