1. Back To School Night With
Mrs. Werner
Cliffwood Elementary School
Room 16

2. Cliffwood
Elementary
Principal: Mrs. Valerie Ulrich
District Website: www.marsd.org
Telephone Number: 732-290-2770
School Day: Begins at 9:10
Ends at 3:35

3. Child Study Team
• Behaviorist: Andrea Trezza
• Case Manager- Susan Pearsall and
James Zibbell
(Gwen, Cristian E, and Saeed have Ms. Pearsall
Sean and Christian J have Mr. Zibbell)
• Speech Therapist: Amy Gallagher
• Occupational Therapist: Ms. Kim

4. Instructional Assistants
• Mrs. Beth Letowsky
• Mrs. Sharon Collins

5. Our Daily Routine
Monday-Thursday
• 9:05-9:20- Arrival
• 9:25 9:35- Quiet Time
• 9:35-10:10- Writing
• 10:15- 11:25- Reading
• 11:25-11:40- Snack
• 11:45-12:30- Math
• 12:30-12:50- Count Coins/Free Time
• 12:50-1:10- Social Skills/ Penmanship
• 1:10-1:55- Lunch/Recess
• 2:00-2:40- Content (except Thurs and Fri)
• 2:45-3:20- Special (except Thurs and Fri)

6. Freak Friday 
• Our schedule for Friday is different from the rest of our
Monday-Thursday schedule
9:20-9:25- Homeroom
9:30-10:15- Writing
10:15-10:55- Grade 3 Health Grades 1 and 2- Music
11:00-11:45- Shared Reading
11:45-12:25- Guided Reading/Centers
12:30-1:10- Grade 3 Music Grades 1 and 2- Health
1:15-1:55- Lunch
2:00- 3:00- Math
3:00-3:25- Art Project
• Students must wear appropriate footwear for Directed Physical Activity
(Gym and Recess)

7. Reading/Language
Arts
Harcourt Trophies Series
•Spelling
•Reading Comprehension
Reader’s Workshop (3rd Grade)
*Centers
*Guided Reading
*Shared Reading
*Writing
*Handwriting
*Word Work
**Weekly Tests on Fridays unless notified.**
Harcourt Trophies Series Only

8. Math
Everyday Math
Success relies on:
*Parent Involvement
*Games and Manipulatives
*Reference Book
*Number Grid
**Test dates will be determined and announced
when each chapter is completed.**

9. Content
•* Social Studies
•Community, Citizenship, Government
*Science
- McGraw- Hill Textbooks
*Health –
•Social Skills

10. Behavior Management
*Caught being good coins 
*16-18 coins = Free Time/Am
*11-13 coins = Free Time/PM
Lose 2 coins Big Prize
Lose 3 coins Small Prize
Lose more then 3 no prize
*Group Awards
*Student of the
Week/Month
*Act of Kindness Wall

11. Behavior Manager
• The behavior manager that gets sent
home is not used for direct behavior
management, it is meant to be for
communication purposes between the
teacher and parent.

12. Promethean Board

13. Birthdays
Birthdays will be recognized in class.
• Birthdays will be
recognized in class
• Please be aware of
Peanut Allergy
Students
• Cupcakes or munchkins
are permitted.
• No birthday
invitations passed out
in school unless the
whole class is invited.

14. Contact Information
• My email address is:
kwerner@marsd.k12.nj.us
• Telephone number: 732-290-2770

15. SCHOOL RESOURCES
• Cliffwood Main Office Staff
– Please go to the main office first when you
come to school. They need to know that you’re
here, and they can be helpful to you in most
school related situations.
• Nurse, Mrs. Reese
• Social Worker, Mr. Dymond-Drake
– Conflict resolution, student concerns, social
skills

16. PLEASE
READ AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD
to support their success in school.

17. Miscellaneous
• NJASK will be given in May, 2012 (3rd grade
only)
• NJPASS 2012 (2nd grade only)
• Class parties will be planned for a time prior to
the winter and summer breaks
• Cliffwood Elementary School has an annual
Halloween parade
– Students will NOT be allowed to wear
masks, face make-up, or other face and
head coverings with their Halloween
costumes

18. Let’s work as a team and have
a great school year!
Questions ?
Thanks so much
for coming 