Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common 
questions of students and parents.

1. What time is lunch?
2. Is my child doing o.k.?
3. What can we wear on picture day?
4. My child is not decoding 3 letter words yet.
5. What time is our chillin' time?
6. What time is recess?
7. What time is center time?
8. When do we learn and do our work?
9. Where is our Math
10. May I come to see you for a conference?

What time is lunch?

10:20-10:50

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Is my child doing o.k.?

You can answer this question yourself.  Touch a letter, number, 
shape or words and ask them to name it. If they cannot tell you 
the correct answer, point to the letter (for example, t) 
and say, "Is this a (p) or a (t)?" If your child says, "P', say 
the following, 
"No, this is not (p).  Is this a (p) or a (t)?  Repeat this 
procedure until your child gives you the correct response.  
Children must be given every opportunity to achieve success if 
you want them to continue trying when they are unsure of answers.

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What can we wear on picture day?

Your child may wear dress code or BETTER.  
It's best to send a change of clothes so we can go outside in 
dress code.

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My child is not decoding 3 letter words yet.

Children will decode when they are developmentally ready, just as 
they walked when they were ready.  Encourage your child when the 
going gets rough.  You may always sound out the word sounds, 
h/a/t/ and help them try to hear the word.

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What time is our chillin' time?

Our "chillin'" time after recess but if we have been responsible 
we may have center time as a reward.

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What time is recess?

Our recess is around 12.

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What time is center time?

We have centers after recess if we have been responsible.  
Sometimes we rest.  I can tell when they are pooped.

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When do we learn and do our work?

Our learning and working time is before and after lunch.

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Where is our Math

We use manipulatives almost EVERY day when we do our Math 
lessons and NOT MUCH PAPERWORK. 
 We use teddy bears and pattern blocks, Scotties, pens, markers 
and any other items we have in the room for sorting, 
patterns, addition and subtraction readiness, graphing and 
ordinal positions.  
We use pennies, nickels and dimes, and any other items in the 
room  for addition and subtraction 
readiness and buying things from 1 cent to $1.00 and for coin 
recognition. We use shapes for sorting by color, shape and size, 
playing cards for greater/bigger and less/little and numeral 
recognition, linking cubes for patterns and addition 
and subtraction readiness, songs for numeral recognition and 
telling time to the hour with our little plastic clocks, crackers 
and such for whole and halves, and we have calendar time 
daily to identify the months, days of the week, the year, AB, 
ABB, AABB, and ABC patterns and numerals.  We use our shoes for 
graphing, lids for sorting and cereal for to make and extend 
patterns. 
You are MORE THAN welcome to come see us in action.

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May I come to see you for a conference?

Sure.  Please feel free to schedule a visit at my planning time 
or I'll be happy to speak with you after the children leave on 
Mon.-Fri. or we can schedule to meet at McDonalds or SUBWAY or 
Cinco de Mayo :),somewhere on this side of town, after school.

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