curriculum night

1. Curriculum
Night
Mrs. Acres’ Class

2. About Mrs. Acres
Education
• Dacula High School – Honor Graduate
• Shorter College – BS Early Childhood Education
• Walden University – MS Education, Elementary
• Reading and Literacy
• ESOL Endorsement – Gwinnett County Schools

3. Teaching Experience
East Central Elementary, Rome, GA
Student Teaching – 5th Grade
Main Elementary, Rome, GA
Kindergarten and 2nd Grade
Magill Elementary, Loganville, GA
Kindergarten - 4 years
Harbins Elementary, Dacula, GA
7th year, 1st grade and Kindergarten

4. Family
Married 13 years to my
wonderful husband, Rando.

5. Family
Avery and Ryleigh – 5
Aligrace – 4 ½ months
Noodle - 12

6. Family
I am very family oriented! I love being able
to spend more time with my family now that
I am teaching at Harbins!

7. My Interests

8. Expectations In
Mrs. Acres’ Class
 Be here
 Give your best
 Never give up

9. Our Schedule
7:45-8:15 Arrival, Breakfast, Read quietly
8:10 Announcements
8:25 – 9:00 AKS/CQI
9:00 – 9:10 Bathroom
9:10 – 9:55 Specials
9:55 – 11:50 Snack / Literacy
11:50 – 12:02 Clean-up and Bathroom
12:02 – 12:32 Lunch – Table 14
12:35 – 1:40 Class Meeting, Calendar, & Math
1:40 – 2:00 Recess and Restrooms
2:00 – 2:45 Social Studies / Science

10. AKS/CQI
• Language Arts
• Math
• Handwriting
• STEM
• Will rotate between the
different kindergarten classes

11. Specials

12. Snack
• Please send 1 healthy snack with your child everyday. The only days
we will not need snack will be Early Release and Party Days.
• Please stay away from sending chocolate, cookies, or greasy chips.
• Please send spoons with your child if their snack requires a spoon.
• Snack is only 5 min. long. Please make sure it is a quick snack!

13. Reading
• 1st nine weeks: Concepts About Print,
Level A
• 2nd nine weeks: Level B
• 3rd Nine weeks: Level C
• 4th Nine weeks: Level D

14. Daily 5
• Daily 5 provides students with extensive
opportunities to read, listen to reading, read
to others, respond to reading, and learn how
words work.

15. Writing Workshop
• Mini-lesson
• Independent Writing/Conferring
• Sharing Show
• Genres: Narrative, Persuasive, Informational,
Response to Literature, Poetry
• 1st 9 weeks: Writes first and last name,
drawings, letters, phonetically
spelled words

16. Lunch
• 12:02 – 12:32, Table 14
• Please meet us at the lunchroom door.
• To make things easier, please tell your child good bye at the
lunchroom
• Your child can only have 2 charges on their account. After
that they will have to eat PB&J.
• You can prepay for lunch on line.
• Breakfast: Students must be in the classroom by 8:00 a.m. to
order breakfast (unless riding a bus).
• Lunch is the only time we can have birthday celebrations:
Hooray, Hooray… or send in cookies, doughnuts, or
cupcakes.
• Ice-cream is eaten in the lunchroom. $0.50

17. Lunch

18. CALENDAR

19. Math
• 1st 9 Weeks:
• Shapes
• Patterns
• Position Words
• Number sense

20. Recess

21. Science/Social Studies
• 1st nine weeks:
• Where I Live:
• Identify geographic location in the
world
• Model good citizenship
• Labor Day:
• How do we celebrate Labor Day?
• Chronology and time related to
Labor Day (September)
• Workers (Community Helpers)
• Columbus Day:
• Maps and Globes
• Purpose of Columbus Day
• Chronology and time related to
Columbus Day.
1st Nine Weeks:
Observing Properties:
•Describe objects
•Five Senses
•Sort and Classify objects
according to physical
attributes
•Sort and compare materials
•Opposites
•Comparing Plants and
Animals:
•Similarities between self and
other students
•Forces and Motion:
•Forces that cause motion
(push/pull)
•Sort objects into categories
according to their motion.
•Push and Pull objects

22. Behavior
• Level 4 (Above and Beyond)
• Level 3 (Expectation)
• Level 2 (Bothering Others or Interrupting learning)
• Level 1 (Danger)

23. Behavior
• Please remember that Level 3 is GREAT!
• I always encourage parents to not ask your
child, “Why are you on Level 3 and not Level
4?”
• Instead when your child is on Level 4 say,
“WOW! What things did you do to earn a
Level 4?”
• Also, remember all students (and adults too)
have a rough day from time to time. I only
become concerned when we see Level 2
behaviors for several days in a row.

24. GOING HOME
• If your child’s transportation changes I must
have a note. (car rider, home, day care)
• Otherwise, I will send them home the way
that you told me at registration.
• We cannot accept transportation changes by
email or phone. Note or fax with copy of
license is required.

25. Contact Information
• amanda_acres@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
• 770-682-4270
• You may also send a note with your
child.

26. Special Events
• Early Release / Parent Conferences: September 24th
and 25th
• Pumpkin Estimation: October 31st
• Thanksgiving Play and Feast: November 21st
• Winter Party
• 100th Day of School
• Instructional Fair: January 29th
• Early Release / Parent Conferences: Feb. 25th and 26th
• Egg Hunt: April 3rd
• End of Year Party

27. FOLDERS
• Please check folders daily!
• Initial calendar daily.
• Homework: For most assignments
students have at least 2 nights to
complete.
• Please clean out Friday folders!
• Please sign passport and return on
Monday (if a specials teacher or
lunchroom monitor wrote in it).

28. Attendance Policy
• A regular attendance record has a
direct effect on grades and attitude
towards school.
• After an absence we must have a
written statement signed by a parent
or guardian giving the reason for the
absence.
• Because of state laws, NCLB, and
AYP you will receive notification for
several absences!

29. Parent Involvement
• Join PTA!
• Volunteer in the classroom! Email me
times that are best for you. Volunteers will begin in
September!
• Volunteer in the clinic, library,
and VIP.

30. Helpful Hints
• Library books – keep in book bag
• Ice cream money in baggy (or
lunch box)! Student needs to
remember to give it to me.
• School clothes – Dress
comfortably, appropriate shoes,
shorts under skirts/dresses.

31. My Wish List
• Scholastic News Donations (see note)
• Sheet protectors
• Treat box items
• Empty ink cartridges (if you don’t already
donate them)