Parent Orientation NightSeptember 3, 2013

• Please Sign In • Sign Up for Parent Conferences

on the Early Release Days

• Write a note to your child

• Take a look around the Room

Raffaele’s Rockstars

Parent Orientation NightSeptember 4, 2014

About Me...• From Sugar Land, Texas• Graduated from Baylor University• Teaching 3 years • Newly married

• Read to Self • Read With Someone • Listen to Reading • Working on writing• Word Work

Daily 5

> Comprehension >Accuracy

> Fluency > Expand Vocabulary

Library – Wednesday’s Snack – Should be Healthy

– Can Send Large Amounts to Keep in Cubby

– Please no drinks besides water

Birthdays – » Once a Month Birthday Celebration

Arranged by Room Mothers» @ 2:15 in our classroom

Specials – Music - Odd Days P.E. – Even Days On Nine Week Rotation

o All Graded Papers for Weeko Important Information from Teachero Information from Office & PTOo Book Orders

o Checks Only (Payable to Scholastic)o Usually One Week to Ordero Order Online Too!

o Sign Every Week – Returned Next Dayo Do Not Return Papers

o Unless You Have Question About Something

o Or Signature Required

Tuesday Folders

• Behavior Chart• Homework• Assignment Pencil• Reading Response Log • Last Minute Notes• Communication

Between Teacher & Parent

Red Daily Folder

Please Initial Every Night

White, blue, and purple mean your child had a great day.

Otherwise you’ll see a message from me

about why they had to move their clip down.

We are trying a variety of tests to meet the needs of the many different learners in our classrooms. We also hope that it will help us see if the students truly do

know how to spell in their writing.

Learn for

test.

On the back of every Assignment sheet, there

is a list of words that follow the rules for the

week. Ten of them will be on the spelling test..

Grading System

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Students will choose two menu choices every week to practice the twenty words on the

back of their Pencil Page. Students will turn in Spelling Homework

Tuesday and Thursday

Please Initial choices made for the week.

Any written work can be done in their Reading

Response Folders.** Menu will

change every month.

After reading aloud for 15 -20

minutes, students should write some type

of written response about

the book.Please initial each night to

verify that your child has read aloud.

Homework Routineo Reading: Read Aloud 20 Minutes Every

Night and Written Responseo Math: Tuesday Nighto Spelling: 2 Menu Choices Due Tues and

Thurs

o Homework should only be done in pencilMake-up Work is due the same amount of

days your child is absent.

How Do I Get Home?o Please be sure to call in any changes in the way

your child is getting home by 1 pmo This will help greatly with making sure your

child gets to the right place safelyo Please wait in Gym to pick up car riders. We

want to make sure everyone is safely with their parents.

o We are still choosing our Field Trips this Year. Both will probably be in the Spring due to scope and sequence.

Field Trips

o Ordered on Online Student Form

o $8.00 each

o Worn on Field Trips, Spirit Days, Field Day

o Students & Parents can Order !

Rockstar T-Shirts

oTesting Being Completed as Soon as Possible o Note will be sent home to Sign Up for conference to meet and discuss progress and goals.

o Please remember Early Release Days on October 3rd and 8th * We will dismiss @ 11:45 Afternoons set aside for conferences

o Please Contact me with Any Concerns

Assessments & Conferences

o Bubble Day – October 4th o Pioneer Day – All Day Event

in the Spring Tentative Date March 7th

o Birds, Butterflies, Bees, Blossoms

( Last Week of School)

Special Days

Things we need through out the year that is not on our school

supply list.

Anything you can

donate would be appreciated.

Wish Upon a Star

Birthday Cupcake dates:

August 30September 27October 25November 22December 20January 31February 28March 28April 25May 30 Class Parties Winter Festivities: 12/19Valentine’s Day: 2/14End of the Year: 6/4 

 

Fall Events: Bubble Day: October 4th Get Up and Grow Musical- October 8th 9:00amEarly Release (Parent Conferences): October 15th and 16th Thanksgiving Lunch – November 20th Holiday Night of Giving: December 6th  Spring Events:Pioneer Day: March 7th Spring Carnival : April 11th Field Trips: TBABugs, Bees, Butterflies, and Blossoms: June3

** SAT 10 Testing n 2nd Grade – September 23rd – October 4th

Mark your calendar!Important Dates for 2nd Grade

Before You Leaveo Please Make Sure You’ve Signed

Ino Sign up for a conference for the

2 early release dayso Write a note for your child on

Sticky Note

Thank you for taking the time to attend Open House!

I look forward to working with you and your child this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!