1. Welcome to OPEN HOUSE! Maria Holland Batesville Intermediate August 25, 2015

2. Welcome Parents! Thank you so much for being here. Purpose of this meeting: To help you understand the work your child will be doing throughout the school year. To explain my expectations of your child. To share information about how you can support your child’s learning.

3. About Me Bachelor’s Degree-University of North Alabama Master’s Degree-University of Mississippi Hometown-Tupelo, MS Experience with children-VBS, camp counselor, pre-school

4. Family Lynn-dad Tina-mom Natalie-sister

5. BIS Goals Achieve 50 points in Accelerated Reader. Achieve growth of 1.0 or better on the STAR test in Reading and Math. Improve fluency rates to at least 90 words per minute in reading and 20 correct digits in math.

7. ATTENDANCE IS ESSENTIAL! Please make sure your child is here everyday. If one person is out, we will struggle to meet our class growth requirements at the end of the year. * If they have a fever, please keep them home for 24 hours so the rest of us don’t get exposed.

9. Class Rules Use kind words and actions. Keep hands, feet, and other objects to yourself. Walk at all times. Raise hand to speak or leave seat. Follow adult directions. ABSOLUTELY no bullying.

10. REWARDS Students will be rewarded for good behavior through our Money System. They are also encouraged school- wide through “Good Week” tickets and “Show What You Know” tickets.

11. CONSEQUENCES LIGHT SYSTEM: You will be notified via the communication folder if your child changes colors. All students will begin the day on GREEN! If anyone misbehaves the student must move to YELLOW. This is a WARNING! If the misbehavior continues, the student’s light will move again to ORANGE. A move to orange leads to a classroom consequence (silent lunch, walk at recess, no snack time, letter home).

12. CONSEQUENCES If the misbehavior still continues after a classroom consequence, the student’s light will move to RED. A red light leads to filling out a discipline form at school. I will also contact you directly to set up a conference to discuss the choices made. A final light change to BLUE leads to the student being referred to an administrator for administrative discipline consequences.

13. COMMUNICATION FOLDERS BRING TO SCHOOL EACH DAY (red folder) INITIAL EACH EVENING DOES NOT COME HOME ON FRIDAYS. IF BEHAVIOR IS AN ISSUE ON FRIDAYS, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY ME.

14. Signed Papers *Papers will be sent home on Wednesdays. *Please look over the papers with your child and initial them. *Return them the NEXT DAY. * You may keep all other practice work, foldables, and projects at home.

15. NEWSLETTERS Placed in red folder on Mondays. Should remain there all week for safe-keeping. Important information: * skills taught for week * spelling and vocabulary * important dates

16. HOMEWORK Comes home everyday except Fridays. Return it the following day. Monday homework is language. Please check over it and help your child. Tuesday and Wednesday go along with a story. Thursday will be for spelling and vocabulary practice on your own. Math-every night! AR – 20 minutes per night!!! The more you read the better reader you will become. Practice spelling, vocabulary, and math facts every night in addition to homework! If your child doesn’t complete an assignment in class, it will be sent home for homework.

17. Ways to help study… Math facts- Create flashcards at home. Practice a few each night. They should be recalling their addition and subtraction facts out quickly. Reading- Have your child do as much of the reading as possible. Encourage them to be readers! Vocabulary- Create flashcards with the weekly vocabulary words on them. Have the students read through the cards as often as possible. Keep them in a stack and add to them whenever you come across a word they need to review. Have them discuss the words and meanings when possible. Spelling- Have students orally spell and write the words. Use the Parent Center next to the school. They have already made flashcards and materials that you can check out.

18. ACCELERATED READER Monthly goals will be sent with signed papers on the top sheet with your child’s progress indicated. Goals are set based on how well your child does the previous month. ENCOURAGE your child to read to increase their reading levels! Read aloud to your child!!! Classroom rewards will also be given and taken away for AR tests that they take. (dojos)

19. ACCELERATED READER 50 point goal in 2 nd grade BUT……. If you want a T-Shirt, you must have 100 AR points! AND……. If you want a TROPHY, you must have 150 AR points! All AR rewards are awarded ONLY if students have 90% correct or higher.

20. EnVision Math Program Shurley English Both programs build each day. It is SO important for your child to be here and engaged every day so they get the content!

21. Get Involved! Please join the BOOSTER CLUB!!! It is only $5! It helps our school. You don’t even have to come to the meetings!

22. Stay in touch! Note in your child’s folder Email mholland@spsd.k12.ms.usmholland@spsd.k12.ms.us Call the office 662-563-7834 Visit our webpage http://teacherweb.com/MS/BatesvilleIntermediateSchool/ HollandMaria/apt1.aspx

23. In-Class Activity It will only take a few minutes… Write a note to your child on the provided index card. Write two or three sentences that will make him or her smile.