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Ms. Pickens' Classroom Curriculum Night 2018 - All About Me School Smarts

Welcome to Ms. Pickens' Classroom Curriculum Night for the 2018 school year. Get to know all about Ms. Pickens, classroom expectations, homework guidelines, PBIS expectations, assessment tools, grade level projects/activities and more!

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Ms. Pickens' Classroom Curriculum Night 2018 - All About Me School Smarts

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  1. Welcome To Ms. Pickens’ Classroom Curriculum Night 2018

  2. All About Me

  3. School Smarts • Graduated from Carl Sandburg High School (Orland Park, IL). • Bachelor’s Degree from Lewis University in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, and English as a Second Language (children birth through third grade). • 3rd year teaching; one year as the General Education 1st Grade Teacher at Dr. Julian Rogus School, second year as the TIP 1 Teacher.

  4. Classroom Expectations Eyes Watching Ears Listening Voice Quiet Body Still Raise your hand Follow Directions Try your best

  5. Homework Expectations Homework will be sent home every Monday in the form of a packet. Homework packets will be due back on that Friday. There will be a different packet for each grade. You may turn in the packet earlier than Friday if it is complete. The packets will consist of reading and math practice, along with skills they are working on in their IEP’s. Each child's packet will be individualized. Homework packets will be taken as a Formative participation grade.

  6. P.B.I.S EXPECTATIONS BE RESPECTFUL BE RESPONSIBLE BE SAFE Students can earn Eagle Tickets from any staff member. Tickets are earned for good behavior in school. Students collect Eagles Tickets and use them to get prizes from the “Eagles Nest.”

  7. Re-takes are available for summative tasks (if a D or an F is receievd). The most recent score will be recorded. We have a new equal interval grading scale. This will include 50%-100% and still includes “F.”​ If a student receives a 27% on an assignment, a 50% will be recorded in the grade book and a comment will be made to indicate the 27% ​ Academic behaviors have been removed from effecting grades, but behavioral comments will be recorded in the comment box. (no name, late, etc.) Instead of assessing our students using STAR we are now using NWEA MAP. NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) is our new assessment tool that provides research-based adaptive assessments based on the child’s score. As a result of NWEA tests, us teachers can make informed decisions to promote your child’s academic growth. You will receive your child’s score. NEW NEWS

  8. Grade Level Projects/Activities Grandparent’s Day Polar Express Gingerbread Houses Field Trip (TBD) Cinco de Mayo Chinese New Year Field Days (End-of-the-year) PBIS Assemblies *There are no more parent volunteer forms. To volunteer you would just need a state ID.

  9. First Graders will receive a letter grade for each subject: • ELA • Math • Science • Social Studies • Specials (Music, Art,Technology,P.E.) Formative Assessments are 25% of your child’s grade. Summative Assessments are 75% of your child’s grade. Report Cards

  10. Curriculum: Fundations- Phonics, Sight Words, Letters, Sounds, Decoding(Reading Words), and Encoding(Writing/Spelling). Michael Heggerty/Phonemic Awareness Reading Milestones- Leveled Reading, Reading Skills, and Comprehension Touch Math- Leveled Math Skills Our Curriculum is adjusted to each child’s needs and abilities. Accommodations of lessons will be made daily. My biggest concern is your child and their needs.

  11. I.E.P. Notes Parents will receive IEP goal updates at the end of each quarter. They will be sent home with report cards. You will receive an IEP Notification of Conference prior to each meeting. Each student will have an Annual Review each calendar year. Please see me for specific questions.

  12. Communication Email:apickens@summithill.org School Phone: (815)464-2034 T.I.P. Topics: Ms. Pickens’ Weekly Newsletter (Found on my website weekly and also sent home) District Website: www.summithill.org Dr. Julian Rogus School Teacher Pages Ms. Ashley Pickens Parent-Teacher Conferences Please use the sign-up sheets to sign-up for a time to meet with me.

  13. Weapons Policy “Illinois Law requires that the school officials expel a student who is determined to have a weapon at school, or any school sponsored activity or event, which bears a reasonable relationship to school. Weapons including not only guns, buy also look alike, and any object used to cause or threaten injury. The expulsion from school must be for a period of time of not less than one year except that the Superintendent of the School Board may modify the expulsion period on a case-by –case basis. Students, who threaten to use a weapon, even in intended as a joke, will also be dealt seriously in order to maintain the safely of students and district 161 employees. All teachers are expected to explain this policy to all students on the first day of school.”

  14. Thank You so much! I look forward to a great year!

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