1. Welcome to Warnsdorfer 3-5 Back-to-School Night!
Ms. Ruszala

2. Letters Each of your children has written you a letter for tonight.
In your folders is a page for you to write them a letter back.

3. About Me Ways to contact me: Put a note in your child’s folder.
Taught kindergarten & first grade
Student taught with Mrs. Scott before that.
Love dolphins and the color purple.
My nephew just turned 1
I’m a soon to be step mother of two
Ways to contact me:
Put a note in your child’s folder.
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5. Science or Social Studies
Daily Schedule
(varies by day)
Health
Fundations
Writer’s Workshop
Special
Snack
Math
Lunch
Reader’s Workshop
Science or Social Studies

6. Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Health
9:10-9:30
9:20-9:50
Fundations
9:30-10:00
*30*
9:50-10:40
Writing
10:00-10:40
*50*
Music
10:40-11:20
10:40- 11:30
10:40-11:30
Tech Media
Science
Social Studies
Art
11:30-12:40
Math
*70*
12:40-1:20
Lunch/Recess
1:20-2:05
Reading
*45*
2:05-2:30
2:05-3:10
*25*
*55*
2:30-3:10
Art/Music PE

7. Mailboxes Put notes and homework in the bins.
Put folder in mailbox and collect it with their “mail” at the end of each day.

8. Morning Routine Put homework in the bin Unpack Pencils Agenda
Post It Note

9. Specials Art Music Monday Thursday Monday Friday Library
(first half of the year)
Friday
Library
Music
Thursday Monday
(second half of the year)
P.E. Tuesday Wednesday

10. Homework Reading -Read for 25 minutes -Log due every Friday
-Reader’s Response (coming)

11. Homework Math -ONE of the home links -IXL skill practice Fundations
-Return on date posted on front of packet -Typically also a progress check date

12. Behavior Management Character Counts Certificate Table Sticker Charts
Prize box
Lunch with the teacher
Ipad time
Class Puzzle/Tallies
Pajama/technology day

13. P.A.L Binders Coming Soon!
Reading
Writing
Dictionary
Word Work
Math
P.A.L Binders Coming Soon!

14. Google Classroom Coming Soon!
Website
Google Classroom Coming Soon!

15. Fundations 6 Syllable Types Syllabication Rules
Exceptions to the Rules
High Frequency Words
Cursive Writing

16. Writer’s Workshop Narrative Informational Realistic Fiction Opinion
Literary Essay
Research
Demand each quarter

17. Reader’s Workshop Building a Reading Life
Reading to Learn - Non Fiction
Mystery Foundational Skills in Disguise
Character Studies
Research Clubs
Learning Through Reading
Tutorials

18. Everyday Math Unit 5: Representing Fractions Equivalent Fractions
Multiplication Strategies
Unit 6:
Fact Power
Parentheses Problems
Two-Step Number Stories
Unit 7:
Fractions on Number Line
Comparing Fractions
Fraction Number Stories
Fractions of Collections
Liquid Volume
Unit 8:
Multiplication & Division
Measuring to ¼ Inch
Factors
Solid Shapes
Unit 9:
Reviews
Multiples of Ten
Intro to Multi-digit Multiplication
End of Year Assessment
Unit 1: Math Tools
Time / Elapsed Time
Multiplication
Unit 2:
Number Stories
Arrays
Division
Unit 3:
Operations
Addition & Subtraction computation
Multiplication Strategies
Graphing
Unit 4:
Measurement
Geometry
Area &Perimeter
Line Plots
Mid-Year Assessment

19. Math Online
Use the login and password provided to you in your child’s take home folders

20. *Challenge Questions*
Math
Odd Units Progress Check Open Response
Even Units Progress Check Cumulative Assessment
*Challenge Questions*
Study Guides will be Provided

21. Science Structures of Life - Plants and Animals
Electricity and Magnetism
Soil, Rocks, and Landforms

22. Social Studies Unit 1 - Celebrating Freedom
Unit 2 - Reviewing Geography Skills
Unit 3 - Life in Communities
Unit 4 - Communities and Geography
Unit 5 - How Government Works
Unit 6 - Citizens in Action
Unit 7 - Early Communities in America
Unit 8 - People and Culture
Unit 9 - People on the Move
Unit 10 - New Ideas Change Communities
Unit 11 - Living and Working

23. Current Events

24. Snack
5 minutes
One snack
No nuts
Pack in a separate bag from lunch

25. Scholastic Order Online: www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: LPXRZ
For every dollar spent, we earn bonus points for free books to build our classroom library

26. Field Trips
Municipal Building
Museum?
Theater?

27. EBEF Apples for Education Bird Houses I-pads Cycle & Wobble Chairs
Smart Boards

28. What do I do if…?
Phone Call - Warnsdorfer Elementary School
PAL - binder of information
Agenda/HW pad
Teacher Website
Classroom Moodle - logins coming soon:)
Math Website Connectedmcgraw-hill.com
Class Messenger - send a message

29. Questions?