1. Please have a seat at your child’s desk and take this time to write him or her a special note which they will read tomorrow morning.

3. School wide and Classroom Expectations  PBIS- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports  Students earn Odenton Bucks for positive behaviors  Classroom behavior chart ◦ Green- Excellent job! Keep it up! ◦ Yellow- Note home in DJ & student may not return to green ◦ Red- Phone call home, partial loss of recess, possible major referral.

4. LANGUAGE ARTSMATH  Data Driven  Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards  http://www.aacps.org/ reading/index.asp http://www.aacps.org/ reading/index.asp  Many resources  Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards  County assessments  Manipulatives

5.  CD 100%-87% consistently demonstrating: the student exhibits the skill/behaviors independently  PR 86%73% making progress: the student exhibits the skill/behavior with teacher guidance  EM 72%-60% emerging in the development: emerging in the development of skill with consistent teacher assistance.  ND 0%-59% needs development: student has exhibited the skills/behaviors in isolated or rare instances; or with a great deal of support.  Rubrics

6.  Homework will be given Monday through Thursday.  All homework will be in Homework Folder  Menu Format  Spelling will begin in January

7.  Email is best smiles@aacps.orgsmiles@aacps.org  Wednesday Work Folder – Keep graded papers.  Daily Journal/Agenda - sign initials daily  Take home folder- goes home daily- take everything out of it each night.

8.  At home  In school  Field Trips  Big events  email me with your availability smiles@aacps.org

9.  Birthdays- welcome to bring treats to share with class at lunch  Student Helper – new each day  Indoor Recess Bags – send in bags with a few toys that they can play with during indoor recess. Label it with their name.  Donations – we always run out of glue sticks so if you see some on clearance and want to donate more, send them in.  $10.00 Student Fee – please pay if you haven’t already.