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Behavior Plan:

Dear Parents,
Throughout the first week of school, the children and I have been
working cooperatively to develop a positive classroom management system.
Each child has their own “dog” template that is hanging up in the
classroom. The dog will begin the day having a green bone in his mouth.
If a child chooses not to follow the rules, he/she will then have an
orange bone, to serve as a warning. If the child continues to misbehave,
a yellow bone is used. As a result of a yellow bone, the child receives
no power penny for the day and ten minutes in the “dog house,” thinking
about his/her behavior. If a child moves to the red bone, a “think about
it” sheet is sent home and/or a phone call home is made. The think about
it sheet needs to be signed, completed, and returned the next school
day. (On the back of this paper you will see an example of a “think
about it” sheet.)
Together, we can ensure that your child has a green bone every day and
earns a power penny every day. Every other Friday, the children will
have a chance to “go shopping” with their power pennies that they have
earned and they may be redeemed for special rewards, such as a note home
from the teacher or a special backpack home. If you have any questions
about this behavior plan, I will discuss it more in detail during Parent
Orientation Night. Thank you for your support in helping create a safe
and positive learning environment for every child.
Sincerely,
Ms. Kozerski
Ms. Kozerski’s Schedule
9:05-9:15
Attendance and Lunch Count/Announcements
9:15-9:45
Seat Work/Drop Everything and Read/Switch Take-Home Books
9:45-10:45
Morning Meeting/Calendar/ Math/ Math Centers
10:45-11:35
Guided Reading and Literacy Centers
11:35-12:10
Lunch/Recess
12:10-12:20
Bathroom Breaks/Journal Writing
12:20-1:00
Shared Reading/ Read Aloud
1:00-2:30
Writer’s Workshop
( Monday- Wednesday @ 12:45-1:15 Specials)
(Thursday & Friday @ 1:20-1:50 Specials)
2:30-2:40
Phonemic Awareness/Word Work/ D.O.L.
2:40-3:05
Science/Heath/Social Studies
Spelling Tests
Dear Families,
Your second
grader will begin to take a weekly spelling test. The list of spelling
words will be sent home every Monday. There will then be a test over the
ten spelling words on Friday of the same week. Please practice these
words at home every night as part of their daily homework. You will
notice that 5 out of the ten spelling words are called “word wall
words.” Word wall words are high frequency words that are encountered
numerous times when reading and added to our word wall board in our
classroom. The students should be able to spell these words correctly
throughout the year, versus simply memorizing them for Friday’s test.
The remaining five words are from a word family. For example, the first
word family is the word family “at”. The “at” family contains the words
scat, flat, brat, splat, mat. The children will also have to write a
sentence that I dictate for them at the bottom of the test, which
includes the word wall words for that week.
The spelling
test will be graded according to the following: correct spelling (under
spelling and application on the report card) and correct sentence format
(under grammar, mechanics and application on the report card).Bring your
questions, or e-mail me at kozerskimavvsd.org.
Thank you for your
continued support in your child’s education!
Sincerely,
Ms. Kozerski
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