Welcome Parents! Room 11, Life Skills Mrs. K Welcome Parents! Room 11, Life Skills Mrs. K Mrs. K Ms. C / S Mrs. Yost

Welcome Welcome new parents… Welcome new staff…

New Programs… (Grades 1-3) Math: Math: Everyday Math in Ms. Devine’s class Everyday Math in Ms. Devine’s class A problem-solving approach based on everyday situations A problem-solving approach based on everyday situations Key mathematical ideas repeated over time in slightly different ways Key mathematical ideas repeated over time in slightly different ways Learning through age-appropriate, playful activities Learning through age-appropriate, playful activities A broad range of FUNCTIONAL math topics A broad range of FUNCTIONAL math topics Wonderful way to communicate with other students Wonderful way to communicate with other students How can you do math at home?? How can you do math at home??

New Programs: (Grades 1-3) Reading: Reading: ELSB: Early Literacy Skills Builder: pre-literacy curriculum for verbal and nonverbal students focusing on: ELSB: Early Literacy Skills Builder: pre-literacy curriculum for verbal and nonverbal students focusing on: Vocabulary (sight words) Vocabulary (sight words) Comprehension Comprehension Phonemic awareness (recognizing letters / sounds) Phonemic awareness (recognizing letters / sounds) Alphabetic understanding (phonics: identifying words using picture symbols) Alphabetic understanding (phonics: identifying words using picture symbols) Units: People, feelings, pets, activities, places, party, presents Units: People, feelings, pets, activities, places, party, presents

New Programs…(Grades 1-5) Language for Learning Language for Learning Teaches children the words, concepts and statements important to both oral and written language. Teaches children the words, concepts and statements important to both oral and written language. Units: Units: Basic actions Basic actions Descriptions of objects Descriptions of objects Information and background knowledge Information and background knowledge Instructional words Instructional words Classification Classification Problem solving strategies Problem solving strategies

Continued Programs Grades 4-5 Math: SRA Math: Math: SRA Math: 1-on-1 instruction 1-on-1 instruction highly-structured curriculum highly-structured curriculum working continuously on many topics working continuously on many topics Reading: Reading Mastery: Reading: Reading Mastery: 1-on-1 direct instruction 1-on-1 direct instruction picture comprehension picture comprehension Sequencing events Sequencing events Phonics: sounding out words in chunks Phonics: sounding out words in chunks Sentence writing Sentence writing story comprehension story comprehension Typing Typing

New Programs: Grades 4-5 Writing: Language for Learning, after lesson 100, move into Reasoning and Writing for beginning writers Writing: Language for Learning, after lesson 100, move into Reasoning and Writing for beginning writers Spelling Spelling Edmark: Computer: Survival Words / Signs Edmark: Computer: Survival Words / Signs Functional Science and Social Studies Functional Science and Social Studies

Continued Programs…All Students Independent Skills: Monday / Friday (Survival signs, kitchen, telephone skills, housekeeping, organization, recreational skills, personal information, pre-vocational skills, fine motor skills) Independent Skills: Monday / Friday (Survival signs, kitchen, telephone skills, housekeeping, organization, recreational skills, personal information, pre-vocational skills, fine motor skills) Cooking: Tuesday Cooking: Tuesday Social Skills: Wednesday Social Skills: Wednesday Adapted PE: Thursday Adapted PE: Thursday

CBI Trips The Market by Shady Brook Farm The Market by Shady Brook Farm Albert Schweitzer Elementary Albert Schweitzer Elementary Post Office Post Office Giant Supermarket Giant Supermarket Willow Grove Mall Willow Grove Mall Aquarium Aquarium Bowling Bowling Storybook Musical Theatre Storybook Musical Theatre Sports Zone Sports Zone Barnes and Noble Barnes and Noble Panera Bread Panera Bread Franklin Institute Franklin Institute Maggios Restaurant Maggios Restaurant Petsmart Petsmart Abington SPCA Abington SPCA

Website… Newsletters Newsletters Pictures Pictures Important Dates Important Dates Great websites Great websites

Pine Road Postal System Anticipated Opening: January 2012

Project Overview: A school-wide postal system called “Pine Road Post Office” will be established at Pine Road Elementary in the Lower Moreland Township School District. This program will focus on providing vocational skills to life skills students, as well as promoting writing and social skills among all the students at Pine Road. It is expected that by providing the vocational skills to the life skills students, they will able to use the skills learned to be active working members of the Huntingdon Valley Community. The Pine Road Post Office will utilize the life skills students as postal workers. Each student will be expected to successfully participate in the year-long program. They are expected to contribute 3-4 hours each week. The students will use a map of the school to locate classrooms on their route. Once a week they will pick up the mail from each classroom, sort the mail and deliver the mail to the correct classrooms. They will clock in and out of each shift, teaching the students about time. They will also receive a weekly paycheck that they can cash and use at the classroom school store, aiding in teaching the students money skills. All students in the school will be expected to write post cards to their pen pals in various grade levels. The teachers will teach the students conventions of writing as well as how to write post cards, letters and fill out envelopes. At the end of the year, the students will get together with their pen pals for a meet-and-greet picnic.

What are the goals for our students?: Goal #1 – The students will follow a task analysis not exceeding 5 steps Goal #2– The students will clock in and out of their shift. They will use a calculator to figure out how much time they worked. Goal #3– Given a map of the school, the students will be able to locate various classrooms on their “route”. Goal #4– The students will be able to pick up, sort and drop off mail to the various classrooms. Goal #5- The students will be able to use conventions of writing to write letters, post cards and fill out envelopes. Goal #6-The students will be able to correctly match numbers in order to sort the mail into the appropriate mailboxes.

How Can You Help? We are in need of the following items to begin our postal system: We are in need of the following items to begin our postal system: Wagon Wagon Mail Bags Mail Bags White shirts (So we can make our uniforms) White shirts (So we can make our uniforms)

Any Questions????