WELCOME TO Room 420
MRS. MATHIS’ CLASS
• Find your child’s seat and take a look at the
paper on their desk.
• Write a little note to your child for them to
find in the morning.
• Look around the room to see what we have
been learning this year.
Who am I?
• 11th year teaching
• 4th year at Apollo
•Graduated from UW in
2004
•Received Teaching
Certification from WWU in
2006
•Received National Board
Certification in Childhood
Literacy in 2011
My Favorites
•Family- grew up in Issaquah
•My husband, John, our 2 kids, Max
& Ayla & our dog, Baker
•Reading anywhere
•Hiking, biking,
•Sunflowers
•Chocolate
•Kitchen remodeling
Why am I a teacher?
• Connect with young people & form positive
relationships.
• Positive & active role model for kids.
• Encourage children to have dreams and
lifetime goals.
• Make a difference in the life of a child.
• My greatest strength is my positive mental
attitude.
What is my job this year?
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Need to be at grade level
Get your child ready for 2nd
Organization and being prepared
Learn how to solve your own problems
Work completion
Asking for help
Following multi-step instructions
Taking responsibility for your actions
Apollo’s Positive Behavior
Expectations
•Be Responsible
•Be Respectful
•Be Safe
Community Building
Respect
Leadership
Making Decisions
Solve Problems
Honesty
First Grade Curriculum
1st GRADE READING
*Read to Self each day: about 20 minutes of in-class
reading and 10 minutes of at-home reading
*Conferences with students
*developing: phonemic awareness,
decoding skills, word recognition,
comprehension and oral reading fluency.
*The more sight words a student knows, the more fluently
they will read.
*Fountas and Pinnell testing: Fall, Winter, Spring
First Grade Curriculum
Units of Study Writing Curriculum
• 4 Parts: Personal Narrative, Informational,
Opinion, Fictional Narrative
• We do lots of writing in first grade.
• use phonetic spelling when they first start.
• encourage risk taking and independence in writing.
• As high frequency words and spelling rules are
introduced children are expected to move toward
more conventional spelling.
First Grade Curriculum
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Eureka Math: Story of Units
Comprehensive curriculum written by a team of
teachers & mathematicians
Flexible grouping
Hands-on- manipulatives & math games
Computers – Xtramath, IXL, Zearn
Seat work – journal page
Teacher time
Math review
First Grade Curriculum
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Science
Sun, Moon & Stars
Force, motion & magnets
Plants & Animals
Hands on “Science to Go” instructions
First Grade Curriculum
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Art
Art Docent program needs volunteers
Fantastic curriculum from PTA
Once monthly
Dates will be posted on website, dress
students accordingly
First Grade Attendance
• New state mandate
• Being present is important for learning
• You must report absences to the office or
myself
• Being on time helps students start the
day off right
First Grade Homework
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Team Homework
Menu of Activities
Goes home on Friday
Return following Friday
Earn warm fuzzies for the class
Class prize when jar is full
Reading At Home (RAH) & Math in Action!
• www.issaquah.wednet.edu
Positive Reinforcement
Warm Fuzzies
*Gains: kind actions,
following directions,
being prepared &
ready
*Homework
completion
Whole school
*Rocket Way slips
Daily
*Rocket Recognition
Monthly
First Grade Grading
4 = Above Expectation of a 1st grader, at or
near perfection, fabulous
3 = Meets the 1st grade Expectation, where
they should be, great job
2 = Approaching the 1st grade Expectation,
needs a little work
1 = Below the 1st grade Expectation, needs
a big improvement
*Not equivalent to the A, B, C, D, F
First Grade Field Trip
• Late Spring
• Alki Beach with chaperones and naturalists
• Further our study of Habitats
• Our goal is to provide a “real life” connection
to our curriculum
Fundraisers
• Step it Up: Apollo PTA
• Cookie Dough : Camp
-as well as others throughout the
year
Helping Students
Achieve
Be a part of PTA greatness. Sign up for YOUR Apollo
Elementary PTA today at: apollopta.org or by
completing a membership form today. When you do,
you are supporting the nation’s largest volunteer
advocacy group for children in this country.
Did you know? Your child is attending 1 of 3 schools in the
state awarded the School of Excellence Award for 2014-2016.
Last Minute Business
• Write down any questions or comments.
Leave them on your child's desk.
How to reach me?
Hayley Mathis
(425)837-7493
[email protected]
Please call or email me if you
have questions or concerns!