1. Please find your child's seat & begin to fill out the paperwork on top of your folder.

2. Introductions Ms. Bergan Teacher Mrs. Maxwell Assistant

3. Rules & Expectations Be bucket fillers by being: Safe, Respectful and Responsible!

4. Bucket Fillers vs. Bucket Dippers Every day students will start on “Ready to learn” If a student is caught working extra hard to be a bucket filler, he/she will get the chance to clip up on our clip chart. Good choices Great choices OUTSTANDING If a student is caught being a bucket dipper (not following classroom rules) he/she will have to clip down. Warning Consequence (Teachers choice at recess or silent lunch) Parent contact/office Each day in the communication folder your child's ending color will be marked. Individual Clip Chart

5. This child has tried hard all week! They will have the opportunity to visit the class store and shop for a coupon on Friday. This child has had some difficulty with class rules this week, a note home or conference may be called depending on certain situations. This child would not be able to go coupon shopping. 

6. Classroom Bucket Students will work as a class to fill our class bucket: Once the bucket is full of ‘ warm fuzzies’, a sparkle stick will be chosen. Each sparkle stick has a reward on it. Class reward days will be on Fridays! You will be notified of our fuzzy Friday once we have earned it! Rewards include: Candy day (candy treat) Extra recess Movie day Class choice Choose your seat day Bring a ‘stuffed’ friend day Special treat day Game day Show & Tell day

7. Daily Schedule 8:00-8:10 Morning Assembly 8:10-8:30 Unpack, Bathroom and morning work 8:30-8:45 Calendar 8:45-9:05 Listening and Learning: Part A 9:10-9:55 Specials 9:55-10:15 Bathroom & Snack 10:15-10:50 Math 10:50-11:00 Brain Break: Movement 11:00-12:00 Skills 12:00-12:30 Bathroom, Lunch & clean up 12:30-12:35 Brain break: Movement 12:35-1:00 Listening and learning: Part B 1:00-1:30 Recess/Bathroom 1:30-1:50 Read aloud 1:50-2:15 Rest time 2:15-2:40 Stations or Crafts 2:40-2:55 Stack & pack 2:55-3:00 Dismissal

8. Specials Schedule **Please be sure to send your child’s library books with them on Tuesday!

9. Daily Procedures Communication Folder- This folder will come to school and home each day. This folder is where you would find notes, homework, behavior logs, lunch menus, etc. Thursday Folder- Each Thursday your child will bring home their Thursday folder (maroon folder). This is where you will find your child’s work for your review. Please return all items on the “Return to School” side in the folder. Please keep the items on the “Keep at Home” side. Snack- Please pack a healthy snack in a separate bag from your child's lunch, with his/her name on it, every day. Uniforms- Please be sure your child is in full uniform everyday. If your child is not in compliance with our uniform policy, we will send home a notice. If it is not corrected, the office will be notified. As much as we love them, no sparkly shoes ladies.

10. Daily Procedures Money- Please send exact amount (if 4.99 don’t send 5.00), in an envelope with your child’s name, teacher’s name, $ amount and what it is for. You will receive a receipt unless it is $5.00 or under. Lunches- We can not microwave or refrigerate student lunches for safety reasons. If your child will be ordering lunches, please fill out the monthly lunch calendar at the beginning of each month. This is how we will order your child his/her lunch. If you ever need to access the lunch menu, you can find it on the TJCA website. http://tjca.teamcfa.org/pages/parents_and_students/511/lunch_menu Transportation changes- Please send a note in your child's communication folder. I cannot guarantee that I will get a last minute email about transportation changes. If it is last minute you must call Mrs. Caldwell in the office, she will notify us. Field Trips- If you will be volunteering for field trips/activities, please note that you will be in charge of supervising your child and at least one other child during activities. Unfortunately, siblings are not able to accompany us on any field trips.

11. Helpful “Self help” activities to practice at home Shoe tying- Take every opportunity to teach and practice shoe tying with your little one. Once they can tie their shoes all by themselves, they become a member of Pete the Cat’s shoe tying club!!Shoe tying- Take every opportunity to teach and practice shoe tying with your little one. Once they can tie their shoes all by themselves, they become a member of Pete the Cat’s shoe tying club!! Opening containers and snack items, water bottles, etc.Opening containers and snack items, water bottles, etc. Buckling belts & tucking shirts in.Buckling belts & tucking shirts in. Zipping and buttoning clothing items.Zipping and buttoning clothing items.

