Welcome Parents! Welcome Parents! Room 11, Life Skills Room 11, Life Skills

Mrs. K Mrs. K

Mrs. KMrs. K

Ms. C / S Ms. C / S

Mrs. YostMrs. Yost

WelcomeWelcome

Welcome new parents…Welcome new parents…

Welcome new staff…Welcome new staff…

New Programs… (Grades 1-3)New Programs… (Grades 1-3)

Math: Math: Everyday Math in Ms. Devine’s class Everyday Math in Ms. Devine’s class

A problem-solving approach based on everyday situationsA problem-solving approach based on everyday situations Key mathematical ideas repeated over time in slightly Key mathematical ideas repeated over time in slightly

different waysdifferent ways Learning through age-appropriate, playful activities Learning through age-appropriate, playful activities A broad range of FUNCTIONAL math topicsA broad range of FUNCTIONAL math topics Wonderful way to communicate with other studentsWonderful way to communicate with other students

How can you do math at home?? How can you do math at home??

New Programs: (Grades 1-3)New Programs: (Grades 1-3)

Reading: Reading: ELSB: Early Literacy Skills Builder: pre-literacy ELSB: Early Literacy Skills Builder: pre-literacy

curriculum for verbal and nonverbal students curriculum for verbal and nonverbal students focusing on:focusing on:

Vocabulary (sight words)Vocabulary (sight words) ComprehensionComprehension Phonemic awareness (recognizing letters / sounds)Phonemic awareness (recognizing letters / sounds) Alphabetic understanding (phonics: identifying words Alphabetic understanding (phonics: identifying words

using picture symbols) using picture symbols) Units: People, feelings, pets, activities, places, party, Units: People, feelings, pets, activities, places, party,

presents presents

New Programs…(Grades 1-5)New Programs…(Grades 1-5)

Language for LearningLanguage for Learning Teaches children the words, concepts and statements Teaches children the words, concepts and statements

important to both oral and written language.important to both oral and written language. Units:Units:

Basic actionsBasic actions Descriptions of objectsDescriptions of objects Information and background knowledgeInformation and background knowledge Instructional words Instructional words Classification Classification Problem solving strategies Problem solving strategies

Continued Programs Continued Programs Grades 4-5 Grades 4-5 Math: SRA Math: Math: SRA Math:

1-on-1 instruction1-on-1 instruction highly-structured curriculumhighly-structured curriculum working continuously on many topicsworking continuously on many topics

Reading: Reading Mastery: Reading: Reading Mastery: 1-on-1 direct instruction1-on-1 direct instruction picture comprehensionpicture comprehension Sequencing events Sequencing events Phonics: sounding out words in chunks Phonics: sounding out words in chunks Sentence writing Sentence writing story comprehension story comprehension Typing Typing

New Programs: Grades 4-5New Programs: Grades 4-5

Writing: Language for Learning, after lesson Writing: Language for Learning, after lesson 100, move into Reasoning and Writing for 100, move into Reasoning and Writing for beginning writers beginning writers

Spelling Spelling

Edmark: Computer: Survival Words / SignsEdmark: Computer: Survival Words / Signs

Functional Science and Social Studies Functional Science and Social Studies

Continued Programs…All Continued Programs…All StudentsStudents

Independent Skills: Monday / Friday (Survival Independent Skills: Monday / Friday (Survival signs, kitchen, telephone skills, housekeeping, signs, kitchen, telephone skills, housekeeping, organization, recreational skills, personal organization, recreational skills, personal information, pre-vocational skills, fine motor information, pre-vocational skills, fine motor skills) skills)

Cooking: TuesdayCooking: Tuesday Social Skills: Wednesday Social Skills: Wednesday Adapted PE: Thursday Adapted PE: Thursday

CBI Trips CBI Trips The Market by Shady Brook FarmThe Market by Shady Brook Farm Albert Schweitzer ElementaryAlbert Schweitzer Elementary Post OfficePost Office Giant SupermarketGiant Supermarket Willow Grove MallWillow Grove Mall Aquarium Aquarium BowlingBowling Storybook Musical TheatreStorybook Musical Theatre Sports ZoneSports Zone Barnes and NobleBarnes and Noble Panera BreadPanera Bread Franklin InstituteFranklin Institute Maggios RestaurantMaggios Restaurant PetsmartPetsmart Abington SPCAAbington SPCA

Website…Website…

• NewslettersNewsletters• PicturesPictures

• Important DatesImportant Dates• Great websites Great websites

Pine Road Postal System Pine Road Postal System Anticipated Opening: Anticipated Opening:

January 2012 January 2012

Project Overview:A school-wide postal system called “Pine Road Post Office” will be established at

Pine Road Elementary in the Lower Moreland Township School District. This program will focus on providing vocational skills to life skills students, as well as

promoting writing and social skills among all the students at Pine Road. It is expected that by providing the vocational skills to the life skills students, they will

able to use the skills learned to be active working members of the Huntingdon Valley Community.

The Pine Road Post Office will utilize the life skills students as postal workers. Each student will be expected to successfully participate in the year-long program. They are expected to contribute 3-4 hours each week. The students will use a map of the school to locate classrooms on their route. Once a week they will pick up the

mail from each classroom, sort the mail and deliver the mail to the correct classrooms. They will clock in and out of each shift, teaching the students about time. They will also receive a weekly paycheck that they can cash and use at the

classroom school store, aiding in teaching the students money skills. All students in the school will be expected to write post cards to their pen pals in

various grade levels. The teachers will teach the students conventions of writing as well as how to write post cards, letters and fill out envelopes. At the end of the

year, the students will get together with their pen pals for a meet-and-greet picnic.

What are the goals for our What are the goals for our students?:students?:

Goal #1 – The students will follow a task analysis not exceeding 5 steps

Goal #2– The students will clock in and out of their shift. They will use a calculator to figure out how much time they worked.

Goal #3– Given a map of the school, the students will be able to locate various classrooms on their “route”.

Goal #4– The students will be able to pick up, sort and drop off mail to the various classrooms.

Goal #5- The students will be able to use conventions of writing to write letters, post cards and fill out envelopes.

Goal #6-The students will be able to correctly match numbers 1-113 in order to sort the mail into the appropriate mailboxes.

How Can You Help? How Can You Help?

We are in need of the following items to begin We are in need of the following items to begin our postal system:our postal system: WagonWagon Mail BagsMail Bags White shirts (So we can make our uniforms) White shirts (So we can make our uniforms)

Any Questions????Any Questions????