1. Jennifer Wright Room 204 281-641-3024 Jennifer.Wright@humble.k12.tx.us

2. School Day 8:00 – 3:15 If your child will be absent, call absent line 281-641-3019 with symptoms. Parent Note: Unless you send a note, the absence will be unexcused after 2 days. Lunch: 11:20-11:50 Conference Period: 2:10-3:05 8:00 – 3:15 If your child will be absent, call absent line 281-641-3019 with symptoms. Parent Note: Unless you send a note, the absence will be unexcused after 2 days. Lunch: 11:20-11:50 Conference Period: 2:10-3:05

3. Phone Numbers Please keep us updated on all phone numbers. We need them in case of emergency!!!!

4. Specials Schedule Monday: PE (Wear sneakers!) Tuesday: Music Wednesday: PE (Wear sneakers!) Thursday: Art/Computer Friday: Library (Return your book!)

5. Breakfast/Lunch Breakfast: $1.20 Extra Milk: $0.40 Lunch: $1.85 Lunch Hotline: 281-641-5838 We will be eating lunch on early release days!

6. For safety reasons, ALL visitors MUST sign in at the office!

7. TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION Send a note with your child if they are leaving early or have a change in transportation. If the change in transportation involves riding a different bus, you MUST call the bus barn at 281-641- 8720 in advance. Fill out transportation information sheet and turn in to teacher before leaving.

8. Birthdays No food items. Pencils, stickers, erasers... for all students in class. No invitations.

9. Homework Homework packets will be given on Mondays and to be completed at your child's own pace. Parents and students, please sign the Homework Sheet, and have your child turn in completed homework on Friday. There will be no homework the first week of school.

10. Daily Folder Your child will have a daily folder. It will have a daily conduct sheet. Please initial/sign each night. Please remove completed work from the folder. Please make sure your child brings the folder back to school every day.

11. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Activity Fee: $25 to school for purchase of classroom consumables Celebration Fee: $10 to PTO to fund classroom celebrations Field trip money will be charged separately. Be sure to head to cafeteria for important PTO information!

12. Note: Friday August 27 th will be an early release day. Dismissal will start at 11:25 a.m.

13. Report Card: Breaks subject areas into specific skillsGrade Scale: 1 – 4 Grade reflects current ability, NOT an average.Based on performance, artifacts, assessments

14. Grade Scale: 1 - 4 – 1 = Below Basic (below standard performance) – 2 = Basic (beginning to meet grade level standard) – 3 = Proficient (mastery of grade level standard) This is an A!!!! – 4 = Advanced (above grade level performance)

15. Score: 1 (What is it?) Score 3 (That’s a good cake.) Score: 2 (Ok, it’s a cupcake. We’re getting there.) Score: 4 (Shazam!!) Assignment: Bake a Cake

16. Reading: Decoding Fluency Comprehension

17. Decoding (“Accuracy”) 1)Look at text features: title, illustrations, captions for clues. 2)Get mouth ready for beginning sound. 3)Look at chunks/parts of words. 4)Think about what makes sense. 5)Re-read. 6)Read on; then go back. (What to do when you get stuck on a word):

18. Decoding Fluency Comprehension Fluency forms a bridge to comprehension. Fluency

19. Comprehension: Recognizing story elements: characters, setting, problem, solution (fiction) Appreciating & using text features: titles, maps, charts, graphs, captions, etc. (non-fiction) Distinguishing between fiction and non-fiction Making connections to self, other texts, the world Creating mental images Asking relevant questions (I wonder... ) Making inferences – Making predictions – Deriving the meaning of new words from context clues – Recognizing the author’s purpose – Uncovering non-explicit meaning in texts Synthesizing all of the above to understand text

20. Spelling Word Study Pre-K to mid-1 st Pretend writing Emergent K to early 3 rd Writing beginning/ending sounds Working on digraphs, blends, short vowels Letter Name 1 st to mid-4 th Working on long vowel patterns Within Word Pattern 3 rd to 8 th Working on syllable junctures, accents, inflections, affixes Syllables and Affixes 5 th to 12 th Working on Latin and Greek derivatives Derivational Relations

21. Word Study Goals Assess Students for Instruction Support at Their Level De-emphasize the Spelling List Reduces rote memorization (and forgetting) Emphasize Learning Patterns and Rules Promotes Independent Writing

22. “Spelling Test”

23. Writing Focused Topic Supporting Details Organization Voice, Word Choice, Fluency Spelling/ Grammar/ Usage Penmanship

24. Grammar Start sentence with capital letter Correct punctuation at end of sentence Complete sentences: subject and predicate Subject/verb agreement

25. Adding and Subtracting Telling Time Counting Coins Graphing Measuring Fractions

27. Students Academic success is like a three-legged stool. It requires support from all three participants.

29. A note about the Directory If you decline adding your child to the directory, we cannot include them in class photos and the yearbook. Please direct any questions about this to the front office.

31. What is “My School's Cool?”  My School's Cool (MSC) is a special community- driven program committed to building relationships with local schools in the Humble Independent School District.  Schools will compete with each other for the highest accumulation of points and earn cash rewards.  My School’s Cool is a full year marketing program that runs from August through May.

32. Shopping at Deerbrook Mall  Each dollar spent at Deerbrook Mall earns one point.  Receipts will be rounded to the next dollar at.51 cents.  There will be opportunities to earn double points which include double point retailers and double point events.

33. There are two ways for shoppers to redeem points.  MSC Redemption Display – Customers can simply write the name of the school on the back of their store receipt and place it in the designated slot or bin for their school at the Deerbrook Mall MSC display. If a customer wishes to retain their mall receipt, they can request a point pass from the Deerbrook Mall Office or Barnes & Noble Customer Service and place the point pass in the appropriate locker for their school or take to the participating school.  Participating Schools – Each school is requested to have a location for parents, students, and teachers to drop off their receipts or point passes to designated School Coordinator. How To Redeem Points

34. Extra Credit PointsHow to Earn ThemDetails 2 points per dollar Mall Sales Receipts from Aeropostale, AMC Theatre, Barnes & Noble, Buckle, Build-a-Bear, Chick-fil-A, Forever 21, Gamestop, Hollister, Sarku Japan, Vans, and Visible Changes earn double points 2 points per dollar Mall Sales Double Points – Receipts form Santa/Easter set and Deerbrook Mall gift cards purchases. 100 points Monthly School Newsletter Schools that include MSC information in their school newsletter will receive points, but are limited to one newsletter per month. 100 points School Bulletin Board or Display Schools that promote MSC on the bulletin boards or a school display must send a photo and display a minimum of 4 weeks. Limit two per program during the following periods: fall & spring semester How To Earn Extra Points