Redding School of the Arts
Mandarin Immersion Program
Welcome Students and Parents to
Redding School of the Arts Back to School Night for
Mrs. Newham’s & Chen Laoshi’s Mandarin Immersion
Program
School Hours
School begins at 8:00
The morning recess bell will ring at 7:55. Students
need to be in the classroom at 8:00. All doors
except the main door will be locked after 8:00. The
only way your child can enter the building is the main
door. At that point, Mrs. Jennifer or Mrs. Katie will
see your child as they walk in the main lobby and
deem them tardy.
We encourage you to come ten to fifteen minutes
early each morning so that your child has time to
play on the playground and meet new friends.
Lunch
Lunch will be from 10:55 -11:35. School lunches need
to be paid in advance or sent in the same day with
their name and homeroom teacher. Please label
your child’s lunch bag with their first and last name.
Please send your child with enough snacks to make
it to the last recess which is at 1:50.
Snack cart will be available for students to purchase
snack items for 25 cents each. It will be made
available soon after school has started. Snack cart
days are usually Tuesday’s and Thursday’s.
Schedule- Mrs. Newham
8-8:10 Greetings/Attendance
Lunch count/flag salute
8:10-9:05 Envision Math
9:05-9:20 Recess
9:20- 9:55 Music Reading &
Writing
9:55- 10:30 Music/Reading
&Writing
10:30-10:55 Social
Studies/Science/Carpet Time
1o:55 -11:35 Lunch
~Switch groups ~
11:35-12:15 Music/Reading &
Writing
12:15 -12:55 Music/Reading &
Writing
12:55-1: 50 Envision Math
1:50-2:05 Recess
2:05-2:20 Social Studies/Science
Carpet Time
2:20-2:30 Clean up/Good-bye
Art 1X/week- Monday’s
P.E. 1x/week – Friday’s
Schedule-Mrs. Chen’s
8:00-8:10
Greetings/Attendance
8:10-9:05 Math
9:05-9:20 Recess
9:20-9:55 Mandarin
9:55-10:30 Writing/Drawing
10:30-10:55 Mandarin/
Science
10:55-11:35 Lunch
~Switch groups~
11:35-12:35 Math
12:35-1:10 Mandarin
1:10-1:40 Writing/Drawing
1:40-1:55 Story/Carpet Time
1:55-2:05 Recess
2:05-2:10 Mandarin Songs
2:10-2:30 Clean Up/Dismissal
Art (1x weekly) – Tuesday
P.E. (1x weekly) –
Wednesdays
Academics
Social Studies Themes
The theme for this year is Africa; Asia;
Early European History.
Theme Days this year are planned
November 22nd and May 16th. These are
also minimum days.
Academics
Science
Life Science: Sustainability (The three
R’s); animals and animal kingdoms;
animal and plant life cycles;
Ecosystems/Environments; and human
body
Earth Science: Earth structure/volcanoes;
rocks & minerals; seasons; weather;
Physical Science: Simple machines
Academics
Math
RSA has adopted Envision Math as the math
program and was chosen because it aligns well with
the Common Core Standards that will be
implemented in fall of 2014. Kindergarten students
will be doing kindergarten math. The content is
broken down into domains and then it is broken
down into clusters. There are 5 domains; Counting
and Cardinality; Operations and Algebraic Thinking;
Number and Operations in Base Ten; Measurement
and Data; and Geometry. Each student will be given
a letter with a password to access the website for
future games and activities.
https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/l
ogin.jsp
Academics
Reading (Mrs. Newham’s class)
There will be a reading log that will need
to be turned in weekly. Reading
homework will be assigned MondayThursday. Each log will contain weekly
sight words to learn and practice
writing. To begin with, I ask that you
read to your child. As they progress with
reading, they may read to you.
Homework
The homework given to the students from the English
portion will be a homework packet that will be given out
on Monday’s and will be due on Friday’s. Homework
packets will include math sheets from the Envision
Workbook; occasional on-line math games; language
arts/writing sheets; and a reading log.
