MRS. DALTON1ST GRADE

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 2014

Welcome

Please enjoy the papers on your child’s desk. I have provided a list of kindergarten and first grade words.

Class Rules and Consequences

Classroom RulesNo interruptingBe nice to everyoneWalking feet in the

school No drawing on desksRaise your hand to talk

ConsequencesVerbal Warning Loss of the clip from

Team CircleCommunication to

parentBehavior Plan (in

cooperation with student, teacher, parent and principal)

Principal Referral

Extras Activities

Specials- 2:10-2:50 P.E. (Mr. Sanditen), Art (Mrs. James), and Music (Mrs. Higgins) Lunch and Recess 12:25-1:10Snack: about 10:30 We are a peanut free

classroom! Library: Weekly (Monday, 9:15-9:45)Guidance (Mrs. Enzbrenner)

School Attendance

• School begins at 8:50. Children are allowed inside the classroom at 8:30 to begin morning routine.

• We start our school day promptly at 8:50. Please make sure your child is on time. If for some reason your child must be absent or tardy, please call the office at 299-4415 ext. 5512.

Pick Up Procedures

• Please communicate changes in your child’s departure prior to 3:00pm.

• Pick up times are from 3:30-3:45. After 3:45, all children will go to building C for parent pick up.

• Parents need to stay in their car while in the drop off/pick up oval. Only leave your car if you are in a designated parking space. No parking along the curb during drop off or pick up times.

Birthdays

Please contact me a week in advance if you would like to bring a class treat.

Invitation Guidelines

Whole class or whole gender 

Lobby Guard

All visitors must have a lobby guard pass from the office to come to our classroom

For quicker check-in, Lobby Guard key fobs can be purchased in building C for $5.

You must have a valid ID to access Lobby Guard.

Trojan of the Week

The program’s focus is to recognize all students as individuals and their interests.

One student will be recognized every week.

Trojan of the Week may bring a poster to share with the class. I have a special poster that I send that can be used for TJW.

Homework

Homework is a reflection of the learning we are

doing at school. Homework will be

consistent and predictable so that you

can plan your lives outside of school! It is a

time for you to bond with each other as you talk and learn from each

other.

One Monthly Homework Calendar will be coming home on the first day of the month. (starting 9/2/14.) The activity should be quick.• Read 20 min. each

night• Do 1-2-3 weekly Math

Sheets & return by Friday

• Practice weekly Sight Words & Spelling Words in the Agenda

(a word sort sheet is provided)

Sept ember 2014

SNUGGLE SUNDAY

MATH MONDAY

TALKING TUESDAY

WRITING WEDNESDAY

THINKING THURSDAY

FUN FRIDAY

SIGHT WORD SATURDAY

Read a special book with your

family.

Practice your

Student ID #.

Tell your family

about your favorite time at school.

Try and spell as

many color words as you can.

What can you do to help out someone in your family? Try it.

Teach your family the Secret Stories!

Practice reading and the sight words of the

week.

Read a special book with your

family.

Count as far as you

Can: 1-100, 1-200, or by 5’s-100!

What is your favorite book? Tell someone the story.

Draw a picture of an animal. Write a few sentences about it.

Think and say your Name, Birthday, Age, and Parent

Names.

Play a game of BINGO using words you want to learn better.

Practice reading and spelling the words of

the week.

Read a special book with your

family.

Play with beans or pennies to do

Addition from 1-12.

Tell someone your Name, Address,

and Phone 3.

Draw a fall picture. Write a few

sentences about it.

Make some words with these letters –

a t s m c b g e

Play a game or do Addition Flash

Cards from 1-12 or 1-20.

Practice reading and sight the words of the

week.

Read a special book with your

family.

Print numbers as high as you can!

Do you like Read to

Self and Read to Buddy? Why?

Write a list of groceries you would like from the store.

How many words can you think of that

rhyme with man, bed, pig, or hot?

Find some pretty autumn leaves.

Make a rubbing with a crayon.

Practice sight words and spelling words

for the week.

Read a special book with your

family.

Read 20 minutes every day! Choose a story for someone to read to you or You Read to someone in your family.

