WELCOME!
Back To School Night
2016
*Please write a special note for
your child to read tomorrow on
the sheet provided at their
seat.
Reader's Workshop
•Independent Reading
•Guided Reading
•Shopping
•Benchmarks
Reading Levels
1st Quarter
4th Quarter
BG = B or below
G or below
AG = C/D
H
MG = E
I/J/K
EG = F or above
L or above
Sight Words
•
MG = 50-65
MG = 160-180
•
EG = 66+
EG = 181+
•More than just being able to read the
words
•Comprehension (inferring, drawing
conclusions)
Writer's Workshop
Units:
–Personal Narratives
–Nonfiction Books
–Writing Like Scientists
–Writing Reviews
–Poetry
–Realistic Fiction
Focus on:
(beginning of the year) Stretching words, spacing,
sentence formation
capitalization, punctuation, content, elaboration, feelings,
facts
Fundations
•Letter formation
•Phonemic Awareness
•Repetition and automaticity
Everyday Math
•Counting: 2’s, 5’s, 10’s
•Place Value: Ones, Tens, Hundreds
•Patterns
•Shapes
•Measuring
•Addition/Subtraction
•Telling Time
•Fractions
•Problem Solving* This is a brand new concept for the
students!
Everyday Math
•Study guides are checklists sent home 2-3 days before test.
•Odd numbered units:
• Day 1: Assess skills learned in that unit
• Day 2: Open Response problem
• Even numbered units:
• Day 1: Assess skills learned in that unit
• Day 2: Cumulative assessment
•Open Response = problem solving
•Apply the skill/concept learned in class to a NEW problem
•Built on throughout the years ; not something that should be
mastered right away
Social Studies
– All About Families
– Where We Live
– Good Citizens
– Jobs
Assessments:
- District assessments
- Sign and return back to school
- Study from folder of skill sheets completed in class
Science
– Weather
– Organisms
– New Plants
Assessments:
- District assessments
- Sign and return back to school
- Study from folder of skill sheets completed in class
Health
– Respect, feelings, “I
messages”
– Teeth
– Nutrition
– Exercise
– Safety
– Goals/decisions
– Diseases and illnesses
•Reading
Homework
– Read for 10 minutes every night (Stop to
talk about the book, understand what's
happening)
– Reader’s Response Sheet (one entry per
night, turned in on Friday)  completed
with a book from THEIR BAGGIE on their
independent level
•Math
– HomeLink (there is not always a homelink for every
lesson) Please return the next day
– Practice facts if no homelink sent home
• Fundations
– Sheet will be sent home a few times a week, please
return the next day.
•
Remember to continue to practice sight words, letters,
sounds, journal writing with checklist
•
ConnectEd Math website- review lessons and play
games on site
Behavior
Class rules
Directions x3
Reminders x3
Flip Your Star
Behavior Calendars
Sheet home
-Practice
-Sign
-Return
*Bathroom Policy
Rewards
Report Cards
Behaviors – RD, ID, UD, CD
•Content – BG, AG, MG, EG
•
Expected in first grade
ID's and AG's
•
(esp. Q1)
to have
Reminders
•Sneakers on PE days (M/W)
•Return library books on Fridays
•Any change in dismissal requires a written note on
that day sent to the teacher
•Snack every day
•Book baggie and all its contents returned everyday
•Clean out homework folder and backpack
•Birthdays – celebrate with class, no food/candy,
non-food item: pencils, erasers, bookmark, donated
book for classroom library
•We cannot give out student’s personal information in
our class. PTA Friend Finder provides phone
numbers.
•Monday, Sept. 26th at 7:30 is the first PTA meeting.
Please attend if you are interested in being a room
parent/classroom parties.
INFORMATION PACKET
•Note for your child =)
•Mystery Reader sign up
(send back in with your child)
•Reading with your
child resources
•Vowel sounds, number
grid
•Scholastic Book Order
•ConnectEd Login
•Sight word practice
actvities
•Parent University
**Specific information
regarding your child’s
progress and
additional information
will be given out at
Conferences in
October.
Check my Website
regularly =)
Thank you for coming! You’re
dismissed! 