Heather’s Friends
Parent Handbook
2016-2017
Room B108
Contact Information
Heather Jones
[email protected]
School number: 316-973-6750
Cell phone: 316-992-3350
Sign up for my text app. Enter 81010 then enter message @Heathersf to
get text reminders.
Parent Involvement
You are the expert on your child, so we greatly appreciate any input you
have. We feel strongly that parent involvement is essential to creating a
successful school year. Therefore, we will be providing several opportunities for
you to be involved in the classroom. Please read the all parent communications and
newsletters. Newsletters will arrive on colored paper in the parent communication
folder each Monday. This newsletter will let you know “what’s up” in the classroom
as well as asking for any volunteers needed for upcoming activities.
In the perfect world you are working with your child every night at home;
asking about their day, practicing phonics, vocabulary and fluency, and following up
with their homework. I understand circumstances change, but with our challenging
curriculum, your student needs this assistance.
Please keep me up to date with any changes in your child that relates to
their education and social development. I am looking forward to getting to know
every parent and communicating with you often. I prefer to communicate via email. If you haven’t given me your address, please send me a quick e-mail using the
address on the cover. You can also sign up for text messages @Heathersf.
Monday Packets
Your child will bring home a packet every Monday. Please make sure you look
through this packet. It contains important information. An empty packet, or one
containing any correspondences, need to returned on Tuesday.
Book Club
I do send home book orders each nine weeks. I prefer that you order online
using my code J2MTT. Points collected are used throughout the year in the
classroom.
Fundraiser
I will send home donation tickets for the Rusty Eck Adopt a School
project. The donation tickets are $10.00. The money raised stays in the
classroom. We use this money throughout the year for celebrations and science
projects.
Homework
Students are expected to take home and complete any unfinished work
from the day. This should be returned the following day. Students will receive
weekly reading homework on Monday. This homework needs to be completed, with
your assistance, throughout the week and returned on Fridays. Math homework
will be assigned randomly throughout the week. Many times this homework will be a
video regarding an upcoming lesson. I will use Edmodo to assign these lessons.
Remember students are expected to read 20 outside of school each day.
Agenda
Student agendas are a great tool to help them communicate to you what they
did throughout each day. This agenda can also be used to communicate questions
or needs. Please sign their agenda each evening. If a student’s agenda is not
signed, they cannot attend Fun Friday. Agendas need to accompany students each
day to school. Students will be writing their weekly phonics words in their agendas.
Students will also have these words in their reading homework packets. Students
are tested each Friday.
Edmodo
I use Edmodo in the classroom. Students can use this web-site to complete
and turn in assignments. Students can also practice and play games that I assign.
If you have any questions regarding Edmodo, please let me know.
Class Birthdays
August
Jordan 4th
DeVron 22nd
September
Aidan B 20th
Zoe 23rd
Abigail 28th
Maria 30th
October
Dontae 2nd
Madio 11th
November
Cheyenne 8th
Madisyn G. 23rd
Madison M. 29th
December
Rai’kel 6th
Jalen 11th
January
Hannah 17th
February
March
Jaden 9th
Susan 17th
Ariah 27th
April
Maison 19th
May
June
Isiah 23rd
Mikaela 30th
July
Landen 14th
Bryce 31st
Classroom Rules
1.
Follow CHAMPS.
2. We follow the Golden Rule of RESPECT! Respect yourself, others and
Enders Elementary.
Building Procedures
1. The teacher will say “Owls” and raise hand in the air. Students should raise
hands, stop talking, and put their eyes towards the teacher. They are to
then wait for directions.
2. Hall Procedure- Hands to your side, all eyes forward, Lips zipped and Low
speed!
Consequences
I use a “Clip To Success” strategy in the classroom. The strategy follows the
golden rules of respect. Students can move up and down the clip chart tracking
their performance. Students will write where they land in their agenda each
day. Students can win awards by reaching “Top of the Chart”. We will also clip
our classroom performance for classroom rewards.
I use a “Keys to Success” chart for to track their behavior outside of the
classroom. This chart is to track their invitation to Fun Friday. Keys can be
taken away as a consequence for behavior that promotes disrespect. They key
chart is available at any time.
1.
First offense- Warning- Student will be redirected to do the correct
behavior and a key will be subtracted from their day.
2. Second offense- Student will lose a second key.
3. Third offense- Student will lose another key and a phone call home to
parents. Student will complete a “Do over” think sheet. (What would they
do differently next time?) Students that lose more than two keys in any
given day will not be able to attend Fun Friday.
Any type of intolerable act will be handled with an office referral.
Heather’s Classroom Rewards
1.
Individual rewards- When a student is showing respect, I hand out a ticket
to that student. I draw tickets at the end of each day for treats. Fun
Friday is a lunch celebration in the classroom held every other week.
Everyone is always invited; however individuals can lose the privilege by
losing more than two keys in any given day, or my having an office referral
during the two week time frame.
2. Individual rewards- Students can clip on the clips chart to outstanding. It
they go “off the chart” they add a stripe to their clip. Ten stripes equal a
reward and a new clip. They get to decorate their old clip and sign the
poster.
3. Team rewards- as a table they may earn the letters in popcorn. Once they
have earned all letters I will make them popcorn.
4. Group Rewards- As a class student’s can “Clip” up or down on the chart.
Students will earn ‘bears’ to fill their jar based on where the clip landed
that day. Once the jar is full, we will vote on a party.
Events to Put on Your Calendar
Field Trips
We will go on field trips this year. The first trip will be to Botanica in
September. We will visit their butterfly exhibit and learn about trees. This
field trip is free thanks in part to JACO General Contracting. The 2nd trip is
to Cowtown on October 7th in the afternoon. The cost for this field trip is
$6.00, however we are working on having the field trip paid for by ECO.
Parents are admitted free. Please Save the Date to volunteer in the
afternoon that day.
April 20th we will go to the zoo for Earth Day. This is a free event for
parents and students. This is an all-day event and I need at least 10
volunteers, so please save the date.
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Per school policy; if you agree to supervise a group, please do not bring
siblings.
Festivals
Fall Festival is October 31st this year. Students will parade in their
costumes at 3:00. The classroom party starts at 3:30. I will need 3
volunteers for this event.
Enders Feast is November 18th. Students will be asked to bring canned
vegetables and some will be asked to make corn bread muffins. *this is a
Friday this year due to the longer school day.
Friendship Festival is Februarys 14th in the afternoon. I will send treat
reminders.
Community Service
Third graders run the annual food drive for our Ender’s families. This is
their Community Service project during the month of December
Our music concert is April 16th. Students will be displaying their inquiry
projects that night. Be sure to save the date.