When the uncapped potential of a student meets the liberating art of a teacher, a miracle unfolds. -Mary Hatwood Futrell

Ms. Reimer’s Class- Room 11 Back to School Night Agenda Greeting and introduction School Policies and Procedures Classroom Policies and Procedures Curriculum Overview A Magical Year of Reading Special Classes Enrichment Volunteers What can you do? Question and Answer Period

School Policies and Procedures Families are allowed on campus at 8:25am. Supervision starts at 8:25 Children are to play on the playground until the bell rings at 8:37 Tardy slips after 8:40 Children are picked up at 3:00 when the bell rings – Please notify me of changes to their pick up plan Volunteers please sign in at the office

Lunch and Snack Procedures School Breakfast Snack & Lunch Program Nutritious food is encouraged Classroom Celebrations Birthday Celebrations

Classroom Policies and Procedures Daily Folder Our Rules Behavior Awards and Help Notes School “Character Counts” Program Weekly Homework Activities & Nightly Reading Library Books due each Thursday! One book for one week. No toys are allowed Star of the Week Program

Curriculum Overview The California State Standards act as a blueprint for instruction. Writing -Journals, Story Retells, Poetry, Creative Writing, Paragraph, narrative, informative, opinion Reading - Macmillan McGraw Hill “California Treasures” includes: shared reading, language skills, spelling, Top 100 word list Math - Envision Math Program, number talks, calendar, math minutes, addition and subtraction fact practice, Xtra Math Science – Physical, Earth and Life science. We are Ocean Guardians=Focus on the Rocky Shore and Ocean animals.

A Magical year of Reading Focus on the BIG FIVE Phonemic awareness Decoding Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension

Weekly Pull Out Activities Physical Education twice weekly Music weekly Science weekly Spanish two times a week Computer weekly Library weekly You can find more information & class descriptions on the district website

Enrichment Check out the links on our class website! Writing- keep a family journal Reading to self- going to any library and choosing “good fit” books with your child I read, you read- Reading to and with your child Math- Xtra Math, Envision website and games!

Volunteers Thank you for all of the interest, volunteers truly make a difference! Please fill out the school form Please check tonight’s draft Volunteer schedule ART Class and Leveled Book Room Most jobs will have one adult per time slot. I will be in touch soon with a set schedule.

What can you do? Read, talk and listen to your child. Ask them to explain their thinking about…stories, math problems, science, feelings…everything! Take your child to the library. Check & return Daily Folder everyday Help your child complete the weekly homework activities with a focus on quality. Read letters, notes and and attend to detail. Read Mr. Peterson’s Friday .

for coming! It is truly a joy and honor to be your child’s First Grade teacher! You can always contact me by phone at the school and by (preferred) Write a note in your child’s journal Questions? Please sign-up to volunteer if you can!