Welcome to Ms. Kanter’s parent meeting Grab some snacks and find your child’s name tag to sit!

Introduction  Raised in Cleveland, Ohio  Graduated from Emory University  Taught Pre-K and first grade  Loves yoga and can’t cook  Who are you?

How do we create a strong year?  Classroom community  Volunteer, befriend other parents, discourse on best practices  Teacher and parent on the same team  Open door policy  Come visit our class We love the help and you can learn about our classroom culture  Consistent and trusting communication  My cell phone number:

What are our goals? ELA  1.5 years of reading growth on the DRA  Know all 1 st and 2 nd grade sight words  Love for reading  seek out opportunities to read  Read 180 books by end of year MATH  80% mastery on all unit tests  Articulate strategies used to solve problems – HOW? WHY?  Make connections to everyday life MINDSET  Take ownership of learning  Understand importance of education  college  Super star scholar qualities:  resilient, respectful, supportive, problem solver SOCIO-EMOTIONAL  Understand and express emotions  improve EQ  Regulate emotions  Solve small problems on your own using Kelso’s choices What would you like to add?

How will we get there? (ELA)  Read 20 minutes a night EVERY night and 180 books by end of year  Practice sight words  in car, during snack, before bed  Check for comprehension by asking questions before, after and during reading and doing strategies  w. sheet  Reivew ELA tests at home  Leveled center groups based on reading levels at school; IR during centers

Why is reading so important?  A child from a low-income family hears an average of eight million fewer words per year than a child from a wealthier family. That’s more than 30 million fewer words by the time the child turns four.   Students who read 20 minutes a night will have learned 1, 800, 000 words per year and score in the 90% percentile in standardized tests  Check out yellow sheet for visual

180 book club!  Go through maroon folder with parents

How can I help during reading?  Sound out strategies  Review strategies on light yellow sheet  Read a loud  model fluency and intonation  Stop at periods, pause at commas, voice goes up for questions and exclamations  Have students find sight words and vowel sounds in passages  Have students read on level or independent reading books  Express enthusiasm and love for reading

How can we make reading fun?  Create a set time, routine to read (before bed, after play time)  1 on 1 time with child  Make reading a reward  Read to your students  Bring out puppets or stuffed animals  IPICK  See bottom of yellow sheet  Set up rewards system  See white sheet of paper

How do I know if a book is on their independent reading level?  DRA  5 finger rule  Why it is important: brain as a muscle that needs to be worked

What if I don’t have books?  Public library  Classroom library  Ms. Kanter’s scholastic book club: om/LXT84

How can we meet our goals? (Math)  Mad minute sheets for fluency  Make connections to everyday:  Counting coins in purse  Telling time  Noticing patterns and shapes  Counting forwards and backwards  Cutting foods in halves and fourths  Review math tests with students  Asking questions  white sheet  Leveled centers based on mastery of standards

How can we meet our goals? (mindset and socio-emotional)  Point out and reward resilient, respectful, problem solving and supportive behavior at home  Review Kelso’s choices  Discuss college and higher education with child  Model how to articulate feelings and use them to express themselves

The last 10 minutes…  Fill out parent observation in PSAP document  Review student’s goal folder. Write down DRA level and highlight any circled sight words on own list  Brainstorm questions about material presented  Start creating flash cards or transferring books onto new 180 log!!