Redding School of the ArtsMandarin Immersion

ProgramWelcome Students and Parents to

Redding School of the Arts Back to School Night for

Mrs. Newham’s & Chen Laoshi’s Mandarin Immersion Program

School HoursSchool begins at 8:00

The morning recess bell will ring at 7:55. Students need to be in the classroom at 8:00. All doors except the main door will be locked after 8:00. The only way your child can enter the building is the main door. At that point, Mrs. Jennifer or Mrs. Katie will see your child as they walk in the main lobby and deem them tardy. We encourage you to come ten to fifteen minutes early each morning so that your child has time to play on the playground and meet new friends.

LunchLunch will be from 10:55 -11:35. School lunches need to be paid in advance or sent in the same day with their name and homeroom teacher. Please label your child’s lunch bag with their first and last name. Please send your child with enough snacks to make it to the last recess which is at 1:50. Snack cart will be available for students to purchase snack items for 25 cents each. It will be made available soon after school has started. Snack cart days are usually Tuesday’s and Thursday’s.

Schedule- Mrs. Newham8-8:10 Greetings/AttendanceLunch count/flag salute 8:10-9:05 Envision Math9:05-9:20 Recess9:20- 9:55 Music Reading & Writing9:55- 10:30 Music/Reading &Writing10:30-10:55 Social Studies/Science/Carpet Time1o:55 -11:35 Lunch ~Switch groups ~

11:35-12:15 Music/Reading & Writing 12:15 -12:55 Music/Reading & Writing12:55-1: 50 Envision Math1:50-2:05 Recess2:05-2:20 Social Studies/ScienceCarpet Time2:20-2:30 Clean up/Good-byeArt 1X/week- Monday’sP.E. 1x/week – Friday’s

Schedule-Mrs. Chen’s8:00-8:10 Greetings/Attendance8:10-9:05 Math 9:05-9:20 Recess9:20-9:55 Mandarin9:55-10:30 Writing/Drawing10:30-10:55 Mandarin/ Science10:55-11:35 Lunch~Switch groups~11:35-12:35 Math

12:35-1:10 Mandarin

1:10-1:40 Writing/Drawing1:40-1:55 Story/Carpet Time1:55-2:05 Recess2:05-2:10 Mandarin Songs2:10-2:30 Clean Up/Dismissal

Art (1x weekly) – Tuesday P.E. (1x weekly) – Wednesdays

AcademicsSocial Studies Themes

The theme for this year is Africa; Asia; Early European History.Theme Days this year are planned November 22nd and May 16th. These are also minimum days.

AcademicsScience

Life Science: Sustainability (The three R’s); animals and animal kingdoms; animal and plant life cycles; Ecosystems/Environments; and human bodyEarth Science: Earth structure/volcanoes; rocks & minerals; seasons; weather; Physical Science: Simple machines

AcademicsMath

RSA has adopted Envision Math as the math program and was chosen because it aligns well with the Common Core Standards that will be implemented in fall of 2014. Kindergarten students will be doing kindergarten math. The content is broken down into domains and then it is broken down into clusters. There are 5 domains; Counting and Cardinality; Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Number and Operations in Base Ten; Measurement and Data; and Geometry. Each student will be given a letter with a password to access the website for future games and activities.https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp

AcademicsReading (Mrs. Newham’s class)

There will be a reading log that will need to be turned in weekly. Reading homework will be assigned Monday-Thursday. Each log will contain weekly sight words to learn and practice writing. To begin with, I ask that you read to your child. As they progress with reading, they may read to you.

HomeworkThe homework given to the students from the English portion will be a homework packet that will be given out on Monday’s and will be due on Friday’s. Homework packets will include math sheets from the Envision Workbook; occasional on-line math games; language arts/writing sheets; and a reading log. Mandarin math sheets will be finished in Miss Kang’s class. Usually, there is no Mandarin homework. Mandarin flash cards will be sent home in an occasional bases for students to review at home. The flash cards are meant to stay at home, not in their folder. Please do not send the cards back.

Our Classrooms are nut free. Please be sure to check package labels when sending in food in your child’s lunch. Our daily protocol will be for children to clean their hands

with a hand-wipe.

Nut Free Classroom

School FoldersStudents will be given homework folders with their name. It is important to set up a consistent time and place to do homework. For example, homework may be completed as soon as you arrive home from school and it is done at the kitchen table. Having your child designate a specific spot in the house to keep their folder where they remember is good in teaching them responsibility. It is never too early to teach them responsibility and good study habits. We will also be putting in important papers in their folders so please be sure to check their folders daily. We will send them home daily unless there are no papers to send home.

Behavior ManagementPositive reinforcement – sticker chart and character counts awards (lead to School wide recognition; weekly awards; and treasure chest awards.Consequence Green =first warning Yellow= Sign “the book”Behavior occurs again;Red = Sign the book and do a rethinking letter(parent may be sent home rethinking letter to read and be signed)Further offenses = office referral/Mrs. Wahl contacts the parent

VolunteersOur classroom policy is that you wait three weeks before volunteering in the classroom. This allows the teachers and the students’ time to get accustomed to the rules and routines of the classroom and the school. This information is placed on our webpage but we have made copies available tonight. You can e-mail us and let us know your preferences. Volunteers will be filled on a first come basis. We will be in contact with you to confirm days and times.

Field TripsThere will be some field trips we annually attend. One of which is a pumpkin patch field trip to learn about the harvest season. If you are interested in driving students on field trips, you must fill out a driver’s application, provide insurance coverage, and provide a copy of your driver’s license and driver printout. This can take some time so please do this right away if you are interested.

BirthdaysIf you would like to send in treats for your child’s birthday please let us know in advance so that we can save time at the end of the day. We encourage things that are simple. Healthy snacks are good too! The bite sized cupcakes are perfect size for kindergarten students. Please do not send your child to school with party invitations to distribute unless you are inviting the entire class. If you are not inviting the whole class, you may give them to us so we may discreetly place them in the folders.

AssembliesAssemblies will take place on Mondays in the amphitheater. They will start at 8:10. Parents are welcome to attend. Assemblies can consist of singing school songs, character traits skits and watching performances.

Label jackets and sweaters

It is important you label outer wear with your child’s name or initials. You would be amazed at how much clothing is donated to good will due to clothing not being labeled.

ConferenceConferences will be held the week of October 7th -14th. This will be a minimum week with dismissal at 12:30. This will be a time where we will discuss your child’s academic and behavior progress. This is also a time to ask questions you may have. Families will be limited to 15 minutes of conference time as we have 50 families we will need to conference with. We will be posting on the website the available times we will be available. If there are time slots that conflict with your work schedule, please let us know and we will work something out.

Minimum Days

Dismissal for minimum days are 12:30. Minimum days will occur on almost every Monday.

NewslettersWe will be posting bi-weekly newsletters on our webpage. Newsletters will consist of educational activities for the week; weekly homework, and any school or classroom news. Since we are a green school, we will not be sending out paper copies of the newsletters.

Parents/Teacher CommunicationsThe best way to communicate with us is via e-mail and telephone. The RSA phone number is 247-6933. Our e-mail is pnewham@rsarts.org and rdressel@rsarts.org. If you would like to meet with us in person, please try to set up a time using the above-mentioned ways. Although you will often see us out on the playground during recesses and out in the pick-up area, these are not convenient times for us to talk as we are watching students and we cannot fully give you our attention. Thank you for understanding. http://www.rsarts.org/teachers