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Welcome to Ms. Doggett’s Classroom * Special Education * Grade 4 * Fall Semester 2013
What's going in Ms. Doggett's Classroom?
This month the students are working on thinking of ideas for their Science Fair projects. We have two field trips scheduled next month: The NutCracker at the Imperial Theater and a trip to visit with the elderly at Santa Maria in North Augusta. The students will sing Christmas carols and deliver poinsettas. We are still in need of chaperones. Mom, Dad, Grandma...please feel free to contact me if you are interested in attending either field trip. Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday. Kids be safe during your Thanksgiving break.
This Month's Highlight Topic: Positive Behavioral interventention and Supports (PBIS). What is PBIS? Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) is a process for creating school environments that are more predictable and effective for achieving academic and social goals. A key strategy of the PBIS process is prevention. The majority of students follow the school’s expectations, but are never acknowledged for their positive behavior. Through instruction, comprehension and regular practice, all stakeholders use a consistent set of behavior expectations and rules. When some students do not respond to teaching of the behavioral rules, PBIS schools view it as an opportunity for re-teaching, not just punishment. Why is PBIS being used in my classroom? The 3-tiered approach reduces problem behavior as a barrier to student achievement. Public schools have a set of number of teaching days each year. This is the only time I have to advance academic progress. So instructional time is very valuable to me. The fewer disruptions in the classroom allows for significant more time teaching and asisting students with learning. How do I plan to implement PBIS in my classroom? I plan to apply the rules, practices and strategies that I have set and discussed with all of mystudents. I will work with my students to increase academic performance, improve safety, decrease problem behavior, and establish a positive school culture. I will use PBIs to build on existing strengths. Parents are an important part of PBIS implementation. Schools encourage parents to use the same expectations and rules that the school teaches. The concept of PBIS has been researched in education for approximately 15 years. PBIS is based upon sound educational practices grounded in psychological and sociological theory. (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 2013)
TEACHER’S FOURTH GRADE CLASS VOCABULARY:
periodical
publication
newspaper
events
informative
articles
features
editorials
publishing
writers
classroom
words
NOTES FROM TEACHER: Good Day!! Looking forward to the new school year. Hope everyone enjoyed their summer.
CALENDAR:
Nov. 25-29
Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 4th
Web Page Due
Dec. 11th
Last Day of Class
Monthly Tips: STUDY TIPS FOR THE AUDITORY LEARNER
High Auditory learners benefit from listening – hearing the information and processing it
accordingly. Auditory learners focus easily on sounds and have good memory of what they have
heard through lectures or on tape. The following hints are useful for Auditory learners.
1 Try studying with a friend so that you can talk out loud and hear the information.
2 Recite out loud the things you want to remember.
3 Tape your lectures and review your notes while listening to the your tape. This gives a double
auditory input. Transfer your notes to index cards that you can carry with you and review
aloud.
4 Read an assignment for 25 minutes (no more – you lose 85% of your input after the first 25
Georgia Regents Elementary School. Augusta, Ga. Newsletter Vol. I
Welcome to Ms. Doggett’s Classroom * Special Education * Grade 4 * Fall Semester 2013
What's going in Ms. Doggett's Classroom?
This month the students are working on thinking of ideas for their Science Fair projects. We have two field trips scheduled next month: The NutCracker at the Imperial Theater and a trip to visit with the elderly at Santa Maria in North Augusta. The students will sing Christmas carols and deliver poinsettas. We are still in need of chaperones. Mom, Dad, Grandma...please feel free to contact me if you are interested in attending either field trip. Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday. Kids be safe during your Thanksgiving break.
This Month's Highlight Topic: Positive Behavioral interventention and Supports (PBIS). What is PBIS? Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) is a process for creating school environments that are more predictable and effective for achieving academic and social goals. A key strategy of the PBIS process is prevention. The majority of students follow the school’s expectations, but are never acknowledged for their positive behavior. Through instruction, comprehension and regular practice, all stakeholders use a consistent set of behavior expectations and rules. When some students do not respond to teaching of the behavioral rules, PBIS schools view it as an opportunity for re-teaching, not just punishment. Why is PBIS being used in my classroom? The 3-tiered approach reduces problem behavior as a barrier to student achievement. Public schools have a set of number of teaching days each year. This is the only time I have to advance academic progress. So instructional time is very valuable to me. The fewer disruptions in the classroom allows for significant more time teaching and asisting students with learning. How do I plan to implement PBIS in my classroom? I plan to apply the rules, practices and strategies that I have set and discussed with all of mystudents. I will work with my students to increase academic performance, improve safety, decrease problem behavior, and establish a positive school culture. I will use PBIs to build on existing strengths. Parents are an important part of PBIS implementation. Schools encourage parents to use the same expectations and rules that the school teaches. The concept of PBIS has been researched in education for approximately 15 years. PBIS is based upon sound educational practices grounded in psychological and sociological theory. (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 2013)
TEACHER’S FOURTH GRADE CLASS VOCABULARY:
periodical
publication
newspaper
events
informative
articles
features
editorials
publishing
writers
classroom
words
NOTES FROM TEACHER: Good Day!! Looking forward to the new school year. Hope everyone enjoyed their summer.
CALENDAR:
Nov. 25-29
Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 4th
Web Page Due
Dec. 11th
Last Day of Class
Monthly Tips: STUDY TIPS FOR THE AUDITORY LEARNER
High Auditory learners benefit from listening – hearing the information and processing it
accordingly. Auditory learners focus easily on sounds and have good memory of what they have
heard through lectures or on tape. The following hints are useful for Auditory learners.
1 Try studying with a friend so that you can talk out loud and hear the information.
2 Recite out loud the things you want to remember.
3 Tape your lectures and review your notes while listening to the your tape. This gives a double
auditory input. Transfer your notes to index cards that you can carry with you and review
aloud.
4 Read an assignment for 25 minutes (no more – you lose 85% of your input after the first 25
Georgia Regents Elementary School. Augusta, Ga. Newsletter Vol. I