I have a few questions for any teaches out there...
I have a daughter who is in first grade andam curious as to opinions on a couple of things.
First...at your class/school are parents required to have an appointment in advance to visit the class on is saying you would like to stop by one day this week acceptable?
Second...is it typical for first graders to need to memorize addition and subtraction facts?
Third...how do I reinforce discipline at home for examply my daughters school has a color system where she has to move her magnet to different colors depending on how many warnings she has. It does not seem to have to do with what the offense is. For example if you talk without permission youmove your magnet, then if you hit someone you move your magnet again and so on, witheach color change there is a consequence, lose half of recess, lose all of recess, time out, office etc. My daughter is almost always on "yellow" or "orange" meaning one or two warnings and almost always these are for talking out of turn and talking in the hallway, sometimes talking too much at lunch. My question is do I punish her again when she gets home? It is further complicated by the fact that the teacher recently began a chart with specific goals such as not talking out, not crying about things, staying on task etc specifically for my daughter some days she does well on that chart but is still on yellow or orange or vice versa. Last year her behavior was worse she would have tantrums at school so part of me feels like talking is not such a big deal considering. Any ideas would be appreciated.
I have a daughter who is in first grade andam curious as to opinions on a couple of things.
First...at your class/school are parents required to have an appointment in advance to visit the class on is saying you would like to stop by one day this week acceptable?
Second...is it typical for first graders to need to memorize addition and subtraction facts?
Third...how do I reinforce discipline at home for examply my daughters school has a color system where she has to move her magnet to different colors depending on how many warnings she has. It does not seem to have to do with what the offense is. For example if you talk without permission youmove your magnet, then if you hit someone you move your magnet again and so on, witheach color change there is a consequence, lose half of recess, lose all of recess, time out, office etc. My daughter is almost always on "yellow" or "orange" meaning one or two warnings and almost always these are for talking out of turn and talking in the hallway, sometimes talking too much at lunch. My question is do I punish her again when she gets home? It is further complicated by the fact that the teacher recently began a chart with specific goals such as not talking out, not crying about things, staying on task etc specifically for my daughter some days she does well on that chart but is still on yellow or orange or vice versa. Last year her behavior was worse she would have tantrums at school so part of me feels like talking is not such a big deal considering. Any ideas would be appreciated.