Parent+Night+Presentation+-+Huggins

• **Schedule** - We have a busy day, so students need to be on task at all times. Please do not check students out during academic times. We are working on core content areas and it is important for students to be here for instruction.

* **Homework-** purpose of homework is to reinforce skills learned in class HW is given Mon-Thurs for 30-45 minutes in addition to reading for at least 20 minutes. Homework is announced and recorded every day together. Students are responsible for copying assignments down each day in their planner. __// Directions for HW are //__ __// thoroughly covered in class and students are reminded several times of what to put in his/her backpack //__. This year my goal is to focus homework mainly on Reading and math. Homework is not complete until it is in the backpack to be returned to school.

**Pink Slips-** students are given these slips when they don’t turn in an assignment. After three missed homework assignments in any one subject, Mrs. Wood will send a letter home to be signed and returned.

**Monthly Reading Logs: Must turn this in the last day of every month- keeps track of reading at home. Reading response is also due when your child turns in the reading log.** This is a way to assess their reading and check in with their independent reading.

**Behavior plan- W**e also have a formal individual plan- Rules and reminders. Rules are a combination of the school rules and expectations and those the students came up with as a class. If a student has to be reminded more than twice to change a certain action, then they are asked to pull a reminder. They must write the name, date, and reason and we file these in the Behavior book. More than three reminders in any pocket results in a Too Many Reminders slip being sent home.

**Star student-** is announced at the close of the school day on Fridays. I pick the children by random drawing each Friday afternoon. Each student will have a chance create a poster, bring in pictures, and tell the class all about themselves! The start student helps me with errands, leads our line, and gets to do other special things throughout the week.

**Study Skills**- we have spent the past week working on organization of all belongings (desk, cubby, bucket)- Every item has a specific place! Joy and Nancy will continue teaching lessons for the next 4 weeks.