• Below is an outline that will also be handed out at meet the teacher night at the beginning of the year. Within the outline, there is basic background information on our classroom. Also, you will notice an outline on what is being taught; typically, around September-January.

     

    1. Background and Contact Information
      1. Email: rscorzella@smsschool.org
      2. Saint Madeleine Sophie School Phone: 518-355-3080
    2. Behavioral Expectations
      1. Class DOJO – rewards 
      2. Doorbell- signifies eyes on the teacher
      3. Class Expectations and Values 
      4. Be a Leader not a Boss
      5. Binder with Resources
        1. Daily Schedule 
        2. Mask protocol/ procedures
        3. Social Emotional sheets
    3. Homework
      1. Gradual Increase
      2. Daily/ Weekly (except Friday’s) 
      3. Google Classroom Assignment 
      4. Read!
    4. Grading
      1. Homework/Google Assignments: Complete/Incomplete 
        1. We go over what needs to be reviewed the following day
      2. Assessments from envision Math and Reading Street graded according to online site (Saavas realize) 
    5. Google Classroom
      1. Daily Schedule 
      2. Zoom link 
      3. Resources to support what is being taught within the classroom
    6. ELA 
      1. Currently:
        1. Making inferences 
        2. Finding Implicit and Explicit Details
        3. Comparing and Contrasting Story Elements
        4. Responding to Comprehension Questions
      2. Writers Workshop
        1. Besides class writing assignments, students work on their own pieces of work based on their 10-minute free writes
        2. Revising and Editing their writing pieces 
        3. 5-paragraph essay 
      3. Vocabulary
        1. Word of the day
        2. Vocabulary Words weekly, which are visited everyday 
      4. Article of the Week
    7. Math
      1. Currently:
        1. Review of Adding/Subtracting/Multiplying and Dividing Whole Numbers
        2. Base Ten number System
        3. Place Value and Place Value with Decimals
        4. Adding and Subtracting Decimals
        5. Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
    8. Social Studies and Science
      1. Currently:
        1. Native Americans of the Western Hemisphere
        2. The Age of Exploration 
      2. Science 
        1. Matter
        2. Changes in Matter

     

    1. Religion
      1. Currently:
        1. Finding God: Textbook
        2. Focus on the Rosary for the month of October
        3. Focus on Mother Teresa
        4. Saint of the Week



    1. Support
      1. Mrs. Alvord
        1. ELA and math support 
      2. Mrs. Ballmes
        1. STREAM
        2. Math Support
      3. Miss. Cohen
        1. School Counselor