1. Our Partnership This Year Will Help Your Child Be Successful Student+Parent+Teacher=Success

2. Meet the Teacher Bachelors Degree, Elementary Education Masters in Art of Teaching and Middle Level Education Over 30 years teaching experience Fifteenth year of teaching in Robbinsville Teacher Consultant-National Writing Project@Rider University Loves teaching more and more each day

3. Educational Philosophy My mission as your child’s teacher is to instill in my students a lifelong love of learning—to communicate that through learning,they can make their dream come true. I want them to believe in themselves and through that belief reach their highest potential. I want to help them become independent learners and responsible, self disciplined individuals. I will respect their individual differences and do everything to help them believe in themselves and develop to their true potential.

4. Coming soon….Newsletter Phone: 632-0940 x 7042 biondi@robbinsville.k12.nj.us Homelogic Agenda

5. Not another survey!

7. Positive Behavior Support Knights Pledge Cards 3Rs –Pond Road Students are… –Respectful –Responsible –Ready to Learn

9. Components of Writer’s Workshop Mini lesson (5-10 minutes) Lessons –Procedures and Organizations (routines) –Strategies and Processes –Skills –Craft and Techniques Active Engagement (20-30 minutes) Independent Writing The teacher gives all students a quick opportunity to try out the new skill or strategy. Students practice the strategy. Students often “turn and talk” with their partner. Conferring (During Independent Writing) Assessment

12. DateTitle and Author of BookGuided Level Time in Workshop Pages Read in Workshop Time Read at Home Pages Read at Home 9/07The WandererW9:30-10:30 or ½ hour Pages 1-194:00-4:30 or ½ hour Pages 20-40 Number of pages read at school and home should be about the same. Must be filled in each night. Read for 20 minutes each night in the book they are also reading in class. My goal….to develop lifelong readers

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14. Our fourth-grade math curriculum helps students to learn to think, reason, solve problems and apply mathematics in real life situations. Polyhedraville

15. Everyday Math Resources Each student will keep a SRB (Student Reference Book) at home EDM online Mrs. Biondi’s Website Study Links online (just in case)Study Links online

16. Ecosystems Electrical Circuits/Magnetism Astronomy Mini Unit Motion and Design

18. Constitution Tolerance Branches of government Citizenship Immigration Cities and suburbs/urban growth Civil rights Regions-what determines a region Economics-tourism, products

19. Goal is to support classroom learning through: Practice (math facts) Processing (Example: write a short diary entry, reflection) Checking for understanding (short reading and response To practice skills taught in classTo practice skills taught in class To increase reading fluency (20 minutes a night/Readers Notebook response)To increase reading fluency (20 minutes a night/Readers Notebook response) To complete unfinished class workTo complete unfinished class work Not for: Busy work Punishment Learning new skills Time each night: no more than forty minutes a night, including reading

20. Be there to help Check to make sure it is done and packed Sign agenda Let me know if your child is having difficulty with an assignment

21. All homework assignments will receive a √. If a child “forgets to hand it in”, he/she will receive a √-. However…If there is a family emergency, or if a child is sick, please send in a note and special arrangements will always be made. If your child is having difficulty with a concept, please send in a note so that I can help. Children who are absent always get extra time to get caught up of course!

22. Web Quests Word Processing Research Acceptable sites

23. Activities