While you wait for us to begin… Please be sure you: –Sign in at the reading table –Enjoy your child’s letter. Feel free to respond. - Use the “post its” to write a special message to your child. Hide your message in one of their folders.

Teacher’s Orientation Night September 24, 2015

Classroom Expectations Our class will follow Cedar Fork’s motto: SHINE! - S- Show safe behavior –H- Have a positive attitude –I- Include and work with others –N- Never give up –E- Expect success In addition, our class will have the following classroom clip system correlated with the Cedar Cash reward system O – Outstanding + $3.00 E – Excellent Choices + $2.00 G – Great Effort + $1.00 R- Ready to Learn - $2.00

Consequences 1 st Warning : verbal reminder 2 nd Warning: T- Think About It - $ rd Warning: M- Make Better Choices - $ th Warning: P – Parent Contact - $ 0.00

Cedar Cash Reward System – List of Prizes Choose a motivating pencil $10.00 Choose a sheet of stickers $10.00 Wear a Hat for the Day $15.00 Story Teller $ Show and Tell $20.00 Read in Teacher’s Rocking Chair $25.00 Lead a class game or activity $25.00 Bring a Stuffed Animal to School $30.00 Send a Message Home $30.00 Shout out on Classroom website $35.00 Choose your own job $40.00 Write in Pen – 1 day $40.00 Treasure Box $50.00 Play a board game with a friend $60.00 Morning work pass – 1 day $75.00 Extra Tech Time $80.00 Homework pass – 1 day $90.00 Lunch with Teacher $100.00

BEE Binder Money/Notes Planner Tuesday Folder Homework Folder Spelling Grid is now here (blue grid) Friendship List… Look for tomorrow

Homework Word Work Grid Activity: Your child should complete one grid box activity per week. Math Homework: Assigned according to our pacing guide. Reading: Read daily for 20 minutes and complete Reading Log to turn in on Friday. Passage assigned Monday. Practice passage daily to improve accuracy and fluency. Completed sheet due on Friday.

Tuesday Folders Return on Wednesday or the next school day Review all work and keep at home in a designated area Assessments will be marked with a “1,2,3, or 4”

Weekly Newsletter The weekly newsletter ‘SCOOP’ will have pertinent information valuable to you and your child. It will list homework, calendar of dates, upcoming events and helpful resources It will be ed out every Friday. Also posted on the classroom website Please be sure to read it weekly.

Daily Schedule 8:45-9:10 restroom, handing in homework, copying down daily homework in planner, checking mailbox for new homework, starting morning work 9:10-9:20 Announcements and Morning Meeting 9:20-10:55 ELA – Letterland, Guided Reading, Daily 5, etc. 11:00 – 11:30 LUNCH 11:30-11:45 Restroom Break #2 11:45-12:30 Specials 12:30-1:00 Writing 1:00-2:00 Math 2:00-2:30 Recess/ Restroom break #3 2:30 – 3:00 Social Studies/Science 3:00-3:30 Intervention time 3:30-3:45 Pack up and Dismissal

Specials Our special schedule is: Day 1- Media Day 2- Music Day 3- PE Day 4- Technology Day 5 – Readers/Writers Theatre Day 6- Art Day 7 - PE ** Please make sure your child wears sneakers for P.E. ** Brings any media books back to school on our Media day.

Lunch 11:00-11:30 pm If you would like to join your child for lunch, please sign in at the office and meet them in the cafeteria. Please make sure your child has lunch money every day. Breakfast costs $1.00 and lunch costs $2.00. The office does not have the funds to purchase lunch for students who have forgotten their money.

Snacks and Drinks Please send your child with a healthy snack each day. Healthy snacks include veggies, crackers, goldfish, pretzels, fruit, etc. If you would like, you may send a water bottle (WATER ONLY PLEASE) for your child to drink at designated times during the day. They will keep their water bottles in their cubbies

Recess 2:00-2:30 pm Your child will have a snack and water break for the first 5 minutes of recess Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather and playing

Pacing Guide and Parent Resources The following are found on Cedar Fork’s Website  2nd Grade Pacing Guides  - Parent’s Guide to Student Success  - Volunteer Information Still’s Classroom Website  Math Flipped Videos  Scoop Newsletter  Standard Based Grading Descriptors  Instructional Websites  Scholastic Book club – ordering books online  Teacher Wish list  Student Resources – with log in info

Communication BEE Binders Conferences- 1 st Quarter, End of year (Sign ups will be sent through Sign up Genius) Scoop newsletter Stills’ classroom website: maureenstills.weebly.com

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