1. Welcome
Back to School

2. 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!!

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

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

5. *20 MINUTES OF READING AT HOME EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!*
Workshop Model
Book Clubs
Differentiated
*20 MINUTES OF READING AT HOME EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!*

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

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

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

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

10. 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*

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

12. *IT’S NOT ABOUT THE NUMBER… IT’S ABOUT MASTERY!*
REPORT CARDS A:
B: C: D: 70-75
*IT’S NOT ABOUT THE NUMBER… IT’S ABOUT MASTERY!*

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

14. 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

16. thanks! E-Mail: prose-smith@slheights.org jlapham@slheights.org
Twitter: 3rdandfine
Instagram: 3rdandfine
Website:
School Phone: ext. 254
Cell Phone:

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