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An Exciting Year Begins!• Let Me Introduce Myself• I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I Know I Can• Be Our Guest• Show A Little Respect• Readers Today… Leaders Tomorrow• Get The Facts• We’ll Be Stroking• The Buzz On Spelling• Express Yourself• Little Einstein• Let’s Take A Look At Our World• Give Me A T-E-S-T• Making The Grade• Money, Money, Money• While You Were Out• A Final Thought
Let Me Introduce Myself…
• Graduated from Troy State University
• Originally from Dothan , Alabama
• Married• One child – Alexis• Taught grades 1st-4th
• 7 years experience
I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I Know I Can
• Teacher/Parent Partnership
• High Expectations• Attitude Is
Everything• Motivation To Do
Well
Be Our Guest• MORNING CHAT WITH
THE TEACHER – FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH
• GUEST READER AND ACTIVITY LEADER – EVERY OTHER TUESDAY
• READING PRESENTATIONS
• PARTIES• FIELD TRIPS
Show A Little R-E-S-P-E-C-T!!!
• “GUERRILLA GOODNESS”
• SCHOOL AND CLASS RULES POSTED AND REVIEWED
• 1,2,3,4, BEHAVIOR PLAN
• CONDUCT REPORTS SENT HOME DAILY FOR PARENT SIGNATURE
Readers Today… Leaders Tomorrow• Read, Read, Read• Newly adopted Reading
Series• Accelerated Reader Program• Reading Centers• 4 Book Reports• Reading Presentations• Poetry Parties• Readers’ Theater• Puppet Theater
Get The Facts!• Multiplication
Facts• Review Daily• Flashcards• Math games• Timed drills
We’ll Be Stroking• Cursive writing• Daily review at
school• Practice letter
formation at home
The Buzz On Spelling
• Say and Spell Words Daily• Weekly Word List
sent home each Monday• Spelling Test on
Fridays
Express Yourself• Power Writing • Sentence
Structure• Parts of Speech• 4 Types of
Sentences• Daily Edit
Little Einstein• Science Text
Book• Science
Experiments• Study Guides• Chapter Tests
Let’s Take A Look At Our World
• Social Studies Text Book• Thematic Units• Study Guides• Chapter Tests
Give Me A T-E-S-T• DIBELS Test• SAT Test• ARMT Test• Daily Grades• Chapter Tests
Making The Grade• Mondays: Look for graded work in
conduct folder. Please sign and return to me.
• Mid-Term Progress Reports: Please sign and return to me as soon as possible.
• Report Cards every 9 weeks: Please sign and return to me as soon as possible.
• Opening School Expenses• Student Insurance: $25.00• Lunch Money (pay by the month) –
Please send money for the week on Mondays in an envelope with the amount, teacher’s name, student’s name, and keypad number.
• Send an excuse for each absence ( a doctor’s note if possible.
• A doctor’s note is required after 4 consecutive absences.
• Fairhope Elementary School won the Baldwin County Attendance Award for Elementary Schools 2003-04. We certainly would love to win again!
A Final Thought • Our children are our
only hope for the future, but we are their only hope for their present and their future. – Zig Ziglar