1. Welcome to the Back to School Night CLIP 2010-2011 Please Sign in at the door Be seated Time: Presentation starts at 7:15 p.m. Presented by: Mr. Garrison Room 14 Ms. Lin Room 11

2. Derrall Garrison Derrall Garrison English Academics Education: Bachelors from San Francisco State University CA teaching credential with CLAD Teaching Experience 5 years ELD at Collins Elementary 2 years 4/5 at Murdock-Portal Elementary 1 year 6th grade math and science Lawson 3 years in CLIP 4th and 5th grade English Contact Information –Garrison_Derrall@cusdk8.org –School phone, extension 214

3. Chia-ching Lin Fifth grade Chinese teacher Education: Bachelor and Master in Education from University of Oklahoma OK/CA teaching credential with BCLAD Teaching Experience Preschool 7 years in CLIP kindergarten (English and Chinese) Second year teaching in CLIP fifth grade (Chinese)

4. Meeting Student Needs Effective Learning Environment –Teamwork –Dialogue –cooperative learning –Interaction –Differentiated and tired instruction and/or assessment Safe Learning Environment –Equity among the classroom community –Celebrate diversity

5. California States Standards Language Arts –Reading –Writing –Listening and Speaking Mathematics Social Studies Science –Physical Science –Life Science –Earth Science –Investigation and Experimentation Dance, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/

6. Chinese Curriculum Textbooks  美洲華語第五冊 (MeiZhou fifth volume)  一千字說華語 (Speak Mandarin in One Thousand Word) Language Skill:  Phonetic symbols  Word recognition: students read aloud different genres, fluently and accurately  Vocabulary and Concept Development: students know synonyms, antonyms, and homographs  Listening/speaking: students know how to ask questions, deliver presentation….  Reading: students discern main ideas and concepts in the text, identify the main problem or conflict of the plot……  Writing: students create multiple paragraphs essays, write responses to literature -writing assignment: one narrative, two expository, and one persuasive essay

8. English Academic Program Reading –Houghton Mifflin –Integrated Content –Novels Writing –Narrative –Expository –Summary –Response to Literature –Persuasive Mathematics –Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Science –Foss Science Kit

9. Social Studies Curriculum Textbook: a translated Scott Foresman History / Social Science. From pre-Columbus to 1850, US government, and fifty sates and capitals of US Social Studies is rich in language and the history itself is a story. The goal of Social Studies Curriculum: - The concept of major events - Increase listening vocabulary and word identification Unit of Study / Projects Unit project for each unit Supplementary Reading Materials Christopher Columbus / The Little House on the Prairie in Chinese…etc.

10. Homework from Mr. Garrison Practice for the concepts taught in class Vary from day to day Monday – Thursday, occasionally on Friday –Due the following school day unless otherwise stated Typical homework assignments each day –Spelling City and vocabulary cards –Math practice Other homework assignments –Reading comprehension practice (workbook, teacher-made) –Science project –Language Arts project –Science notebook –Writing assignment

11. Homework from Ms. Lin Reinforcement / independent level - The goal is to work on organizational skills and be responsible A weekly journal with assigned topics or free topics is due every Tuesday (starting on September 13, 2011) A weekly 2 entries of twenty minutes reading summaries are due every Tuesday. (staring on September 13, 2011) 2 weeks phrase contract 生詞合約 and projects Tape Recording for read aloud Record Keeping through Agenda and Classroom Homepage Excuse: due to an emergency and sickness Pass due: A note or email will be sent home for every three times their work is late Long-term: use time wisely and plan on completing by the due date All assignments will be checked for completion, but some work may not be scored nor commented on

12. Homework Policy Agenda Incomplete or no homework –Complete during recess –Record –Parents be contacted Homework Contract

13. Assessment Formative Assessment o Observations and anecdotal notes o Response to questions o Questioning strategies o Interaction o homework and classroom assignments o Portfolios o Quizzes and writing drafts o Science notebook Summative Assessment o End-of-chapter/unit tests o Vocabulary, DOL, and spelling tests o Writing assignment (final draft) o End-of-chapter/unit projects or reports

14. Chinese Assessment Character tests Writing samples Miscue analysis Unit/Chapter tests Projects Informal observation District Chinese assessment (end of year)

15. Communication  Daily Agenda  Notes/Handouts  Room Parents  Thursday Folder  Monthly Newsletter  Classroom homepage/google calendar  Appointment for after school meeting  Meyerholz Bulldog on Thursday  lin_chiaching@cusdk8.org lin_chiaching@cusdk8.org  Garrison_Derrall@cusdk8.org Garrison_Derrall@cusdk8.org  Phone: (408)252-7450 ext. 211 and 214

16. How to extend learning from school to home Recognize any efforts and accomplishments that your child makes! Help your child to organize his or her schoolwork until they can do it independently Listen to your child read even if you don’t speak Chinese Ask your child what he or she has learned at school Remind your child of the upcoming events or homework Sign forms that are required by the school or class For Social Studies, yo can refer to English textbook to reinforce learned concepts and history events. I will send home a list of things that you can help to reinforce concepts and information.

17. Scoring All scoring will follow the district’s rubric: 6 – Exceptional Proficiency 5 – Advanced Proficiency 4 – Proficient 3 – Developing Proficiency 2 – Limited Proficiency 1 – Minimal Proficiency For daily work, number grades (9/10 – nine out of ten possible points) and symbol grades (+ Excellent,  + Good,  Average/Completed,  - Unacceptable) are also given.

18. Classroom Rule Rule –Respect –Be Safe Code of Conduct –Consequences determined by students and teachers

19. Classroom Management 90 percent of positive reinforcement - individual/pair/group work - money system - Friday homenopoly game 大富翁 Praises Connection and caring Interesting and engaging lessons Intrinsic motivation

20. Age of Sail Room 11 – September 8 and 9 Room 14 – September 9 and 10 * write a letter to your child (please see the sample of the letter from the packet, turn it in to Ms. Lin in a sealed envelope by Wednesday, September 7 th.) * galley gear (metal only)

21. Questions? Thanks for coming tonight! (tall sailors from both rooms stay afterwards please)