• Sign in at Back Table – Look at artwork on windows and try to find your child

• Find your child’s seat and make yourself comfortable.

• Familiarize yourself with papers and books on the desk.

• Leave your child a note for tomorrow• Leave any questions for me on desk

A Few Reminders…..

• Checks only for field trips – no cash!!

*ALL VOLUNTEERS must fill out new paperwork each year!

Photo Retakes October 8

Vision/Hearing Screening

October 1

Report Cards 12/2 & 12/3 Before conferences

Conferences Let me know if your child has other siblings here and teacher name.

A little about me…• Attended Central Washington University –

Graduated in 1991.– Bachelors of Arts – Elementary

Education.– Early Childhood Education Minor– Substitute in Issaquah School District -8

years– First Classroom!!!

• Live in Maple Hills with my husband of 20years, Greg, and my 3 children. Haeli (25) Graduated from WSU and currently living on Green Lake, Tanner (18) Senior at Liberty HS and Hannah (15) Freshman at Liberty

• Outside Briarwood – Family, Pets, Reading, Working in my yard

• Prepare students for academic future (Expectations are high!)

• Teach curriculum as outlined by the state and district.

• Create a safe environment (physically, emotionally).

• Be fair and consistent.• Provide motivation for learning. - Setting purpose & modeling

excitement• Help build responsibility and

independence.– Teach organizational skills.– Encourage risk taking.- Act as facilitator in problem solving

situations. Help build responsibility and independence and

enthusiasm for learning!

• Personal responsibility and independent learning.

• Becoming a more organized learner.

• Higher expectations• Opportunities for student

leadership• Not much “Sharing/Free

Time”• Significant growth in the

area of written communication.

• Long division, fractions and decimals

• Note taking

Please continue to study math facts at

home!!

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & FridayOpening-Morning work: 8:30-9:00 (Correcting hw, reading,

iPad tasks)Music 10:15 – 10:45 (Mon. & Tues) PE 10:15-10:45 (Wed &

Thurs) Computer Lab – 2:00-2:45 (Thurs)Library on Friday 12:45-1:15

Math 12:40-1:40.Snack: 10:00-10:10 (Healthy)as they are working.

Recess/Lunch 11:40-12:15Literacy 9:00-11:30

Afternoon Recess 1:40-2:00 Social Studies/Science 2:00-2:45

Prepare to leave/Dismissal 2:45-2:55*Approximate and subject to change!

Wednesday Schedule• Attendance/Lunch count 8:30-8:40• Opening 8:30-9:05• Reading 9:00-9:50• Writing 9:50-10:40• Snack 10:00• PE 10:15-10:45• Recess/Lunch 11:40-12:15• Read Aloud/Reading Buddies w/First Grade 12:15 –

12:30• Pack up/Clean up 12:30-12:45• Dismissal 12:45

• Individual:• Super Student Tickets• Super Student Ticket drawings

(Trying to stay away from the cloud.)• Group:• Team Points• First Team to follow directions, Cheers• Whole Class:• Compliment Points

(Extra time for class activity or Friday Fun.)

• Achieving our goals together.

Homework PolicyGoal: Students begin, complete and turn in

homework on their own. Parents provide support and encouragement toward this independence.

• Homework each night written in planner• Math and Reading Every Night• 1-2 Sheets of math homework• Spelling• 20+ Minutes of reading “Good Fit” book.• Signed BY YOU and Returned each day• Free Friday/Study Hall• All work for the week to be kept in binder under

Homework tab.

• Bi-Monthly Newsletters - Fridays – I do my best!!!

• District E- News• Please call or E-mail me with any questions or concerns…right away! (425) 837-5014 evansl@issaquah.wednet.edu• Send a note with your child.

DESK• 3 ring binder

– dividers for each subject. All work is kept here.

• Spiral notebooks– Writing – Reading– Science/SS• Composition books-

Reading Response. Math Response, drawing or Sci/SS

• Responsible for Math toolkit.

