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Waller Mill Elementary

Back to School Night

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Tonight’s Schedule 5:30 - 5:45 PTA News 5:45 - 6:00 WMES News

*Kindergarten Parent Session at 6pm*

6:00 - 6:20 Session 1 Class Visit 6:20 - 6:40 Session 2 (if multiple children) 6:40 - 7:00 Session 3 (if multiple children)

WMES PTA

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Welcome

We are so glad to have you as a part of the Waller Mill Elementary School family. We believe that communication is key to success. So, at this Back to School Night, we plan to provide you with important information about our school! We hope you find this event to be fun and informative. If you have questions, please ask any of our staff.

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MY STORY

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5th Grade

• Mrs. Rogers
• Mr. Searles
• Mrs. Wagner

4th Grade

• Mrs. Gault
• Mrs. Geyer
• Mrs. Major

3rd Grade

• Mrs. Britt
• Mrs. Crowder
• Mrs. O’Neal

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Resource

• Mrs. Koob
• Mrs. Krems
• Mrs. Lensemayer
• Mrs. Nabors
• Ms. Parsons

Specialist

• Mrs. Burgett
• Mrs. Lucas
• Mrs. Richardson
• Mrs. Sims
• Mrs. Fisher

Pre-K

• Mrs. Cretacci

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2nd Grade

• Mrs. Bartolotta
• Mrs. Berry
• Mrs. Overbay

1st Grade

• Mrs. Looby
• Mrs. Powell
• Mrs. Shafer

Kindergarten

• Mrs. Bishop
• Mrs. Spratt
• Ms. Thai

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• Communication is important for the success of your

children.

• Some ways we will be communicating are:

– Communication folders – School website – PTA Facebook: Waller Mill Elementary School PTA – Twitter: @Principal_Thop – E-mail (Staff email addresses follow this guideline: thopkins@ycsd.york.va.us) – Monday Message – Conferences

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• Buses load/unload at the front entrance. Be sure not to park

in the bus loading zone during arrival & dismissal times.

• Car riders are dropped off & picked up at the gym entrance.
• School doors open at 8:45am.
• Please have your child at school in time for them to be in their

classroom by 8:55am.

• Any change in transportation needs to be made in writing and

given to your child’s teacher as early as possible. Changes should be made prior to 3pm.

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• We are appreciative of everyone’s positivity as we transition from

car line to parent pick-up.

• If your child will be parent pick-up every day, you will be assigned a
• number. Parents, please have your number visible when you enter the
• building. If you forget your number, you will need to go to the main
• ffice to sign your student out.
• We recommend that you sign up for a number if you will be parent

pick-up occasionally as well.

• Parent pick-up is located in the gym. The only office dismissals will

be for students leaving school early.

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Be A STAR!

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Incorporating STAR behavior at home:

Tip #1- Use positive wording

• Instead of “Stop yelling”, Try “Use your inside

voice”.

• Instead of “Don’t run in the store”, Try “You

must walk in the store”.

• Instead of “No throwing the ball in the house”,

Try “You can only throw the ball outside”.

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Tip #2- Be a Teacher When you have to say No, give a reason Why. For example, while shopping, your child asks you to buy him a toy. You know how many toys he already has, and you are short on time. You tell your child, “No, we can’t buy that toy today because you already have a toy in the car that you can play with on the way home.” If your child accepts your answer, compliment him, saying something like “Thank you for being respectful and understanding that we can’t buy a new toy today.”

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Tip #3- Acknowledge appropriate behavior

Use positive reinforcement to teach your children which actions/behaviors are expected, accepted, or desired. Figure out what kinds of acknowledgements your child will be motivated

• by. Ask them what they would enjoy doing (not necessarily having)!

Create a special “reward” basket or box of toys or items that you already

• wn but that your child only gets to play with or use when they have done

what was expected. Create a visual recognition system, such as a sticker chart. For example, list your child’s weekly chores and use a sticker to mark when each one is

• completed. At the end of the week, if all chores are completed according

to expectation, give a reward.

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Tonight’s Schedule 5:30 - 5:45 PTA News 5:45 - 6:00 WMES News

*Kindergarten Parent Session at 6pm*

6:00 - 6:20 Session 1 Class Visit 6:20 - 6:40 Session 2 (if multiple children) 6:40 - 7:00 Session 3 (if multiple children)

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Kindergarten Standards-based Report Card Back-to-School Night

Benefits of a Standards-based Report Card

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Informative = Greater Parent Communication Developmental = Student-Centered Standards-based = Clear Student Success Criteria

Kindergarten Standards-based Report Card

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• Grading Key
• Novice
• Developing Proficiency
• Proficient
• English and Math Skills
• Specific and on-going, will be evaluated throughout

the year

• Comments
• Student centered to increase school-home connection

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2019

Kindergarten Standards-based Report Card Back-to-School Night