The Responsive Classroom is a general approach to teaching, to help create a classroom community. The classroom community is based on the premise that our students learn best when they have both academic and social-emotional skills met. These classroom practices are the heart of the Responsive Classroom approach:
- Morning Meeting—gathering as a whole class each morning to greet one another, share news, and warm up for the day ahead
- Rule Creation—helping students create classroom rules to ensure an environment that allows all class members to meet their learning goals
- Interactive Modeling—teaching community members to notice and internalize expected behaviors through a unique modeling technique
- Positive Teacher Language—using words and tone as a tool to promote community members' active learning, sense of community, and self-discipline
- Logical Consequences—responding to misbehavior in a way that allows community members to fix and learn from their mistakes while preserving their dignity
- Guided Discovery—introducing classroom materials using a format that encourages independence, creativity, and responsibility
- Academic Choice—increasing student learning by allowing community members teacher-structured choices in their work
- Classroom Organization—setting up the physical room in ways that encourage community members’ independence, cooperation, and productivity
- Working with Families—creating avenues for hearing parents’ insights and helping them understand the school’s teaching approaches
- Collaborative Problem Solving—using conferencing, role playing, and other strategies to resolve problems with community members
Communication
email
Classroom Dojo
Take Home Folders
Homework Agendas
Classroom Dojo
Take Home Folders
Homework Agendas
S.W.E.E.T.S. Binder:
Students Working Everyday Enables Their Success
Students Working Everyday Enables Their Success
- Two-way communication pocket
- Homework Folder
- Homework Agenda Checklist – reminders, homework assignments
- Reading Log
Assessment Information:
Other forms of assessment:
- Report Cards are aligned to the Common Core State Standards
- Standard Score
Other forms of assessment:
- Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark System
- Words Their Way (Spelling)
- AIMSWeb Benchmark and Progress Monitoring System
Snack/Celebrations
- Please pack a snack for your child to eat in the afternoon.
- During a celebration or birthday, parents are welcome to bring in a healthy treat for the students to enjoy at 3:10 daily.
- Remember ASPIRA is a nut-free zone! Check packaging for warnings about having traces of or made in a factory that uses peanuts and/or tree-nuts.
School Supply List for 2015-2016 School Year
Individual Student Supplies: These items will be stored and used individually by each student.
Community Supplies/Wish List: These are additional items needed for the entire class. These items should not be labeled with your child’s name since they will be used as part of the class supply.
4 dozen pencils
2 Highlighters
5 blue pens
24 pack of crayons
1 pair of scissors
4 glue sticks
2 pink pearl bar erasers
8 pack of Crayola markers
Loose leaf paper (wide-ruled)
1 pack of 5 Thin Expo Black Dry Erase Markers
2 Clorox wipes
2 Hand sanitizers
2 Paper towels
2 boxes of tissues
Individual Student Supplies: These items will be stored and used individually by each student.
- 1 two-inch white Avery Durable EZ turn Ring binder with clear sleeve in front
- 2 sets of Avery® Slash Pocket Insert-able Tab Dividers, 8-Tab, Item: 486149
- 2 Wilson Jones® Snapper™ Twin Pocket Poly Folder, 3-Hole Punched, Item: 507414
- 2 Staples® Poly 2-Pocket Folder w/Prong Fasteners, Black Item: 431487
- 1 Staples® Poly 2-Pocket Folder w/Prong Fasteners, Burgundy Item: 431486
- 1 Staples® Poly 2-Pocket Folder w/Prong Fasteners, Green Item: 431485
- 1 Staples® Poly 2-Pocket Folder w/Prong Fasteners, Blue Item: 431484
- 7 regular wide-ruled composition notebooks
- 2 six-packs of Super Sticky Post-Its (yellow, 3x3)
- 1 Webster’s Spanish-English Dictionary for Students 2012 edition
Community Supplies/Wish List: These are additional items needed for the entire class. These items should not be labeled with your child’s name since they will be used as part of the class supply.
4 dozen pencils
2 Highlighters
5 blue pens
24 pack of crayons
1 pair of scissors
4 glue sticks
2 pink pearl bar erasers
8 pack of Crayola markers
Loose leaf paper (wide-ruled)
1 pack of 5 Thin Expo Black Dry Erase Markers
2 Clorox wipes
2 Hand sanitizers
2 Paper towels
2 boxes of tissues