Welcome to Mrs. Snyder’s Class

1. Please find your child's desk and take a seat.

2. You will find a letter from your child …Enjoy! Please make sure to respond on the back or on paper provided.

3. Flip through our materials and take a look in your child's desk.

Welcome Welcome to 5th Grade to 5th Grade

Welcome Welcome to 5th Grade to 5th Grade

nsnyder@chatham-nj.org

Back to School Night

• Notes• E-mail - the very best way to reach

me: nsnyder@chatham-nj.org

Ways to Reach Me

A little bit about Mrs. Snyder…1st year teaching at

Lafayette SchoolTaught 2nd grade at SBS

last yearBachelor of Science:

Communication Master’s in Elementary

EducationThis is a second-career

for me – worked in PR at Comcast for three years

From Philadelphia - live in Cranford now

Recently married Interests: running, yoga,

reading, spending time with my large family, and the New York Giants

“I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand.”

-- Chinese Proverb

I fully believe in the differentiating of instruction within the classroom. The role of the teacher is to present students with information in a way that is most beneficial to the students. Every single child in the classroom is different and every child learns differently. Instruction in the classroom should be well thought out and cater to the needs of every single student, and should feature activities of multiple intelligences. The teacher is the one who changes for the students, the students should not have to change for the teacher. A teacher should present the material to the students in a way that makes students involved and want to learn. Lessons should not be taught in just one instructional strategy, there should be a variety of strategies including direct instruction, group work, centers, inquiry training, hands-on activities, cooperative learning and independent work.

Philosophy of Teaching

Class rulesClass jobsBrownie Points and

Caught Ya Snacks – Peanut-free!Morning Routine

Our Classroom

Agendas: Student Assignment pad Organization tool Source of information

Birthdays: • Low key• Birthday extra recess• Food is excluded

The 6-Day Cycle…• My web page lists the daily schedule• LA (3 double periods and 3 40 min. periods/

cycle)• Math (3 double periods and 3 40 min. periods/

cycle)• Science/Social Studies (5 times/cycle)• Spanish (3 times/cycle)• Gym (3 times/cycle, sneakers required)

- Health class all year long;• Music, Tech, Art, and Library

Lessons Expectations

• When there is a test, students are required to take the test before going to lessons or ACE.

• If there is a conflict, the students should work with the lesson teacher to reschedule their lesson for another time.

• Lesson schedules and test schedules are readily available to the students in the classroom and via the teacher webpages.

• **Opportunity to switch lessons

Field Trips

• Buehler Challenger & Space Center (November 6)

• Food Bank• Philadelphia Trip (June 13)

- chaperones

Math:• Numerical Relationships• Place Value System• Number Operations in Base Ten• Equivalent Fractions & Strategies• Fraction Multiplication & Division• Measurement Conversions• Geometry• Data Analysis, Probability, Discrete

Mathematics• Patterns, Functions, & Algebra

How the Topics are Covered

• enVisionMATH • enVisionMATH Common Core edition• Large Group Instruction• Small Group Instruction• Cooperative Peer Groups• Individual and Group Projects• Integrated Math Games• Math Centers

Science:

Human Body Systems

Ecosystems and Biomes

Astronomy and Space Science

Motion and Forces

How the Topics are Covered

• Hands-on activities

• Lab activities• Readings• Large and small group instruction

• Individual and Group Projects

Social Studies:Many Worlds Meet

Colonization and Settlement

Revolution and the New Nation

The Growth of a Nation

How the Topics are Covered

• Harcourt text book, The United States: Making a New Nation

• Chapter Study Guides

• Maps

• Reports

• Group Projects• Philadelphia

Field Trip

Test Policy• All tests and quizzes must be signed by a parent or guardian and returned to me

within two days of being returned to the student.• As per Lafayette's school policy, if a student receives a 69 or lower on a test, they

have the opportunity to retake the test. • The student should come in for extra help following their test being handed back, to

review the concepts and schedule their retake for an Applied Music period when they do not have class.

• If the retake is not made up within two weeks of the test being handed back, the original grade will stand.

Homework• Homework: to review and practice skills; an extension of the learning that

takes place in the classroom• 50 minutes • My expectations

– Complete and on time– With math, parents help if you can– What happens if my child is struggling?

• Extra help – available every morning!• 10% of math grade

Ownership, Responsibility, Accountability

I look forward to working with you and to spending the school year with your child!

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you ever have a question or concern. E-mail is the most reliable way to reach me. I will do my best to respond in a timely manner.

Communication is essential!