Welcome to Room 12

Open Night 2019

Introduction
Miss Stephanie
Kneebone

Year 2/3 teacher

Introduction
Carol Hancock

SSO
 Classroom Routines
 Morning Routine – greeter, handwriting, lunches, homework books
returned etc.
 Classroom Routines

Class Jobs
 Classroom Routines
 Afternoon routines – pack up song, change reader, collect
homework book, circle time reflection.
 Student Homework
 Sight word homework – 4 nights per week
 Reading homework – at least 4 nights per week
 Student Homework
Students who do 30+ nights of homework
will be eligible for our class homework
reward.
 Student Homework
 Homework
activities page

 Problem of the
week – likely to
start in term 2
 Behaviour Expectations
Room 12 Expectations/Play is the Way key concepts:
All students have the right to a safe and positive classroom community.

• Treat others how you would like them to treat you (be honest, kind and respectful)

• Be brave- participate to progress

• Pursue your personal best no matter who you work with

• It takes great strength to be sensible

• Have reasons for the things you say and do

 Behaviour Expectations
 Behaviour chart – consequences

 Time-out desk – reflection time

 Behaviour Expectations
 Dojo points
 Attendance Incentives
We are aiming for 90% attendance

Students who miss 5 or less days of school will be eligible for

the attendance reward
 Attendance Incentives
Early birds
On random days, Miss McAuliffe will walk around to classes before the
8:50am bell and reward students with a recess/lunch token for being on
time and in full school uniform.
 Learning Programme
Numeracy
 Daily 10
 Learning Programme
Numeracy
 Daily warm-up
 Learning Programme
Numeracy
Number and Algebra:

• Number recognition to 1000

• Modelling and representing numbers to 1000
• Place value
• Skip counting
• Trust the count skills
 Learning Programme
Numeracy
Measurement and Geometry:

• Months and seasons

• Calendars
 Learning Programme
Literacy

Daily class reading (10-20 minutes)

 Learning Programme
Literacy
Daily warm-up
 Learning Programme
Literacy
Daily handwriting from 8:35am – 8:50am with use of
dotted thirds.
 Learning Programme
Literacy
Spelling Mastery run 3 times weekly – students are
streamed into groups across the school.
Learning Programme
Literacy
Guided Reading Daily
 Learning Programme
Literacy
Library lesson is on Monday – please support students in
bringing library books back to school on this day.
 Learning Programme
Literacy
Writing and Grammar:
• Writing conventions – first 5 weeks (punctuation, handwriting,
sentence structure and nouns)

• Narrative text type focus – remainder of the term

 Learning Programme
Keeping Safe

• Feelings
• Being safe
• Risk taking and emergencies
• Warning signs
 Learning Programme
The Arts – Visual Art
• Elements of art – line, colour, texture and space
• Creating artworks using a range of materials and processes
• Exploring and responding to various artworks
 Whole School Expectations
 Hats in term 1 – no hat, no play

 Full school uniform – school top, black bottoms

 General Information

Emergency lunches
Breakfast club – Organised in room 9 – 50c per child
open from
8:35am – 9am

Starting
week 4
 School Day Timetable
• Lunch play at 10:40am

• Lunch eating at 11:10am – students to eat their sandwiches and lunch orders

• Recess play at 1:00pm

• Recess eating at 1:20pm – students to eat their recess

• School day currently finishing at 3pm.

 Communication
I aim to touch base with you regularly through:

• Newsletters

• Phone calls – please make sure your details are accurate

• Discussions in the morning or afternoon upon arrival and pickup

• Notes home
• Seesaw – including the use of the messenger function
 Communication
I am available for you to contact me through:

• Seesaw

• Organised meetings before or after school

• Phone calls – I can arrange to call you back

Seesaw
Activity and notes
Take home packs
Questions?