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Class Information
Introduction
This is my 3rd year of teaching. I am a graduate of
the University of Kentucky. I finished my Bachelor’s Degree in December
2006 where I came to J.R. Ewan and subbed for Mrs. Caudill’s
maternity leave in a k/1 classroom. I then went to Maxwell Elementary
and subbed for a 2nd grade teacher for the rest of the school
year who was on a maternity leave as well. I have taught 2nd grade
since I started 3 years ago. I
am so excited to start this year at Liberty! I can't wait to meet
all my students and make this year a great success!
Contact
Information
If
you need to contact me there are several ways to do so. The best way is
through email. I will be checking it in the mornings before school,
during my planning and after school. The telephone is another great way
to contact me, 381-4979. I will check phone messages at the end of the
day (AFTER ALL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN DISMISSED). If you have an urgent message that I need to know about before the
end of the school day please let the office know so that they can get
the message to me. Urgent messages include transportation changes
and/or family emergencies. You can also send notes to me with your
child in their PRIDE Pouch. I will check the PRIDE Pouch
every morning as students are coming in the classroom.
Ms. Goins’ email address:
Erica.goins@fayette.kyschools.us
Newsletter
The
classroom newsletter will be sent home
every other Friday. Please look for
this in your child’s PRIDE Notebook. I
will put a small summary of the weeks'
events in the different subject areas.
I will also include information about
upcoming events in our classroom and
school wide. There will be fieldtrip
information when necessary, gym
reminders to wear tennis shoes, and
other important announcements. Some
weeks there may be other important
papers attached to the newsletter as
well!
Lunch Money
Please send your student’s lunch money in a Ziploc baggie with their
name on the outside. If you send a check, please make sure your
student’s name is written on the check so we know whose account to put
it in. Please place the baggie or check in your child's PRIDE
Pouch. There is also an online meal pay system if you are interested. There
is a link from the Liberty website where you can add money to your
child’s lunch account with a credit card. Lunch cost this year:
Child: $2.00 Reduced .40
Adult: $3.50
Breakfast
Breakfast will be served at
the following times:
Start 7:15 am
End: 7:40 am
Cost:
Child: $ 1.35 Reduced .30
Adults $1.75
Book
Orders
Book orders will go home at the beginning of the month. I will put
reminders in the newsletter as necessary! If you would like to order,
follow the steps below.
1.
Make your selections from the order forms. Please make sure your
child’s name is on every form.
2.
Add the total of all forms.
3.
Make your check out to Scholastic. (Not the school, please.)
You may write one check for all of the forms, regardless of the name of
the company on the form. If you are paying with cash we will only
accept exact change. Please do not send more money than needed as
we do not keep change to return to you.
4.
Place the order forms and the check/cash in a Ziploc baggie with your child’s
name on the outside.
5.
Place the baggie in your child's PRIDE Pouch for me to check and take to
place the order!
Birthdays
Students may bring in a small treat on
their birthday. Please send only
cookies, cupcakes or individually
wrapped treats for the class. Also,
make sure there is enough for all
students in the class. If you would
like to send in drinks please make sure
they are individually packaged (capri
suns, juice boxes, etc.). Please do not
send anything other than these approved
snack items on birthdays. If you have
birthday invitations to hand out there
must be an invitation for every student
in the class in order to hand them out
at school. These will be placed in
classmates cubbies either before the
school day begins or while we are
packing up for dismissal. Thanks so
much for your cooperation!
PRIDE NOTEBOOK
Please click on the link to
read about the PRIDE Notebook. More information will follow on our
Back-to-School Night.
PRIDE
NOTEBOOK Parent Page
Snack
We will have a time for snack every day. A snack calendar will be sent
home for the entire month. Your child’s name will be written in on the
snack calendar on the day they are supposed to bring snack. Please send
enough snack for all students. We will rotate through every student in the class so every one
should have a specific snack day multiple times through out the year!
Please DO NOT send snacks that contain peanuts or peanut oils in them because
some students may have allergic reactions to peanut products.
Transportation
If your child is going home a different way than they normally do, it is
very important that you send a note with your child documenting the
changes. If I do not have a note documenting the change, I will be
sending them home the way I normally do. Please remind your child
before school that they have a note for me. It is also school policy
that a child may not leave with someone who is not on the emergency
contact card located in the office. *Please place any
transportation notes in your child's PRIDE Pouch.*
Student Planners
Students are required to bring home planners every day. Their
planner will be placed in their PRIDE Notebooks when we put them
together at school. The students
will come in, in the mornings, and have a seat with their planner open
to the current date. I
will have a morning message on the board for them to copy. This
message may be different reminders about events, homework, specials,
etc. Behavior will also be monitored in the student planner. At the
end of the day I will mark each student's reteaches/color changes in the
space to the right of the morning message. Their spelling words
will also be stapled on the right side of their planner each week. Please check their behavior each night in their planners.
J
If a student loses their planner, they will be responsible for paying
to replace it. Replacement planners last year were $7.00.
Daily Schedule
*TBA*
Specials Schedule
*TBA*
Behavior Plan
I believe that education is a team effort on the parts of the child,
parent, and teachers. The more support your child has at home, the more
successful your child will be in school. You might hear your child
mention a few of these phrases over the next few months. Please take
time to read over the strategies I will be using in the classroom to
manage behavior and think of rewards as well as consequences for school
behavior.
J
This year we will be focusing on reteaching incorrect behavior
rather then just punishing it. The students will be taught very direct
explicit expectations about how they are to act in different situations
at school (hallway, classroom, cafeteria, etc.) if these expectations
aren’t met they will then have a ‘reteach.’ This will take place
during their recess where the student will practice the correct behavior
and will discuss what the expectation of that rule and or guideline for
success is. When this is completed the student will be allowed to join
the class at recess. If there are repeated occurrences the student will
also be required to fill out a think time sheet which will allow them to
reflect on their actions as well as come up with a plan to help fix
their behavior.
When
they are given a reteach there will be a
color change chart that hangs in the
front of the room.
They will come to the chart and
move their clip up the chart-one color
per reteach.
The students will have 2 warnings
to redirect their behavior before making
the color change/reteach.
The color change chart is a great
visual for the students to be able to
stay accountable for their behavior in
school.
Apple Jar
The Apple Jar is a reward I reserve for students who go above and beyond
the behavior that is expected of them. Students who have the
opportunity to go to the Apple Jar have shown exceptional, model
behavior. I also reward 100% on spelling tests
with a trip to the Apple Jar. If your child does not want a treat from
the Apple Jar they may chose a sticker from the sticker box as an
alternative.
Treats from the Apple Jar will ONLY be eaten during lunch or brought
home!
J
Class Rules
R
respect people and property
U
use an appropriate voice
L
listen and follow directions
E
exercise self control
S
stay on task
TIME CHANGES!!!!!!
School
Starts: 7:45am
*Doors open at 7:15-Students go to the gym until 7:30 and are then
released to go to their classrooms.
School Ends: 2:35pm
Important
Family Resources
School Counselor:
Janet Doss 381-4979
Mrs. Doss provides services to students such as grief counseling, family
emergencies, etc.
Family
Resource Coordinator:
Linda Reesor: Direct Line: 381-4896
Room 102
She provides wonderful resources to families and students at Liberty such as
school supplies, basic needs, holiday food assistance, clothing
assistance, parenting programs, and more. If you need any type of
assistance please contact Ms. Reesor in advance and schedule an
appointment!
