Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year!

How you can contact me:

• Desk phone: 228-0845• Email: eidensc@d11.org• Sharepoint site:

http://teachers.d11.org/teachers/eidensc• Call the front office (228-0800) if you need

to contact me immediately.• I will return your call/email during my

planning time at the end of the day or within 24 hours.

• (All of these are on the magnet I gave you)

8:00-8:10 

Morning Meeting

8:10-8:25 

Whole Group Writing Lesson

8:25-9:50 Literacy Block 

9:50-10:15 

Recess and Snack

10:15-10:35

 

Literacy Block continued.

10:40-11:35

 

Science and Social Studies 

11:35-12:10

Lunch and recess 

12:15-1:30 Math Block 

1:40-2:30 Specials

SPECIALS

Specials Schedule

Tuesday: PE (combo: Spanish) Wednesday: Art (combo: PE) Thursday: Music (combo: Art) Friday: Spanish (combo: Music)

Mondays (alternating schedules) 8/ 24: No Specials: extended lessons in class 8/ 31: Double Specials (either Music/ PE or Art/ Spanish 9/ 14: No Specials: extended lessons in class

9/ 28: Double Specials (either Music/ PE or Art/ Spanish

More information at Open House on September 1st.

GOING DIGITAL?

• Freedom is becoming a digital school. What does that mean? We aren’t going completely paperless, but we are drastically cutting down on the paper we use.

• Most homework assignments will be sent by email, or can be found on my website.

• We are also incorporating digital technology into the curriculum as much as possible.

Speaking of my Website

http://teachers.d11.org/teachers/eidensc

Communication• All of you should have the magnet with my

communication details. (If you don’t please let me know).

• District 11 policy is that staff will return email or phone messages within 24 hours.

• If you need to get a hold of me before that, please call the front office (228-0800) and they will get in touch with me.

• I don’t answer my phone or emails when I am with students.

What is Personalized Learning??

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6ieXLVCss4&spfreload=10

• I am the facilitator of the learning.

Nuts and Bolts:

• Homework/communication notebooks.• Kids will write down their homework, and then complete it in

that notebook. If you have a message for me, this is a great place to write it. I will be checking these in the mornings. The assignments will also be on my Sharepoint website.

• Please send a HEALTHY snack with you child every day. The kids only have 10 minutes to eat their snacks.

• I don’t mind if the kids bring water bottles. However they must be the type that the lid doesn’t have to come off in order to drink. If they leak, or become a distraction for learning, they will have to be kept by the sink instead of their seats.

• As you know, living in Colorado Springs is tricky when it comes to the weather. Conditions can change rapidly and it is very windy on the top playground. Send a jacket with your student every day as we get into fall.

More Nuts and Bolts• Class DoJo: I will be using Class Dojo as a

communication tool. This will give you an insight to your child’s school day. It can also serve as a springboard for conversations with your kids. I will send information this week.

• Volunteers: I am happy to have some help in the classroom during the week. We will also go on a few field trips (fingers crossed) that will require chaperones.

• Note: when you are in the classroom or on a field trip expect to work with all the students in the class.

• Email me with your available days and times.

Projects and Activities• Some of our upcoming Project-based

Learning opportunities:• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,

Math)• Organisms and their interdependency on

their habitats• Christmas around the world• Biographies• Ellis Island (studying our ancestors)

Collections

• We collect:• Box Tops for Education• Pop tabs

• Field Day/Fun Run: Friday

• Take with you:• Common Core handout• Your child’s portrait• Highlights order (please sign and return even if you don’t want

the magazine)

•Thank you all for coming. This is going to be a great year!!