Welcome to Rooms 17 & 18 Ms. Sally Loeser & Ms. Kerida Millison

University of Puget Sound, K-8 Elementary Ed. and K-12 Instrumental Music Masters in Educational Administration Starting 27 th year of teaching 2 Children: Veronica (16) & Conner (14) Lives in Issaquah Ms. Sally Loeser University of Puget Sound, B.A. Sociology, French, Psychology Seattle Pacific Univ. Teaching certificate K-8 Generalist, K-12 French Starting my 26 th year of teaching in school, 35 th year of teaching skiing. 3 children: Marita (19), Ella (15), Isak (14) Lives on Mercer Island

Thank you for all of your support in providing our curriculum materials to our classrooms! This year we have our brand new Mondo Comprehensive Literacy curriculum thanks to the Mercer Island Schools Foundation.

Island Park PTA & Parents  Thank you for all of your support in providing our fieldtrips, class parties, Time for Kids, Science Studies Weekly, classroom supplies, healthy snacks as needed, and all the other many things we’ve asked for!  Room Parents: Jola Jensen (Millison) Danielle Orr-Bement (Loeser)  We appreciate all that you do!!

Your 5 th Grader Typical Behaviors (meltdowns – social/academic/puberty; always hungry; getting used to the routine) Creating a Homework Habit (always have it, place, time, avoid procrastination) Planning Projects (break down into small pieces, plan around activities, start earlier than later) Organization (pack backpack night before, do binder checks, s, Friday Folder) Goal is to Move Towards Independence

Weekly Focus based on… Habits of Mind (Costa & Kallick) 2nd Step Social Emotional Skills Mindfulness: Mindful Schools Inc.

Reading – Mondo Read Aloud/Shared Reading/Guided Reading/Literature Groups Guided Reading Levels – aligned to the Common Core Independent Reading (30 min. per day, oral reading practice, vocabulary building, audio books) Aimsweb Benchmark Screening for fluency-oral reading (Lexile levels) Zaner-Bloser Handwriting

Writing Writer’s Workshop o Narrative/Research-Based Argument Essay/Lens of History Essay/Memoir/Poetry/Nonfiction o Integrated throughout the curriculum Conventions Spelling, grammar, punctuation Word Study - Mondo

5th Grade ~ Ms. Brecha, Mrs. McCann, Ms. Loeser Accelerated ~ Ms. Millison Inquiry environment Math Talk Fractions and Decimals Operations and Word Problems Geometry & Measurement Algebra, Patterns, and Coordinate Graphs Fluency – Mad Minute Math 6 th Grade Numberworks & ADD Math Remember to Practice Math Facts!!

 Water, Soil, & Salmon  Human Body  Flight & Rocketry  Solar System  Science Studies Weekly (newspaper/online tests)  Investigation and the Scientific Method

 Our Land and First People  Exploration & Settlement  The English Colonies  The American Revolution  United States Constitution  Current Events (Local, State, U.S., World)  Time For Kids

Use of Technology One-to-one iPads with keyboards Digital Etiquette, Online Safety, Cyberbullying Word Processing/Desktop Publishing using Word Charts/Graphs/Data Analysis using Excel Presentations using PowerPoint Internet research & notetaking Blogging Curriculum-related Games & Activities Other current technology for project-based assignments

Academic Evaluation Key: 4= Exceeding Standards in-depth inferences & applications 3= Meeting Standards at Trimester simple or complex skills, grade level tasks 2= Progressing Towards Standards simpler details and processes 1= Below Standards with help, a partial understanding

Behaviors that Promote Learning: C = Consistently Observed G = Generally Observed N = Needs Prompting R = Rarely Observed

Binder Reminders – DAILY/ Friday Folders WEEKLY , Updates & Reminders – as needed Webpages / Blog: upcoming events, important documents, and curricular links Urgent needs – Please contact Main Office (206) Brightwater Trip – Millison & Loeser October 1st Salmon Hatchery – Millison & Loeser October 20th IslandWood – May 2-5, 2015

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