MY EXPECTATIONS

FOR  YOUR CHILD

Responsibility: The student will be responsible for his/her learning, their behavior, and the contributions made in the classroom.

Opportunity: The student will have opportunities to read and write for genuine and meaningful purposes by reading real books and writing for real audiences.

Engagement: The student will be motivated to learn and be actively involved in reading  and writing.

Demonstration: The teacher will provide demonstrations of reading and writing strategies useful to readers and writers, and students will take part in the demonstrations to aid their learning in reading and writing.

Risk-Taking: The student will be encouraged to explore topics, make guesses, and take risks.

Instruction: The teacher will provide instruction on procedures, concepts, strategies, and skills related to reading and writing.

Response: The students will have opportunity to respond after reading and to share his/her interpretations of  stories through discussion and various forms of writing.

Choice: The student will be able to make choices about some of the books  he/she reads, some writing activities, and some projects developed.

Time: The student will have large chunks of time for reading and writing activities. He/she will have an understanding of deadlines and when assignments are due.

Assessment: The student and teacher will work together to establish guidelines for assessment, and the student will monitor his/her own work and participate in the evaluation.

 

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

 

Belmar Public Library

555 S. Allison Pkwy.

(720) 963-0900

 

YMCA/YWCA

5181 W. Kenyon Ave.

(303) 761-7530

 

Barnes And Noble

14347 W. Colfax Ave.

(303) 215-9060

 

 

 

Your Teacher

Kathi Smith

 

Carmody Middle School

2050 S. Kipling Street

Lakewood, CO 80227

 

Phone:(303) 982-8969

Email: kajsmith@jeffco.k12.co.us.

 

 

CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY EXPERIENCE

 

If a child lives with praise

He learns to appreciate.

If a child lives with encouragement

He learns to have confidence.

If a child lives with approval

He learns to like himself.

If a child lives with acceptance

and friendship

He learns to find love in the world.

If a child lives in a world surrounded by

books and is read to often

He learns to love literacy!