2. Hello! My name is Amy Wise! I am thrilled to be your child’s teacher this year! This is my 8th year teaching and my 4th year here at PRE. I am married and have a bulldog named Buddy.I am so excited to see what this year has in store for us!

3. Optimal learning is reached when all children are on task and few disruptions are being made. We will have freedom levels in our classroom this year with the expectation that students are following the 8 Traits of a Leader in the classroom. Your child will be completing a Leadership Log everyday with their level of the day. This will be sent home in the homework folder. If students receive a red or yellow they will write the number for the leadership habit they were not following for the day.Please initial this log every night. For whole and group management within class there will also be paw points for cooperative groups and a “paw bin” as a whole class incentive.

4. 8:30-9:00 Morning Work/Meeting 9:00-9:30 RTI 9:30-11:00Literacy Block 11:00-11:25PBL 11:25-12:20 Recess/Lunch 12:20-1:35 Math 1:35-2:25 Writing 2:25-2:35 Pack up 240-320 Specials( Gym,Tech,Art,Music) 3:25 Dismissal

5. Time: 9:05-9:50 Writer’s workshop will consist of a mini- lesson, independent writing, and sharing. While students are writing independently, I will be conferencing with students and addressing specific needs. Mentor Texts will be used often during this time for modeling also.

6. Time: 9:50-11:20 Our Literacy block will consist of word study, whole group, small group, and independent work time. During this time, I will be working with students in small groups and one on one. While I’m working with students, the rest of the class will be making a Daily 5 choice. These choices consist of: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Word Work, Work on Writing, and Listen to Reading. Spelling inventories, word sorts, and other activities will be used as part of Word Study this year.

7. Time: 1-215 Our math program is Everyday Math. Your child will learn many important concepts in math this year. We will be working on mastering addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts. A family letter will come home at the beginning of each unit. You can help your child in math this year by helping them with their homework and practicing their math facts. Study guides for students to complete will be sent home prior to the unit tests. Home links will be sent home as optional to complete.

8. The monthly 400 minute reading and 90 minute math fact log will be checked daily and collected monthly to be included toward each student’s work habits grade. Additional homework connected to our problem based learning units may be sent home in the homework folder. Please make sure to return notes, papers, and lunch money in the folder. I will check these folder daily.

9. Our school follows a four-day rotation. Our rotation is PE, Tech, Art, and Music.The 5 th day is a “PANTHER /Day 5” rotation. Students either go to 2 specials(while teachers are involved in meetings) on day 5 days or no specials. Children will need to wear tennis shoes while participating in gym. Mondays are always gym for us. Also, Fridays would be a good day to bring gym shoes since it is a day 5, and sometimes students may have gym.

10. Word study is a problem-solving approach where the student uses many strategies to make sense of unknown words. It is based on a progression of development and includes instruction in the relationship of letters and sounds, patterns found in words, and the origin of words. Word study instruction occurs in the context of reading and writing workshop. The desired result is for students to become proficient readers and writers, using their knowledge of how words work to help them in all areas of communication in and out of school. Since word study knowledge extends beyond memorization of a weekly list, student learning will be assessed continuously through authentic measures, such as the observation and evaluation of the student’s daily writing and reading. Word study is taught using an inquiry approach where students are guided through explorations. These explorations will help students discover spelling patterns, as well as generalizations that apply to many words. There will be no spelling lists sent home or weekly tests.

11. We will take 2 field trips this year. We would love to have you join us! In order to chaperone a field trip, you must have a cleared background check on file. The form to complete your background check can be found on the Noblesville Schools website. This form must also be completed to volunteer in our classroom.