Mr. Underwood’s First- Grade Class

2011-2012Welcome, parents and

caregivers!

Welcome to our classroom! I will introduce you

to our first grade classroom.

Feel free to ask questions at any time.

All About Me My background

I was born in Indiana and grew up in Colorado. I attended the University of Denver, University of

Colorado, and Metropolitan State College of Denver. I am a Highly Qualified teacher and I have Bachelor

and Masters Degree in Education. My experience

I’ve been teaching for 10 years. This is my 9th year at Kaunakakai Elementary. I have also taught sixth grade, third grade, and high

school band.

My Family My wife

Vicki My children

sons, Kris and Jeff

Contact Information Home: 808-552-0030 Cell: 808-646-0733 School: 808-553-1730 Email. robert_underwood @

notes.k12.hi.us

My Goals To give your child the academic and

social skills they need to progress to second grade.

Teach standards aligned lessons. To provide a supportive, safe, and fun

classroom environment.

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

NCLB goal: 100% of all students in America will be proficient in reading and math by 2014

weighted student formula- Hawaii legislature’s funding plan for NCLB

Kaunakakai Elementary School did not meet annual yearly progress 2011-2012

Provider: Edison

Common Core State Standards

Language Arts Math Students in non-testing grades K, 1, 2, and

11 and 12 will receive instruction in aligned with the CCSS starting 2011-2012.

Curriculum is ramped up, students are expected to meet proficiency in lessons that are more rigorous.

http://standardstoolkit.k12.hi.us/index.html

Class Subjects The subjects we cover during first

grade are: Language Arts Math Science Social Studies PE, Art, Hawaiian Studies and Music

Reading

Core reading curriculum: Houghton-Mifflin

Accelerated Reader books

Fluency Folders (in-class and home)

Sight Words

Writing

Writer’s Workshop (writing is a process)

Kamehameha Schools

Constructed Response (word problems)

Math Core math

curriculum: Every Day Mathematics

Supplemental curriculum as required by quarterly standards

Science Mrs. Sakamoto

teaches this class.

Core science curriculum: Harcourt

Social Studies Mr. Underwood

teaches this class. Core social studies

curriculum: Harcourt

PE, Art, Computers, and Music

Mrs. Sakamoto will teach Art

Mrs. Kalani will teach PE

Mrs. Arakaki will teach computers

Music: vocal and instrumental

Online Resources-In School Only

Renaissance Place- STAR Tests River Deep (math and reading) Type to Learn using the mobile lab.

Online Resources- At School and at Home

Renaissance Place- Accelerated Reader Tests

KidBiz 3000 Tumblebooks Discovery Education School and class website

Assessment- Formative In-class observation DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy

Skills)

Progress Monitoring (Fluency Folder)

Accelerated Reader Houghton-Mifflin Independent reading (Accelerated Reader

Library Books)

Assessment- Summative

Benchmark Tracker Quarterly Tests STAR early Literacy, Math and Reading Houghton-Mifflin Theme Skills and

Integrated Theme Skills Test Every Day Mathematics Unit test

Standards Based Report Card

Common Core Standards GLO (general learner outcomes) Report Card Standards Report Card

Standards Based Grade Book

Your child’s grades will be based on this grade book.

Homework I will assign about 45-60 minutes of

homework every night. This includes 15 minutes of reading.

Homework is assigned Monday-Thursday Students are responsible for making up any

missing work. Parents check the planner each night.

Homework Help

Many 21st Century grant after school programs currently at Kaunakakai Elementary Homework help Achieve 3000 Ace Reading (begins 2nd quarter) Many enrichment opportunities

Youth center

Classroom Community Our classroom is a community. In our

community, we have rules to help us get along with each other.

Our school values are: Kuleana Laulima Ho’ihi

Parent/teacher partnership

Volunteers are always welcome! FACT (families and classroom

teachers) FACT workshops

Book Trust For qualifying students, Book Trust will pay

$7 each month to Scholastic Books Checks preferred! Payable to Scholastic

Books How it works:

Students order books and pay the balance over $7. For example, a student orders $10 worth of books and pays $10. If a student orders $7 worth of books, she or he pays nothing.

Ukus

How are head lice spread? How do you treat a home or school for head lice? Do pets get head lice? Points of contact in classroom?

Headphones Rug Sharing clothing Person to person

Question and Answer

Let’s Have a Great Year!