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Bernice Hager
ETHAN H SHIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Zip Code: 28138
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Welcome to My Site

Important Dates to Remember:


TUESDAY, October 11- SIT meeting @ 3:15
3rd Grade Walking Tour
        Grade level PBiS
THURSDAY, October 13-Hager and Goodwin gone to District Title I meeting                       in Salisbury @ 12:30
Thursday, October 20- East Coast Wings Day for Shive
Wednesday, October 26- Reading Buddies Breakfast Book Club for grades K                       and 1
Friday, October 28-Early Release Day
Monday, October 31-Teacher Work Day/Parent Conferences




     Mrs. Hager is a Title 1 Certified Reading Specialist.
     A Title 1 Certified Reading Specialist is a certified teacher with additional training in the area of reading.
     The job of the Title 1 Certified Reading Specialist is to work with students on reading skills daily and to also be available as a reading consultant for the school personal. The Title 1 Certified Reading Specialist is also available to the Title 1 Tutor to direct and supervise in follow-up instruction for participants.

     Title 1, Part A is the largest program in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It authorizes federal aid to State and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) to help children achieve high State academic achievement standards.
     The Title 1 program encourages the parent-teacher-student relationship.

     There are several opportunities throughout the year for parents to get helpful tips on working with their children. Notices will be sent home with your children to inform you of upcoming events. I will also post events on this web page, so check back often!

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"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." (George Carlin)

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Reading Mastery 
Direct Instruction comes to Shive!
     We are very excited about a new reading program called Reading Mastery. This is a very intense program that builds the solid foundation needed to be a good reader. All students in grades K, 1 and 2 are able to get the benefits of this program. Teacher selected students in grades 3, 4, and 5 are also getting additional help from Title I staff in Reading through a direct instruction program called Corrective Reading. We know the  implementing of this teaching method will benefit all of our students!
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Tips for families to help your child have Test Success:
    •  During the school year, ask your child about how school is going. 
    • Participate in activities when parents are invited. Show your child that you care about what is happening at school. 
    • Studies show that children whose parents take part in their learning do better in school.   
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    ****************Some Completed Events:************


    *Tuesday, August 23, 2011
    Shive Open House/Title 1 Annual Parent Meeting
    Title 1 information was given with each grade level
    12:30-1:00- Fourth and Fifth Grades
    1:30-2:00- Second and Third Grades
    2:30-3:00-     Kindergarten and First Grades
    3:00-5:30- School open


    *September 8, 2011-Kindergarten Parent's Night





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    Coming Soon

    Free to Shive students and their parent/guardian...
    Reading Buddies Breakfast Book Club
    Grades K and 1
    October 26, 2011
    Breakfast starts @ 7:30 A.M.
    Program starts @ 8:00 A.M.
    Ending time is 9:00 A.M.
    Invitations coming in Tuesday folders!
    (Please register so we know how many to prepare for.)


    At the club meeting, every registered family attending receives:
    • a free copy of the Book Club selection book 
    • a free activity packet to be completed at home with their "Family Reading Buddy"
    • free breakfast for the student and their "Family Reading Buddy".


      Please feel free to email me with any questions. You may also reach me by phone by calling the school and leaving a voice mail message(704-279-2899 extension 1503)




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    This important information came from the Rowan-Salisbury Schools site, PLEASE READ!

    Internet Safety...

    Since many online dangers exist in the virtual environment, we need to learn how to use the internet wisely by exercising caution and following online safety rules with students. 1. Make sure all students are aware of Internet safety.

    a. Teach students the types of personal information that should not be shared on the internet.

    b. Alert students to report anything seen or received on the computer that makes them feel uncomfortable to a parent or trusted adult.

    c. Create awareness of cyberbullies and predators that use the internet inappropriately. Teach students never to meet face-to-face with someone they have met on the Internet unless they have their parent’s permission.

    d. Develop knowledge of safety and legal regards in playing games or downloading music/video.

    2. Reinforce safe surfing practices. 3. Recognize that parents are key in protecting and educating stu- dents on appropriate Internet use. Provide community outreach so parents can protect their children on the Internet.


    Here are some great websites for parents and children: • http://www.netsmartzkids.org – NetSmartzKids • http://www.ikeepsafe.org/ – I Keep Safe (visit Faux Paw’s Fun Zone) • http://www.getnetwise.org/ – Get Net Wise • http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/ – Cybersmart Australia (visit Hector’s World) • http://www.cyberangels.org/ – Cyber Angels         


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    Things to talk about with your child:

    Why study Rhymes?

    Nursery rhymes introduce:
    • Story Structure
    • Characters students will see again and again throughout their time in school
    • Enriched vocabulary
    • Early lessons of how our language works
    • Short, simple texts
    Rhymes are FUN!



    What are "The 12 Words"?

     

     

    These 12 words are CRUCIAL for your child to learn.  They need to know how to spell them, what they mean and how to use them when reading, answering questions and solving problems.

     

     

    Larry Bell's 12 Words to EOG Success!


