Welcome to
Markham Place School
Back to School Night
September 15, 2010
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Schedule
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Circle of
Power and
Respect
CPR
CPR
CPR
CPR
CPR
Math
Math
Math
Math
Math
Math
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
Gym/LA
LA/Compu LA
ters
Gym/LA
LA
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Social
Studies
Social
Studies
Social
Studies
Science
with Mrs.
Daniels
Science
Science
Music
Music
Music
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
Orchestra/
LA Lab
Orchestra/
LA Lab
Orchestra/ Band/Chor
LA Lab
us/Math
Lab
Band/Chor Band/Chor
us/Math
us/Math
Lab
Lab
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Homeroom Information
• Gym: Days 2 and 5 - sneakers, socks,
shorts, and t-shirt… deodorant?
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MP 1
Music – Days 123/Spanish- Days 456
MP 2
Art
MP 3
Music – Days 123/Spanish- Days 456
MP 4
Computers – Days 123/Media Studies
– Days 456
• Computers: Day 3
• Library 2 x a month in morning
Language Arts
• Scott Foresman- Fantastic Voyage integrates
grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and reading skills.
• Shared Reading and Read Alouds
• Time for Kids
• Spelling tests each Thursday
• Reading selection tests on Fridays (vocabulary,
grammar, comprehension, and open ended question)
• Writing: watermelon vs. seed idea, Collins Writing
Program (See FCA Packet), journal writing
• Novels- integrated throughout the year
• Book Talks: 1 per marking period, any genre, choice
of project. Big Bag Book Talk due in November.
• Word of the Week
• Spelling Bee
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Math
• Envision Math
• Problem of the Day/Daily Spiral Review to
review cumulative skills
• Math journals: written explanations to problems
done in notebook (explain how…)
• Materials: text book, practice book, notebook
(should be brought home each night)
• Please encourage your child to show his or her
work
• Other materials: enrichment and re-teach
pages, manipulatives, leveled centers, electronic
computer games, text book/movies online,
BrainPOP
• Friday Facts and Marking Period PreAssessment
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Social Studies
• Scott Foresman History of the World series
• Begun in 5th grade and continued into 6th
• Units 1-3: Beginnings of Civilization, Ancient
Civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India,
China, Greece, and Rome learned through the
5 Themes of Geography
• Supplemented with Brain Pop and United
Streaming Videos
• Geography awareness: desk maps, write on
maps, atlases, wall maps
• Aware of life outside of Little Silver:
discussions, current events, relating history
to our lives today
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Homework Policy
• No homework on weekends unless it’s a long
term project
• Homework board needs to be checked
every afternoon because homework on the
web might change
• Homework warnings will be sent home
before a detention. In the first Marking
Period a student can miss 5 HW
assignments before a detention
• For each homework missed, points will be
deducted from HW average (quiz grade) of
final grade for each subject
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Other Homeroom Info
• Friday Folders
• Homework on the Web
• Extra Help is available before school
(8:00 no appointment necessary) or
after school with an appointment
• Always have a DEAR book
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OTHER
• End of Marking Period 1 is November 10th
• Report Cards November 17th
• Conferences are November 18th, 19th, 22nd,
23rd
• E-mail me at ecooke@littlesilver.k12.nj.us or
call the school at 732-741-7112 and leave a
voicemail
• evalcich@littlesilver.k12.nj.us should be up and
running by October – until then try both.
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Before you leave…
• Please write back to your student
• Solve the “Problem of the Night”
• Sign up for Power Point (if you’d like
one)
Thank you for coming and
have a great evening!
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Developmental Designs
• Circle of Power and Respect (CPR) with Mrs.
Flynn
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Greeting
Sharing
Activity
Daily News
Acknowledgement
A + Days
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