Class Information/Routines

Meet the Teacher

*Grew up in Upper Arlington

*Went to Ohio University

*this is my 26th year in teaching

*2 additional degrees: Reading & Educational Leadership

*10 yrs teaching 4th/5th, 5 yrs Instructional Support Teacher, 2 yrs Admin Intern, 1 yr 2nd Grade, 8 years 1st

*family: husband, Kevin, and 3 kids, JJ (19), Kaleigh (17), Kevin Jr. (14), dog Molly

*Misc: OSU/Cleveland fan, coaching, going to the lake, puzzles, running

My Goals: Support your child with...

-educating their mind and their heart

-cultivating identity by learning about themselves and people who are different from them

-becoming a better reader, writer, and mathematician

-improving their listening and speaking

-becoming more independent

-embracing challenge and coping with frustration

-building overall confidence and viewing things more positively

-building thinking and problem solving skills

-making new friends

Daily Schedule

9:00-9:15 Morning Routine

9:15-9:35 Morning Meeting

9:35-10:00 Content

10:00-10:15 Recess/Snack

10:15-11:45 Literacy

11:45-12:40 Lunch/Recess

12:45-1:10 Word Study

1:10-1:30 Number Corner

1:30-2:30 Math Workshop

2:30-2:45 Pack Up/Read Aloud

2:45-3:30 Related Arts (A-Day: Art, B-Day: Library, C-Day: Music, D-Day: PE)

3:30-3:35 Wrap Up/Dismissal

Lunch

Food Service Website

Elementary breakfast = $1.50
Elementary lunch = $2.55
Free and Reduced Breakfast = $0.30
Free and Reduced Lunch = $0.40
Free and Reduced Lunch Application
Parents can use the Pay Schools link to add money to their child's account

Day of the Week/Share

Students have a special day of the week that is "their day". On this day they have special privileges like computer access, reading buddies, lining up first, etc. This is also their share day during Morning Meeting. On this day they may bring in something small from home to share or just tell us about. It is the same day every week. We really focus and practice our speaking and listening standards during this time.

Homework

Homework is minimal in first grade, but is given. Students are expected to do daily reading (Book in a Bag starting in October). Other examples of homework include weekly math practice (starting in a few weeks).

Related Arts

4 day Rotation:

A-Day:

2:45-3:30 Art w/ Mr. Blair

B-Day:

2:45-3:30 Library w/ Ms. Davies

C-Day:

2:45-3:30 Music w/ Ms. Reyes

D- Day:

2:45-3:30 PE w/ Mr. Parks

Transportation

-Students are not allowed to go home on a bus with a friend. Please plan to pick up in the car line if having a playdate directly from school.

-If your child is doing anything differently in terms of getting home, please e-mail me or send a note.

Dismissal

Please let me and the office know if students are going home a different way than usual.

Assessments

Students complete district assessments at the beginning, middle, and end of each school year in first grade. These include Dibels Reading Assessments, Developmental Spelling Assessment, and the Math MAP tests. The results of the these assessments are used to determine 'On Track, Not on Track' status by the state, serves as the state's required dyslexia screener, and most importantly guides my instruction. Results of these assessments will be shared with parents by fall conferences.

Benchmark assessments over class content occur throughout the school year across content areas. Informal assessments such as observation, answering questions, discussion, and performance on classwork take place on a daily basis.

All of these assessments help me refine my teaching and adjust to meet individual needs.

Communication

-Infinite Campus: This is where grades will be posted at the semester and end of the year.

-Bloomz: Daily highlights, important information, signups, and lots of pictures

-Take Home Folders…transport papers to and from school everyday. Two pockets: keep at home and return to school.

-Webpage

-Fall Conferences: October 14 & 15. Signups will be sent out on Bloomz.

-Winter Conferences: Optional, end of February

Room Parents/Volunteers

Room parent signups will be completed by PTO at the beginning of the school year. There will be lots of opportunities to help out throughout the year at classroom parties and PTO school events.

I also have weekly parents volunteers in our room. I will send out the first signup for October soon. After the first month signup, I will send out the signups on the first day of each month, 1 month in advance.

Volunteers must have a background check. Link to background check: securevolunteer.com/Dublin-City-Schools/home

Student Login Info

For Chromebook and Google, students log in with:

Username: lastname.number@dublinstudents.net
- Example smith.6@dublinstudents.net
Password: provided by the district, contact teacher with questions
Students can use the Google login at home to access their Google Drive and Clever Accounts.

Depp Depot

Fridays at Lunch

Be mindful of how much $ you send with your child. A little goes a long way.
Students are in charge of their own money.

Scholastic Book Orders

www.scholastic.com

Class Code: Q8WZY

Absence Information

If your student is going to be absent or needs to leave early from school, please use the Infinite Campus App to report this to the main office:

To report an absence, login to Infinite Campus Parent Portal and follow these steps:

Open the menu and select "More" at the bottom.
Select Absence Requests.
Checkmark the student for whom the absence request is being created.
Select a reason the student will be absent from the Excuse dropdown.
Select the Absence Type. Options include: Full Day Absence, Arrive Late, or Leave Early.
Enter a start and end date for the absence in the First Day and Last Day fields.
Enter Comments about the absence reason. Comments are limited to 50 characters.
Click Submit.

For step-by-step instructions alongside screenshots, check out our Absence Request Tool Step Sheet.

**You do not need to call the Office as we need documentation in writing.

For longer pre-excused absences, fill out the following form and send in to the office.

Pre-Excused Absence form

Birthdays

At Depp we have a “No food” policy for birthday celebrations. We still LOVE to celebrate birthdays! Below are some ideas for birthday celebrations that are not a food item.

Small party favors
Donating a book to the classroom library/school library
Donating a recess game
Choose to have extra recess that day
Extra read aloud time

*Summer birthdays can celebrate on their “half birthday”, just let me know if that is something your child wants to do.

If sending in party invitations, please send for either all the girls, all the boys, or the whole class. If not, please find an alternate way to send out your invitations.

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