1. Welcome to Parent Information Night 2013-2014

2. Individual Behavior E = green or higher all week S = up to 2 yellows during the week N = any orange during the week or more than 2 yellows U = any red during the week Super Student! Great Job! Good Choices Ready to Learn Think About It Teacher’s Choice Parent Contact

3. This is the organizational tool used in First Grade. It is used for daily communication between home and school. HORSE Books Happy Organized Responsible Students Everyday (Brought to school and taken home daily) Checking and returning the HORSE book daily is considered part of homework.

4. Homework *Homework will come home on Mondays and is due by Friday. *Reading Olympics Reading Log. Each month, please read for 20 minutes on 20 days. Students will be rewarded at the end of each month and will work toward their Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals at the end of the year. *Fun Friday – students who return all homework and earned an S or E for the week in Conduct

5. Grades *Grades are 50% minor and 50% major. **Parent Connection - You can keep track of your child’s grades online through Parent Connection 100-90% A 89-80%B 79-75%C 74-70%D 69-0%F

6. Attendance *Attendance is taken daily at 9:45. *To qualify for perfect attendance, your child can only have one unexcused tardy or early dismissal and no absences. *Please provide a doctor’s note or a handwritten note stating why your child was not at school. *After 4 tardies/early dismissals, student’s conduct grade is lowered 1 letter and student is no longer eligible for Principal’s Proud Club for that 9 weeks.

7. Sign up to be a Mystery Reader All mystery readers must have a clear background check before volunteering at a Klein ISD school. If you haven't done that, you need to go online at www.kleinisd.net under community relations and click on volunteer and follow the steps. It has to be done online and there are 2 forms you have to fill out….the Sign Me Up Form and Criminal Background Check Form and then hit submit. It takes about 2 weeks to get those cleared www.kleinisd.net

8. Conference Day Monday, Oct. 14 Sign up tonight We will be happy to meet with you before this date and may contact you to schedule a time.

9. Reading/Language Guided Reading – Read in small groups of 5 to 6 children. Group Reading Individual Reading (Read to Self) Partner Reading (Read to Someone) Letters – vowels, consonants Syllables – open and closed Phonics – coding words Sentences Word order Nouns Verbs Adjectives Contractions Days of week Months of year Holidays

10. Writer’s Workshop Students will write daily *Class Books *Prewriting *Writing *Editing *Publishing *Illustrating

11. Math Small group, games, hands-on IXL Math - you will find the login information in the HORSE book.

12. Five Senses Living vs. Non-Living Plants Animals Habitats Rocks and Soil Weather The Seasons Heat and Light Science

13. Social Studies Social Skills Good Citizens Election Holidays Presidents Day Texas Maps Jobs

14. Scholastic Book Club *Book order forms will be sent home each month. *Lower prices than local bookstores *Helps classroom earn points to build our class library. *Order takes about a week to 10 days for delivery once order is placed. Also… Water bottles sweaters Headphones Temporary Tattoos Dress Code Birthdays Parties Transportation Changes