2. Welcome to Curriculum Night! Please take this time to sign up for classroom parties and a November conference. Also, on your child’s desk, you will find a letter. Please respond to their letter – remember to leave it on their desk when you leave! Mrs. Jamie Chiodo jamiechiodo@solonboe.org (440) 349-7757 ext. 5601

3. Born, raised, and live in Solon B.S. in Elementary Edu. From Geneva College (K-8) MEd: Ashland University This is my ninth year teaching is Solon I have Four Children: Nick - 15, Katie – 13, Sophie – 6, and, Brooklyn - 3 Personal Background

4. Knowledge and Skills READING WORKSHOP: 9:00- 10:00 A.M. –Developmental Reading Assessments (D.R.A.) –Mini-Lessons Building a Reading Life; Following Characters into Meaning; Navigating Nonfiction –Guided Reading –Independent Reading “Just Right Books”

5. Knowledge and Skills, Cont’d. WRITING WORKSHOP: 10:00- 11:00 A.M. The Arc of a Story If / Then…Historical Fiction Boxes and Bullets Building a Historical Life Literary Essay If / Then…Poetry If / Then…Journalism

6. Knowledge and Skills, Cont’d. Math: EnVision Mathematics Aligned to the new 2014-2015 Common Core State Standards Introduce the lessons with a problem-based scenario that the children work through Teaches for conceptual understanding and application versus rote memorization Homework Online student textbook IXL- weekly requirement of 1 hour (coming soon)

7. Knowledge and Skills, Cont’d. SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES: 1:30- 2:30 P.M. March 6 th – State Performance Assessment- SS May 8 th - State End of Year – SS Quarter 1 Mapping, Early History, Birth of the U.S. Earth’s Surface Quarter 2 Formation & Expansion of the U.S. & Ohio Democracy: Rights, Responsibilities, Citizenship Quarter 3 Changes and Impacts of Technology Earth’s Living History Quarter 4 Ohio Today Electricity, Matter, Thermal Energy

8. Homework Read for at least 30 minutes each night, Monday through Friday. No home reading log Student may read independently or be read to Play IXL Math for at least 1 hour each week Type to Learn- please monitor at home! Additional assignments (word processing/science/social studies) should take no longer than 10-20 minutes to complete. http://www.solonschools.org/

9. Classroom Expectations: “Rules Without Relationship= Rebellion.” Punch Cards Behavior Card System

10. Miscellaneous Field trips- Severance Hall, (Nov.) Great Lakes Science Center (Feb.), Hale Farm (May) Electronic Devices- May bring in their own, but school is not held responsible for lost or stolen items Snack- healthy choices please! Mindset- Building Wide Goal Emails Classroom Coordinators- please sign up!

11. Thank you for coming! Please take a few moments to read your child’s letter and respond with a letter back!