Mrs. Valdez & Mrs. Willer
Mrs. Valdez’s Class
Tues./Wed./Thurs. - PE
Mon./Thurs./Fri. – Music
Thurs.– Art
Thursday - Library
Lunch – 12:36-1:06
Mrs. Willer’s Class
Mon. & Wed. - Music
Tues./Thurs./Fri. - PE
Thursday - Art
Thursday - Library
Lunch- 12:34-1:04
• Our day begins at 7:50 am and ends at
3:15 p.m.
• Students are considered tardy if they
are not in class by 8:20 a.m.
• If they are not in class at 9:45 a.m.,
they are marked absent.
• Please send a note when your child has
been absent.
• Please send a note when your child changes
transportation.
• Students record daily homework assignments in their Planner.
• Planners and Homework Folders need to taken home daily and
returned daily. Please check to make sure your child is writing
down their homework assignment. We will randomly check
planners to ensure that students are recording their
homework assignments.
9 Weeks Homework Criteria
 E = 0-2 missing homework assignments
 S = 3-5 missing homework assignments
 N = 6-8 missing homework assignments
 U = 9 + more missing homework assignments
Math and Language Arts homework Mon.-Thurs.
Call for GT Referrals
The GT referral window for K-11 is August 25thSeptember 26th. If you would like to refer your
child for Klein’s Gifted and Talented Program, please
stop by the front office to pick up a referral packet.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call our
counselor, Anne Francis at 832-484-7719.
Referral packets must be turned in to the counselor
by September 26th. For more information you may also visit
the KISD website at
www.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?name=cigt.home
• The teachers will be looking for “Paws”-itive
things that each student does through out
the day.
• Each student can earn paw prints. After a
row is filled up, a student can get a free
pass to use in our rooms or pick out of the
prize box.
 Kids that are misbehaving, not focused, not
following directions will be redirected several
times.
 After several warnings, the student gets a mark
on the behavior chart.
 We are keeping track of behavior marks and they
will be noted in the Tuesday Folder the following
week.
 FD- Follow Directions, UT- Using Time
Effectively, CP-Class Participation
 Repeated behaviors each week will result in
lowering the conduct grade.
• Behavior Bingo is designed to be a whole class
“Paws”-itive reward system. There are 100
squares on the board with 10 numbers in a row.
Once the class, fills up an entire vertical line of
numbers, the WHOLE class receives a
“reward”. Here are some things that can earn
numbers for the class.
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Walking in line quietly as a class
Quiet transitions
Outstanding cafeteria behavior
Working well as a class
• Please review the Tuesday folder each week with
your child. There may be important papers in there
that need to be discussed.
• This allows you to monitor the progress of your
child’s work habits, conduct, and academics.
• Papers with grades 74 or below will be marked “Sign
and Return” and stapled to the Tuesday Folder.
Please sign and return these papers in the Tuesday
Folder.
• When there is a holiday on Monday, the folders
won’t be sent home until Wed.
Weekly Tests/Quizzes
• Friday – Spelling Quizzes
• Check Planner for other tests & quizzes
• Major grades are marked with an “M”
STAAR TESTS
• Writing- March 30th & 31st
• Math- April 21st
• Reading- April 22nd
•High Expectations
•Higher Level Questioning
•TEKS Based Instruction
•Integrated Learning
•Cooperative/Flexible Grouping
•Workstations
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Place Value (billions)
Rounding
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication (4 by 1)
Division (4 by 1)
Fractions (<>=+-,simplify)
Decimals (+-)
Geometry(measuring angles,triangles)
Measurement
Perimeter & area
Number patterns
Time & money
Frequency tables, dot plots, stemand-leaf plots
 Financial literacy
 Problem Solving-Singapore Math
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Scientific Method
Lab Safety & Lab Tools
Weather
Water Cycle
Soil, Weathering & Erosion
Matter
Electricity and Magnetism
Motion/Force
Sound
Classifying Living Things
Animal Growth, Traits, & Adaptations
Growth and Adaptation of Plants
Ecosystems
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Independent Reading
Reading Response
Comprehension
Skills & Strategies
Vocabulary Development
Variety of Genres
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Decoding Words and Meanings
Fact and Opinion
Main Idea / Details
Sequence
Summarizing
Cause and Effect
Drawing Conclusions
Predicting Outcomes/Inferencing
Facts and Opinions
Interpreting Graphic Sources
Character’s Feelings and Traits
 Writer’s Notebook
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Ideas
Organization
Voice
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
Writing Process
Revision & Editing Skills
Personal Narrative
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Geography (Map Skills)
Native Americans
Spanish Explorers
Texas Settlers
Republic of Texas
Statehood
Turn of the Century
Texas Tomorrow
Thanks for coming!
Contact Info:
Alecia Valdez
avaldez2@kleinisd.net
(Voicemail) 832-484-7741
Amy Willer
awiller@kleinisd.net
(Voicemail) 832-484-7759