Meet the Teacher Night! Mrs. Flaherty-Room 33

Upper Moreland Primary School2013-2014First Grade

Meet Mrs. Flaherty • Graduated from the University of

Scranton in 2000 with a degree in Elementary Education.

• Completed Masters of Reading from West Chester University and became a Certified Reading Specialist in 2005.

• Continued education through WCU.• Taught kindergarten in North

Philadelphia for 2 years.• Have been teaching first grade in

Upper Moreland School District for12 years.

• Have a 5 year old named Patrick and a 2 year old named Colin.

Mrs. Flaherty in first

grade!

Communicationchristineflaherty@umtsd.org

phone number 215-325-1400 x4133

www.umtsd.org- teacher pages

weekly newsletter/updates posted on classroom webpage

and emailed

Primary SchoolTrimesters

• Three marking periods• Report cards go home on Dec. 13th, March 14th

and the last day of school. • Conferences twice a year- (Nov. 25, 26, 27

and March)• Other conferences will be held at teacher or

parent request.

Classroom Management

Positive Reinforcement

Shining StarsThree warnings and star is removedNote sent home to parentsBehavior issue may be referred to Mrs. Geiselhart

A Day in the Life of Your First-Grader!

*Students Arrive

*Small Group Literacy

*Word Study

*Math

*Recess/Lunch 10:30

*Whole Group Literacy

*Special

*Writing

*Snack

*Social Studies/Science

*Dismissal

CurriculumScience

FOSS KITSPlants

Pebbles, Sand and SiltLiquids and Solids

CurriculumSocial Studies

Maps and Globes: NYSTROM 2005

Trade books

Online Smartboard lessons

Guidance Lessons

Units: Family, Neighborhoods, Maps

CurriculumReading

Shared Reading

Guided Reading Tier Time

Read Aloud

Word Study

Reading Workshop

“Just Right” Reading

Sight Words

Literacy Workstations

Computer time

Materials:Journeys- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt- 2011

Guided Readers

Big Books

Decodable Readers

Vocabulary Readers

Anthology

Classroom Library

CurriculumWriting

Shared Writing

Guided Writing

Writing Workshop

Mini-lessons

Independent writing (journal, books, poems)

Student/teacher conferences

Peer conferences

Group share

Focus, Style, Conventions, Content, Organization

CurriculumMath

Investigating Real-Life ProblemsCooperative LearningNeufeld- TechnologyFirst In MathDirect ModelingGuided PracticeMath WorkstationsStudent Reflection

Materials:Manipulatives

Investigations-Pearson 2009

Literature

Math Journals

Calculators

CurriculumHandwriting

Handwriting Without Tears

10-15 minutes a dayDeveloped by an OTlegible/fluent formation/reversalsspacingIpad app for home3 stages

imitate, copy, independent

CurriculumSpelling/Phonics

Phonics skillsBeg. sounds, end sounds, blends, digraphs, short vowels, long vowelsTaught through letter blending, word sorts, word study notebook, decodable readers. Each week a spelling/phonics skill will be sent home to practice.Assessed through weekly dictations and writing samples

UM Core WordsList of words students will learn to spell correctlyAssessed through dictation

Assessments!Literacy: *RtII (Response to Instruction and Intervention)-

designed to meet learning needs of all students. Test all students and base instruction on results.*Individual Assessments- each trimester

*DRA- developmental reading assessment

*DIBELS- Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Lit Skills*Whole Group Assessment

*Ganske Spelling Inventory*Journeys Assessments*Teacher made assessments

Math and Science:*Benchmark Assessments*Unit Assessments*Teacher made assessments

Writing: *Developmental Writing Samples

Terra Nova Tests in the Spring!

Homework Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

ThursdayTake 10-20 minutesRead every night Practice sight words

Grading

Reading, Writing and MathAdvanced- demonstrates superior understanding of concepts and skills, goes beyond standard, independently explores ideas and extends learning

Proficient- meets standard, demonstrates solid understanding of concepts, needs to demonstrate greater ability for applying and extending learning, needs to work toward independent learning

Basic- minimal progress toward standard, demonstrates partial understanding of concepts, needs focused and continuous instruction, needs increased effort

Below Basic- no progress toward standard, demonstrates inadequate understanding of concepts, needs focused continuous instruction, needs increased effort

GradingSpelling, Science, Social Studies and Handwriting

Effort Grade:

OutstandingSatisfactory

Needs ImprovementUnsatisfactory

*Writing will not be graded until second trimester

“In years to come a child may forget what

you taught them, But will always

remember how you made them feel."

--- Author Unknown ---