Monday, September 3, 2012

Hola!  Below you will find a copy of our classroom schedule.  Please note that we have P.E. (purple highlighted area) with Mr. Pryor on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.  If your child doesn't wear tennis shoes on those days, please send them to school in their book bags.  They will change into them first thing in the morning and after P.E. they will change back into their other shoes.  No need to worry on the days we have P.E. in the classroom.  Our classroom P.E. will consist of doing Brain Gym activities and movements to song, usually with Dr. Jean.  Dr. Jean is a former teacher who inspires many of us across the country with her engaging songs and creative activities making teaching and learning FUN!   

Each day your child will be a part of SUCCESS (yellow highlighted area). During SUCCESS, your child will work with one of the 9 SUCCESS instructors.  This is a time when the children have the opportunity to work in small group focusing on an area of need.  For example, your child might be struggling with letter identification or letter sounds.  So, during SUCCESS your child along with a few other children will work on these skills.  Once they master these skills they will move onto a new area of focus.  SUCCESS is 30 minutes each day (from 10:25-10:55) and every two weeks the different instructors get together to discuss student growth and concerns.  These groups are fluid, in other words, they are constantly changing based on needs.

We have Library with Mrs. Wilson on Wednesday mornings from 8:35-9:00.  Mrs. Wilson will go over the library procedures and rules with your children.  They will also be able to check out books to bring home from the school library.  Yeah!!

Please note:  On the first three Wednesdays each month we will have a special speaker (from 1:40-2:10).  The first Wednesday each month will be Shirley Marshall, the children's librarian from Parlin Ingersoll Library.  She will share new and exciting books which can be checked out at the public library.  The second Wednesday each month will feature Tonya Holt.  Tonya will share Ag in the classroom activities with your child.  And, the third Wednesday each month will be Patty Wiegers.  Patty will be sharing information on nutrition with the children. 

Our Music time is on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.  The children will have Music in our classroom with a music teacher.  Their Music teacher this year will be Mrs. Dever.  

If there are any major changes to our schedule I will notify you as soon as possible, both here on the blog, as well as sending home a note. 

No comments:

Post a Comment