August 1, 2013

News from Ms. Powers’ Class

August 1, 2013

Snacks-we have a snack every morning around 10:00.  Children need to bring their own individually packaged snacks.  We have a peanut allergy in our classroom so our classroom will be a peanut free classroom.

Water bottles-students can bring in a water bottle filled with water to have in the classroom and keep on their desks.  Students are then able to get a drink whenever they need one.  Water bottles with sports tops work best.

Behavior-in my classroom I use a color system to monitor behaviors.  Every student start every day on green which means they are doing as expected.  After students receive a warning they change to yellow which reminds them to slow down and think about what they are doing and they miss 5 minutes of recess.  If a student is on yellow and continues misbehaving they change to red which is telling them that they need to stop.  Students on red also miss recess and have a red note that needs to go home and get signed by a parent or guardian.  Students that exceed the expected behavior change to purple and bring home a positive note.  I also have a class store in my classroom.  Students earn 5 cents for purple, 3 cents for green, 2 cents for yellow and no money for red.  Students save their money in a wallet at school.  Once a week or so our store is open for shopping.  Some of the students had a hard time listening and following directions when they were given Wenesday .   Beginning today I will be sending home notes with students that are on red.  If your child receives a note please discuss it with them, sign it and return it to school the following day.  Right now all of the students are learning what my first grade expectations are if your child’s behavior becomes a problem I will let you know.

Blue Folders-everyone received a blue take home folder today.  Your child needs to return this folder daily.  Please be sure to discuss and empty your child’s folder daily.

Volunteers Needed-I am looking for a parent to come in one day a week for 1-2 hours to run our classroom store.   I am also looking for parents to plan and organize our class parties.  I you are interested in helping out please let me know.

 

Thanks for all your help.

Ms. Powers