    1.  Trace= to outline


    2. Analyze= break it down


    3.  Infer= read between the lines


    4. Evaluate= to judge


    5.  Formulate= build to create


    6. Describe= tell all about it


    7.  Support= back it up


    8.  Explain= tell me why


    9.  Summarize= the short version


    10.  Compare= things that are alike


    11. Contrast= things that are different


    12.  Predict= think about the future



     

     

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    Larry Bell's UNRAVVEL Reading Strategy


    Your child is learning how to take a reading selection (analyze it--break it down) and answer questions by using the following easy steps.  If each child learns how to do it and use it correctly, then reading and answering questions will be a breeze!!  We'll all make 100% on the EOG tests!


    Please encourage your child to use the same steps at home when reading a selection and answering questions.



    UNRAAVEL for Reading


    1.  Underline the title


    2.  Now predict what the selection is about


    3.  Run through and number the paragraphs


    4.  Are you reading the questions?


    5.  Are the important words circled?


    6.  Venture through the selection--READ IT


    7.  Eliminate/cross out the silly/wrong answers


    8.  Let the questions be answered and write the paragraph number and line number where you found the answers next to the question


     

     

    Larry Bell's UNRAAVEL for Math:


     1.  Underline the question


    2.  Now predict what you think you need to do to solve the problem


    3. Read the word problem


    4.  Are the important words circled?

    (especially clue words)


    5.  Apply the step(s) you chose to solve the problem


    6.  Verify your answer (is it reasonable; does it make sense?


    7.  Eliminate/cross out silly or wrong answers


    8.  Let the answer stay or rework the problem

    (Double check your work!)


     

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    Reader's Oath

    I promise to read
    Each day and each night.
    I know it's the key
    To growing up right.

    I'll read to myself,
    I'll read to a crowd
    It makes no difference
    If silent or loud.

    I'll read at my desk,
    At home and at school,
    On my bean bag or bed,
    By the fire or the pool.

    Each book that I read
    Puts smarts in my head,
    'Cause brains grow more thoughts
    The more they are fed.

    So I take this oath
    To make reading my way
    Of feeding my brain
    What it needs every day.

    --- Debra Angstead

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    Don't Laugh at Me
    Words and Music by Steve Seskin & Allen Shamblin

    I'm a little boy with glasses,
    the one they call a "
    geek"
    A little girl who never smiles 
    Cuz I got braces on my teeth
    And I know how it feels to cry myself to 
    sleep

    I'm that kid on every playground 
    who's always chosen last
    A single teenage mother tryin' to overcome my past.
    You don't have to be my friend, 
    But is that too much to ask?

    Don't laugh at me
    Don't call me names
    Don't get your pleasure from my pain
    In God's eyes we're all the same
    Someday we'll all have perfect wings
    Don't laugh at me

    I'm the beggar on the corner
    You've passed me on the street
     I wouldn't be out here beggin
    If I had enough to eat
    And don't think I don't notice
    That our eyes never meet

    Don't laugh at me
    Don't call me names
    Don't get your pleasure from my pain
    In God's eyes we're all the same
    Someday we'll all have perfect wings
    Don't laugh at me

    I'm fat. I'm thin. I'm short. I'm tall.
    I'm deaf. I'm blind.
    Hey aren't we all?
    Don't laugh at me;
    Don't call me names
    Don't get your pleasure from my pain
    In God's eyes we're all the same
    Someday we'll all have perfect wings
    Don't laugh at me
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    PARENTAL HELP AT HOME from Family Education Network, Inc.
    • Subscribe to a newspaper and point out interesting information.
    • Play card games with your children. This helps them recall numbers and the four suits (shape). It's also good for strengthening memory and problem-solving.
    • Set up a card-table with a jigsaw puzzle on it and work on it daily, a little at a time. This is something the entire family can do, and for young children it develops location skills and identification of shapes (which helps with reading).
    • Go grocery shopping with your children, and let themn be involved in finding specific items. (Take labels to match.)
    • Allow your children to help you put items away and categorize them (all of the soups, the cereals, the cleaning supplies, and so on).
    • Let your children sort the clean socks from a load of laundry. This is a good categorization skill.
    • Teach your children the proper way to answer the phone and take messages.
    • Get a public library card and bring your child to the library regularly. Libraries often have special events.
    • Talk with your child; spend some quiet time together.
    • Enjoy learning about what your child is doing each day.
    • Let your child know how you use math in daily life...putting gallons of gas in the car, writing out checks for the monthly bills, counting out money, programming the VCR, keeping track of time, checking the temperature, making out an order and adding up the items, etc.
    • Read a good book on parenting skills.
    • Make sure your child has a warm family or friend's connection.
    • Give your child responsibility and follow through to see that the job is done.
    Tips for Working with Your Child in Reading, from the Public Schools of North Carolina Department of Public Instruction: Five Finger Rule of ThumbTeach your child to use this method in selecting a book. After selecting a book, read the first two pages. Each time you come to a word that you cannot identify, raise one finger. If after reading the first two pages you have raised more than five fingers, this MAY indicate that the book is too difficult. At this point, decide if you want to take the challenge with this book or if you want to select another book.





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