Binder • Bring home every

night – return next day– Left over work or

important notes– Homework Planner

Parent Mail• Comes home mostly on

Fridays– Corrected work– PTA/School Mail

Daily 4• Done daily to promote student choice,

independence, and a love for reading and writing!• Small mini lesson (Reading or Writing)• Students choose what to work on• Switch to one or two of the different options

throughout the time period

• **To start we are trying to focus on a joy for reading, writing, and work ! My main goal is for every student to recognize that reading and writing can be fun**

Balanced Literacy

• Read Aloud – Daily• Fluency• Enjoyment• Shared Reading

– In a small group– Read to a partner– Read to a teacher

• Independent Reading– Good Fit or Just Right books at school– 20 min. at home nightly– “Read to Self “ during school

• Guided Reading– Reader’s Workshop– Class texts– Level readers

• Making Meaning– Concentrating on making a meaningful “Reading Community”

Title 1• BW-Title 1 School-higher than the district average of free-

reduced lunch.

• Federal money is provided for additional support in core subject areas.

• Briarwood provides small group support in reading, math & writing to identified students.

• Based upon assessment data and teacher recommendation, students qualify for services for one school year. Qualifying one year does not guarantee services the next.

• Identified students will be invited via Permission Slips late September.

Title 1 TeachersRachel Patty-Math & Writing-pattyr@issaquah.wednet.eduStephanie Mayo-Reading-mayos@issaquah.wednet.edu

Writing Process

• Use of Graphic Organizer• Pre-write• Draft• Edit/Revise• Publish

Focus On…• Lucy Calkins –Writing Curriculum,

Realistic Fiction, Information and Opinion.

Also Include• Journal, letter, and poetry.Writing Intervention-Small group

instruction with Literacy teacher.

EVERYDAY MATH• Mental Math• Math Message – Introduction

to Lesson• Core Lesson• Math Journal • Math Boxes – Review• Homework• Games• Problem Solving.

Math FactsFlash cards and test in class

Keep the Family Letters!!

Please correct the math homework with your child every night!

In Everyday Mathematics you can expect to see…

• A problem-solving approach based on everyday situations,

• An instructional approach that revisits concepts regularly,

• Frequent practice of basic skills, often through games

• Lessons based on activities and discussion

• Mathematical content that goes beyond basic arithmetic

Student Resource Book and Games

• Extremely valuable tool for your students math development

• Easy to access online– Make it a FAVORITE on browser– Keep student logon and password near computer– IXL-student own log-in, practice in multiple areas with

immediate feedback.www.everydaymathonline.com

The techies are getting us up and running!

THANK YOU ISF!!

Computer Lab up to 50 min/week

• Keyboarding• PowerPoint• Publisher• Internet

Research• FASTT Math• iPad/Active

Expressions

• 4=WOW!-Exceeds standards. (Not always possible.) Consistently Proactive and Independent!

• 3=YES!-Meets the standard.• 2= ALMOST-Approaches standard.

Needs additional practice and support.• 1=BELOW STANDARD-Area of

concern.• Not every piece of work will have a

grade.Individual circumstances-Can the student learn from this

grade? ( In my grade book, but not on their paper.)

Absences• Regular attendance is encouraged as many things we

do in class cannot be made up such as experiments, art projects, new learning, etc…

• Students need to be responsible for any work missed upon their return.

• Their work is not considered late if they are absent. They have an extra day/s, depending on time out of class, to turn in missed work.

• If you have a planned absence you must:– Fill out an absence request form-You can find it on the

Briarwood Website, or in the office.– Mr. Terry will look it over.– It will be sent home with your child.

GRADE TEST DATE(S) REQ. BY

1,2, & 5 Stanford Jan. 22-Feb. 1

District

3-8SBAC

ReadingWritingMath

State/National

Social Studies• Five regions of Washington and their distinct

features• Explorers/Settlers• Pac Rim

Field TripsWashington

HistoryWashington State

History Museum**Winter**

February $15.00

Earth in Space

Museum of Flight

coming to Briarwood!

*One day planetarium in the school gym*• Moon Phases• Free! Thank you, PTA

EcosystemsMercer Slough

**Spring**May $18.00

In School Field TripsScience-Kate Poaster

• Classroom–Reading/Writing Tutor–Math Tutor–Clerical; copies, filing

• Field Trips

Welcome to my Connect Site

Please make sure to:• Write your child a short note.• Fill out volunteer form.• Sign your name next to your child’s name. In back of room

Complete Demographic Sheet and leave on desk