Teacher Candidate Tool Kit

Welcome to Kindergarten at Mosby Woods Elementary School

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Section 1: Curriculum
Supervision Observation Appendix
Our School and
Support Guidelines
Standards
Our School
Welcome to Mosby Woods Elementary School. Where we
learn, give, thrive. Mosby is a tight knit community of
Principal: Dr. AP: Dave AP: Sarah
dedicated teachers and staff members. Mahri Aste Pietzman Haroutunian

• Parking
Click to read
• Sign In about our
First Day School
• Lunch- staff lounge is student
Basics located on 2nd floor (see map)
Demographics
population
• Emergency
here.
Information

• Mosby Woods Maps: • Get to know the

Floor 1 wonderful staff
Maps & Floor 2 Helpful • MWES Technology
Calendars Modular Links
Trailers We are a responsive
• School Year Calendar classroom school
Home
Parking
After turning left
off of Five Oaks
Road you will
continue straight
back into one of
three parking lots
for staff. These are
marked with a
on the map.

The marks the

front entrance of
the building.

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Getting Your Badge
In the front office, you’ll want to check in with Monica
Olivos who will give you your room key and badge. The
gray fob that sticks onto the back of your badge will allow
you to swipe into the building.

Doors typically open at 7:00am and office staff are usually

here by 7:30am.

The school day for staff begins at 8:10am and ends at 3:40pm.

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 Emergency Information
Check the Red Crisis folder to see the
pathway and location your students should
use for a fire drill. Fire drills will be held weekly
the first month of school and monthly
thereafter.
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Clear all students, staff and visitors from hallways into classrooms.
•Assist those with special needs accommodations.
•Close and lock all windows and doors, close window blinds,
cover door windows with paper. Turn off lights.
•Direct students to an area of the room, unobservable from
outside and potential lines of fire.
•Stay away from all doors and windows. DO NOT OPEN THE
DOOR!
•BE QUIET! Be sure all cell phones are off.
•Classes outside the building SHOULD NOT enter the building. If
outside, move outside classes to the end of the school driveway
or the farthest point away from the school.
•Persons in trailers or modular remain inside locked trailers.
This is us!

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Curriculum and Standards
Login information for Blackboard Login information for Being a Writer
username: msbiester username: msbiester@fcps.edu
password: Lucille!3 password: Lucille13

Language
Arts Math Science
Being a Writer Curriculum Guide

Social
PBL
Studies Home
 Supervision Support Home

Connecting with Students, Families

and Community
• Send home “Meet the Teacher” letter at open
house
• Collect parent contact info at open house and
create email listserv
• Send home monthly newsletters
Click to see some Click here to learn more • Beginning of year project for students “About
examples of questions. about me! Me” bag where they can bring in family photos
and things to share about themselves
• Beginning of the year data collection: KMRA for
math and DRA-WA2 for reading
• Get to know the school through the virtual
opening page here. (msbiester@fcpsschools.net, Lucille!3)
• Make friends with the ladies in the office- they
Click to see DRA-WA2 and reading scores of students.
Login: msbiester Password: Lucille!3 are your lifeline!
A Little About Me…
 This is my 3rd Year at Mosby
Woods and my 5th year
teaching!
 B.A. in History from
College of Wooster
 M.S. Ed from University
of Pennsylvania
 Hobbies: Baking, running
and READING!
 I am a passionately curious person and love learning. This is why
I became a teacher. I wanted to work in place where I could
always grow and learn. I love sharing my love of reading and
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the wonder of science with my students.
Observation Guidelines Home

Areas of Supervision Look Fors

• Use knowledge of where students are (think about how to address topic for all the different
learning abilities in the class):

Planning
• What special supports will be needed for lower students?
• How will you challenge high students?
• Reference the pacing guides to get a sense of standards during IT and collect resources
• Arrange materials and think about what can be set up prior to lesson to assist in the flow of the
lesson (specifically technology)
• Set up 1, 2, 3 Magic system that works for the age-level and for your teaching style
• Discuss classroom management with students, model and have students practice what it looks like
Classroom • Address problems with students privately and calmly with students away from other students and
not during instructional time

Management
• Learn what behaviors require a visit to the office and a phone call home- establish a method for
addressing these behavior issues
• Set HIGH and clear expectations early and often (redirection methods- call and response, etc.)

• Informal Assessment:
• Questioning during lessons to check for comprehension

Assessment • Guided practice to assess understanding mid-lesson and see if you need to redirect the
lesson
• Formal Assessment:
• Exit tickets for day-to-day math lessons, KMRA quarterly
• Writing Assessment (Fall, Winter and Spring) and DRA-WA2 (Fall and Spring)
Appendix Home

 1,2,3 Magic for Teachers: http://www.123magic.com/positive-parenting-solutions/1-2-3-

magic-for-teachers.html
 LEARN Lesson Plan Template: http://www.gophersport.com/blogentry/the-learn-model-
for-effective-lesson-planning-in-pe
 DRA-WA2: http://connect.pearsonlearning.com/c2dra/wablms.cfm
 KMRA (use blackboard login: msbiester, Lucille!3):
https://assessment.fcps.edu/Common/Aspire.aspx