First Grade

Curriculum & Open House Presentation

Classroom & School Rules

*Be Safe*Be Respectful *Be Responsible

*Try your best.

*Be kind and nice to everyone.*Have good manners.

Behavior Management & Consequences

Less Serious or First Time:Gentle reminderFirm reminderPractice doing it right

More Serious:Lose a privilege

Time Out?Minor or Major ReferralBehavior plan of support

Classroom incentives toward positive behavior. School Wide:

#1— Charger Cards

#2— Charger Coins

#3—Student of the Week

#4—Student of the Month

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Common Core And Report Card Standards

Common Core Standards are…*More challenging than previous standards!*Nationwide *Focused on skills students need to learn in order to progress*Report Card Aligned. Report Cards *We have two official reporting periods per school year. Grades are not based on a curve. Instead, it is based on how well your student can demonstrate the common core standards that have been taught. What if my child doesn’t know how to… We’ll work on it!What if my child already knows how to… We’ll do some challenge work!

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Curriculum in David Douglas

*It’s called Forward! *It is aligned with the rigorous standards of the Common Core.*In some ways similar to past curriculums with traditional lessons.*It also has online animations, digital readers in addition to real books, and links to other opportunities for learning.

Daily Schedule

9:15-9:20 Check in and Morning Work9:20-9:50 Intervention for some. Calendar and Literacy Centers for remaining students. 9:50-11:20 90 Minute Reading Block 11:20-12:05 Lunch and Recess12:10-1:10 Math1:10-1:50 Writing1:50-2:30 Specials (Music, P.E., Library & Computer)2:30-3:00 ELD (Oral Language Lessons)3:00-3:25 Content-Science/ART/Social Studies3:30 Dismiss

1:50-2:30 Specials

*Rotating Schedule (A day, B day, C day)Each classroom is lucky to have Music, P.E. and Computer lab/Library each week. This means some weeks we may have P.E. twice and other weeks we only go once.

Arrival Time

8:45 Breakfast (no earlier please) 9:00 Come down to class when the bell rings (if you are earlier than 8:45, you must wait in cafeteria or front office lobby… yes, even if you have a parent with you… unless you have an appointment with a teacher) *Bus riders will go to breakfast when the buses arrive, then come down to class. *Tardy bell rings at 9:10. All students should be in the classroom and ready to learn on time. When kids come to class tardy, they often miss the beginning of the day directions or first lesson of the day. Please make sure your child is on time.

Dismissal Time

§  We begin to get ready for dismissal around 3:30§  If something comes up and your student needs to go home

in a different way please send a note in the morning. Or call the office before 3:25, so I can get the message.

§  The phone, is not a good way to let me know that you are changing your student’s dismissal plan during the day. I am not allowed to answer the phone when students are in the classroom.

§  The bottom line is let me know if the dismissal routine is changing. This helps me make sure your child gets to the right place! J

Parental Involvement is a vital part of a smooth running classroom. School safety is a priority at Cherry Park.

Adults in the School: (Safety Protocol)*Adults must go to office first and sign in, get visitor badge*Parents who are volunteering are required to fill out a new background check form EACH year before being able to volunteer at school. Fill out now, even if you aren’t planning to volunteer until later… (this is also required if you want to chaperone a field trip later in the year).

BIRTHDAY’S

Celebrating your child’s birthday is important. Each student will get a birthday card, birthday pencil and a birthday sticker from me. Also, during the day each student will be given a few moments to feel honored with both a birthday song and words of affirmation from his/her peers. Birthday treats are not allowed. As a first grade team we have grave concerns about student with food allergies. To keep a safe environment we have decided to declare us as a no treat zone.

Home Expectations

Please support your student at home the following ways:#1 Provide daily opportunities for your child to read out loud to you. If needed your family pet can be used as a reading buddy. #2 Talk with your student everyday about what they learned at school. Phrase it as. “What did you learn today?” or “How did you get smarter at school today?’. Share with your student what you learned today too.

Contacting Your Teacher

All teachers can be reached by emailjan_leblance@ddsd40.orglinda_steele@ddsd40.org

julieann_weinert@ddsd40.org.

Or call us by Phone: 503 256 6500