Welcome to
Our Class
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Emily Walker
This is my 5th year teaching. I taught my first two year in Little Rock,
Arkansas and this is my 3rd year at JSE. I am an Arkansas native, but live
living in Tulsa. I enjoy traveling to new places, spending time with my
family and friends, hiking, snow- skiing, riding my bike, and having fun in
the sun!
CONTACT ME
•Ms. Walker: 299-4415 ext. 5881
Emily.walker@jenksps.org
Weekly updates will be sent via email.
Monthly newsletters will be sent via email
and posted on website.
CLASS SCHEDULE
8:50 – 9:30 – Morning Work/Morning Meeting (Vocabulary Practice,
Word Work, Read to Self)
9:30 - 10:10 Specials (Music, PE, Art)
10:10 – 10:25 Restroom Break and Snack
10:25 – 11:15 – Reader’s Workshop (Toolkit/Flexible Groups)
11:15 – 12:15 Writer’s Workshop (Handwriting/DLR)
12:20 – 1:00 – Lunch and Recess
1:00 – 1:10 Restroom Break
1:10 – 1:30 – Read Aloud
1:30 – 2:30 – Math
2:30 – 3:20 – Science/Social Studies
3:20 Agendas and pack-up
3:30 - Dismissal
Other Specials:
Monday – Library: 10:15 – 10:25
Wednesday – Counselor (one Wednesday a week)
Thursday – Computer: 11:20 – 12:00
Friday – Reading Buddies 1:30 – 2:00
CURRICULUM
•Reading – Comprehension Toolkit
•Math – Everyday Mathmatics
•Social Studies – Oklahoma History
•Science – Rock & Minerals,
Sound, Plants
READING PROGRAM
The Comprehension Toolkit
1. *Focuses on “Reading as Thinking”
2. *Builds key thinking strategies for increased
comprehension
3. *Supports time for shared reading, guided reading
groups, small groups, independent reading, and
collaborative discussions.
4. *Students read a variety of genres.
5. *Matches students with “just right” reading texts.
-Students will receive whole and small group
instruction.
READING TESTS
•STAR- Given three times a year.
•Running Records are assessed three
times a year.
SPELLING
I have pre-tested the students and am arranging groups
according to their needs. The children will work with a
needed pattern for two weeks. This pattern will be taken
from the developmental stage your child is in based on the
assessments. The children will be collecting/finding words
in this pattern as a way of internalizing spelling rules. They
will usually have a few sentences to create, using forms of
spelling words as part of the spelling tests. Generally tests
will be on Fridays.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
•Students will rotate through Sound, Plants
and Rocks and Minerals this year.
•Oklahoma History•Unit 1: Looking at Oklahoma through
Location and Place
•Unit 2: Looking at Human Interaction with
the Environment in Oklahoma
•Unit 3: Oklahoma study with the rich and
diverse history of people and events.
MATH
•*Emphasizes conceptual understanding while
building a mastery of basic skills.
•*Relates math to real life situations.
•*Hands-on activities
•*Practice through Games
•*Cooperative learning through partner and
small-group activities
•*Home and School partnership
•www.everydaymathonline.com
•Math Homelinks are assigned Mon. - Thurs.
nights. It is due the next morning.
HOMEWORK POLICY
•Any work that has not been finished
during the school day will need to be
finished and returned the next morning. I
will often assign written homework and
occasional projects. The children will
write assignments in their agendas on
Mondays. They will also have math
homework nightly. All homework is due
on the last day of the week.
GRADES
The JPS grading scale using the report card rubric is as follows:
3 = consistently successful 85%-100% of the time
2 = progressing 70%-84% of the time
1 = area of concern (student does not demonstrate skill in an area)
Your children will be assessed using formal and informal measures.
I do not take a grade on every assignment but I keep anecdotal
notes and use some grades for re-teaching. I will usually state how
many correct out of total numbers of points. (8/10) I will be using
rubrics for grading writing pieces and the children will be working
with these rubrics throughout the writing process. Jenks Public
School is on a 9-week grading period. All students will receive a
Progress Report in mid-September. After that, only those students
who are not progressing as expected will receive them.
BEHAVIOR
•Classroom Agreements
•School-wide Expectations
•Essential 20
•Bonus Bucks
A LOOK AHEAD…
•Students will have a couple of long-term
projects this year. The due dates will be
communicated in emails and written in
agendas.
FIELD TRIPS
•We will be traveling to Tahlequah,
OK on Friday, March 27th, 2015. We
will be participating in the Indian
Territory Days at the Cherokee
Heritage Center. Parent chaperones
are welcome.
HELP WANTED
•Reading Minutes Checker
•Science Set-up Helpers
•Paparazzi- take pictures during the
year.
•Video Maker- create the class video
BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT INFORMATION
FROM THE OFFICE
1. Cafeteria-if they go back for seconds it cost as much as a full tray.
This is most costly to our families on PIZZA DAY (every MONDAY).
We have some kiddos that want to eat 3 and 4 slices.
2. Southeast Website is current with district and site information.
Please remind them to check it on a regular basis.
3. We will never have enough parking to accommodate everyone. We will
make every effort to split events up by grade level in order to ease some
of the parking issues! Please be respectful of our neighboring
businesses, PLEASE DO NOT USE THEIR PARKING. Please do not park on
a red curb, those are FIRE LANES.
4. Thank you for a wonderful start to our school year!!
THANKS FOR COMING!
•We hope this evening has been
informative for you!
•Please let us know if you have any
questions or concerns about behavior,
homework, grades, etc!!
•We look forward to working with you
and making this the best year yet!