1. Welcome
Please write something positive your child has said about school. Also, write a goal you have for your child this year.

2. Curriculum Integrated/Multi leveled
No more letter of the week; The Daily Five
Hands on Math Manipulatives
Writer’s Workshop/Already Ready
Guided Reading-Our goal is for students to be reading by the end of the year.
Pearson Math – website – (later)

3. Homework Read to your child Encourage them to write/draw
Homework will begin in October.
LETTER EXPERT/ will begin this week.

4. Housekeeping Change of clothes in backpack Sweater
Lunch money – send in labeled baggie/envelope with child’s number
Tardy – “8:20 am” Klein ISD allows 3, then conduct grade goes down one grade

5. Transportation
All Kindergarteners are released at 3:15. Walkers – released at mod door to parents/parents please be on time. 3:15 Car Rides front sidewalk,
3:15 –Bus riders
If any changes in transportation please send a note and call front office

6. Conferences Email sbegnaud@kleinisd.net
Regular conference times – 9:05-9:50 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday, Tuesdays only if necessary
Phone
Junk

7. Our Schedule 8:00-8:15 School Begins 8:20 Tardy
8:15-8:50 ELA Big group lessons (Calendar etc)
9:05-10:00 Art/Music/Pe
10:00-10:45 Complete ELA assignments/Centers bathroom before lunch
10:53-11:23 Lunch
11:30-12:15 Math/Math Manipulatives/Partner Gamees related projects
12:15-1:00 Social Studies/Science Rotated weekly
1:00-1:30 Recess
1:30-2:00 Quiet Time “Educational Videos” Pulling kids one on one if need
2:00-2:45 Writer’s Workshop/Book Boxes Rotated Daily
2:45-3:00 Share time -
3:05-3:15 Dismissal
Library – Wed. ????

8. Volunteer
Background check – cannot be a volunteer until background check is cleared – takes a while
Sign in at the front office – bring your ID
Class readers, parties, teacher helper (Homework folders, cutting, pasting, helps get materials ready for instruction)

9. Donations Write on/ Wipe off white boards Paper Towels
Wipes/Kleenex Paper Plates
Baggies all sizes Paper bags
Germ-X Prizes
Old Socks Stickers
Play-dough Expo Markers!!!!!

10. Classroom Discipline Marble jar Tickets
Behavior Calendar— Purple = Fabulous
Greens – Try harder (clip moved down once) Careful (clip moved down twice)
Blue – 5 min out; Orange – 10 min out, phone call home; Yellow – Behavior Intervention; Red – office referral

11. Grading Guidelines E—above grade level and expectations
S- on grade level, doing great
N- needs to improve or develop in areas – more practice at home
U- unacceptable progress

12. What did you do at school today?
Be specific
What story did you hear?
What game/center did you play today?
Were you a leader today?
Did you sing any songs today?
Did you add a word to the word wall?