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Parent Meeting
November 5, 2015
Please Note…
• Tonight is not the appropriate time to ask teachers how your child is doing in class.
• We are here to share with you what is happening in your children’s classrooms, and to sign up for a conference time if you so choose.
• Thanks for your cooperation!!
Upcoming Events
• Book Fair next week!
– MTW: 8am-4pm
– T/TH: 8am-3pm
– Sat: 6:00-7:00
• Fall Festival: Next Saturday
– Elementary Booths 6:00-7:30
– Auction: 7:30 - ?
Grades
• Please be sure to log into Gradebook with the credentials that Mrs. Barber sent home.
• It has wonderful features that will alert you when grades fall below a certain point!
• There is also an app for that!
7:30 School
• Any student who has failed at three weeks or six weeks IS REQUIRED to attend 7:30 school for three weeks.
• Students must be on time, or an extra day will be added at the end.
Elementary Discipline
(1) Walk the Fence & Note Home Classroom Teacher
(2) Note Home & 2 Days Lunch Det. Classroom Teacher
(3) Call Parents & 2 Days ASD Classroom Teacher
(4) Swats or 1 Week of ASD Principal
(5) 3 Days In School Suspension Principal
(6) Out of School Suspension Principal
The punch card system is a warning system. For small infractions, students get a “punch” out of their punch card. They get one punch card (5 punches) per week. When the card is full, it is a write-up.
Accelerated Reader
• Students will be required to get a certain number points per six weeks for two grades:
– Comprehension (from test report)
– Completion (10 pts=100; 9 pts=90; 8 pts=80)
• AR test log are placed in Take Home Folder
• Students will test during their first reading period of the day; and will get new books during the second reading period of the day (if they’ve tested)
Accelerated Reader
• This six weeks: 10 pt. goal for 3rd-5th; 5 pt. goal for 2nd grade
• No deleting failed tests. Failed tests are a zero.
• No more testing after school. Before school and during the day only.
• Reading log with reading “zone” will be a pass to go to the library.
• JH/HS classes are making AR tests for books.
Accelerated Reader
• 3 levels of achievement:– Gold: 150 points for the year
• Receive $100 Walmart gift card and shopping trip; name of plaque; Leal’s; paint ceiling tile
– Silver: 100 points for the year• Leal’s and ceiling tile
– Bronze: 90 points for the year • Ceiling tile
• Ends May 20th
• Shopping trip: May 23rd
• Leal’s and Ceiling tiles: May 24th
• Readers’ Wall of Fame
Homework
• 2nd-5th Grade Students will have the following homework nightly:– Math– Spelling– Independent Reading (15-25 minutes per week)
• If there is homework in other subjects, it is only because the work was not finished in class.
• Suggestions for homework: if your child is having difficulty with the concept, bring them to school at 7:45 to get help from the teacher.
• We have started sending much of the homework for the next week home on Fridays.
Welcome to Pre-KLibby Steelman
Teresa VeraTonya Ruthardt
A Day in Pre-K…
Calendar
Circle Time
Centers
Lunch/Recess
Nap
PE
Circle Time
Free Centers
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Learning Lab…
Scaffolding Student Growth Preparation for Mastery
A place for learning and fun.
Testing for Mastery
The computer lab is utilized for testing in programs such as Accelerated Reader, Aimsweb, Mindplay, and Study Island. These programs are used to find strengths and areas of weakness in student learning.
Lab Accountability
• I do take grades in this class.
• I am reinforcing what has already been covered in subject area content.
• I am scaffolding learning by covering content at a lower level or sometimes at a higher level depending on the students in each class and their needs.
Phonics and Reading
We work daily to increase our skills in phonics and reading. This is a student’s sketch of the order of events from a story read in class.
Reading StrategiesOur 3rd, 4th, and 5th
graders work on reading passages weekly . They tear down the passages and utilize strategies to become better readers, which prepares them to succeed in Junior High academics.
Reading Skills
• Inferring
• Supporting Details
• Main Idea
• Summary
• Context Clues
• Academic Vocabulary
• Making Predictions
• Sequencing
• Comparing/Contrasting
Writing Mechanics
• Nouns
• Pronouns
• Reflexive Pronouns
• Subject
• Paragraphs
• Grouping information
• Summarizing information
• Coming soon-Verbs
Basic Facts and Math
We are working on numeracy, basic math facts, and strategies for solving problems.
