1. WELCOME
to Mrs. Garces’
1st Grade
Orientation

2. I am excited to be your child’s teacher.
All About Mrs. Garces
I have been teaching for 7 years. This is my second year teaching first grade at Mater. I have taught two years prior in Kindergarten.
I am excited to be your child’s teacher.

3. SCHOOL HOURS 7:30am – 3:00pm Arrival is from: 7:30am – 8:15am
*To maximize your child’s safety parents are only allowed to walk their child to the classroom on the first day of school.

4. After 2:00pm pickup time parents will be charged a $1 a minute.
SCHOOL HOURS
Dismissal is at 1:45pm
*Silent Dismissal will begin on the first day of school. Students will remain in the class and designated people will call your child for bus and parent pick-up. Everyone must show the child’s decal in the parent pick-up line. Please let me know in advance if your child’s transportation changes for that day.
After 2:00pm pickup time parents will be charged a $1 a minute.

5. ATTENDANCE
* Students must be physically present in school for a minimum of 2 hours to be
Absences:
counted present.
* Students must bring a note within 72 hours of absence (3 days) in order for it
to be considered an excuse absence.
* The only acceptable excuse absences are: student illness, medical appointment,
death in family, observance of a mandated religious holiday.
* Mater Academy only accepts 10 excused absences. *Any additional absence will be unexcused Unexcused Absences = 1 Referral

6. ATTENDANCE Tardies: * All tardies are considered unexcused.
10 Tardies = Referral
Early Dismissal:
* Students will not be dismissed 30 minutes
prior to dismissal time.
* Document to excuse early dismissal must be
submitted within 72 hours.
5 Unexcused Early Dismissal = Referral
Dismissal:
*Every minute after 2:00pm that a student is not picked up, they will be a charge of $1 per minute.

7. Uniforms are MANDATORY
White, Gold, Hunter Green Shirt with trim and Mater Academy Elementary Logo
Tops:
Bottoms:
Boys: Khaki pants
Girls: Khaki skort or Khaki pants
*****Jackets: Hunter Green Jacket.
***** ID’s are part of the school uniform and can be bought after orientation in the cafeteria.
3 Infractions =Referral

8. * Our classroom can be very cold, make sure to
Classroom Tips
* Our classroom can be very cold, make sure to
send your child to school with their green sweater
and make sure it has his/her name.
* Don’t send your child to school with
toys, bracelets, watches, lead pencils, etc.
Anything is a distraction!

9. Volunteer Hours 30 volunteer hours are required for each family.
Take action by:
1. Register online to be a volunteer
2. Chaperone Field Trips
3. Donate Gift Cards
($1 is equivalent to 1 hour)
4. Donate supplies (see wish list)
***We need candy and small toys for our treasure box. Please send in receipt with items.

10. DAILY SCHEDULE Time Subject 8:15am-9:45am Reading 9:45am - 10:15am
PE/Recess
10:15am- 11:15am
Math
11:15am- 11:45am
Lunch
11:45am-12:15pm
Writing
12:15pm-12:45pm
S.Studies/Science
12:30pm-1:00pm
Spanish
1:00- 1:45pm
S. Studies/Science

11. 1. I will listen and follow directions.
Classroom Management
Classroom Rules:
1. I will listen and follow directions. 
2. I will raise my hand to share ideas. 
3. I will use a soft voice.
4. I will walk in school to be safe. 
5. I will use my hands for helping and not hurting. 
6. I will use kind words. 
At the beginning of the school year we spend ample time explaining the importance of these rules and role playing proper and improper ways to behave in class. The students learn the rules and when they are not followed, consequences will follow.
Our classroom will use a behavior management chart. At the beginning of the school day, all the students start on the green part of the chart (Ready to Learn). If a rule is broken, the student receives a verbal warning and a chance to correct the behavior. If the student is able to correct the behavior his/her pin stays on the green part of the chart.
However, if the student does not correct the behavior and is spoken to a second time, his/her pin will be moved to the orange part of the chart Think About It. If the student continues with the behavior he/she will move their pin to yellow (Teacher’s Choice) he/she will have to sit out during recess for 10 minutes. Lastly, the last color on our behavior chart is red (Parent Contact). If a child goes home in red, a phone call or note will follow. Student will have to sit out for the entire recess time.

