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- How can I contact the teacher if I have a concern?
- What can I do to help my child achieve, help in the classroom, or school?
- What is the homework policy ?
- When is the Reading Log due, and what do I do if my child looses the log?
- What do I do if my child forgets their homework in the class?
- What do I do if my child is absent?
- What fund raisers can we expect this year?
- Are any donations needed?
- What field trips can I expect this year?
- What is www.bishop.mathscore.com and how can my child access it?
- Why are we using Renaissance Learning, Inc.'s Accelerated Math?
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How can I contact the teacher if I have a concern?
If you have a concern, please call the school office at 559-0189 between
8:00 and 2:30 to request a conference. I will call you back as soon as I can
to set up the first available time and date for both of us.
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What can I do to help my child achieve, help in the classroom, or school?
Parents are the most important influence in a student's life at this stage.
I know that you will show interest in and support your child's school work
this year. The most important tasks are learning to read grade level text
with ease and mastering basic math facts. Please, make sure your child reads
at least 15 minutes each day and that you sign the reading log each evening.
Your child needs to practices math facts daily, too. Please check to see
that your child has completed all of the assigned homework. Do not ask, "Did
you finish your homework?" Instead say, "Let me see your homework." Thank
you.
Parents are always welcome to help out in the classroom. I can
always use volunteers to help in many different ways. If you would like to
help out by working in the classroom, helping with a field trip, or doing
work at home, please let me know in advance so I can plan for you. As soon
as I get the decodeable books, in August, I will need help to prepare them
for the year. This can be done in the classroom or at home. Wednesday Bobcat
Folders will need to be filled each Wednesday morning, some students will
need an adult to help with reading one-to-one, and students will need help
taking AR tests every day.
Another way you can help out is to be involved in Bishop's PTO, formerly
PTS, group. All parents and guardians are welcome. PTO will hold open
meetings monthly to discuss current school and PTS events. They have a
translator for Spanish speakers, child care available during meetings and
sometimes have special guest speakers. They support teachers, administration
and students to enhance the environment of the school. You will have a voice
in many areas of your child's school when involved in PTO. Please look for
the brochure that will come home in your child's Bobcat Folder for more
information about PTO.
Lastly, be involved in school activities and fund raisers. Check the
calendar page often for important dates. School spirit days and other
activities will be held throughout the year. All year fund raisers include:
Boxtops for Education (see Links page), www.schoolpop.com for Internet-based
shopping, Target, Office Depot, Escript, and others.
Students that have parents actively involved in their school tend to better
in school. Students and parents feel more connected. Please, get involved.
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What is the homework policy ?
Homework is assigned Monday through Friday.
Monday: Spelling words in ABC order, read 15 minutes each night and fill in
the title(s) on their reading log, and study math facts.
Tuesday: Math Assignment, read 15 minutes each night and fill in the title
(s) on their reading log, and study math facts.
Wednesday: Reading comprehension questions from our weekly story, read 15
minutes each night and fill in the title(s) on their reading log, and study
math facts.
Thursday: Write spelling words in complete sentences; read 15 minutes each
night, fill in the title(s) on their reading log, and have parents sign it;
and study math facts.
Friday: Parent signature on Behavior Chart, read 15 minutes each night and
fill in the title(s) on their reading log, and study math facts.
Students have 2 days to make up their work for every day they are absent. If
your child is absent, please pick up their work each day so they won't fall
begin. All work your child misses due to absence must be made up.
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When is the Reading Log due, and what do I do if my child looses the log?
Students will read 15 minutes EVERY night, write the title of the
book they read, and have a parent sign it. The reading log will be checked
daily, and I will collect them each Friday.
If your child looses their reading log, please make a new one on blank
paper, or write, sign, and date a note stating that your child has read for
that night or week.
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What do I do if my child forgets their homework in the class?
The homework will be listed on my website. If you can access my website, you
can print it off at home. If you don't have access to the web at home, a
friend may have the web or Sunnyvale Public Library has access to the web
free. You can bring your child back to school, find the custodian and ask to
get their homework from their desk, too.
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What do I do if my child is absent?