12. Curriculum Core Knowledge Listening and Learning & Skills Domains (Year at a glance) Singapore Math

13. Curriculum What is Core Knowledge? KNKN w L E E KNKN O w l e O D G

14. Curriculum: Listening & Learning Domains: The Year at a Glance 1.Nursery Rhymes and Fables 2. Five senses 3. Stories 4. Plants 5.Farms 6.Pets & Animal needs 7.Magnets 8. Native Americans 9. Kings and Queens 10. Seasons and weather 11. Columbus and Pilgrims 12.. Colonial Towns and Townspeople 13. Taking care of the Earth 14. Presidents and American Symbols

15. What are “Smart” beads/coins During & after domain read alouds, I will ask students a series of content questions, if a student correctly answers a ‘smart bead’ question, they get to wear a ‘smartie necklace’ ALL day. At the end of the day they turn in necklaces for a card to bring home. The second half of the year (after Christmas) students will be working towards earning smart coins, which they will collect and cash in at our class store.

16. This year in writing we will learn: proper letter formation writing from left to right and top to bottom writing the sounds we hear high frequency words sentences capitalization CurriculumSkills This year in skills we will learn: Fine motor skills – drawing diagonal/horizontal lines, circles, spirals, etc. proper letter formation Letter sounds before letter names. Decodable words vs. tricky words writing the sounds we hear writing from left to right and top to bottom writing with ‘finger’ spaces high frequency words (tricky words) Capitalization and punctuation.

17. This year in writing we will learn: proper letter formation writing from left to right and top to bottom writing the sounds we hear high frequency words sentences capitalization

18. Curriculum Singapore Math Why before how This program… Develops students into capable problem solvers Builds number sense through part-whole thinking Builds an understanding of place value Teaches how to break numbers into ‘friendly’ numbers Very hands-on!

19. Part A – First part of school year (until end of December) Count and write numbers up to 10 Compare two or more sets to 10 Count and identify 1 more/1 less # order Understand larger # equals a set of more Describe and compare objects by length and weight (standard & non standard measurement) Compare and measure capacity (standard & non standard measurement) Recognizes & names 2D & 3D shapes Extend & describe patterns Identify and sort by attributes Identify objects that do not belong Collect & analyze data Curriculum Singapore Math

20. Curriculum Part B – Second part of school year (End of December- May) Place value to represent # to 30 Compare two sets of objects Count objects, read and write # to 30 1 more/1 less to 30 # order ( 7 < 10) Use place value # to 100 Number bonds (Part – Whole) Addition/Subtraction within 10 Reasonable estimates Skip counting by 2s, 5,s, 10s to 100 Recognize & know value of coins Count coin combos Understand sequence of events Tell time to hour Sort and classify objects Solve problems (numeric equations) Use boxes or symbols to stand for unknown

21. Assessments/Grading Core Knowledge Assessments MAP Tests (measure of academic progress) 10’s Scale

22. Volunteer Form  Please fill out form and return to me if you are interested in volunteer opportunities. Options include: Reading with/or to students Bulletin boards, cutting, preparation at school Cutting/Prep at home Help during lunch **No volunteers for the first 6 weeks as students get into routines. Thank you so much for understanding! Family Forum email: tjgrammarforum@gmail.com with the following information:tjgrammarforum@gmail.com 1. Name 2. Contact number 3. Volunteer interest area We Volunteers

23. Homework Homework sheets will be given Monday through Thursday A skills and a math sheet will be given on these days Send back homework daily in communication folder. Nightly reading log: Monday-Friday 20 minutes (separate from bedtime stories) Discuss book with your child and ask them the nightly comprehension question. Additional: Education extras on website  Extra practice!

24. is Weekly updates will be posted on my website every Friday after school. Check the website often!! Remind 101 app- text message reminders directly to your phone! Donorschoose.org/bergan Class website: http://tjca.teamcfa.org/staff_pages/stephanie_bergan/home My Email: sbergan@tjca.org School Phone: 828 245-9526 Best time to call me at school during the day: 3:15-3:45 or via email. I try my best to check my email before and after school daily. If you email me I do my best to respond within 24 hours. Communication is

25. is *_____ in a nutshell- Three items that tell about your child, if their favorite color is blue, maybe a blue crayon. Please do not put any fragile or expensive items. Due by Friday, August 22. *All about me flag – ask your child to complete the thoughts and help them by writing what they say. Please glue a recent photo of your child in the rectangle. Due by Friday, August 22. *Green transportation tag- if your child is a car rider, please write your child’s full name LARGE letters. In your folders…

26. is Every trimester we will have an optional parent workshop in our classroom. Workshop #1 will be in the beginning of November. Keep your eyes peeled for a survey in regards to the date/topic that best fits your needs!

27. Questions for the whole group Individual questions or concerns?? Please sign up for a conference.