Open House 2014 - 2015

1. Open House 2014 - 2015 Mrs. Martinez First Grade Room 26

2. Agenda 6:30 – 7:00pm: Classroom Teacher Presentation 7:00 – 7:30 pm: Special Area Teachers (cafeteria) Please keep in mind that today we are not able to have any personal conferences. If you need to speak to me individually about your child my contact information is available at the end of the power point presentation for your convenience.

3. All About Me! My name is Janette Martinez. I am married and have 3 children. In 2007 I graduated with my Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from St. Thomas University. In December 2011, I graduated from St. Thomas University with my Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. I have been teaching for 8 years. This is my 5th year at Mater Academy Elementary.

4. Daily Schedule

5. Attendance Policies Attendance is an important part of school, if your child is not in school he/she is missing important material being taught on that day. This is why we ask that you please try to schedule your appointments after 3pm. When your son/daughter is absent from school, please make sure a note is sent within 2 days of the absence. If the note is not received within 2 days, the absence becomes unexcused. 3 unexcused absences = 1 referral note 10 tardies = 1 referral note 5 early dismissals = 1 referral note After 10 hand written notes have been received by the school for absences the parent will need to provide doctors note for any absences occurring thereafter. After 10 excused absences = 1 referral note for every absence without a doctor note. Excused = a doctor’s note For more detailed information please reference the Parent Handbook on our webpage at www.materelementary.com – parents tab – parent handbook

6. Early Release Dates Early release is every Wednesday at 1:45pm. Please make sure to pick up your child on time. There will be a fee of $1.00 per minute charged beginning at 2:00pm.

7. Classroom Management Our classroom uses our Magnificent Behavior chart to track our classroom behavior. Each morning all students begin on green. Once the rules are broken the clips are to be moved as follows: 1st time – student receives a verbal warning. 2nd time – student moves their clip to BLUE. 3rd time – student moves their clip to YELLOW. 4th time – student moves clip to RED and a parent note gets set home. If the behavior continues teacher will have a student/parent/teacher conference. Parents will receive a daily behavior calendar in the students homework folder. Please check this daily and initial in the square for that date.

8. Class Dojo Our class will also be using the Class Dojo for behavior management in class. This program allows the students to see their behavior through out the day. Parents can also create an account and view their child’s behavior throughout the day.

9. Grading Scale Grades are weighed as follows: Assessments – 50% Classwork – 25% Homework – 15% Projects – 5% Technology Participation – 5% Grading Scale 90 – 100% = A 80 – 89% = B 70 – 79% = C 60 – 69% = D 59% - below = F

10. Homework Procedures Homework packets are given on Mondays. All homework must be done on a daily basis. Please make sure your child completes his/her work daily. Do not allow them to go ahead because they may not have learned that material yet. • Reading Wonders practice book is to be kept in their book bags. Your child is to do their HW in the book. Do Not tear out pages from this book. • Go Math workbook is to be kept at home. Your child is to tear out the homework pages daily and place them in their homework folder. • Reading logs are stapled to the homework packet. Students must read 20 minutes daily. Keep in their bookbag Keep at home

11. What will we be learning this year? Science • Properties of Matter • Motion of Objects • Forces and Changes in Motion • Earth in Space and Time • Organization and Development of Living Organisms • Heredity and Reproduction • Interdependence Social Studies • Character education • Holidays • Using resources • African-American history • Hispanic contributions to the US • Women’s contributions to the US • Current Events Reading • Phonics, letter sound knowledge • Cause and Effect • Main Idea • Sequence of events • Blending words • Comprehension/Critical thinking skills • Setting, main characters, plot, author • Author’s purpose Language Arts • Launching Writers Workshop • Narrative writing • Personal Narrative writing • Informative writing • Rhymes/Poetry • Writing friendly letters • Expository writing Math • Addition concepts • Subtraction concepts • Number pairs to add and subtract • Two-digit numbers in terms of tens and ones • Compare two digit numbers • Using tens and ones to add and subtract • 2D and 3D dimensional shapes • Measuring • Representing and interpreting data • Numerical patterns • Place value up to hundreds • Foundations for multiplication tables (ex. skip counting)

12. Volunteer Hours Mater Academy requires as part of the parent contract for parents to provide 30 hours of volunteer time/parental involvement (per family.) Some suggestions for completion of volunteer hours are as follows: • Attend field trips (must be registered with Dade County Public Schools) • Registration for volunteering is done through the parent portal. • Classroom events (to be coordinated with the teacher) • Donations from the teacher wish list (copy is attached) • Cafeteria monitors • Take home projects • Gift cards from Wal-Mart, Target, ACE Educational, etc. Please remember to attach a copy of the receipt with any purchase made so that you may receive proper credit. Every $1.00 spent = 1 volunteer hour If you have more than one (1) child in our school please let me know.

13. Uniform Policy • All students must be in compliance with the new uniform policy as stated in the parent handbook. • Kindergarten – 2nd Grade only • TOPS must have the Mater Academy Elementary Logo (Boys and Girls) • White Polo with Hunter Green trim • Gold Polo with Hunter Green trim • Hunter Green Polo with White trim • or • Long-Sleeved Rugby Polo in • White with Hunter Green trim • BOTTOMS MAE Embroidery • Boys: Khaki pants • Girls: Khaki Skort Style U580 & U588 OR Khaki pants • JACKETS Mater Academy Elementary Logo • Hunter Green AUW Jacket Green AUW Jacket • Shoes must be solid black, brown or white. No colored designs allowed. For more detailed information please reference the Parent Handbook on our webpage at www.materelementary.com – parents tab – parent handbook

14. School Communication In order to access your child’s grades you must log on to www.dadeschools.net/parents.asp • Parent Portal account information was sent home the first week of school. If you need this information once again please send me an email and I will be happy to re-send the information. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me via email at jmartinez@materelemetary.com, by sending me a note in your child’s folder or you may also call the office or leave a message for me at (305) 698-9900. Please be patient as I will return calls and answer emails as soon as possible. All classroom information and news is posted on my webpage. This can be found in our new website! Check it out at www.materelementary.com • Create a parent log in • Receive updates every time your child’s teacher updates or adds to their page.

15. Remind If you have not already done so please register with remind. This is a reminder service that allows me to send you messages instantly on your cell phones and emails. Send a text message from your phone to (802) 281-4487 With the class code in the message Class code: @7e2bbb

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17. Thank you for coming to our open house. Have a wonderful evening!