Welcome!

One School, One Goal

I am really looking forward to getting to know each of your children as

individuals and helping assist in their academic growth this year.

• Goal Setting in the classroom• One Goal Challenge

I am really looking forward to getting to know your children as individuals and

helping them reach their full potential.• Goal Setting in the classroom

• One Goal Challenge

One School, One Goal

ProceduresSchool starts at 8:00 a.m.

Lunch at 11:00 followed by recessDismissal at 2:30 p.m.

We will have a snack every afternoon. Please refer to the snack list when

choosing a healthy snack.

iPad ProceduresStudents will be responsible for charging

their iPad at home each night and returning it to school the following day.

Please be sure to review appropriate iPad usage and expectations with your child.

We will be putting the “So Your Child Has a Device… Now What?” handbook in

your child’s iBook app.

Classroom ExpectationsROAR Behaviors

R – be respectful

O – be organized

A – be accepting

R – be responsible

Classroom ExpectationsStudents start fresh everyday!

Verbal Warning

green = great behavioryellow = warning

pink = minor

Rewards

• School wide quarterly rewards• Paws • Weekly class raffle• extra recess

Curriculum Overview

Reading• New Balanced Literacy Program this

year: School Wide• Readers’ Workshop:

Mini-lessonGuided Reading1:1 ConferencesIndependent readingShared learing

Writing• Follows same structure as reading• Writers’ Workshop:

Mini-lessonIndependent writingSmall group instructionConferencingPartner timeShare out

Spelling• Words Their Way• Word study emphasizing spelling

patterns and syllable structures• Individualized lists based on spelling

skills

Math• place value• the four operations• geometry• fractions• decimals• measurement• algebra• Emphasis on explaining how students got the answer

Science

• Classification• Plants• Matter and Energy • Forces and Motion• Simple Machines

Social Studies

• Regions of the U.S.• A study of Illinois and its past• Understanding the U.S. Government

Homework Policy

When will your child have homework?

• Monday - Thursday night • Should take approximately 40 minutes • Assignments will rarely be given over

the weekend.

Where can you find what they have for homework?

• First year using electronic assignment notebook

• Assignment notebook is located on the home screen of their iPads

Late Assignments• Late assignments will be recorded on a

yellow sheet and placed in their Take Home Folder.

• Please sign sheet, complete assignment, and send it back to school.

• School policy is that 3 late assignments in a quarter results in a minor.

Don’t like the grade they earned?• Any homework/classwork assignment

can be corrected for more credit. • To receive this credit, students must

make their corrections on a sheet of loose leaf and attach it to the assignment that they have corrected.

• This does not include tests and quizzes.

Weekly Folders• Graded papers will be sent home in the

Meadow Ridge folder every Friday.• Please review the papers and choose

papers to correct.• Folders should be returned the

following Monday signed.

Things you can do…• Read with your child as often as you can• Ask them questions about what they are

reading at school• Get them flashcards and find games to

help them memorize multiplication facts• Practice keyboarding skills at home• Check assignment notebook icon• Check their weekly folder and discuss

Communication• Classroom news on website• Friday Folders• Questions? Call, email, or send a note

msimms@orland135.org708-226-8411