A Little About Me (Mrs. Stanley)

A little about me (Mrs. Stanley)

•  Mom to a senior, Andrew

•  Have taught Kindergarten for 26 years, all here in Jenks

•  Received my BS in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from NSU in Tahlequah

•  Earned my Masters in Reading from NSU – Broken Arrow

•  Hold a Reading Specialist’s Certificate

Birthdays:

•  Birthdays are celebrated on their day. When it falls on a weekend or holiday I will make arrangements with you for a preferred day.

•  A special store bought snack may be sent but it is not necessary. If you do, I prefer something small and individually prepared (small cookie, small cupcake, etc.)

•  Treat bags or other goodies are not appropriate for the classroom. Invitations to private parties may be given in person to the whole class or all boys/girls. If only some children are to be invited, the invitation must be mailed. Please sign up on the class directory sheet.

Discipline/Classroom Management Plan:

·  Follow directions the first time.

·  Soft voices inside, no voices in the hall.

·  Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself.

·  Respect others, no mean words or teasing.

·  Respect property; treat our classroom like it is your own (or better).

·  Respect the teachers; raise your hand and listen and wait.

·  Lining up in a “3” line (3 is perfect, 2 is getting there and 1 is a mess)

·  When an adult says “Give me 5”, the child raises a high 5 and listens to the adult speaking

Each Child:

Each child is responsible for their own actions. When a child breaks the rules, there are warnings given and then time-outs. When time-outs are repeated, the parent will be contacted and there will be further consequences including loss of recess or principal intervention.

Journals:

·  Our class will use multiple journals throughout the year, including a writing journal and a drawing journal.

·  These will be sent home after each quarter.

Snacks:

•  Send snack every day, ask your child what they want and how much they need

•  We do not do a class calendar. Each child is responsible for bringing his/her own snacks.

•  Healthy snacks that fill their tummies

•  Limit sweets

•  No candy

•  Label containers with their name and if it is snack

•  Send spoons when needed.

Trojan of the Week:

•  Each child will have an opportunity to be spotlighted for a week, chosen at random.

•  The Trojan will be given a special poster to fill out about themselves. They also get to sit in a special chair.

•  The monthly Trojans are announced in the newsletter and a reminder is sent home in Daily Folders the week before they are the Trojan.

Cooking:

·  We cook in our classroom occasionally.

·  It is single serve cooking, so that your child only touches/eats what they make.

·  I sometimes need parent help for the activity so the homeroom parents will be calling to see if you are available to be here or possibly send the supplies. There is a sign-up sheet for those interested in helping.

Communication:

•  Daily Folders go home every day and should be returned the following day.

•  My newsletter will be sent home on the last Thursday of each month (email or paper copy?). Curriculum objectives, Trojans of the Week, birthdays and other announcements will be on there. This is also available on my webpage.

•  The majority of my communication will be done through emails. Please make sure I have an email address (or addresses) that you check regularly.

•  I will also have a closed Facebook page for our class only. Watch for more info.

•  I also do text reminders through a system called Remind, if you are interested.

•  Every morning we write a “morning message”. While writing this letter we are learning letters, sounds, words and sentence structure. There is also punctuation and letter writing. We count and compare for a quick math review and write addition and subtraction sentences in second semester.

•  Each child will get a chance, on a rotation basis, to bring it home.

Other stuff:

•  The majority of my communication will be done through emails and the closed Facebook page. Please make sure you check regularly them regularly.

•  Papers done independently during centers will be checked by me, stamped and sent home. The stamp means that I have looked at it and helped your child make corrections if necessary. If I stamp it, I’m happy with the product.

•  At the end of each nine weeks I will send home a baggie of books we have made in class. We work on these books, practice reading them and share them with our first grade buddies. Please keep them as review at home.