At the end of every 9 week grading period, Teravista Elementary holds a Dog Tag Award Ceremony. Every grade level has different objectives for students to work towards in order to earn a Dog Tag Award. Some of the Dog Tags are earned based on classroom behavior, others are earned by mastering academic objectives. This year, Ms. Plemons and I have developed a list of academic milestones we hope our students will achieve during their years in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade Functional Academics.
At the end of every 9 week grading period, I will review the students progress on the following academic objectives and determine if your child has mastered any of the objectives. When your child has mastered the objective, he/she will be awarded a Dog Tag in that subject area.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
• Make a choice 80% of the time for preferred activity, object, or to meet a need.
• Identify first name in print and spell first name.
• Identify all upper and lower case letters.
• Read a minimum of 20 sight words.
• Read a minimum of 20 instructional level texts.
MATH
• Identify a minimum of 5 colors and 6 shapes.
• Rote count 1-10 and identify numbers 1-20.
• Rote count 1-60 and identify numbers 1-100.
• Count out the correct number of objects for numbers 1-30.
• Tell time on a digital and/or analog clock.
Your child may also earn one of the following Dog Tags:
Perfect Attendance - 0 absences and no more than 2 tardies for the 9 week period
Tiger Pride - Overall Character Award (2 awarded per classroom)
Paw Pride - Improvement Award (2 awarded per classroom)
Happy Birthday - Students who have a birthday during the 9 week grading period will receive a Happy Birthday dog tag. Students with a summer birthday will receive dog tags at the ceremony held in May.
Star Students - This award is chosen by the campus Special Areas Teachers (1 award per General Education Classroom)
Dog Tag Award Ceremonies will be held on the following dates:
1st 9 Weeks:
10/31/11
2nd Grade 9-10
11/2/11
8-9 3rd Grade
9-10 5th Grade
1:30-2:30 4th Grade
Dog Tag necklaces will be sent home with your child after the award ceremony. Please keep it somewhere safe because you will need to return it to school prior to the next award assembly and the necklace will be used every year your child returns as a student at Teravista!
I hope to see you at our upcoming ceremony!