1. WELCOME PARENTS & GUARDIANS! MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT 2016-2017 2016-2017

3. Tonight’s Agenda: Please start the evening in your child’s homeroom. You will have a chance to rotate to all teachers on our team. 6:00-6:40Mrs. Dietz’s Presentation (room 87) 6:40-7:00Mrs. Chiapusio’s Presentation (room 83) 7:00-7:20Mr. Bonicky’s Presentation (room 92)

4. English/Language Arts (ELA)Mrs. Dietz MathMr. Bonicky Science/Social StudiesMrs. Chiapusio Special EducationMs. Frock (ELA Inclusion) Mr. Ehman (Math Inclusion)

5. Mrs. Kristi Dietz Mrs. Kristi Dietz 14 years teaching experience Duquesne University Elementary Education Special Education Spanish Slippery Rock University Reading Specialist

6. Mr. & Mrs. Dietz Our Furry Children: Katie & Bella

7. Please consider volunteering in our classroom. Sign-up sheet is on the table in the front of the room. Valentine dance this year instead of party FYI. Clearances must be signed.- Your help is greatly appreciated! Team Shirts- Thank you for your quick response! Box Tops and Soup Labels- Send them our way to help our school/PTO. DATES TO REMEMBER: Wednesday, Oct. 5th - Picture Day (Make-up Picture Day Nov. 10) Friday, November 11 th - Parent Conferences (We’ll email you sometime in October to schedule a conference time.) Thursday, March 9 th Open House

8. Homeroom 87 Dietz Student Schedule Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5 8:55-9:05 Channel 1 9:05-9:30 Raider’s Roundup Olweus/ Raider’s Roundup Raider’s Roundup 9:35-10:52 English/Language Arts (ELA) Mrs. Dietz 10:55- 11:45 Science/Social Studies Mrs. Chiapusio 11:47- 12:17 Lunch 12:20- 12:50 Science/Social Studies (continued) Mrs. Chiapusio 12:53- 1:38 Math Mr. Bonicky & Mr. Ehman 1:41-2:16 Music Art World Language ComputerPE 2:20-2:50 Math (continued) Mr. Bonicky & Mr. Ehman 2:50-3:10 Recess 3:15 Dismissal Please help yourself to a copy of Mrs. Dietz’s (homeroom 87) student schedule. They are located on the table in the front of the room. If your child is in Mr. Bonicky or Mrs. Chiapusio’s homeroom, please see them for a copy of your child’s schedule.

9. e-mail dietzkl@svsd.netdietzkl@svsd.net Middle School Office (724) 538-8800 SV Gradebook- Online Planners (Please check on a regular basis.) H.I.P. Slips (Homework Improvement Program) Website (Mrs. Chiapusio updates our team’s homework daily.)

10. Behavior Plan: Communication in Planners Team Plan/Used Daily If a student is not behaving properly in class or is not prepared, that student will receive an x in planner with note. Students are given a warning prior to receiving an x. The consequence for an x in the planner is a loss of one recess. If the behavior is extreme, teacher may give a different consequence. Students can earn a reward at the end of each grading period for good behavior/homework completion. Cyclone Cash

11. H.I.P. Slips Homework Improvement Program If a child misses a homework assignment, they get a HIP slip. The student must have a parent sign the slip and turn it in the following school day along with the completed assignment. The student will miss recess that day each time he/she gets a HIP slip. If not returned the next day, the child will receive a second slip and will miss recess again. This a team program. Students can earn a reward at the end of each grading period for good behavior/homework completion.

12. English/Language Arts ( ELA )

13. ELA Materials Students need to bring to class each day: 1.Pencils 2.Planner 3.Novel 4.Binder/Tabs 5.Reading Books (3)

14. Reading Overview/Goals To develop and increase the desire in students to read for enjoyment To improve reading comprehension by incorporating and modeling various reading skills/strategies including: making connections, making predictions, asking questions, summarizing, synthesizing, determining what’s important, analyzing author’s craft, visualizing, and monitoring and clarifying In addition, students will identify/apply the main idea, author’s purpose, text features, cause and effect, compare and contrast, point of view, figurative language, etc. To read and interpret a variety of genres including: informational texts, historical fiction, biographies, suspense, adventure, folktales/myths, poetry, short stories, excerpts, etc. To expand students’ vocabulary To respond to their reading through written responses To provide high interest text (new reading series)

15. Online Access to the New Reading Series 1. http://www.svsd.net/http://www.svsd.net/ 2. log on to student portal 3. Once in the online gradebook, click on “Collections 2017” 4. Log in using student’s SVSD username and password The students have had a chance to log on in class.

16. English and Writing Overview/Goals Writing: To demonstrate competence in using the writing process through: paragraph writing, research, and essays writing stories, journal responses, etc. incorporating figurative language in their writing increasing their vocabulary usage in writing peer editing Some writing this year will be based on Lucy Calkins work with the Reading and Writing Project and will focus on narrative, informational, and argumentative writing. Students are given the option to type written work. We have available for students a computer pod in back of each homeroom, a team laptop cart, and students may also use their own, personal technology. A printer is located in hallway just outside of our classroom. Grammar/Mechanics: types of sentences including compound, complex, fragments and run-on sentences parts of speech including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, pronouns, etc. double negatives, capitalization, possessives, comma rules, quotation marks, etc.

17. Evaluation Quizzes/Tests: Reading tests will be given during and after stories are read depending on the length. There will be some vocabulary quizzes, however, not for everything students read. A spelling test will be given 4 times this year. Homework: will count for 50 points each grading period. Projects: will be assigned throughout the year relating to both reading and language arts. The type of project and point value will vary. Projects are designed to enhance student learning, engage students in the creative process, foster time management skills, and add rigor to the classroom. Rubrics are normally provided for projects. Grades will also come from the work students do in class (Close Reader, Performance Assessment Book, etc.)

18. Make-up work When a student is absent/misses a portion of class, it is his/her responsibility to complete the missed work as soon as possible. It is the student’s job to see me for clarification of missed assignments and/or tests. Students have the number of days absent to make-up assignments. Example: 2 days absent = 2 day extension on assignments

19. THANK YOU in advance for your help and support throughout the year! Reminder: Meet with Mrs. Stephanie Chiapusio (rm 83) and Mr. Ryan Bonicky ( rm 92)