1. September 10, 2015 Room 128 Mountain View School

2.  Monday – Art  Tuesday – Music  Wednesday – Library  Thursday – P.E.  Friday – P.E.

3.  Instruments – Band and Strings  Schedule will be posted in classroom  Chorus – begins in October  Show Choir

4.  Journeys – Components on Think Central (www.thinkcentral.com)www.thinkcentral.com  Focus Wall – Home letter sent home weekly (spelling list on back)  Reading – whole and small group  Oral Fluency  Vocabulary  Comprehension  Independent Reading  Reading and responding to text

5.  Writing (Includes Grammar and Spelling)  Writing units – Narrative, Informative and Opinion and Research Project  Online component – Zaner-Bloser (www.my.zaner-bloser.com)www.my.zaner-bloser.com  Spelling  Phonics skill  Weekly list and HW activities (in agenda book)  Grammar  Weekly skill connected to writing (included on home letter)  Language Arts Homework: 25 Book Goal (logs due Fridays), Grammar, Spelling, Writing Assignments for writing units, anchor text comprehension activities.

6.  Math In Focus – Singapore Math  Focuses on mastery of skills  Hands on approach  Online component for students and teacher (also on Think Central)  Assess student knowledge before beginning a new chapter followed by a brief mini-lesson  Let’s Practice (graded)  Each lesson contains the materials that allow students to work on individualized levels  Homework  Not graded – reviewed by teacher, may not be given every night  First in Math (Math 24) for fact automaticity (www.firstinmath.com)www.firstinmath.com

7.  New Jersey – Scott Foresman  Geography of NJ  Natural Regions of NJ  NJ in the beginning  Changing life in NJ  Modern NJ

8.  A Closer Look – MacMillan and McGraw Hill (new this year)  Online component (access to textbook and vocabulary ( www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com) www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com  Kingdoms of Life  The Animal Kingdom  Weather & Climate  The Solar System & Beyond  Forces and Energy  Shaping Earth  Saving Earth’s Resources

9.  Language Arts  Reading  Weekly lesson assessments related to Journey’s material taught (ex.: reader’s guide graphic organizers, test power, critical thinking guided reading, responding and write about it guided reading, etc.) – content may vary due to weekly schedule  Classwork assignments  Running records  Renaissance Star 360  Writing (Grammar and Spelling)  Weekly spelling tests- differentiated, may be sentence dictation or word sort.  Classwork assignments related to grammar  Weekly writing pieces  Writing units  Math  Let’s Practice (from textbook)  Chapter tests  Weekly multiplication quizzes (schedule will vary)  Any graded assignments receiving a grade less than 70% will be sent home to be corrected and returned within 4 days for the highest grade of a 70%

10.  HW Policy – not graded; reinforces skills learned that day in class – guide for re-teaching if needed (mini- lessons)  Behavior Incentives – marble jar; HW chart (every night you have all your HW – star in your chart – complete your chart and you get a HW pass)  Agendas  Usernames and passwords  Signed each night  Birthday Treats – PEANUT FREE CLASSROOM - a list of ingredients need to be provided to the nurse at least 3 school days prior to day of birthday celebration  Book Orders (check only)

11.  Website – visit the Mt. View Website, click STUDENT then TEACHER WEBPAGES  Email  Mrs. Goldkind - agoldkind@mtoliveboe.orgagoldkind@mtoliveboe.org  Mrs. Durland – jdurland@mtoliveboe.orgjdurland@mtoliveboe.org  Voicemail – 973-927-2201 Mrs. Goldkind – ext. 1641 Mrs. Durland – ext. 1716