Ramona Nakamura 1A Homeroom Class Info/Description: BBMCS School Year 2009-2010 First Grade 1-A Welcome to BBMCS! My name is Ramona Nakamura and I will be your child’s teacher for this school year. It is my goal to have open communication with my students, parents, other teachers, support staff and administrators. It is my hope that together we can work as a team to strengthen the self-esteem, confidence, and discipline of each child. I hope that each student grows in independence and learns to take responsibility for one’s actions. Please encourage your child to put a lot of effort into learning and stress the importance of learning. Be supportive. Make it a habit to check your child’s planner daily for assignments or notices. Notes will be sent home regarding incomplete or late assignments, disruptive behavior, excessive absences/tardiness, or outstanding performance on tests. You will see faces noted in the planner each day indicating your child’s behavior. Please initial the planner and use it as a tool for providing comments. Feel free to communicate with me if there are any problems you would like to discuss. You are welcome to call the school at 477-4010 if you have any questions or concerns. I am here early and I usually stay late. Let’s join together to teach your child to be a responsible OBISPO. Ramona Nakamura

Other Info:

Dear Parents,
You will be seeing the following symbols in your child’s planner. They will indicate your child’s behavior in class that day.

=) Great Behavior, good listening
= | Needed some reminders to stay on task
=( Received 3 warnings to stay on task, given a time out. I will make short comments on the infractions. If a child is scolded by another teacher, he/she is automatically given a sad face.

Thank you,

Ramona Nakamura

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Reminders:
School Hours 7:50-3:00
Snack 9:00-9:30
Lunch time 11:00-11:45
Lunch: $3.00
Snack: $2.00-3.00 should be adequate.

I encourage all the students to buy tray lunches instead of ala carte. If your child is a picky eater, then you should pack a lunch for him/her. I also encourage them to drink milk unless they are allergic and the required physical form/emergency card from the doctor indicates an allergy.

P.E. days Tuesday and Thursday
P.E. uniforms must be packed in the schoolbag, not worn to school.
Please label all belongings, especially uniform pants and shirts.
School shoes/P.E. shoes should be all black.

HOMEWORK– READING SHOULD BE DONE DAILY.
Other assignments will be noted in the planner. Late assignments will be given a 70% unless the student was sick. The list of spelling words will be given every Friday and a test will be given the following Friday.

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HOW STUDENTS ARE GRADED
1. Oral and written test and/or quizzes.
2. Class assignments
3. Cooperative group projects in the classroom
4. Homework assignments
5. Participation

GRADING SYSTEM
A=93-100 Excellent Work
B=85-92 Above Average Work
C=78-84 Average
D=70-77 Below Average
F=0-69 Unsatisfactory

HOMEWORK POLICY
Assignments are given so that skills and material learned in class may be strengthened. Homework is to be turned in the day after it is assigned unless otherwise noted. If it is not turned in, a failing grade will be given. If the student is absent, the work is due the day after the child returns to class.

All late assignments will receive a grade no higher than a 70%.
Homework will not be given as a form of punishment.
Reading should be done daily.

NOTICES
Notices will be sent home regarding upcoming events at school, dress down day, incomplete assignments/late submission or no submission of assignments, disruptive behavior, excessive absences/tardiness, failing grades, special projects or materials needed, and outstanding performance.

Please check assignment notebooks daily for homework, notices from the office, tuition envelopes, monthly school calendars and lunch menu.

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DAILY SCHEDULE
First Grade 1-A
 

7:45-8:00	Preliminary Activities
8:00-8:30	Reading/Penmanship
8:30-9:00	Reading/Penmanship
9:00-9:30	Snack time
9:30-10:00	Phonics/Penmanship
10:00-10:30	Spelling/Penmanship
10:30-11:00	English/Penmanship
11:00 - 11:45	Lunch
11:45-12:00	Story Time
12:00-12:30	Religion
12:30-1:00	Math
1:00-1:30	Art  -  Monday/Thursday
	P.E.  -  Tuesday
	Computer  -  Wednesday/Friday
1:30-2:00	Music  -  Monday/Wednesday
2:00-2:30	Science  -  M/W/F
	Library  -  Tuesday
	Health  -  Thursday
2:30-3:00	Social Studies
3:00	Dismissal