WELCOME BACK!!!VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDR. PATRICIA KENNEDY, PRINCIPAL

The hardest part of raising a child is

teaching [the child] to ride a bicycle. 

A shaky child on a bicycle for the first time

needs both support and freedom. 

The realization that this is what the child

will always need can hit hard. 

~Sloan Wilson

WHO’S NEW? PARAPROFESSIONALS

Pre School:

Mrs. Theresa Deley

Mrs. Judith Kerrigan

Ms. Melanie Schmenti

LLD K-2: Mrs. Gabriella Caprio

LLD 3-4: Ms. Roseanne FreykarMs. Mary Ellen Soprano

Kindergarten: Mrs. Nancy Biermeister

GRADE ONE: Mr. Harry Baum

GRADE TWO: Ms. Lauren WorkMrs. Michelle Krake

GRADE THREE: Mrs. Connie Armenti Ms. Theresa Zemanek

WHAT’S NEW?BEING A WRITER

A yearlong writing resource for

grades K–6 in the areas of writing,

motivation, and learning theory

with social and ethical

development

The program has two goals:

to develop the creativity and

skills of a writer

to develop the social and

ethical values of a responsible

person

High-quality trade books are used for

genre immersion and author studies

Mini-lessons reinforce the skills and

conventions taught in the program

Writing instruction, regular

community-building elements, and

guided partner work are integrated

to develop in students a sense of

autonomy, belonging, and

competence

WHAT’S NEW?MATH & READING POWERWORKS

PowerWorks Theme Sets

integrate content and reading, place and assess students

provide a full range of large group, small group, and independent activities

Program Components:

Read-Aloud fiction trade book to introduce the standards-based theme concept,

build background, and activate prior knowledge.

Shared Reading Nonfiction Big Book to explore the concept in-depth and

introduce basic nonfiction text features.

Little Book versions of the Big Book for read-alongs and re-reading.

Leveled Readers —paired fiction and nonfiction texts to expand all students'

understanding of the theme, plus Audio to help students access information.

Trade Book Library with carefully selected fiction and nonfiction to further

students' understanding of the theme.

SCHOOL GOALS

To sustain and enrich our Balanced Literacy

Program

To provide a safe and child-friendly learning

environment free from harassment, intimidation,

and bullying

To sustain Inclusive practices and teaching models

To infuse the authentic use of technology into daily

instruction

To promote communication between community

and school

GOOD ADVICE : )

It's not only children who grow.  Parents do,

too. 

As much as we watch to see what our children

do with their lives, they are watching us to see

what we do with ours. 

I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. 

All I can do is reach for it myself. 

~Joyce Maynard