1. Parent Orientation Night September 3, 2013 Please Sign In Sign Up for Parent Conferences on the Early Release Days Write a note to your child Take a look around the Room

2. Raffaele’s Rockstars Parent Orientation Night September 4, 2014

3. About Me... From Sugar Land, Texas Graduated from Baylor University Teaching 3 years Newly married

5. Read to Self Read With Someone Listen to Reading Working on writing Word Work Daily 5 > Comprehension >Accuracy > Fluency > Expand Vocabulary

6. Library – Wednesday’s Snack – Should be Healthy – Can Send Large Amounts to Keep in Cubby – Please no drinks besides water Birthdays – » Once a Month Birthday Celebration Arranged by Room Mothers » @ 2:15 in our classroom Specials – Music - Odd Days P.E. – Even Days On Nine Week Rotation

7. o All Graded Papers for Week o Important Information from Teacher o Information from Office & PTO o Book Orders o Checks Only (Payable to Scholastic) o Usually One Week to Order o Order Online Too! o Sign Every Week – Returned Next Day o Do Not Return Papers o Unless You Have Question About Something o Or Signature Required Tuesday Folders

8. Behavior Chart Homework Assignment Pencil Reading Response Log Last Minute Notes Communication Between Teacher & Parent Red Daily Folder

9. Please Initial Every Night White, blue, and purple mean your child had a great day. Otherwise you’ll see a message from me about why they had to move their clip down.

10. We are trying a variety of tests to meet the needs of the many different learners in our classrooms. We also hope that it will help us see if the students truly do know how to spell in their writing.

11. Learn for test.

12. On the back of every Assignment sheet, there is a list of words that follow the rules for the week. Ten of them will be on the spelling test..

13. Grading System 13

14. Students will choose two menu choices every week to practice the twenty words on the back of their Pencil Page. Students will turn in Spelling Homework Tuesday and Thursday Please Initial choices made for the week. Any written work can be done in their Reading Response Folders. ** Menu will change every month.

15. After reading aloud for 15 -20 minutes, students should write some type of written response about the book. Please initial each night to verify that your child has read aloud.

17. Homework Routine o Reading: Read Aloud 20 Minutes Every Night and Written Response o Math: Tuesday Night o Spelling: 2 Menu Choices Due Tues and Thurs o Homework should only be done in pencil Make-up Work is due the same amount of days your child is absent.

18. How Do I Get Home? o Please be sure to call in any changes in the way your child is getting home by 1 pm o This will help greatly with making sure your child gets to the right place safely o Please wait in Gym to pick up car riders. We want to make sure everyone is safely with their parents.

19. oWe are still choosing our Field Trips this Year. Both will probably be in the Spring due to scope and sequence. Field Trips

20. o Ordered on Online Student Form o $8.00 each o Worn on Field Trips, Spirit Days, Field Day o Students & Parents can Order ! Rockstar T-Shirts

21. oTesting Being Completed as Soon as Possible o Note will be sent home to Sign Up for conference to meet and discuss progress and goals. o Please remember Early Release Days on October 3 rd and 8 th * We will dismiss @ 11:45 Afternoons set aside for conferences o Please Contact me with Any Concerns Assessments & Conferences

22. o Bubble Day – October 4 th o Pioneer Day – All Day Event in the Spring Tentative Date March 7 th o Birds, Butterflies, Bees, Blossoms ( Last Week of School) Special Days

23. Things we need through out the year that is not on our school supply list. Anything you can donate would be appreciated. Wish Upon a Star

24. Birthday Cupcake dates: August 30 September 27 October 25 November 22 December 20 January 31 February 28 March 28 April 25 May 30 Class Parties Winter Festivities: 12/19 Valentine’s Day: 2/14 End of the Year: 6/4 Fall Events: Bubble Day: October 4 th Get Up and Grow Musical- October 8 th 9:00am Early Release (Parent Conferences): October 15 th and 16 th Thanksgiving Lunch – November 20 th Holiday Night of Giving: December 6 th Spring Events: Pioneer Day: March 7 th Spring Carnival : April 11 th Field Trips: TBA Bugs, Bees, Butterflies, and Blossoms: June3 ** SAT 10 Testing n 2 nd Grade – September 23 rd – October 4 th Mark your calendar! Important Dates for 2 nd Grade

25. Before You Leave oPlease Make Sure You’ve Signed In oSign up for a conference for the 2 early release days oWrite a note for your child on Sticky Note

26. Thank you for taking the time to attend Open House! I look forward to working with you and your child this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!