1. Mr. Gertler Parents As Partners Night 2013

2. Welcome to the Family Room Introduction Website www.wappingersschools.org Click on Schools – Fishkill- Teachers – Flip Gertler “Family” Room

3. Planner Homework filled in every night Need to read every night for 20 mins and record the book and pages read Sign planner every night Any questions and comments can be written at the bottom or on the back

4. Curriculum - ELA MonthReading WorkshopWriting Workshop SeptemberBuilding A Reading Life Mentor Text: Capture the Flag by Kate Messner Memoir/Narrative Writing October November Following Characters into Meaning Mentor Text: On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer Memoir/Narrative Writing December January Navigating Non-Fiction Mentor Text: articles from Storyworks, Time For Kids and other media Nonfiction Writing February March April Historical Fiction Mentor Text: Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan Informational Writing April/May June Social IssuesHistorical Fiction

5. Curriculum - Math Place Value Exponents Comparing and ordering Rounding Multiply whole numbers Divide whole numbers Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals Add and subtract fractions and whole numbers Multiply and divide fractions and whole numbers

6. Curriculum - Math Write and interpret numerical expressions Analyze patterns and relationships Convert like measurement units Represent and interpret data Understand concepts in volume Graphing ordered pairs Classify two-dimensional figures

7. Curriculum - Science DARE – 8 week program focusing on drugs, alcohol, peer pressure, bullying Controlled Studies Microscopes Cells AIDS Respiratory System Circulatory System Skeletal System

8. Curriculum – Soc. St. Geography of Western Hemisphere Economics of Western Hemisphere Government of Western Hemisphere Cultural Diversity and Differences

9. Assessments Local Assessments : ELA and Math in the next few weeks (pretest) and again at the end of the year (posttest) District Math test New York State assessments: ELA – April 1 st – April 3 rd Math – April 30 th – May 2 nd

10. Schedule 12:40 – 1:20 - Specials 1 & 4- art 2 & 5 - gym 3 - music 6 – library 10:30 – snack 12:05 – 12:30 – lunch 2:40 – 3:10 – recess/study hall

11. Schedule Day 1 – Band lessons for some students Day 2 – orchestra – 9:10 – 9:50 Lessons throughout the day Day 4 – chorus – 9:10 – 9:50 Day 5 – band – 2:40 – 3:20 Lessons throughout the day

12. Conferences Please sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences before you leave Dates are: November 21 st – afternoon and evening November 22 nd – afternoon November 25 th – afternoon If in the morning before school works better, let me know and we can arrange that

13. E-mail Addresses Mr. Gertler philip.gertler@wcsdny.org