Welcome to Back to School

Night!September 17, 2013

Mrs. Ortega1st GradeRoom 208

What is Back to School Night?•Back to school night will introduce you to:

▫your student's classroom▫teacher's expectations for you and your

student▫allows you to see where your child will be

spending their time throughout the school year.

▫It is not; however, a time for a parent conference.

First Grade Schedule: (8:35-10:05) READING

• Basal Program: Lead 21▫ www.wglead21.com

• Whole Group Interactive Reading ▫ Phonemic Awareness▫ Fluency▫ Theme▫ Oral Language▫ Vocabulary▫ Previewing/Predicting/Setting Purposes▫ Reading Together▫ Phonics▫ High Frequency Words

• Small Reading Groups▫ Differentiated Readers▫ Differentiated Vocabulary

• Differentiated Centers▫ Phonics, vocabulary/comprehension, sight word/fluency, grammar

First Grade Schedule: (8:35-10:05) READING

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First Grade Schedule: (10:05-10:40) WRITING

•Technology Integration (according to the CCSS)

•Captain Write Teaches the structure of Writing Encourages thoughtful Writing

First Grade Schedule: (10:40-10:50) RECESS/SNACK

• So far snack breaks have been a success! • Examples of snacks: (No candy please)

First Grade Schedule: (10:55-11:25) Intervention

•Students will work 30 minutes in small group at their instructional level.▫Reading: Monday, Wednesday and Friday▫Math: Tuesday and Thursday

•Each day students go to a different special. •Mondays & Fridays - PE (Mr. O’Neil)•Tuesdays–Technology (Ms. Tiller)•Wednesday- Science (Ms. Koebcke)•Thursdays- Spanish (Ms. Rodriguez)

First Grade Schedule: (11:30-12:20) SPECIALS

First Grade Schedule: (12:30-1:10) LUNCH

•Students are now having lunch in the cafeteria. They are allotted 20 minutes to eat and 20 minutes outside at recess.

First Grade Schedule: (11:15 – 12:45pm) MATH

•Number Talks▫10-15 minutes devoted to students sharing their

thinking on how they solved various problems.•Basal Program: Investigations

▫Hands-on program that allows students to explore various mathematical concepts through “investigations”.

•Math Journals▫Used to record important information

First Grade Schedule: (2:30-3:00) AR

• All students have been tested (STAR) and have been matched accordingly to a shark level.

• Currently, students in our classroom range from the Cookie Cutter Level to the Mako Level.

• During AR, students read a book of their choice on their instructional level. Once a student feels he/she knows everything about the book, the student may decide to take a test. This test is a 5 or 10 question quiz asking students to comprehend the book. Students are not allowed to look back in the story for any reason during the test.

• Each shark level has different requirements for graduating. Students must complete these requirements before moving onto more complex texts.

EXPECTATIONS•For students & parents:• Open Communication• I am always available – please do not hesitate to

contact me if you ever have a question/comment/concern• Email: aortega@somersetemerson.org

• Maintain a safe and positive environment• Give your 100%, 100% of the time

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