Transcript Parent Orientation 2011

Parent Orientation 2011
School Calendar Reminders:
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August 23 School Pictures
September 2- Ram Run Kick Off
September 5- No School- Labor Day
September 15 Early Dismissal
September 23 Ram Run
September 26- Field Trip to Nashville Zoo
September 30 First grading period ends
October 3-7 Fall Break
October 14- Field Trip to Lucky Ladd Farm
October 18 Report cards
Academic Subjects
Language Arts
LanguageNouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives,
Subjects, predicates
All tied to writing
WritingWriting Workshop
Personal Narratives, Descriptive, Explanatory, Comparative, Expository
Reading
Combination of basal, trade books, novel studies
Rotation of groups depending on need
Individuals set AR goals
Reading celebration every 9 weeks
SpellingPretest on Friday
Homework nightly- Spelling workbook and Spelling Activities sheet
Alternate group has words covering the same skill, more difficult words
Math-
New math series-pearsonsuccessnet.com
Regrouping (borrowing) 10’s and 1’s
Multiplication
Fractions
Telling time to the ½ hour and 15 minute interval
Focus on memorizing addition facts in preparation for adding higher numbers.
Math journaling
Science-
Combination of textbook and kits:
Butterflies
Soils
Changes-physical science
Balancing and weighing
Social Studies-
Focus on communities, rules and laws
Map skills
Citizenship
Special projects
Famous American
Bingo board with choice of projects
Government
Ways You Can Help Out
• Contribute to class store, healthy snacks, or classroom
supplies/wish list
• PTO rep- Volunteer needed
• Room mother- Volunteer needed
• Kroger cards – Gives us money for our classroom
• Volunteer in the classroom
Ways We Will Communicate
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We will communicate by notes in the agenda, email correspondence,
information posted on our class web page (homework is updated
daily), personal phone calls, and through class newsletters. Please
check your email daily in case I have sent you an email, and I will do
the same.
We may also schedule a conference at school to discuss your child’s
progress. Twice a year we will have Parent/Teacher Conferences.
The first conference will be held October 20th from 2:45-6:00.
To contact me by phone, please call the school office at (615) 9046715 and leave a message for me to return your call. If you send in
a note, ask your child to show it to me first thing in the morning;
permission forms for trips must also be collected first thing in the
morning and placed in the black wire basket on my desk.
If your child has a change in transportation, please send a note or
email the information to both my school email address
[email protected] and to the school attendance office
[email protected] (Mrs. Kelly Hood) so the office may prepare a
change in transportation tag for the student. Remember to inform
the person transporting your child about dismissal procedures and
car tags. If a change in transportation is necessary during inclement
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The TFAA Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has asked for
parents to register email addresses at PTO website (link on TFAA
homepage). Be sure to keep me updated with changes in email
and home phone numbers or addresses.
The class newsletters will be on my webpage. If you do not have
access to a computer and need a paper copy, please let me know
and I will provide copies of correspondence.
Check the Agenda to review any notes and student behavior
marks on a daily basis, and initial the date. PLEASE don’t sign
blank dates.
Your child will receive a mark if they
have broken a rule.
A red take-home folder (Home-School Connections folder)
will be sent home on Thursdays. It will contain weekly
graded papers and may contain parent flyers or
newsletters. Please sign the signature sheet inside,
indicating you have received the graded papers that week.
Leave the signature sheet in the folder PLEASE! Remove
the papers from the folder to review and discuss with your
child. Keep the papers at home, unless otherwise requested
to return them to class for student work samples. I will
remove the parent signature page when it is complete.
If an assignment has a note indicating it
has not been completed please sit with
your child and help them complete the
assignment. Return it to school the
following day. If an assignment says “see
me” that means your child had to have
one-on-one time with Mrs. Crabtree or
myself in order to help them better
understand the assignment. These
assignments will not be assigned a higher
grade, they are reviewed to ensure the
necessary skills have been mastered.
Reading
Guidelines
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Students will set Accelerated Reading goals each nine weeks. Goals for
the first nine weeks will be determined once the children are able to log
in. Your child will be asked to record their goal for the nine weeks in
their agenda. The children will complete a simple book project over
several of their books. Most of the work will be completed in class.
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Students will receive a book level after taking the STAR test. When
selecting books I try to guide the children toward literature that is age
and grade appropriate. Keep in mind high-level fiction books may
contain content that is not age appropriate.
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Each child should read at least twenty minutes every night.
Homework
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Homework and class assignments will be neatly completed in pencil
(no pen).
Students will head their class papers with their Name, student
number#, and date.
Daily homework assignments will be written on a focal wall for
students. Students are responsible for recording everything from the
homework board into the agenda each day. If no homework is
assigned, the student will write, “No Homework.” Generally, students
will not have homework on Fridays. Homework is due the morning
following the assignment. Projects, book reports, and other special
assignments may have extended due dates. Any student who does not
complete and turn in the homework assignment will generally
completed it in the morning with other morning work ore during
recess academy. If you have a special circumstance to occur in the
evening that prevents your child from doing their homework please
send a note. I will consider the circumstances and allow extra time
for the work to be completed. Please refer to the School Wide
Discipline Policy in your child’s agenda. Failure to write down the
Class Parties, Celebrations,
and Birthdays
Class Parties and Celebrations: Exact dates will be
announced.
Characters Come to Life (Dress up as a storybook
character)(October)
Winter Party (December)
Friendship Day (February)
End of the Year Party (May).
A/R Reading Celebration: An Accelerated Reader Reading
Celebration will beheld each 9 week grading period.
Birthdays: Please let me know if you would like to send
cookies or cupcakes for your child’s birthday. Students
could enjoy these treats at recess or in the classroom
before recess. Surprise birthday parties are not permitted.
If the student has a birthday that falls at a time we are
out of school, he/she may choose another day to celebrate
during the school year.
Responsibility Party: We celebrate responsibility every Friday.
Returning homework, making good choices, and
Field Trips
Nashville Zoo- September 26 to observe animals in natural habitats
Lucky Ladd Farm- October 14
Barfield Park- Animal Explorations
A signed parental permission form is required from every student
who will participate in a field trip. We expect for all students to go on
the field trips, however, any student who is unable to participate will be
escorted to another teacher’s class with assignments to do for the day.
Each trip will have its own permission slip that will be sent home in
advance of the event. Please sign and return the permission form. Send
in the exact amount of money requested in cash or check payable to
TFAA by the due date in an envelope. (Sorry, TFAA cannot provide any
change for overpaid amounts. Any money overpaid will go into the
General Fund. No refunds.) Students bring a labeled sack lunch and
drink. NO late money will be accepted!!!!!
Students must ride in the school bus for the trip and are not
permitted to drive in separate cars with a parent or friend. Likewise,
students must return to school with the class on the bus.
Parents wishing to go along as chaperones, please submit a separate
payment for yourself. On some fieldtrips only a limited number of