School of

Arts & Sciences

Center

Administrative Information
School day: 8:45-3:10
Classroom opens at 8:30
Drop off your child at car pick-up loop or glass doors

Car pickup 3:10-3:30 (display blue tag)

Attendance/Tardies
After 8:45, students are marked tardy
Illness
Fever Free policy: Fever free for 24 hours before returning to school (FEVER=100
degrees+)

Medical Release Form to the office when needed

Dismissal Changes: Notify the office of all dismissal changes by 2:30

Lost & Found by front desk (mark items with name)

A Day in the Life of an

SASC Phoenix
Morning Work
Morning Meeting
Review daily schedule
Calendar
Wish Well

Building school family

Breathing Techniques

Writing
Lucy Calkins Writers Workshop
Units of study: Narrative, Informative, and Persuasive
Writing

Florida State Standards

Allows students to work at own pace

Instills love of writing

Mini lessons
Guided practice

Recess
Recess 30 minutes/day
Sneakers recommended
Indoors

Literacy Centers

Handwriting Practice
Fine Motor Practice

Read and Write to Self

Guided Reading Instruction
3-5 times a week
Small Group 3-6 Students per group
Reading A-Z Books will go home
Sight word practice using Heidi Songs

Math
Envision Math
Florida State Standards
Vocabulary
Re-teaching and enrichment
Homework most weeks via Communication Folder. Due following
Tuesday.

Lunch
30 minutes for lunch
No microwave
Healthy foods
No candy, soda

Easy open containers

Discuss expectations with your child
Please pack spoons, forks, and napkins

Special Areas

Music
Mr. William

Art
Ms. Mandy

Guidance
Ms. Nicole & Ms. Vicky

Spanish
Ms. Loyda

P.E.
Mr. Eric

Theme
Social Studies & Science Units 2015-2016
Aligned with standards
Community
Im A Scientist
Then & Now

Space
Fairytales/Nursery Rhymes/Fables
Physics (Matter)

Showcases
At the end of some theme units, students present
their work to friends and family

Conscious Discipline
www.consciousdiscipline.com

Conscious Discipline Classroom

Safe Place
Teaching/Practicing Skills
Language of Safety and Unity
School Family jobs

Portfolios/Assessments

Conferences: 2 times/year (December & May)

Expectations: Florida State Standards
Progress Reports every 9 weeks (4/year)
Continuous assessment/progress monitoring to
inform instruction

Communication Folder
Sent home every Tuesday
Communication- Most information goes home in communication journal. We
are a student centered classroom and devote our planning time to our students.

Return by Friday (earlier if possible)

Contains a Family Message Journal We will let you know
when we are starting this.

Volunteering
Main needs:
Morning Time For literacy centers
Field Trips
Special Events

At home material helper

Guest speakers for THEME

Homework
Most Tuesdays in Communication Folder
Math

Less frequent homework will be special family projects

Due back the following Tuesday

Birthdays
An SASC Phoenix can celebrate their birthday at
school by:
Bringing one item from home for Show & Tell
Receiving well wishes from their school family
If you do not wish for your child to participate in the
birthday celebrations, please e-mail us.

Due to allergies, we will not serve birthday treats for the

celebrations.

We Are a School Family

Friends and Family Board pictures
Please send in more pictures of your
family for us to add to our already
growing board.

Directory will be sent out next month

Questions?

departc@leonschools.net
leblanch@leonschool.net

Ms. Claire
Ms. Heidi