Hello. My name is Mrs. Schoen’s

ClassMandeville

Middle SchoolOpen House

August 25, 2015

All about Me!

Classroom Policies

Please refer to classroom policy letter.• Class Rules / Expectations

• Consequences / Re-teaching

• Rewards: FISH! Policy Be There!

Make Their Day!Choose Your

Attitude!Have Fun!

Classroom Procedures

• Agenda DAILY

• Homework / MAZE Program

(every Wednesday, dismissal-4:15)

• Test Folders / VIP Folders WEEKLY

• Snacks, water bottles

Curriculum

• All of our subjects’ curriculum is based on

the St. Tammany Parish Guaranteed

Curriculum written by our curriculum

specialists with input from teachers all over

the Parish.

Spelling

• Words for all lessons for the year are on

TeacherWeb.com

• Quarter contracts are posted there as well.

• Contracts change each nine weeks.

• 3 contracts due by Friday each week.

• Challenge group uses same contract, but has

thematic words based on current topics of study.

Spelling Assessment

• Grades taken on:

• Oral tests

• Only 1 grade per nine weeks recorded in language.

• Tests are averaged to determine nine weeks grade.

Reading

• Novels and textbooks stories are used to teach skills.

• Website contains resources to support assignments.

• See me for a CD of textbook after Open House

Reading Assessments

• Reading logs monthly

• Textbook Stories

-Cold read comprehension tests

-Vocabulary tests

-Flipbooks

• Novels

-Comprehension tests

-Vocabulary tests

Language• Grammar Skills

-Parts of Speech

-Punctuation

-Usage

• Creative Writing

-Writer’s Workshop

-Writing process

-Graphic organizers

Language Assessments

• Grammar skills assessments

• Spelling Sentences-4th grade words are used to

create context sentences – 1 grade per week

• Creative Writing

Legibility• Legibility contributes to the scorers’ ease of

understanding what the student has written.

Any legible composition will be scored,

regardless of penmanship. Students may write

in print or cursive. Compositions will be

considered on topic if the scorer can determine

that the student attempted to respond to the

prompt.

Social Studies

• Regions of the USA

• Hands on activities to teach concepts

• Use research as a discovery tool

• Daily Social Studies help students learn how to

use resources to find specific answers

Social Studies Assessments

• Activity grades

• Map Tests on Regions

• Daily Social Studies Assignments

Supplies

• Students are expected to provide and manage their own supplies.• Please replenish your child’s missing supplies as soon as possible. • Keep in mind the only supplies collected were Kleenex and paper towels.

Questions???

Here is my contact information:

• Email: Patricia.Schoen@stpsb.org

• School Phone: 985-626-8778

**Please feel free to contact me with any concerns.

Class Wish List• Clorox wipes• Expo dry erase

markers• Large chart

paper• Sticky notes• Index cards• Address labels

• Candy for rewards

• Mousepads • Dollar store

prizes for the Rodeo Drive

(prize box)

Your child may benefit from these items:

• Handheld pencil sharpener• Eraser caps• Hole reinforcements• Zipper pencil pouch

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