Reading
Book in a Bag:
Homework
Missing Work:
Newsletters:
Book orders:
Take Home Folders:
School Hours:
Parent Volunteers:
Dismissal
Lunch Money:
Car Riders:
Heelys:
Birthdays:
Invitations:
Recess:
Music/Art/P.E.:
This year each of our special classes will be held between 1:30
– 2:10 p.m. They will be on a three day rotation. So every third day your
child will begin a new rotation. This means that the days of
P.E.
First Grade Supplies: In second grade we need a few more supplies for the school year
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Dear Families, Your first graders still get very hungry in the morning. Therefore, we will be having snack in the mornings. Please send your snack selection in at the beginning of your week. Please also make sure that you are sending healthy snacks. Cereal bars, rice crispy treats, or animal crackers are a few ideas for snack. Please try to stay away from candy and fruit roll-up’s unless it’s for a special occasion. Please send a small butter tub or storage tub
We have 23 kids in our class. Please purchase enough snacks for everyone. Thank you! 1st week of the month: Alina, Alek, Nadia, Delease, Christian, Katie 2nd week of the month: Adam, Ranasha, Courvoisier, Jaiden, Talvin, Tionne 3rd week of the month: Gianna, Courtnie, Natalie, Miranda, Jenayja, Gloria 4th week of the month: Javon, Oleg, Shamar, Cody, Anthony, & David Girl Representative: Miranda Boy Representative: Adam Alternate: Anthony
October - Courvoisier November - Courvoisier December - Nadia January - Miranda February - Gloria March - April - May - Cody Shamar Christian This year Champaign School District has adopted a different grading descriptor system. We are now grading the students with the Illinois state learning standards scale. The purpose of the Champaign Community Schools Unit 4 standards- based progress report is to communicate to families how their students are progressing. Academic Development Scores are indicators of student performance and must be interpreted by parents, students, and staff in the same way. Evaluation of the students’ performance will be based on clear criteria which can be justified by the students work, my observations, and other assessments. The standards-based progress report is one tool to communicate how well students perform based on the Illinois Learning Standards and District Curriculum at the end of a specific quarter and in their daily work. Academic Development Score Descriptors for first grade are as follows: Exceeding Grade Level Standards = 4 Students exceed expectations of the standards and perform significantly above grade-level expectations. A rating of 4 is given in a area if a student has mastered grade-level skills and is doing enrichment activities beyond grade-level on a regular basis. Achieving Grade Level Standards = 3 Students regularly meet the standards and grade-level expectations. Developing Grade-Level Standards = 2 Students are developing skills needed to meet grade-level expectations. These students receive differentiated instruction from me or other support at Carrie Busey. Performing Below Grade-Level Standards = 1 Students are not meeting the standards or grade-level expectations at this point in time. Indicates Modification = * An asterisk indicates that modification of regular instruction is being provided.
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Carrie Busey
School has an at home reading requirement for all second graders. They are
required to read at home with a family member for only 15 to 20 minutes a
day. To show that you have met this requirement please fill out a galaxy sheet
and send it in. For first graders to meet the monthly reading requirement they
need to fill out and return at least three Galaxy Sheets a month. 
Every night
your child will bring home a clear plastic bag with handles. Inside the bag
should be their galaxy sheet & at least one book sometimes 2. These books are
for you to read to your child. The best way to make your child hate reading is
to make them read a book that is too difficult. Please record the time
spent reading with your child on their Galaxy Sheet. I let them take books home
and expect them back the following day. If it is not returned you will receive
a note and they will not bring a new book home until the old one is returned.
The second book is their guided reading book. This is the book that I have
worked with your child on in a small group. It is also supposed to be returned
on a daily basis. Guided reading books cost $5.00 to replace. 
I will be
sending home book orders throughout the school year. This is how I replace lost
or overly loved books the children barrow from our classroom library. When you
order books our class can order replacement books. 
My way of
keeping you informed about what is going on at school is through your child’s
take home folder. I send daily or weekly communications home and you send
questions, concerns, lunch money, and completed homework back. This folder
should be checked & emptied nightly by a family member. 
School begins
at 7:50 a.m. regular dismissal time is 2:15 p.m. You will be notified of any
early dismissals. 
Some examples of ways you
may volunteer in or out of the classroom are: classroom parties, reading with
kids in class, or coming into the classroom during our daily guided reading time
to refocus children while at literacy centers. 
School policy
states that the classroom teacher must be notified of any changes in how a child
gets home from school by a family member. Please provide a written note if
there are any changes in how your child will be going home from school. This
cuts down on any confusion at the end of the school day. 
All lunch money
must be turned in on the first day of classes for that week. If the lunch money
is turned in late your child will be given an alternative from pizza on Friday. 
Car riders will
be dismissed from their classrooms at 2:15. They will walk down to the
Community Room and out to the east parking lot. There are patrols in the east
lot to help your child get to your car safely. 
We like to
celebrate birthdays together between 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Please let me know ahead
of time if you will be sending something. Please try to make it a simple treat
i.e.: cupcakes or cookies. I am not able to cut cakes in the classroom. 
Please do not
send party invitations to school unless you are planning on inviting the entire
class. This cuts down on any hurt feelings of the people who were not invited. 
We will be
going outside for recesses almost every day please make sure your child
is dressed appropriately for the weather. 
/ Music
/ and Art
will change.
On the days we do not have P.E. we will have a supervised physical activity
organized by myself. It would be a good idea to wear P.E. shoes on a daily
basis. 
*1 container of antibacterial hand wipes or the
liquid pump is fine as well
*1 container of Lysol disinfecting wipes
(Hopefully this will control the spread of colds & viruses.).)
You can usually
reach me after school between 2:30 and 4:00 at 351-3811 or
to store your child’s snack
in as soon as possible. 