Welcome to Back-to-School Night 2015!

Melissa FisherB-2

Have a seat anywhere you’d like.

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!

• First off, I want to thank you for attending Back-to-School Night

Who is Mrs. Fisher?

EDUCATION• After graduating high school, I attended Saint Mary’s College

in Moraga. While there I majored in Business and Economics, with a minor in Psychology.

• So…how did I end up becoming a teacher???

WELL…

After graduating, I received a job as a recruiter. Realized only after 9 months, that

the business world just wasn’t for me.

Thoughts in my mind…• Even though I was making good money in the

business world, it just didn’t seem worth it to me.

• Thought back to what I was happiest doing and it ended up being my summer college job I did every summer at Saint Mary’s. I was a camp counselor and coach, and I absolutely loved it.

So…

• Chapman University in Concord

• I’ve been teaching for 12 years.

• Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from Chapman

University

My Life Now…

I’ve been married for a little over 7 years to my wonderful husband, Carson.

We have three little girls

Gracie- January 8, 20114

Mia – Nov. 24, 20113

Emmie – 17 months

High graduation standards- Algebra II, three years of Math and Science, two years of a foreign language.What your son/daughter does now (in 6th grade) will be critical in determining their success in high school and beyond.

Increased Standards

Common Core StandardsThese are the standards for each subject that the state of California says your child should learn each year. Classroom instruction is geared to teach these standards.They can be viewed at the following web address:http://www.corestandards.org

Class Materials

• Single subject notebook Single subject notebook (History (History Interactive Notebook)Interactive Notebook)

• 3 subject notebook 3 subject notebook (Literature Circles, (Literature Circles, Six Traits Writing, Grammar/Vocabulary, Journals, Six Traits Writing, Grammar/Vocabulary, Journals, Sentence Stalking)Sentence Stalking)

• SSR book SSR book • Colored pencils Colored pencils (used for maps, charts, (used for maps, charts,

graphs)graphs)

• Glue or tapeGlue or tape

• scissorsscissors

Curriculum Areas of StudyLanguage Arts• ReadingReader’s Workshop : reading strategies, comprehension, fluency, CORE

Novels, book clubs, poetry, guided reading, silent reading, read alouds• Writing Writer’s Workshop : step by step skills to improve writing Essays: narrative, expository, research, response to literature, and

argumentativeJournals- these will be utilized EVERYDAY Grammar: Sentence Stalking and mini-lessons to teach specific skills • Vocabulary roots, prefixes/suffixes, and words aligned with unit being taught

Curriculum Areas of StudyAncient CivilizationsEarly Man, Mesopotamia, Egypt/Kush,

Judaism, India, China, Greece, Rome. Students will be doing a lot of interactive work with the textbook as well as using outside resources.

EVERYDAY – History Interactive Notebook

(H.I.N. – composition book)

HISTORY CONT.

•Projects: There will be several group and individual projects.

•The projects will require computer based research.

•Push toward students discovering their own learning.

Grading

Homework – 10%Classwork – 10%Assessments/projects/essays – 80%

NO extra credit

What About Homework? The purpose of homework is to review skills/information, practice

new skills, or to prepare for class discussion. Homework volume varies from day to day and week to week, depending on skills, strategies, and information being taught.

Minder Binder

class website

Homework board

www.dublin.k12.ca.us

select a school: Fallon

click on “teacher sites”

click on “Fisher, Melissa”

(Homework may NOT always be updated on my website. It’s your child’s responsibility to write down homework EACH day)

Contact InfoPlease feel free to check in with me whenever

you have a concern. The best way to communicate with me is through e-mail. Another way is via a note in your student’s minder binder (make sure the student shows me that note). I will do my best to answer all inquiries within 24 hours.

E-mail address:

fishermelissa@dublinusd.org