Do the Activity for each night. (These are just helpful ideas. We know you may not have time.)

Do the Math Sheets if your teacher has sent any home. Return them to school Friday of that week.

Help your child to Practice the Weekly Sight Words written in their Agenda.

Homework Cont.

Baggie Books will also be coming home weekly. This will consist of 1-2 books. We will start this later, after the October conferences. The students will read and return the books the next day. Everyone

must return the books so the students may have more books.

Read at least 20 minutes every day (building stamina, splitting it up)

Assessments

Teacher Checklists and rubricsRunning Records STAR reading test (quarterly)Math: quarterly benchmarks and spring

posttestHearing and Vision Screening (fall)Grades for Report Cards: 3, 2, 1 System

School-Home Communication

Monthly NewslettersStudent Agendas:

please see sight words, spelling list, & noteReading-sign in the

yellow Agenda Box EmailTeacher WebsitePTA Press/Our Schools

Conferences (fall/spring)

Progress ReportsQuarterly Report Cards Open House (spring)Reminder Notes as

needed

Email

This is communication for the homeroom, parents, and teacher.

Text messages (we can start this)

Curriculum

Becoming a confident reader is the primary focus of first grade. Approximately two and a half hours of our day is devoted to various literacy activities.

Each classroom has daily push-in with reading specialists and ELL teachers who help with reading instruction.

Guided Reading

Small Group Instruction: 4-6 students per group.

Support from reading specialists. Guided reading instruction tailors to

your child’s individual needs. We will teaching various reading strategies such as letter/sound recognition, picture clues, context clues, reading fluency, and reading comprehension skills.

What is Title I?

The Title I program at Jenks East Elementary is a School-wide Program. Teachers use a wide variety of research-based instructional strategies and models, flexible groupings, and differentiated instruction to address the needs of all students.

How do students receive Title 1 Services?

The students may be served through pull-out labs and/or by the specialist going into the classroom. Coordination between regular classroom instruction and the reading and/or math specialist gives the students the support needed for success throughout the day.

Writer’s Workshop Themes

First 20 Days of WritingPersonal NarrativesSmall MomentsPoetryNon-Fiction Writing

Word Study

Secret StoriesWord Wall Words/Sight WordsStudents will build words, write words, play word games, word sorts, and other creative activities.

 Spelling tests are not given in first grade.

Math

Curriculum Numeration and Algebraic Thinking Geometry Place Value Time to Hour and ½ Hour Measurement

Homework (Weekly, 2-3 Math Home-links)

Science

Big Ideas:Changes WeatherBasic needs of living thingsSpaceHealth and safety

Social Studies

Building Community

Maps and Geography

Roles in GroupsTraditionsFamous AmericansAmerican Holidays

Report CardStates biographical

informationGeographyRoles in a

communityLocates and

interprets information using a variety of resources

Technology

Uses various technology to find, evaluate, and organize information

Uses parts of computers independently

Fundraising Opportunities

Box Tops (once each semester)

Recycle Bins (2 green bins, paper only!)

Fundraiser : Jog-a-thon (more info to come)

Fundraisers help purchase playground equipment and fund field trips for the students.

Safety in Our School

Campus Police School Emergency Response Team

(SERT) Video Surveillance systems

covering areas inside/outside all student buildings and parking areas

Random drug/explosive K-9 sweeps at all school sites

Anonymous email, text or 1-800 number to report any school threat or concern

School Safety Training and Compliance Officer

Pandemic Influenza Plan Safe Schools Committee at every

school site

LobbyGuard Commercial two-way radio system

for Administrators and duty staff If you see something, hear

something, SAY SOMETHING Anti-bullying programs

incorporated into the curriculum at all grade levels

Emergency Procedure Guide endorsed by all emergency response agencies that could respond to JPS

District Emergency Operations and Continuity of Services Plans

Thank you!

You have proven that your child’s education is important to you. Together we will help our students have a successful year!

Alison Dalton – alison.dalton@jenksps.org

Please Remember to..

Sign up forFall ConferencesClassroom Monitoring in the morning,

if you are available. This would be for a teacher’s meeting between 8:00-9:00 a.m.