Field Trips: We will be going to Discovery Place in May for our next field trip. More information will be sent home once the date gets closer.
End of Year Testing: End of Year TRC reading testing begins on 4/26. First grade students are expected to be on a level J by the end of the year.
Behavior Management: This year we will be using an online behavior management tool called Class Dojo. Through Class Dojo, teachers can assign both positive and negative points based on student behavior throughout the school day. Students can earn points for staying on task, participating, showing leadership, helping others, etc. Students can loose points for not completing work, being unkind to others, showing disrespect or defiance, etc. Parents will be able to track their child's behavior throughout the day through the Class Dojo website or app. Based on the amount of points your child receives each day, a color will be marked in their agenda in conjunction with the colors on the clip chart (the behavior management system that was used last year). For example, if a students receives 7 or more points in a given day, they will receive a "red" in their agenda for showing outstanding behavior that day. More information about Class Dojo can be found here: https://www.classdojo.com/about/
Snack: Snack time will be at the end of each day right before dismissal. Please feel free to send in a snack with your child daily.
Newsletter: A monthly newsletter will be sent out on the last Thursday of each month in your child's Thursday folder. In the newsletter, there will be more information about what we are studying in each subject area that month as well as any important grade level news or events you should know.