Communication
A reminder that each week, I will send out a communication log. This will have updated information in regards to academics and anything exciting or different happening in our classroom. Related service providers will write at the end of each month to summarize what they have been working on in their sessions.
I will always e-mail with any information that is more urgent or needs attending to more quickly. Please do not hesitate to e-mail me with any questions, comments or concerns. The team appreciates input and communication from you as well, so we are happy to hear from you!
This blog will also be updated every other week. I will send an e-mail with the link when it has been updated.
A list of all of the service providers as well as other contacts was provided in the handbook handed out at curriculum night if you attended, and if not, it came home in your child's folder on Friday.
Classroom Programs/Activities
Some programs we use in our classroom:
Edmark: (used for some students)- a sight word reading curriculum used for development of sight words as well as comprehension. It includes various worksheets that aid in comprehension, matching, and writing practice.
News-2-You: This is a group time that we are fortunate our Speech Pathologist and Occupational Therapist can push into. We read a news story together and answer comprehension questions about the story. We work on different skills with vocabulary words from the story. We practice cutting, glueing, writing, and defining the words.
Theme Times: We have a monthly theme that incorporates either science or social studies concepts. Each week, we have a time dedicated to the theme and our related services have developed activities that they will implement based on the theme. These will be reported in the communication log as they occur.
Swimming/CBI
This year, we will continue to swim on Wednesday afternoons. Please send your student with a swimsuit. Towels are provided by the fitness center. Once a month, we will be participating in curriculum based instruction at a store. We will plan what we are going to cook, and shop for the materials on one Wednesday in place of swimming. We will cook the Friday of that week. This will help students to vote, create lists, practice social skills in a store, money skills for some, and then the practice of cooking with the materials.
Schedule Times
Normal bell schedule 8:20 (we get students off of buses or from parent drop off)
Pick-up 2:50 (buses or parent pick up)
Early release: Students are dismissed at 1:50
Please read the principal's message every week, as well as check into the PTO blog for information.
Spirit Wear
This is the last week to purchase spirit wear. If you wish to do so, please order through the link below.
http://www.jelligoods.com/spirit-program/ivy-hall
