1. Welcome to Ms. Syme’s 1st Grade Class Room 3 September 10, 2015 Pinebrook Elementary

2. Overview Classroom Information Specials Classroom Expectations & Behavior Content Grading Home Enjoyment (homework) policy Absences What can you do at home? Communication Questions, Comments or Concerns

3. Classroom Information Mornings: Reading/Writing, lunch Afternoon: Math, Recess, Social/Studies and/or Science Green Take Home Folders: Go home everyday and come back to school every day. Any notes to me can be place in the folder Agenda: Left side is home enjoyment/right side is reading log Lunch: 10:45-11:15 Please sign up for conferences tonight before you leave !

4. Specials Guidance (every other Monday) – Mrs. Ross Search (every other Monday) – Mrs. Ciardiello PE (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday)- Mr. Lose Music (Tuesday, Wednesday) – Mr. McGinley Art (Friday) – Mrs. Johnson Library (Monday Morning) – Mrs. Higgins Computer Lab (Thursday) - Mrs. Corber, Mrs. Clark

5. Classroom Expectations  Be Ready, Be Respectful, Be Responsible  Class Pledge  Puma Paws- drawn weekly  Behavior Clips

6. Classroom Expectations  Have You Filled a Bucket Today?- students are given the change to fill other students’ buckets to encourage them and give them compliments. Students empty their bucket on Friday  Sailor of the Week- vote taken on Friday

7. Content Reading/Writing Math Social Studies Science Health

8. Grading 4 (E) Exceeds Expectations 3 (M) Meets expectations 2 (P) Progressing towards expectation 1 (B) below expectation *Phoenix Gradebook *

9. Home Enjoyment Policy  Read 15-20 minutes each night  No Homework on Weekends  Home Enjoyment will start in October. Students will get a packet Monday night and need to turn it in by Friday  Please sign your child’s agenda book every night and write down what they read that night

10. Absences When your child is absent, he/she will be required to make up the missed lessons and homework. Due dates will be adjusted as needed for the missed assignments.

11. What can you do at Home  Read!!! Information in packet  Addition & Subtraction Facts

12. Communication  Email- kathryn.syme@lcps.orgkathryn.syme@lcps.org  I will be sending out a weekly email on Sunday nights  Twitter @symekate

13. Questions, Comments, or Concerns