1. Open House nd grade
Mrs. Gayle Denny Houser

2. About Me 20th year teaching
BA in Elem. Educ, certified in ESOL and Gifted Education
Was stay at home mom when my 2 boys were young
8th year at Curtis, previously at Plumb Elem.
Previous president of Little League in Clwtr. PTA board positions, HS golf board,
2 sons, Brian and Zack both live in Clearwater
Married in 2011, Steve Houser
Added 6 more children to my family 
We have 10 grandchildren, 5 in Florida, one that goes to Curtis
Summer – travelled to 20 different states!

3. Classroom – variety of areas for movement and refocusing
Flexible seating- round table, floor, stand, lap boards, yoga ball, etc.
Will change partnerships periodically
Student Jobs
Empowerment
Positively Charged Students – record on Mondays
CFN on Tuesdays

4. Weekly Specials Classes
Schedule
Weekly Specials Classes
M - Art,
T – Music
W – F PE
8:00-8:30 Reading Intervention
8:30-8:50 ELA
8:50-9:40 Specials
9:40-11;20 ELA
11:20-11:40 Math Intervention
11:44-12:14 Lunch
12:14-12:30 Recess
12:30-1:25 Math
1:25-1:55 Science, Social Studies
Computer Lab
ST math – 90 min weekly
Wednesdays 1:30 -2, blldg. 7
iStation – 30 min.
Mondays 9:45 building 7
Bi-weekly
Library – 12:50

5. Grading Scale
100 – 90 E
89 – V
79 – S
69 – 60 N
Below U

6. Our Classroom Student Expectation
Our classroom is a place where we do our best!
We can make mistakes…that is how we learn.
The power of YET!
Growth mindset
Whole Brain learning with rules 1 – 5
Teach, switch, mirror, etc.
Positibe R

7. Consequences Reward Verbal warnings
Move colored stick from the Great Day, Blue cup
Written warning
Reward
Verbal praise
Earn dollars
Fun Activities
Blue special activities

8. Water Bottles - If your child brings a water bottle to school for PE then make sure their name is on it. You can use a permanent marker and write their name on the lid or side before it gets cold.
Agenda books - Required to be signed daily. Please sign them at the bottom of the page for each day.
Unsigned agendas will result in a warning being sent home that day (this includes Fridays).

9. Student papers and homework - Please sign your name in the top right corner. This is where I will look for this information. If your child does not complete their assigned homework it will be returned to be completed. An incomplete assignment, missing assignment or no parent signature on the first page will result in a warning. By school policy, if an assignment is not turned in on the day it is due, it is still required to be turned in. For everyday that it is not turned in it will result in a warning/detention. Before giving any homework assignment I will have explained it to your child. I will not give a homework assignment unless we have discussed the skill/topic. Sometimes there will be 2 sides to a homework assignment so please make sure to look. Your child will be writing their homework assignment in their planners daily.

10. - The homework folder needs to be returned daily (Monday-Friday).
Items to Return – Homework, incomplete work, papers to be signed and returned
Items to Keep – Checked/Graded work
*All tests must be signed and returned
Before School Guidelines- Adult supervision begins at 7:30am-students should not arrive at school before that time. They may not go into the classroom to get homework or planners if forgotten the day before. Students may enter the classroom no earlier than 7:50. Arrival after the 8:00am bell will be a tardy.

11. SNACK – the most important time of the day (to them)
We have snack at 10:30ish am daily. We work and snack.
Please send in a healthy snack. For example: granola bar, fres10h fruit, crackers, goldfish, trail mix, etc. Thank you for watching the sugar content. Please no yogurt or fruit cups with the syrup.

12. Homework Fundamental policy – Please check Agenda binder for homework
Weekly team newsletter
Must sign planner daily
Manage workload around schedules
Revised occasionally
Must be in by 8:15 a.m.,
turned in complete, and correct assignment.
No parents will be allowed in to sign planners or homework in the mornings
Parent signature (no initials)