My name is Ms. Hall, and I will be your childs teacher for this school year.

It is my
privilege to have your child as a part of my class. I have a strong passion for teaching
children. I graduated Wilcox County High School knowing that I wanted to pursue a degree
in education. I continued on to majoring in Early Childhood Education through Georgia South
Western State University. I earned my degree in education and am now happily employed as
an elementary school teacher.

Phone # 222-222-2222
Email- shall20@radar.gsw.edu.
Please feel free to contact me if you have
any questions or concerns.

I am sending this newsletter home with each student so that you, their parent/guardian, will have an
understanding of what this class will include. I am looking forward to a wonderful year with your
child!

Class Rules
A few basic classroom rules that I will expect the children to follow
1) Respect yourself and others at all times
2) Raise your hand if you want to talk
3) Listen while others are speaking
4) Follow directions
5) Always be kind to others

**The students will know all of the rules and that breaking the rules will result in
consequences. I will use a stop light method for discipline in my classroom.

- Green Light

- Yellow Light
- Red Light
- Black Light

Everyone starts on Green each day and is moved according to their behavior choices.
After they have been moved to a different light they cannot go back. I want them to be sure
to know that they made this decision and will have to stay with that for the whole day and
start new tomorrow.
A Green Light signifies that you had a great day and did what was expected of you.
Most desirable outcome. A Yellow Light indicates that the child has been warned once and is
still not listening, so they are now in a time-out or pulled aside and out of an activity. This is
an ok outcome, but not the best.
A Red Light indicates that you not only had a warning and were pulled out of a
desirable activity but you are now going to have a call home to your parents and miss out on
a fun activity or walk the fence instead of playing during recess. This is not a good day.
Definitely not a desirable outcome.
Finally a Black Light indicates that youve used up all your chances and that your
lights are all out. This would result in being sent to the Principals office or being given ISS for
a day or more depending on the severity. This is the worst possible outcome and a
conference may need to take place to improve this childs behavior.

Class Calendar
I will be sending home a new calendar for each month

August
Sun

Mon

3
First day of
school

P.
E.
w
ee
k

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat
1

7
Vocabu
lary
Test

10
Music
Week

11

12
Acceler
ated
Readin
g
Testing

13

14
Vocabu
lary
Test

15

16

17
Comput
er Week

18

19

20

21
Vocabu
lary
Test

22

23

24
P.E.
Week

25

26

27
Boo
k
Fair

28
Vocabu
lary
Test

29

30

31
Music
Week

Class Projects
We will have class projects throughout the school year. As we are covering the content and the
projects are approaching, I will send home a description of the project and directions for completing
it.

Supply List
Pencils- 1 pack of 12
Crayons
Scissors
2 Glue sticks
Notebook
2 Pocket Folders
Wide rule notebook paper
Kleenex- 1 box
Hand Sanitizer

Testing
Students will be taking a standardized test, Georgia Milestones, to assess academic achievement.
These tests replace the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCTs), End of Course Tests (EOCTs),
and the writing assessments.

*Some test taking tips for the students are as follows:

First, be sure you've studied properly. It sounds like a no-brainer, but if you're sure of the
information, you'll have less reason to be worried.

Get enough sleep the night before the test. Your memory recall will be much better if you've had
enough rest. In a scientific study, people who got enough sleep before taking a math test did better than
those who stayed up all night studying.

Listen closely to any instructions. As the teacher hands out the test, be sure you know what's
expected of you.

Read the test through first. Once you have the test paper in front of you, read over the entire test,
checking out how long it is and all the parts that you are expected to complete. This will allow you to
estimate how much time you have for each section and ask the teacher any questions. If something seems
unclear before you start, don't panic: ask.

Focus on addressing each question individually. As you take the test, if you don't know an answer,
don't obsess over it. Instead, answer the best way you can or skip over the question and come back to it
after you've answered other questions.

Relax. If you're so nervous that you blank out, you might need a mini-break. Of course you can't get up
and move around in the middle of a test, but you can wiggle your fingers and toes, take four or five deep
breaths, or picture yourself on a beach or some other calm place. As we all know, it can be easy to forget
things we know well like a locker combination. The difference is we know we'll remember our locker
combination because we've used it hundreds of times, so we don't panic and the combination number
eventually comes back. During a test, if you blank out on something and start to get tense, it suddenly
becomes much more difficult to remember.

Finished already? Although most teachers will let you hand a test in early, it's usually a good idea to
spend any extra time checking over your work. You also can add details that you may not have thought
you'd have time for. On the other hand, if you have 5 minutes until the bell rings and you're still writing,
wind up whatever you're working on without panicking.

To get a little scientific juices flowing, try this activity at home with your child. It is sure to
be a fun experience for the both of you!
Colorful Bubble Foam

2 tablespoons of dish soap

2/3 cup of warm water

2 drops of gel food coloring (or 4 5 of liquid food coloring)

Place all ingredients in a bowl. Using a kitchen mixer or a handheld mixer, mix the ingredients on the
highest setting for 2 minutes (or until the foam forms stiff peaks). Repeat with as many colors as
desired. Enjoy!