1. Welcome to Back to School Night! August 7, 2008 Ms. Shin Ms. Luzano Ms. Nylen Mrs. Wagner Room 7/8

2. Question Cards Name Child’s name Email Telephone Question Put in basket

3. Meet the Teachers Ms. Shin Born and raised in Orange County UC Santa Barbara for Bachelor’s degree California State Long Beach for Teaching Credential Second year with IUSD Ms. Luzano Born and raised in Orange County California State Fullerton for Bachelor’s degree Concordia University for Teaching Credential/Master’s Fourth year with IUSD

4. Goals and Objectives Create a safe environment for learning Joint communication with home and school Encourage responsible, independent behavior Increase academic and social needs through individual, cooperative group, and whole group experiences

5. Classroom Management Classroom Constitution Rewards – Whole group: marbles (class party) – Small group: table points (mystery shoebox) – Individual: Clips (L/S Savings for Business Day)

6. Mathematics Houghton Mifflin Publisher Called “Math Expressions” Website for parent information – www.eduplace.com/math www.eduplace.com/math Parent helper

7. Language Arts Houghton Mifflin Reading Series Continuing RTI Our writing process and strategies

8. Homework Homework contracts – Weekly until Fall Break Math workbooks Reading logs

9. Math Logs Example Fluency – Addition/subtraction – Multiplication/division

10. Field Trips GabrielinoPlanetarium

11. Reminders Star of the Week Free and Reduced Lunch – Applications Student Compact – Please go over with your student! – Sign and return on Monday, August 11

12. Parent Volunteers Sign ups outside Room parent Volunteer Conference sign-ups

13. Thank you! Parent support Teamwork Building independence Looking forward to a great year!