1. Welcome to
Our Open House *
Mrs. Wendt
Room 104

2. A Little About Me… This is the start of my 13th year of teaching4
This is the start of my 13th year of teaching
I graduated from Watervliet High School in 1996
I have a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Western Michigan University

3. I am very excited about the upcoming school year.
Here is a brief overview of what you’ll need to know as the year begins.

4. Good attendance will help your child succeed in the classroom.
Please have your child at school on time each day unless he or she is ill.

5. Please send To School EVERY DAY A Backpack Homework Folder Homework
A Healthy Snack
To School
EVERY DAY

6. MATH
Please complete the Home Links that are sent home each Monday and return them by Friday of each week.

7. You will be notified when there are changes.
SPELLING
Spelling Words and Sight Words will usually come home every Friday
Practice Tests will usually be given on Wednesdays
Final Tests will usually be given on Fridays
You will be notified when there are changes.

8. READING Please read with your child EVERY DAY! Practice Sight Words
Talk about what was read
A comprehension test will be given each Friday
A Unit Test will be given about every six weeks

9. Wednesdays and Fridays
SPECIALS
Music
Mondays and Thursday
P.E.
Wednesdays and Fridays
Library Fridays

10. These are used as a tool to inform you of your child’s weekly behavior and are sent home each Friday.
A child receives a sticker for following the rules and getting no hole punches
A child receives a hole punch whenever he or she continues a behavior that the teacher attempted to correct.
For each hole punch, the child will walk half of recess
Behavior Cards

11. Scholastic Book Orders
Will be sent home monthly, but your are not obligated to purchase anything
Orders can be returned to school or
submitted online
They offer very affordable books and a wide range of titles
We are able to get more books for our classroom with every order

12. Studentreasures Books
Each year, our class publishes a book in the Spring.
Each child completes two pages in the book
You will have the opportunity to purchase a hard bound copy of the book
The cost of the book has been $19.99 in the past
Please see the examples on the table

13. Before You Leave…
Make Sure That You Signed In and included your address
If you would like to volunteer in the classroom, please sign up!
Look At The Display On The Table
Get The Papers From Your Child’s Mail Box

14. We are going to have a great year!
THANK YOU
For Coming!
We are going to have a great year!