1. Welcome to ECE at Apollo Curriculum Night Mrs. Alatorre Room 202

2. Stay informed Connect website http://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/elementary/apollo/staff/mrs_alatorres_site/default.aspx Newsletters Daily Reports Email: alatorred@issaquah.wednet.edu alatorred@issaquah.wednet.edu

3. Discipline Philosophy  Be positive, catch them being good!  Distraction and redirection  Ignoring  Time-out  Special behavior plans if needed

4. Classroom Procedures Attendance  Call if your child will be absent: 837-7500 or email me What to wear  Play clothes  Closed shoes  Jacket with a hood

5. Backpacks Encourage independence - backpacks - lunch boxes NO TOYS AND BLANKETS PLEASE!

6. Illness Please keep your child home if they are ill Fever-free for 24 hours to return Please be respectful of others, let’s keep our staff and kids healthy

7. Birthdays Store-bought peanut-free treats Birthday party invitations (send in folder) Birthday hat! Cultural considerations

8. Curriculum Self-help skills: daily routines (coats, backpacks, lunches, toileting, hand washing, zippers, buttons, etc.) Communication: articulation, language development, vocabulary Social/Emotional/Behavior Skills: cooperative play, conflict resolution, ability to communicate needs/feelings, age-appropriate behaviors, participation, compliance with rules and routines Pre-academics: shapes, colors, numbers, 1 to 1 correspondence, letter, phonemic and phonological awareness, sight words, following multi-step directions in order to complete a task Fine motor skills: handwriting, coloring, cutting, pasting Independent learning skills: independent work areas for task completion

9. Volunteers Classroom Materials Prep Zone times 1 on 1 reading with students Table activity Craft Leisure Background Check!

10. Conferences Parent-Teacher Conferences are held twice per year (December 5 th & 6 th ) Transition Meetings for students transitioning to Kindergarten

11. Issaquah Schools Foundation Bookrooms and hundreds of new titles of leveled books School supplies for students in need Phonics materials for student in K-2 Gift cards to office supply store to all new teachers Grants of $10,000 to Special Services and Highly Capable program (16 iPads) New science curriculum AND much, much more!

12. Ways you can help Join the PTSA Donate to the Foundation’s All in for Kids Annual Fund Campaign Log onto Amazon through the ISF website and earn up to 8% of your purchase price for the Foundation

13. Thank you for coming! Let’s make this a great year! Questions?