Math Skills
• Place value
• Numeracy skills
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Coming soon-Division
Fun FridayOur students enjoy Fun Friday in the Lab. We worked on an art project at the beginning of school. Last Friday we played games. In the future we hope to have fun with Legos.
Higher Order Thinking We hope that Friday will be a day that students will learn how to play with others, access the creative side of their brains, and create mental pathways to solve problems.
Fridays are fun…
We like fun!
2nd-5th MathMs. Oliver
Our Daily RoutineDaily Warm-Up
Basic FactsGrade Homework
Lesson(Go Math! and Interactive Notebook)
Daily Warm-Up
Basic FactsFacts to be memorized
2nd grade: addition3rd-5th grade: multiplication
HomeworkWork problems and grade previous night’s homeworkReview tonight’s homework and answer any questions
Grades are given weekly
Homework
LessonInteractive Notebook Notes
Go! Math Practice and Small GroupDaily Practice on math homework and in class practice
GradingWeekly grade on homework (# correct/ # of questions)
Daily Warm-Up(Completion grade every 18 days)
Basic Facts(Grade based on progression of facts)
Skills Practice in classReviews and Assessments
Basic Facts Grades2nd Grade:6’s or higher = 1005’s = 804’s = 603’s = 402’s = 201’s = 0
3rd Grade:3’s = 1002’s = 751’s = 0Third grade recently began multiplication facts
Basic Facts Grades4th Grade:6’s or higher = 1005’s = 804’s = 603’s = 402’s = 201’s = 0
5th
6’s or higher = 1005’s = 804’s = 603’s = 402’s = 201’s = 0
Extra CreditHomework Logs/Reading Logs
4th-5th grade DynaMath
Websitewww.lazbuddieisd.org
- Campuses- Elementary
- Staff- Elizabeth Oliver
http://www.lazbuddieisd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=375297&type=u&pREC_ID=519272
ConferencesMonday – Friday
12:00-12:45After School
Monday and Tuesday by appointmentWednesday- Friday
Ms. Heathington
Social Studies
&
Science
Expectations
• Be prepared to Learn
• Be respectful to classmates and adults
• Do your best work everyday
• Ask Questions
• Make Connections
• Have Fun Learning
Ann Heathington575-749-2372
2nd-5th ELA
• Spelling Homework• Monday – They receive their words and a practice sheet.• Tuesday – They need to use each word in a meaningful
sentence.• Please help them with this if they have trouble. This is so
important in developing their writing skills.• For example: pitch• I will pitch the ball to the batter. (Great!)• I can pitch. (Not a meaningful sentence)• Wednesday – Write their spelling words 3 times each.• Thursday – Study for their spelling test on Friday.• Friday – Test Day!
2nd-5th ELA
• Daily Language Review
• Each day, we work in a language review workbook. Each week they will take a quiz over what we worked on during the week. They need to pay attention in class and work along with me because they will take the weekly packet home on Thursday to look over and prepare for the quiz. You should see this come home in the ELA section of their take home folder.
2nd-5th ELA
• If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
• My email is [email protected]. My cell is 806-946-8665, and my home number is 806-965-2648.
STAAR Preparation
What YOU can do to help your child become a better reader.
Dates for STAAR tests for Reading
3rd & 4th Grades: May 9, 2016 (Tuesday)
5th Grade: March 29, 2016 (Wednesday)
Retest (if necessary):
May 9, 2015
June 20 & 21
Be a good role model — read yourself and read often to your child. Turn the TV off, get off the computer, silence your cell phone, and pick up a book.
Provide varied reading material — some for reading enjoyment and some with information about hobbies and interests.
Encourage activities that require reading — for example, cooking (reading a recipe), constructing a kite (reading directions), or identifying an interesting bird's nest
Establish a reading time…and everybody read. Example: Select one evening a week for reading (instead of television, video games, computers and other electronics viewing).
Write notes to your school-age child; encourage written responses. (Reading & writing are complementary skills.)
Ask your child to read to a younger sibling.
I am available to help:
Before School
7:30-8 a.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday _______________
After school from 3:45-4:30 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