Mandarin math sheets will be finished in Miss Kang’s
class. Usually, there is no Mandarin homework. Mandarin
flash cards will be sent home in an occasional bases for
students to review at home. The flash cards are meant to
stay at home, not in their folder. Please do not send the
cards back.
Nut Free Classroom
Our Classrooms are nut free. Please be sure to check package labels
when sending in food in your child’s lunch. Our daily protocol will be
for children to clean their hands with a hand-wipe.
School Folders
Students will be given homework folders with their
name. It is important to set up a consistent time and
place to do homework. For example, homework
may be completed as soon as you arrive home from
school and it is done at the kitchen table. Having
your child designate a specific spot in the house to
keep their folder where they remember is good in
teaching them responsibility. It is never too early to
teach them responsibility and good study habits. We
will also be putting in important papers in their
folders so please be sure to check their folders daily.
We will send them home daily unless there are no
papers to send home.
Behavior Management
Positive reinforcement – sticker chart and character
counts awards (lead to School wide recognition;
weekly awards; and treasure chest awards.
Consequence
Green =first warning
Yellow= Sign “the book”
Behavior occurs again;
Red = Sign the book and do a rethinking letter
(parent may be sent home rethinking letter to read
and be signed)
Further offenses = office referral/Mrs. Wahl contacts
the parent
Volunteers
Our classroom policy is that you wait three weeks
before volunteering in the classroom. This allows
the teachers and the students’ time to get
accustomed to the rules and routines of the
classroom and the school. This information is
placed on our webpage but we have made copies
available tonight. You can e-mail us and let us
know your preferences. Volunteers will be filled
on a first come basis. We will be in contact with
you to confirm days and times.
Field Trips
There will be some field trips we annually
attend. One of which is a pumpkin patch field
trip to learn about the harvest season. If you
are interested in driving students on field trips,
you must fill out a driver’s application, provide
insurance coverage, and provide a copy of your
driver’s license and driver printout. This can
take some time so please do this right away if
you are interested.
Birthdays
If you would like to send in treats for your child’s
birthday please let us know in advance so that we
can save time at the end of the day. We encourage
things that are simple. Healthy snacks are good
too! The bite sized cupcakes are perfect size for
kindergarten students. Please do not send your
child to school with party invitations to distribute
unless you are inviting the entire class. If you are
not inviting the whole class, you may give them to
us so we may discreetly place them in the folders.
Assemblies
Assemblies will take place on Mondays in
the amphitheater. They will start at 8:10.
Parents are welcome to attend. Assemblies
can consist of singing school songs,
character traits skits and watching
performances.
Label jackets and sweaters
It is important you label outer wear with
your child’s name or initials. You would be
amazed at how much clothing is donated to
good will due to clothing not being labeled.
Conference
Conferences will be held the week of October 7th 14th. This will be a minimum week with dismissal at
12:30. This will be a time where we will discuss your
child’s academic and behavior progress. This is also a
time to ask questions you may have. Families will be
limited to 15 minutes of conference time as we have 50
families we will need to conference with. We will be
posting on the website the available times we will be
available. If there are time slots that conflict with your
work schedule, please let us know and we will work
something out.
Minimum Days
Dismissal for minimum days are 12:30.
Minimum days will occur on almost every
Monday.
Newsletters
We will be posting bi-weekly newsletters on our
webpage. Newsletters will consist of
educational activities for the week; weekly
homework, and any school or classroom news.
Since we are a green school, we will not be
sending out paper copies of the newsletters.
Parents/Teacher Communications
The best way to communicate with us is via e-mail
and telephone. The RSA phone number is 247-6933.
Our e-mail is pnewham@rsarts.org and
rdressel@rsarts.org. If you would like to meet with
us in person, please try to set up a time using the
above-mentioned ways. Although you will often see
us out on the playground during recesses and out in
the pick-up area, these are not convenient times for
us to talk as we are watching students and we
cannot fully give you our attention. Thank you for
understanding.
http://www.rsarts.org/teachers