back-to-school night agenda with carlee boccacci

Back-to-School Night Agenda

with Carlee Boccacci

Introduction• Graduated from OSU with a BS in Human

Development and Family Science – Emphasis in Early Childhood Education

• 2nd year to teach• Interned here in 1st grade classroom, substitute for

ECA• Live in Tulsa• Married with a daughter• 2 Golden Retrievers, Mika and Roger

Recognizing Classroom Help

• ECA: Rachel Seabolt• Homeroom Parent: • Assistant Homeroom Parents:

Sign-up Sheets/Opportunities to Volunteer

• Sign-in for BTSN• Fall Conferences• Class Phone/E-mail List• Collaboration coverage/tomorrow• Donuts with Dad• Foundation Auction Basket• Fall Carnival• Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week• PTA Opportunities • Classroom Party • Consumable items (cooking, special art projects)• Wish List

How to Reach Me

• Leave me a voice message, x5099• E-mail

carlee.boccacci@jenksps.org• Send a written note

Website

• My teacher website is a work in progress.• www.jenksps.org

-click schools - East Elementary - Staff, then letter B• Newsletters and other information will be

posted on this website.

Snack Guidelines

• Bring a snack every day• Healthy• If at all possible, individually

wrapped• Commercially prepared• No peanut products

Recess

• We go outside everyday (twice) unless the heat index is over 100 degrees or the wind chill is under 32 degrees. Please dress your child appropriately.

Shoes

• If child has something besides flip flops, send those.

• Coming off on playground.• Taking them off at Brain Break.• Work on tying shoes.

Birthdays

Celebrated on the day of. If on a weekend, let me know ahead of time what you would like to do.

Store bought treats. No peanut products.

Please no toys from home!

Toys may only be brought for show and tell if your child is Trojan of the Week.

Also if your child is bringing something for the Letter of the Week.

Classroom Management Plan

• Class Meetings/Discussions• Class Rules signed• Time-out• Consequences/phone call to parent• Behavior Referral/Discipline Report

to Mrs. McKnight

Daily Schedule9:00 Morning Meeting9:30 Literacy/Phonics Whole Group10:00 Learning Centers10:50 Recess11:20 Lunch12:10 Math Whole Group12:45 Brain Break1:30 Sight Words/Science/Spanish/Social Studies2:00 Snack/Recess2:45 Read Aloud3:15 My Favorite things/Pack up3:25 Dismissal

Dismissal

• We dismiss at 3:25 every day. Car riders and day care bus riders go in front of Building A with Ms.Rachel. Bus riders and aftercare children go with me to the buses and building C. If your child misses the bus or you are late to pick up (3:45), pick up your child at Building C.

Trojan of the Week

• Picture for the hallway• Poster• Show and tell• Questions and Story

School Correspondence

• Everyday folders• Thursday folders• Monthly Newsletter• Reminders• E-mails• My Web Page

Homework

• Monthly homework sheet/ 1st week of month

• Reading at Home/Home Reading Record• School to Home Literacy Links• Best Sight Word sheets• Math Home Link sheets• EM games online

Curriculum

• Curriculum is integrated through themes related to our concentric circles.

• Concentric circles include:1. All About Me2. Community3. Natural World

Reading• Phonics by Pinnell and Fountas• The Primary Comprehension Toolkit by Harvey and

Goudvis• The Writing Spot Language Arts by Write Source• Zaner-Bloser Handwriting• 58 Sight Words

1. 40 Instant/Special Words2. 8 Color Words3. 10 Number Words

• Author Studies• Library/Media: Thursdays 9:30 – 10:00

Kindergarten Reading Specialist

Sherry Kleinecke She may be coming into the classroom to work

with children and will be pulling certain students out to work in small groups, providing extra support. You will be contacted if your child will receive extra support in her lab.

Science

• Science and Technology for Children

1. Comparing and Measuring September October November

2. Organisms March April

Math

• Everyday Mathematics by McGraw Hill

Health and Fitness

• Health and Fitness by Harcourt

Social Studies

• Social Studies by Harcourt

Spanish

• Espanol Para Ti-Level 1 by McGraw-Hill

Speech

• All kindergarten students have been screened for speech.

1. Speedy Speech2. “Sound of the Month” lesson

Showing proper tongue placement Using visual phonics

Character Education

• 8 Character Habits1. August/September: Respect2. October: Responsibility3. November: Self-Discipline4. December: Compassion5. January: Teamwork6. February: Honesty7. March: Perseverance8. April: Courage

Thank you for coming!

CarleeBoccacci