Daily Schedule

8:15-10:00 Morning Work and Open Court Language Arts

• Open Court Language Arts Program
• Reading comprehension skills
• Reading comprehension strategies
• Grammar and spelling skills
• Developing writing skills

10:00-10:20 Recess

10:20-11:00 Readers/Writers Workshop

• Develop reading and writing skills at an individual level and pace
• Share with peers through the Author's Chair

11:00-11:35 Math

• Problem of the Day and introduce Problem of the Week
• Correct homework together
• Review and practice previous ideas

11:35-12:15 Lunch

12:15-1:15 Math

• New material
• Problem solving
• Hands-on manipulative lessons

1:15-2:30 Cursive Handwriting/Science/Social Studies/Art

• Starting Arts Wheel is on Thursdays from 10:30-11:00
• P.E. - Special P.E. Thursdays from 11:00-11:40 with Coach Taylor
• Computer Lab - Mondays from 12:15-1:05
• Read Aloud and Library - Tuesdays from 1:00-1:40

Science Units The Solar System Rainforest Light Water	Social Studies Units Geography Native Americans Pioneers Government
Language Arts Units Friendship City Wildlife Imagination Money Storytelling	Writing Units Descriptive Writing Expository Writing Formal Letter and Use of Voice Personal Narrative Poetry End of the Year Literary Magazine

Classroom Rules and Management

My classroom management and discipline is a process that will be evolving with the students this year. It will change depending on what works for them, you, and me. This is the structure that we have in order as of now:

Classroom Rules
These are the rules we came up with together:

• Respect property and people
• Be safe
• Listen and follow directions
• Have fun

Table Points
Table points are earned through table cooperation. If they are ready to go and organized or working well together they may earn points (or have them taken away if the opposite is true). All of these points are added together at the end of the week and they become class points. The class may then vote on an activity that they would like to buy. At the beginning of the year, they brainstormed on what rewards they wanted.

No Homework Day	200 points
Movie and Popcorn (no butter)	200 points
Prize Day	175 points
Extra Computer Lab Time	175 points
Origami	175 points
Toy Day	150 points
Stuffed Animal Day	150 points
Pajama Day	150 points

Tickets
When students are displaying behavior that is above and beyond the norm, they will have the opportunity to earn tickets. These tickets go into a raffle and every Friday two winners are pulled. The winners are able to select a prize from the prize box (If you have anything you would like to donate to the prize box, it will be much appreciated).

Hands and Feet
If a student is off task or talking to a neighbor, they will be asked to get a red hand or foot. This is a reminder to stay on task. If a student receives more than 5 in a week, they may not participate in that week's raffle. If they receive more than 10 in a week, they will need to go on an indvidual behavior contract.

Students who exhibit excellent behavior earn a green hand or foot. This will earn them tickets to use in the weekly raffle.

All students need to have their parents sign their hands and feet sheets. This tells me that you have seen it. I want to make sure I am communicating what is happening at school.