Teachers:

Lead Teacher: Mrs. Gina McGarry, M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction

Mrs. Julie Brant, M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction
Mrs. Natasha Moore, M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction
Mrs. Lacy Powell, B.S. in Curriculum and Instruction
Procedures Chart
Lunches & Milk
Take-Home Folder
Library Check-In
Pencils sharpened
Notes turned in
Teaches great
responsibility!
Teamwork and Points
Changes
Monthly
Cubes
Jobs
Morning Meeting: Officers
President
Door Greeter
Calendar Kid
Cube Cadets
Morning Meeting:
Activities/Skills
Daily Newspaper
Daily Math Review
Devotional
Prayer
Monthly Scripture
Verse
Flag Salutes
Calendar Skills
Fraction of the Day
Library:

Morning Check-
In & Check-Out
Book Bags
Record time
spent daily in
their reading
logs.
Goal: Two hours
weekly = 68
hours read by
May
The more they practice,
the better they get.
The better they get,
the more they love it.
The more they love it,
the more they read.
The more they read,
the better they get.
Reading Assessments
What is YOUR childs reading needs?
1. Fountas & Pinnell
Benchmark
Assessment
System
2. Bears Spelling
Assessment
3. Reading Records
4. Phonological
Continuum
5. Phonics
Continuum
Teaching Reading through
Whole Group Instruction
Read Aloud: Fiction
and Non-fiction Texts
Comprehension
Fluency
Vocabulary
Word Wall Words
Phonics/Phonological
Activities
Practicing Fluent Reading with
Read Naturally
Daily Fluency
Practice
Expression
Rate
Intonation
Comprehension
Non-fiction!

Emergent Reading with
High Frequency Words
Sight words give
readers a pool of
words theyre
comfortable
with.
By years end, the
first 500 words
should be
mastered.
Experiencing Reading with
Centers
Listening
Promethean
Board
Word Work
Science
Oral Language
Reading Practice
Grammar Skills
Writing
Journaling & Creative Writing
Writing Workshop
Journaling: Child
thinking expressed
on paper
Creative Writing:
Drafting, Proofing,
Editing,
Publishing,
Presenting
Mathematics
Hands On & Active
Graphing, patterns,
tangrams, counting,
sorting
Ice Cream Island/Math
Mountain/Build a
Burger
Daily Spiral Review
Problem Solving
Activities
Higher Level Thinking
Science and Social Studies
Process
Skills
Subject
Integration
Experimental
Contact:
Main number: 491-6645
gmcgarry@snu.edu
nmoore@snu.edu
jbrant@snu.edu
lapowell@snu.edu
Communication:
Text:
(952) 314-6137

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www.snusfc.com
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for
coming!