1. Welcome Wolfcubs and Parents

2. Team 1 Mrs. Bridges Mrs. Johnson
Meet the teachers
Team 1 Mrs. Bridges Mrs. Johnson
Team 2
Ms. Moss
Mrs. Cole

3. Morning Assembly
Morning assembly begins at 7:45. This is a time for our school to come together as a community.
Mrs. French and Mrs. Gaines recognize all student birthdays as well as student achievements.
Each week there is a new character trait that is introduced and explained. One student is chosen from each homeroom class who has consistently demonstrated the character trait. That student is recognized on Fridays as being a leader for that trait.

4. Webpage Calendar Special Events
The following items are located on our webpage:
Calendar
Special Events
Please make sure you review the Mason Creek student handbook
Handbook

5. Agendas
Homework
Sign nightly
Communication

6. Behavior Classroom rules and procedures
TAME – blue tile, arms by your side, mouth closed, eyes facing forward.
Students are expected to walk silently to specials, lunch, and recess
Cafeteria- students are expected to use excellent manners and eat silently when music is on

7. Behavior
Clip system
Your child is working within a color system where students move a clip when positive or negative behavior choices impact their learning or the learning of others. Every child starts on green which means they are ready to learn.
Red- 3rd Offense- Parent Contact/3 chronic reds will result in an office referral.
Notes are written in agendas when students reach yellow, orange, or red.

8. Testing Common District assessments (quarterly CDA)
Subject area quizzes
Aimsweb- 3x a year (math and Reading)
Progress monitoring monthly/Agenda

9. Goals
Your child should have mastered all 600 sight words in 1st grade. If they did not meet their goal, continue to practice them nightly at home. Sight words are crucial to fluent reading. The end of the 2nd grade reading goal is 92 WPM.
It is also important to work on math fact fluency. By the end of the year, 2nd graders will be able to do 50 mixed addition and subtraction problems in 5 minutes and perform at 98% mastery.

10. Grades 1 grade taken per subject per week No retakes
Make-up work within three days

11. 15 minutes of nightly reading
Homework
Weekly math sheet
Daily fact practice
flash cards
Xtramath.com
15 minutes of nightly reading
AR books
Magazines
Study weekly spelling words/complete 5 spelling menu activities
Spelling test every other Friday

12. Accelerated Reading Reading folder with log-80% or higher
Individualized goals based on current data
Every 9 weeks- grade (mastery of goal and average)
Sign up for notifications when your child has taken a quiz

13. Education Galaxy math, reading, and language arts practice
students will have a learning path based on their diagnostic assessment
will be used as at-home practice and classroom practice
Sign-in is your child’s initials and lunch number
Password is birthdate (minus zero at the beginning)

14. Looking ahead with STEM
Stem- science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Stem days on ½ days and integrated with units
Project lead the way- an approach to stem education developed with activities, projects, and problem-based experiences relevant to the lives and future careers of students
Defined stem- project based, real-world application combined with technology and creativity
STEMscopes-hands-on activities that include the 5E’s and C-E-R