Welcome To 1st Grade

The 1st Grade Team• Jenna Ackley

•Deborah Berryhill•Erin Leslie•Kelly Lynn

•Carmen Perez•Roshunda Perry• Jody VanDyck

Curriculum

Connection

Grading•Report Card & Progress Reports•S:Satisfactory (70% or higher)•N:Needs Improvement(69% or

lower)•Papers- S or N, stamps, written comments, stickers.•Reading & Language Arts are separate grades.

Subjects•Common Core State Standards•Reading: Scott Foresman•Language Arts: Scott Foresman “Reading Street”•Math: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt “Go Math “ •Science: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt “Fusion”•Social Studies: Newbridge

Reading•Will be a separate grade •100% of the Reading grade will be based upon:• Phonemic Awareness• Phonics/Spelling rules• Vocabulary/High Frequency Words• Oral Fluency

Reading• Comprehension – questions often

require text based evidence. Students also need to learn how to make inferences.

• Fresh Reads – passages that students are unfamiliar with. However, they review phonics and test for fluency as well as comprehension skills learned.

Writing•Children will be encouraged to use inventive spelling •Applies spelling rules as they are learned•Utilizes grammar and punctuation rules as they are learned•Students will also be working on building editing skills

Writing Continued•Students will be given four

writing prompts throughout the year

•6+1 traits rubricoIdeaoVoiceoSentence Fluency oConventionsoWord ChoiceoOrganization

Writing ContinuedTypes of Writing include:

• Narrative• Explanatory• Opinion• Text Dependent

Homework•Please review all papers that come home•Specific time and place for study•Read 10 min. nightly (increase to 20 min. as the year progresses) and record minutes in planner•Refer to Take Home folders for nightly homework

Spelling Suggestions•Homework ideas and

information can always be found on the 1st Grade Website:

•First Grade Website

Conferences•All parents will be invited to attend at least one conference•Conferences will be scheduled before or after school•Please sign in at the front office and wait to be called to your child’s classroom

Transportation•Check for Bus # by cafeteria

•Please ensure your teacher knows how your child will go home the 1st day of school by Open House•A written and dated note is necessary if there is a change in normal transportation•Please do not call to leave messages on the phone concerning transportation•In the case of an emergency please contact the front office

School Visitation•Safety is very important-

you must sign in at the front office before visiting the classroom•Wear your visitor’s badge •Dividend Coffee is September 13th at 9:00am

•7:50- 8:05 KNN/Student preparation •8:05-9:40 Reading•9:40- 10:10 RIDE•10:10-10:40 Writing/Soc. Studies•10:40-10:50 Group A Recess•11:25-11:35 Group B Recess •10:46-11:30 Lunch•11:35- 12:50 Math•12:50-1:20 Science• 1:20-2:00 CAMP•2:00-2:10 Stack/Pack•2:10 Dismissal (1:20 Wednesday)

Daily Schedule