1. Mrs. Schmitt’s 1 st Grade Parents

2. This is my 13 th year teaching 1 st grade and my 6 th year at Page Jackson. I am working on my Masters’ in Administration. I live in the Page Jackson Community with my husband, Mark and our boys Joe and Will and our dog Holly.

3. Lots of Learning Lots of Reading Lots of Growth Lots of Fun

4. Class Website at http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/Page/1094 Agenda Books home every evening Panda Folders home every evening Email at aschmitt@access.k12.wv.us Behavior will be marked in the Agenda Books Graded Work will come home in Panda Folders Homework will be assigned M – Th Progress Reports home on Nov. 1 st Parent/Teacher Conferences Nov. 7 th

5. Written in EVERY day Homework listed Important Reminders Behavior color marked nightly Signed EVERY Night

6. Graded Work Notes to and from school Homework & Unfinished Work Please clean out nightly

7. Earn Positive Paws for AWESOME Behavior School Wide Rules and Expectations Buy from the Panda Pit Stop Shop twice a month with 2 or more Positive Paws Behavior color marked in agenda nightly Students all begin on Orange daily Movement is fluid all day for positive and negative behaviors

8. Standards Based Reporting Examples…M, P, L or E or 8/10 M – Meeting Expectations P – Progressing Toward Expectations L – Limited Progress E – Exceeding Expectation (all tests have opportunities to exceed) Not all papers are graded but are used to drive instruction

9. Written in agenda DAILY Monday – Thursdays Studying for tests Reading at home 10 minutes per night

11. Weekly Reading Stories Daily 5 Literacy Centers Daily Writing Increasing fluency and text complexity Digging Deeper into text through writing

12. Everyday Math Hands-on learning Math Journals B.U.I.L.D Math Centers Creating Critical Thinkers Through Problem Solving

13. Birthdays are celebrated with treasure box and other special non-food treats No snacks in 1 st Grade as lunch is at 12:20pm. Classroom Volunteer sign up on back table

14. 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!