Important Dates:
Aug. 21st: Meet the Teacher! 3-6pm
Aug. 25th-26th: Teacher/Family Visits
Aug. 27th: Welcome 1st Half
Aug. 28th: Welcome 2nd Half
Aug. 29th: Welcome Whole Class!
Sept. 1st: Labor Day No School
Classroom Folders:
Your child will go home with their yellow folder EVERY Friday. This folder will consist of their work for the week, as well as any information/newsletter the school sends out. Please empty your child's contents and have your child bring their folder back on Mondays in which we will continue to repeat the process.
Important Reminders:
School doors open at 7:30am
Please contact our office staff in regards to excusing your child's absences/tardies at claxton.office@acsgmail.net
If your child's regular dismissal changes, please let us know ahead of time by emailing myself, Mrs. Hill, and our office staff.
Mrs. Ana's Notes:
Sight Words
Sight words are often words that appear frequently in reading and writing, and they may not have a concrete image to go with them. Because of this, readers need to be able to recognize, read, and understand sight words almost immediately.
We have introduced the words:
Bridges Math
Bridges in Mathematics is our math curriculum. It aims to build students' conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and problem-solving abilities through a blend of direct instruction, structured investigation, and open exploration. The curriculum emphasizes visual models, hands-on activities, and engaging discussions to make math accessible and enjoyable for all learners.
We are focusing on:
Fundations
Fundations is the curriculum we use to teach early literacy skills, focusing on phonological awareness, phonics, spelling, and handwriting. It's used often as part of the core literacy program or as an intervention for students who need extra support. The program aims to build a strong foundation for reading and writing success by explicitly teaching sound-letter relationships, decoding skills, and spelling patterns
We have introduced lowercase letters:
NOTE: If your child has a particular diet or is particularly picky when it comes to food, please consider packing them a small snack from home. We base what we eat for snack on what our families graciously donate to our classroom. If you choose to pack a snack for your child, please follow the same snack guidance provided below. If this choice works better for you, we would still love to encourage you to sign-up for a snack week to help support our classroom. Thank you!
Snack Sign-Up:
CLICK HERE to sign up for the week/s you can help provide snacks to our classroom! Use the calendar for reference when needed.
Snack Guidance:
There are 14 total students in our classroom! Snacks that are individually prepackaged or in bulk would be great! Prepared/cut fruit is welcomed as well!
Examples of Snacks Include: goldfish/veggie straws, animals cookies, squeezable yogurt/applesauce, fruit snacks/bars, crackers, etc.
Allergies:
We are a nut-free classroom! Please respect this for any of our nut allergy friends (:
My office hours are from 2:45-3:30 Monday-Friday. I encourage you to please keep open communication with me! This will help me better assist you and your child! Together we will succeed!