Schluter Elementary School

Curriculum Night

Saddle Up For Success

Our Philosophy

“They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel.” –Anonymous

Help my students achieve the highest quality performance they can

Warm and nurturing environment

Students have ownership of their learning

Students are engaged

Differentiate instruction

Teach at higher levels of thinking

Arrival & Dismissal

School Hours: 7:45-2:45

BACK: Pick Up and Drop off

FRONT: Buses

Parent escorting student

Daycare

After 7:45 Drop off students in the front

Daily Schedule

7:45 Number Corner

8:00 Skills Block

8:30 Writers Workshop

9:30 Readers Workshop/Social Studies

10:30 Science

11:05 Recess

Daily Schedule

11:35 Lunch

12:05 Science

12:30 Math

1:45 Specials

2:45 Dismissal

Library

Mrs. Pospisil

Allen - Tuesdays at 10:00

Browning – Thursdays at 10:00

East – Wednesdays at 10:00

Specials

Music – Mr. Ming

Art – Mrs. Staley

PE – Mrs. Withers

Divided into color groups

Special People

Mrs. Caley - Principal

Mrs. Kassuba - Counselor

Mrs. Pierce – Curriculum & Instruction Mrs. Capps – Nurse

Mrs. Love – Office

Mrs. Laffoon – Attendance

Mrs. Komarek – Office Manager

Mr. Thomas - Cafeteria

Absences

Students are counted absent at 9:30

Call the office when you know your student will be absent.

A written note should be sent upon the student’s return to school.

Students must be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school.

Things In My Backpack

– Folder with Behavior Log - please initial it everyday

– Every Thursday – Newsletter, Notes from School, Graded Work, and Homework(due the following Thursday)

– Book Baggie

Behavioral Expectations

Work and Study HabitsPersonal BehaviorGreen – ExcellentBlue – Satisfactory Yellow – Needs Improvement Red - Unsatisfactory

CurriculumNumber CornerMath InvestigationsReaders WorkshopWriters WorkshopGuided ReadingScience / Social Studies Thinking MapsCritical Thinking Skills

Goals and Expectations

Goals and expectations are aligned with the state learning standards for first grade. (TEKS http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/index.html)

DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) Assessed in September, January and, May

Level 3 at the beginning of the year and level 16 at the end of the year.

Other Diagnostic AssessmentsMath: Number ConceptsWriting: Benchmarks administered 2 times

per year (October and May)

District Assessments

ReadingDRADevelopmental Reading Assessment

Administered 3 times per year

Fall – level 3

Winter – level 10

Spring – level 16

District Assessments

MathematicsNumber ConceptsRecognizes Parts of Numbers to 10Recognizes and combines parts of numbers to 10

Decomposing Numbers to 10Identifies the missing parts of numbers from 3 to 10

District Assessments

WritingAnalytic RubricEnd of the Year Goal – Stage 6

The writer is able to organize a sequence of events related to a broad topic. The message is readable.Uses complete sentencesCorrectly uses sentence conventions (capitals and punctuation)Capitalizes familiar namesSpells high use words and one syllable words correctlyUses correct letter size and spacing consistently

America’s Choice

Schluter is an America’s Choice School.

What is it? It is a school that:– Creates a standards-based system with assessments that

monitor progress and inform instruction – Aligns instruction to standards and focuses teaching on

moving students from where they are to where they need to be

– Strengthens instructional leadership – Builds professional learning communities – Engages parents and the community

Million Word Challenge

Kick-Off will be on September 21.

Schluter will be a culture of literacy.

1st Graders will read 100 different book titles.

Books will be recorded on a book log.

Independent reading and read a louds will be counted.

A celebration will be held at the end of the year for students who read a million words.

Book of the Month

Mrs. Caley will choose a book that the whole school will read.

Builds a community of readers.

Responses and discussions will be held between grade levels and placed on bulletin boards.

Homework

Read 20 minutes dailyHomework will be given out on Thursday and due the following ThursdayWeekly spelling wordsPractice sight words

Communication

Progress Reports

Report Cards (after 1st Six Weeks)

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Daily Folders

Phone/Email/Notes

Snacks

Each child can bring a healthy snack to school (not packed in juice)

Water bottles are permitted in class. They must have a sport top that can be opened and closed easily. Water only.

Birthdays

Store bought treats are allowed to be shared with the class.

Celebrations are held at 1:20.

Birthday invitations are to be given to all classmates if distributed at school.

Birthday treats can be dropped off or a parent may come to the classroom at 1:20.

Tips for Reading

Predicting

Look for important information.

Look through the pictures.

Think about what you already know.

Think about what you will learn.

Think about what will happen next.

Tips for Reading

Monitoring

Have child point to the words as they read.

Ask questions… “Does this make sense? “Does it look right?”

Try “fix ups”… reread, read ahead, or ask for help.

Reading Strategies to get Tough on Tricky Words

Look at the picture clues

Look for a part you know in the word (if you know at, you can read cat)

Reread the sentence and think about what would make sense

Skip, read on and come back (context clues)

Stretch through the words

Tips for Reading

Summarizing

Retell the story.

Tell about the story parts

(characters, setting, beginning, middle, & end).

Think about the main idea and details.

Tips for Reading

Evaluating

How do you feel about what was read?

Do you agree or disagree?

Does it remind you of a time in your own life?

Is there anything that you read that you still have a question about?

Thanks for Coming

Feel free to contact me if you ever have any questions or concerns.