Mrs. Mills Welcome Parents!

Folders  Send folders everyday  Send money in envelopes with your child’s name on it  Send notes in folders

Going Home If it is necessary to change the routine during the year, please do so by writing a note and sending it in the folder. Meaning if your child is usually a bus rider and you are picking them up that day, we must have a written note from you. The office will call to verify changes. We will only change the plans if you let us know.

Lunch and Snack  Must send snack everyday  Lunch money can be sent by week or month in your child’s folder  I will ask for special treats throughout the year for parties  May send special treats for birthdays

How I Teach  Hands on  Interactive  Small group  Whole group  Discussion  Follow up work sheets  When absent it is difficult to “make up” the work.

Behavior Systems We are a PBS School (Positive Behavior Support)  Rams Tokens  Charm Necklaces  Smiley Face Charts  I want you to assume your child is doing well. I will contact you if there is a problem.

7:10-7:35 Arrival, Journal, Morning Work 7:35-8:35 Acceleration/Morning Meeting 8:35-9:15 Specials 9:15-9:30 Snack 9:30-10:45 Literacy/Open Court 10:45-11:00 Bathroom Break 11:00-11:30 Lunch 11:30-12:00 Rest/Read Aloud 12:00-12:30 Recess 12:30-1:30 Math 1:30-1:55 Daily Wrap up/Pack Up Schedule

Specials  Monday -PE  Tuesday- Library/Computer Lab  Wednesday- No Specials (Show and Tell)  Thursday- Music  Friday- Art

Reading  Whole group and small group instruction  Open Court Phonics  Literacy Centers  Differentation

Open Court Sound Cards

Writing  Pictures  Dictation  Sounds  Graphic Organizers

Math  Numbers to 30  Sorting, patterning  Graphing  Shapes  Comparing and Contrasting Attributes  Calendar Skills  Positional Words, visual spatial tasks  Problem solving

Science and Social Studies  Highly integrated with reading and writing  Done through our thematic unit studies

Title One- Math  Numbers and Operations Develop number sense for whole numbers Connect model, number word (orally), and number using a variety of representations- Count objects in a set- Read and write numerals- Compare and order sets and numbers- Recognize equivalence in sets and numbers  Measurement Compare attributes of two objects using appropriate vocabulary  Geometry Model and use directional and positional vocabulary  Algebra Sort and classify objects by one attribute

Title One- Language Arts  Phonemic Awareness- Identifying Rhyme- Identifying words that start the same  Reading- Book and Print Awareness - Answers questions appropriately- Recognizes own name in print  Alphabet Recognition (out of sequence)- Identify most capital letters- Identify most lower case letters  Beginning Sound Recognition- Identify most letter sounds

Title One- Language Arts  Writing- Is able to recognize and write his or her own name without copying or assistance.- Draws a focused picture with a detailed character and setting. Is able to articulate what is happening in the drawing in logical sequence.  Detailed character includes body parts (no stick figures). Students should begin to write their own sentence for their picture (this does not mean correct spelling – students should start writing beginning and ending sounds).- Writes first name

Aims Web  Established=performing on or above the goal.  Emerging=performing slightly below the goal.  Deficient=performing below the goal and needs more intensive instruction at home and school.  No matter how your child scored in each area continue to review nightly. Also remember that the test is a timed test. Each one is scored in a 1 minute timed session.

Aims Web TestEstablishedEmergingDeficientWinter Goal End Of Year Goal Letter Naming38/min47/min Letter Sounds22/min35/min Phoneme Segmentation24/min44/min Nonsense Word19/min32/min Oral Counting59/min69/min Number Identification49/min56/min Quantity Discrimination19/min27/min Missing Number10/min13/min

Please call or me if you need anything at all! (School) (Cell)