Welcome to Parent Orientation!! Mrs. Clark Mrs. Lehman Mrs. Moose Ms. Price Ms. Elmore

Welcome to Parent Orientation!!

Mrs. ClarkMrs. LehmanMrs. MooseMs. Price

Ms. Elmore

Expectations:

Give a HOOT!!High Expectations

Others MatterOutstanding Respect

Think Safety

Star System

• 5 Stars- All is Good• 4 Stars-Warning

• 3 Stars-Silent Time• 2 Stars-Bounce To

Another Class (with reflection sheet)• 1 Star-Restricted Recess/Phone Call to

Parent• 0 Stars-Office Visit

Homework

Nightly Homework:

• Read 15 minutes. Students need to write the title of their book on their reading log.

• Spelling

Other Homework:

• Math

Communication• Agenda• Tuesday Folder• Student Data Notebooks• Newsletters (Monthly)• Communication Round-Up

(Clark/Price)• Saddle Bag (Clark/Price)

Words Their Way

Spelling Homework

• Students will receive new words on Mondays (starting September 12th).

• They will have until Friday to complete 3 spelling activities in their spelling notebook.

• We encourage you to have your child sort and practice writing their words for tests on Fridays.

Daily 5• 3 Rounds per Day• Each round is around 20 minutes• Whole group lessons between

rounds• During Guided Reading Time• **Guided Reading Will Start after Benchmarking is complete.

Read to Self

Read to Someone

Listen to Reading

Word Work

Writing

I PICK• I Choose A Book• Purpose-Why am I

reading it?• Interest-Do I like it?• Comprehend-Do I

understand?• Know-Do I know

most all the words?

Café

• Comprehension• “I understand what I read”• Accuracy• “I can read the words”• Fluency• “I can read accurately, with expression and

understand what I read”• Expand Vocabulary• “I know, find and use interesting words”

Math Expressions

• Inquiry-Based

• Hands-on

• Math Talk

Science

•Science Kits•Life Cycles•Weather•Matter•Sound

Social Studies

•Community•Community Helpers•Citizenship

Field Trips• Asheboro Zoo-October 27, 2011. $21.00.

Permission forms and money due October 10th. (Forms go home Tuesday).

• Little Read (March)

• Health Department (March)

• Murray’s Mill Story-telling Festival (June)

Differenti-what???

• Thank you for coming! If you need us, feel free to contact us!

• Jane_Clark@catawbaschools.net

• Harriet_Lehman@catawbaschools.net

• Danyel_Moose@catawbaschools.net

• Monica_Abernethy@catawbaschools.net