12. Classroom Management Rewards
The student may receive one of the following rewards if they remain in green: stickers, treats, or additional computer time.
Student of the Month/ Core Values
Each month a student is selected that have shown the core value for the month. The student is taken a picture and will be displayed in the hallways. The core values are: Respect, Friendship, Creativity, Gratitude, Generosity, Commitment, Kindness, Patience, Peace, and Honesty.
Consequences
If the student’s pin is moved to the yellow part of the behavior chart, he/she will sit out 10 minutes during recess.
If the student’s pin is moved to the red part of the behavior chart, he/she will sit out during the entire recess time and will have a phone call or note sent home.
If the behavior persists; a conference will need to be scheduled and he/she will continue to lose special privileges.

13. K.I.T. BINDER
Keeping it Together
* Must Bring to school every day (with homework packet inside).
* Practice at home how to hold the binder.
* The binder will hold
Money Pouch
Behavior Calendar
Red Folder (Notes Home/Homework Pocket)
Blue Folder (Student Work)

14. Money Pouch *All money must be sent inside the money pouch.
*We will not accept any money that is not in the money pouch.
*Friday Jeans Day $1 Jeans must be denim jeans, no jean shorts or skirts.
*Thursday Tostada and Friday Donut will be purchased before coming to class.

15. Behavior Calendar * Please check Behavior Calendar Daily.
* Please look at the What Happened? page next to the Behavior Calendar to see which behaviors occurred in the class.
Write Me a Message
* If you want to send me a message (note) place it in the red folder “Notes Home” Pocket.
* You can also send me an or Remind message.

16. Red Folder
Notes Home
* Please check the left side pocket of the red folder for any notes sent home.
* Some notes will need to be filled out and returned to school.
* Others are for you to take out daily, read and keep at home.
***THIS POCKET MUST BE CLEANED OUT DAILY TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF ANY IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

17. Red Folder Homework Pocket
* On the first day of the week, your child will receive a homework packet with what
they need to do nightly. Please make sure your child does NOT do a homework
assignment ahead of time. I need to be able to go over it so that they can understand it
* Often times the topic has not been covered and your child may not have the prior
knowledge to complete the work as needed.
* Homework completion will be checked daily.
* Students must keep their homework packets inside the binder’s red folder.
* Homework is 5% of your child’s grade.

18. -45 minutes reading/week
I-Ready
-45 minutes math/week
-45 minutes reading/week
90 minutes TOTAL
They can do it any way they want as long as by Sunday they have 45 minutes of Math and 45 minutes of Reading
*I will check to make sure this is being completed on a weekly basis.
* A Technology grade will be awarded for completing their I-ready Homework.

19. READ READ READ
* It is very important that your child reads NIGHTLY for minutes.
* This will help them improve their reading comprehension, vocabulary and see the importance of reading.

20. Blue Folder Student Work Folder
Handouts or classwork sent home can serve as study guides
**** ALL THE WORK THAT IS IN THIS FOLDER MUST BE TAKEN OUT AND KEPT AT HOME ON A DAILY BASIS.

21. STUDY STUDY STUDY
* The last day of the week is test day.
* Students are responsible for studying their spelling words, sight words, vocabulary words and other topics given in their study guides.

22. All About Birthday’s
Birthdays will be celebrated in the cafeteria once a month.
Please fill out the respective birthday form if you would to celebrate your child’s birthday for the month. Remember everyone coming to the school on that day has to be cleared by the school.

23. Conferences * Conferences can be requested by e-mail,
Remind message, or today by signing up.
* Conferences will be held Tuesday – Thursday at 7:00am or 2:00pm.
* I will or call you to confirm a date and time.
* Today is not for conferences 

24. My Website Please check my website weekly for updates and resources
1st Materelementary.com
2nd click on Parents
3rd Click Contact a Teacher
4th Click on Mrs. Rebeca Mizraji-Garces
5th Click on What we are learning!

25. I-Ready
Class Website
Portal (grades)
Remind
Mater App
Allergies
Friday T-shirt $12
Spelling Words
Sight Words
Vocabulary Words
Test 69% or lower D/F
SAT Date: April 6th -9th
College Bound

26. Mrs. Garces’
1st Grade Class is
College Bound
CLASS OF 2035