Welcome to Curriculum Night!September 17, 2019

Mrs. Dye’s ClassRoom 225

Once you find your child’s desk, please open their iPad and take a look at my teacher webpage. Please pay extra attention to these tabs:

*Curriculum Night*Weekly Schedule*Specialists

When you are finished, please use the paper at the center of each table to leave your child an uplifting note until we begin.

Thank you! ☺

About Mrs. Dye

Building Routines• School starts at 9:10. The tardy bell rings at 9:15. If

students arrive after that bell, they will need to go to the office for a pass.

• In the morning (and after recesses), we line up downstairs under the covered area outside of the dining commons.

• Afterschool, teachers will continue to walk students to designated pick-up areas.

• School ends at 3:45 on M, T, Th, F• Early release at 2:05 on W

*If your child will be absent, please contact the Absentee Alert at: (206) 275-5879.

Home-School Connection:

To build a home-school connection, you could have a discussion with your child about how your home can be safe, respectful, and responsible.

Why a schoolwide PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports)?• Creates a positive school culture • Predictable- everyone uses common

language, and understands expectations• Regularly recognize positive behavior-

Soaring Owls• Creates a safe environment • Consistency amongst adults and students in

expected behaviors • Inclusive of social emotional learning

components

At Northwood we will

Be the Three:• Be safe• Be respectful• Be responsible

… to grow our hearts and minds!

Soaring Owl• Adults write “Soaring

Owl” cards for students

• Tickets turned into the office

• Teachers will select two students who received Soaring Owl tickets that month to be invited to the Owls’ Nest Lunch

• Random Soaring Owl ticket recipients are acknowledged on Mondays over the announcements

Social-Emotional Learning at Northwood: • Second Step- weekly lessons where students learn

skills for learning, empathy, emotion management, and problem solving skills

• Mindfulness- paying attention to what is happening in the present moment

• Character Traits- each month at Northwood, we will focus on learning about a positive character trait.  Character traits are aspects of a person’s behavior and a person’s attitude that makes up their personality. An assembly each month will educate students about the character trait. In class students will listen to podcasts and participate in other activities to learn more in depth about the character trait.

• Kelso’s Choices- teaches students the difference between a big problem and a little problem. Once kids know that difference, Kelso’s Choice offers them a variety of tools to solve small problems on their own.

Classroom Behavior ManagementPositive Reinforcement!

• Whole Class:– Mrs. Dye vs. Piggie

Ninjas – P.A.T (Preferred

Activity Time)– Class Choice Party

(Specialist’s behavior slips)

• Individual:– Owl Punch Card for

‘Making Wise Choices’– Rewards List

Our Weekly Schedule

Birthdays!• We cannot have birthday treats in our classroom for

the safety of our friends with allergies.• On the day of your child’s birthday (Fridays if their

birthday falls on the weekend), we will celebrate them during our snack/read aloud time at 10:20. The class will join together in a birthday cheer, and I will share it with you on Seesaw!

• We will celebrate summer birthdays in June.

1:1 iPads • Each student was issued an individual, in-class iPad

this year!• We will use these for various learning apps such as:

• Freckle- ELA and Math• MyOn- Reading• Book Creator• Power Point• Seesaw• ...and more!

*Use ClassLink to easily log into apps at school and at home!

**If possible, please have your child bring in ear buds or small

headphones to keep in their cubby.

ReadingMondo Bookshop

Why Bookshop?• Modeled Reading/Read Aloud• Shared Reading• Book Study Groups • Phonics and Oral Language• Constructed Responses• Alternate between

Informational and Literature texts

*Don’t forget to take home your “Questions for Reading” bookmark!

WritingBeing a Writer

The units we will be studying are:The Writing Community, The Writing Process, Personal

Narrative, Fiction, Expository Nonfiction (Informative), Functional Writing, Opinion Writing, and Poetry

This curriculum also includes:• Personalized and Differentiated Learning• Trade Books as Models• Gradual Release• Guided Spelling Lessons• Skills Practice Lessons (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics)• Assessments and Rubrics

Handwriting:-Zaner-Bloser curriculum for manuscript practice and beginningcursive writing

MathMath Expressions Common Core

• We have jumped right into multiplication and division!• Study plan, Homework Helper, Study Sheet• We work in whole group, table groups, stations, and math partners.

*Math Talk*• Houghton Mifflin Math @ Home Support and Homework Access

Our Units: • Multiplication and Division (1-10)• Measurement, Time, and Graphs• Multi-digit Addition and Subtraction• Write Equations to Solve Word

Problems• Polygons, Perimeter, and Area• Explore Fractions

Integrated CurriculumSocial Studies:• Early Northwest Coast People• Cultures in Our Community

• Science:• Environment and Living Things• Force and Motion• Weather and Climate• Life Cycles and Traits

Seesaw• Your kiddos and I will be using this app to share

classwork, photos, and videos with YOU!

• Seesaw is a student-driven digital portfolio that empowers students of all ages to independently document and share what they are learning at school.

• Please let me know if you are not already signed up, and I will get you your login information!

Homework• Each afternoon, the students fill

out their Binder Reminder with the homework for that evening.*The expectation is that each

student shows a parent or guardian their Binder Reminder each night. It does not have to be signed.

• Students will always have 20 minutes of reading each night, but are encouraged to read more when possible ☺.

• We have Math homework most nights, with the exception of Fridays (weekends).

• Other homework may include: studying spelling words, research for writing, or projects.

Conferences• Conferences will be held Monday,

Nov. 25th through Wednesday, Nov. 27th.

• There is a sign-up sheet posted on the window outside of my room. If you are ready to do so, please sign up for a day/time by filling in your child’s first name in an open slot.

• I will send out a Google Doc through email within the next week if you need to choose or change your conference day/time.

*Optional: Students may attend conferences to discuss and share

their learning with you.

SBAC(Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium)

• State-wide mandatory testing in the spring for 3rd grade and beyond

• Dates to be determined by district (will be released later in the year)

• Testing will be completed on the iPads

Communication• You can contact me anytime over e-mail; however, I mostly check

e-mail before or after school: Jessie.Dye@mercerislandschools.org• Weekly E-mail (Friday Newsletter)• Teacher website:

-Go to www.mercerislandschools.org and choose “Northwood Elementary” from the drop down menu at the top-On the far right of Northwood’s homepage, choose “Teacher

Websites”-Click on Dye, Jessie

• Class Phone: (206) 275-5857*Please call before or after school only unless it is an emergency.*If you have a change in transportation for your student, please call

the front office. I do not always see e-mail during the school day.

Volunteer Today!• Your support of the PTA is vital, valued and appreciated• There are volunteer roles available for all schedules and interests, including

jobs that can be done from home

To Do: visit northwoodowlspta.org ❑ Complete your Back to School checklist ❑ Learn about volunteer jobs❑ Sync your calendar to our events and programs

Enriching the Northwood student experience

The PTA:• Funds one para-professional staff member• Awards teacher grants for classroom programs• Supports education events including Marketplace and International Night• Hosts community-building events like the Fall Family Social and Bingo Night• Compiles the school directory and yearbook• Coordinates student programs including the 5th grade party

Thank you to the Mercer Island Schools Foundation!

Thank you to the Northwood PTA!

Thank YOU, Third Grade Families!

I appreciate all of you coming tonight, and look forward to teaming up with you to make this an incredible year for your

child!