1. Stowers Magnet School of International Studies Welcome to Back-to-School, 2012 Agenda for this evening Welcome Rewards Discipline Homework House Keeping Closure

2. Welcome to 6 th Grade! About Me My name is Krista Tellez Bachelors Degree in Liberal Studies from Cal State Long Beach I am currently working Masters Degree in Reading and Literacy (prek-6) I have been teaching since 2005 I started working in the Bellflower Unified School District and taught first, second and third grade. I joined ABC Unified in 2007 and worked at Kennedy Elementary for 4 years teaching 5 th and 6 th grade

3. Rewards I will be using play money as a reward and consequences system. Whole class marbles…if successful than classroom party

4. Home Work Typical day’s homework will include LA, math, projects, S.S, science, and 30 mins. of reading The students will have homework nightly, occasionally homework could be given over the weekend If there is ever anything your student is having a hard time with and you are unable to help them, please send me a note, or an e-mail letting me know. If absent, student has 2 days to complete the HW MISSING/ INCOMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS Every night students are required to complete assigned homework in its entirety (unless is an ongoing project in which case your child will have a due date assigned). In the event that your child has an incomplete or missing assignment, a homework alert will be issued. This notice will be completed by the student and will be sent home for your signature. The completed assignment must be returned the next day with the homework alert signed. If your student brings home a homework alert, please sit down and discuss with them the importance of staying on task and on time. These alerts are designed to teach responsibility and used as a means of parent-teacher communication to ensure that your child quickly form healthy homework habits. If your student is bringing home these notices, more care must be taken to check your child’s planner and homework assignment nightly.

5. Discipline Behavior: We will be using the ADOPT program A=Not paying Attention D= Not following Directions O= Being Off Task P= Playing AROUND (self-control) T= Talking * Whenever a student is not following the ADOPT standards, the appropriate letter will be written on the seating chart next to their name and they lose $2. * At the end of 1 week, I will tally the total of letters given and send home a report to you. No Contact Rule: child is sent to the principal, Dr. Tracy will call you to brief you on the issue.

6. House Keeping Materials Needed Come to school with all materials, no phone calls home unless it is an emergency. Office is not responsible to deliver late arriving materials. Turn in all work on time Healthy snacks

7. House Keeping Continued Electronic devices at school I have a section on my desk for the students to place their items daily Special days for special events… Friday Spirit days….. Green shirts

8. Web Page tellezstowers.weebly.com mrs.tellez@yahoo.com

9. IB Primary Years Program (PYP) The PYP curriculum is centered on 6 transdisciplinary themes based around shared human commonalities that are considered essential for international education. Who we are Where we are in place and time How we express ourselves How the World works How we organize ourselves Sharing the planet

10. Closure Tdap shot Camp Information T-shirt Information Questions