If your child is absent, please call the school at 522-8229 each day, or
write a note explaining their absence upon their return. Parents or
guardians should pick up the students missed work each day so students won't
fall behind. Students will be given two extra days to finish all missed
homework and tests. Please try to schedule all of your child's appointments
after school! It is always hard to catch up.
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What fund raisers can we expect this year?
All year long we will collect Boxtops For Education. Simply clip the Box
Top logos from participationg General Mills products and send them to our
class with your child. Our school gets 10 cents for each Box Top we
collect. The more boxtops we collect, the more cash we earn. My class has
always been a leader in this area and has won ice-cream parties in the past
for bringing the most. I hope to continue this tradition. I have included
the link to Boxtops 4 Education on my "Links" page for coupons and other
important information about this fund raiser. Thank you for your support.
If you shop on-line and go to http://www/schoolpop.com, select Bishop
School, and then begin shopping from more than 100 online retailers, a
portion of all purchases is rebated to Bishop.
If you shop at Target, Office Depot, and many other stores, a
percentage of your purchase will be donated to Bishop if you tell them you
support Bishop School.
Our Walk-a-thon is traditionally held in October. It is important for
all of our students to get sponsors. The money will be due by a
predetermined date for the students to be eligible for prizes.
The PTO usually sponsers some activities for raising funds. Look for those
on the calendar later.
We usually have an Avon Fund Raiser in February. My class is usually
the top seller and we have won a Pizza Party before.
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Are any donations needed?
We always need donations. Here are some helpful suggestions: family sized
boxes of Kleenex, Accelerated Reader books from level 1.0 through 3.0, large
bottles of hand sanitizer, Post It Notes, bandaides, age appropriate board
games or puzzles, stickers with postive sayings or pictures....Thank you in
advance.
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What field trips can I expect this year?
Check this area later for more information.
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What is www.bishop.mathscore.com and how can my child access it?
Mathscore is a motivating, fun way for students to practice their math
facts. I have put the link on my Links page. Your child can go on the
internet where ever they have access to the internet and log on at
Bishop.mathscore.com Each child has their own user name and password. Only
the child assigned to the account should access it. Parents can check their
child's progress by accessing the account too. Please go to
www.mathscore.com to find more information about this program.
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Why are we using Renaissance Learning, Inc.'s Accelerated Math?
We, at Bishop, have been searching for an academic impovement program that
is proven by scientifically based research and meets the requirements of No
Child Left Behind.
The following information is taken from a letter from Judi Paul, Chairman
and Co-Founder of Renaissance Learning, Inc. dated July 16, 2003.
...RENAISSANCE SOLUTIONS MEET FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
Renaissance solutions for reading, math, ...and standards mastery
Are proven by scientifically based research to improve student
achievement. What's more, the research supporting Renaissance
meets the most stringent, federal criteria and includes eight
studies published in peer-reviewed journals.
STUDENTS USING ACCELERATED MATH ACHIEVE MORE-PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH PROVES IT
Considered top-rate research, studies that appear in peer-
reviewed journals are rigorous, objective, and reviewed by
a panel of experts. A study recently published in the peer-
reviewed JOURNAL OF EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS PLACED AT RISK is
an example of this prestigious research.
Involving nearly 400 students from a large, urban, Midwestern
school district, the study concluded that Accelerated Math math
management software enhances student math performance and brings
postitive outcomes to classrooms.
Results show that students using Accelerated Math in conjunction
with Everyday Mathematics consistenly outperformed students using
only Everyday Mathematices. Northwest Acheivement Levels Test
(NALT) scores revealed that students at ALL ability levels
demonstrated accelerated rates of learning between pre- and
post-test: low performers gained 3.36 NCEs; middle performers
gained 3.7 NCEs; and high performers gained 10.78 NCEs.
Also impressive is that students at all ability levels who
scored below NALT national norms prior to Accelerated Math,
surpassed the norms after using the software for just one year.
MORE RESEARCH SUPPORTS RENAISSANCE THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
This peer-reviewd study is just one example of the research
that has been conducted on Renaissance solutions. Currently,
142 research studies support Renaissance solutions, making
Renaissance the most research-proven academic improvement
program available to educators....
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