Welcome to Our Class

ABOUT THE TEACHER

Emily WalkerThis is my 5th year teaching. I taught my first two year in Little Rock, Arkansas and this is my 3rd year at JSE. I am an Arkansas native, but live living in Tulsa. I enjoy traveling to new places, spending time with my family and friends, hiking, snow- skiing, riding my bike, and having fun in the sun!

CONTACT ME

•Ms. Walker: 299-4415 ext. 5881Emily.walker@jenksps.org

Weekly updates will be sent via email. Monthly newsletters will be sent via email and posted on website.

CLASS SCHEDULE8:50 – 9:30 – Morning Work/Morning Meeting (Vocabulary Practice, Word Work, Read to Self)9:30 - 10:10 Specials (Music, PE, Art)10:10 – 10:25 Restroom Break and Snack10:25 – 11:15 – Reader’s Workshop (Toolkit/Flexible Groups) 11:15 – 12:15 Writer’s Workshop (Handwriting/DLR)12:20 – 1:00 – Lunch and Recess1:00 – 1:10 Restroom Break1:10 – 1:30 – Read Aloud1:30 – 2:30 – Math 2:30 – 3:20 – Science/Social Studies3:20 Agendas and pack-up 3:30 - Dismissal Other Specials:Monday – Library: 10:15 – 10:25Wednesday – Counselor (one Wednesday a week) Thursday – Computer: 11:20 – 12:00Friday – Reading Buddies 1:30 – 2:00

CURRICULUM

•Reading – Comprehension Toolkit•Math – Everyday Mathmatics•Social Studies – Oklahoma History•Science – Rock & Minerals,

Sound, Plants

READING PROGRAM

The Comprehension Toolkit1. *Focuses on “Reading as Thinking”2. *Builds key thinking strategies for increased

comprehension3. *Supports time for shared reading, guided

reading groups, small groups, independent reading, and collaborative discussions.

4. *Students read a variety of genres.5. *Matches students with “just right” reading

texts. -Students will receive whole and small group instruction.

READING TESTS

•STAR- Given three times a year.

•Running Records are assessed three times a year.

SPELLING

I have pre-tested the students and am arranging groups according to their needs. The children will work with a needed pattern for two weeks. This pattern will be taken from the developmental stage your child is in based on the assessments. The children will be collecting/finding words in this pattern as a way of internalizing spelling rules. They will usually have a few sentences to create, using forms of spelling words as part of the spelling tests. Generally tests will be on Fridays.

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES•Students will rotate through Sound, Plants and Rocks and Minerals this year.•Oklahoma History- •Unit 1: Looking at Oklahoma through Location and Place•Unit 2: Looking at Human Interaction with the Environment in Oklahoma•Unit 3: Oklahoma study with the rich and diverse history of people and events.

MATH

•*Emphasizes conceptual understanding while building a mastery of basic skills.•*Relates math to real life situations.•*Hands-on activities•*Practice through Games•*Cooperative learning through partner and small-group activities•*Home and School partnership•www.everydaymathonline.com• Math Homelinks are assigned Mon. - Thurs.

nights. It is due the next morning.

HOMEWORK POLICY

•Any work that has not been finished during the school day will need to be finished and returned the next morning. I will often assign written homework and occasional projects. The children will write assignments in their agendas on Mondays. They will also have math homework nightly. All homework is due on the last day of the week.

GRADESThe JPS grading scale using the report card rubric is as follows:3 = consistently successful 85%-100% of the time2 = progressing 70%-84% of the time1 = area of concern (student does not demonstrate skill in an area)

Your children will be assessed using formal and informal measures. I do not take a grade on every assignment but I keep anecdotal notes and use some grades for re-teaching. I will usually state how many correct out of total numbers of points. (8/10) I will be using rubrics for grading writing pieces and the children will be working with these rubrics throughout the writing process. Jenks Public School is on a 9-week grading period. All students will receive a Progress Report in mid-September. After that, only those students who are not progressing as expected will receive them.

BEHAVIOR

•Classroom Agreements•School-wide Expectations•Essential 20•Bonus Bucks

A LOOK AHEAD…

•Students will have a couple of long-term projects this year. The due dates will be communicated in emails and written in agendas.

FIELD TRIPS

•We will be traveling to Tahlequah, OK on Friday, March 27th, 2015. We will be participating in the Indian Territory Days at the Cherokee Heritage Center. Parent chaperones are welcome.

HELP WANTED

•Reading Minutes Checker•Science Set-up Helpers•Paparazzi- take pictures during the year.•Video Maker- create the class video

BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT INFORMATION FROM THE OFFICE

1. Cafeteria-if they go back for seconds it cost as much as a full tray.

This is most costly to our families on PIZZA DAY (every MONDAY). We have some kiddos that want to eat 3 and 4 slices. 2. Southeast Website is current with district and site

information. Please remind them to check it on a regular basis.3. We will never have enough parking to accommodate

everyone. We will make every effort to split events up by grade level in order to ease some of the parking issues! Please be respectful of our neighboring businesses, PLEASE DO NOT USE THEIR PARKING. Please do not park on a red curb, those are FIRE LANES.

4. Thank you for a wonderful start to our school year!!

THANKS FOR COMING!

•We hope this evening has been informative for you!•Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns about behavior, homework, grades, etc!!•We look forward to working with you and making this the best year yet!