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Back To School Back To School NightNight

Mrs. LudesMrs. LudesFirst GradeFirst Grade

Agenda Agenda Sign-in/ Volunteer & Conference Sign-in/ Volunteer & Conference

Sign-upsSign-ups IntroductionsIntroductions Daily & Weekly ScheduleDaily & Weekly Schedule Behavior PlanBehavior Plan Weekly Routines and PoliciesWeekly Routines and Policies School SecuritySchool Security Health and WelfareHealth and Welfare MiscellaneousMiscellaneous

First GradersFirst Graders

ScheduleSchedule

Start Time : Start Time : 8:15 am8:15 am

Dismissal Time: Dismissal Time: 2:19 2:19 pmpm

(Modified Wednesday (Modified Wednesday Dismissal: 1:15)Dismissal: 1:15)

Mrs.Ludes’ Daily Schedule

8:15 School Begins Flag Salute, Attendance, Morning Meeting, Calendar Activities / Math Word Work / Grammar, Reading Workshop 10:00-10:20 Snack/Recess Shared Reading, Writing Workshop Math Instruction/ Math Wall / CGI12:05-12:50 Lunch Read Aloud Social Studies/Science/ P.E. Clean up/ Pack up2:19 Dismissal

Other Weekly Other Weekly ActivitiesActivities

LibraryLibrary Computer LabComputer Lab I-Pad cart and grade level I-PadsI-Pad cart and grade level I-Pads P.E.: Thursdays and Fridays P.E.: Thursdays and Fridays (Please have (Please have

students wear proper clothing and P.E. students wear proper clothing and P.E. shoes on these days.)shoes on these days.)

Garden DayGarden Day Art Masters: 6 Artists (TBA)Art Masters: 6 Artists (TBA) STAR Student of the Week Sharing: STAR Student of the Week Sharing:

MondaysMondays

Discipline Policy Discipline Policy

CLASSROOM RULESCLASSROOM RULES11. Be respectful.. Be respectful.2. Be responsible.2. Be responsible.3. Build 3. Build Relationships.Relationships.

Discipline PolicyDiscipline Policy

Behavior ChartBehavior ChartFabulous Classroom Fabulous Classroom RewardsRewardsCaught in the ActsCaught in the Acts

Balanced LiteracyBalanced Literacy Reading Workshop – explicit instruction Reading Workshop – explicit instruction

in the skills and strategies of proficient in the skills and strategies of proficient readingreading

Writing Workshop – study of different Writing Workshop – study of different genre types and conventions of written genre types and conventions of written languagelanguage

Word Study / GrammarWord Study / Grammar Interactive Read AloudInteractive Read Aloud Shared ReadingShared Reading

Social Studies and Social Studies and ScienceScienceSocial Studies/ScienceSocial Studies/Science rules/laws in a democracy roles/responsibilities of citizens holidays around the world American symbols, icons, and traditions changes in American culture weather and seasons states of matter (solids, liquids/gases) habitats plants and animals

Writing WorkshopWriting Workshop Writing lessons four Writing lessons four

times a weektimes a week Lessons follow Lessons follow

predictable pattern predictable pattern – teaching point, – teaching point, connection, teach, connection, teach, active involvement, active involvement, link to independent link to independent work, conferences.work, conferences.

Students collect Students collect stories then choose stories then choose one to publish.one to publish.

Students celebrate Students celebrate finished pieces.finished pieces.

LaunchingLaunching Small Small

MomentsMoments Authors as Authors as

MentorsMentors Non-fiction – Non-fiction –

How-to How-to Non-fiction – Non-fiction –

All AboutAll About Persuasive – Persuasive –

LettersLetters

Units of Study

Student Centered Student Centered Math – CGIMath – CGI Not an appeal to

authority Justification and

Proof Justification by

Example Generalizable

arguments Interactions about

justification Is that true for all

numbers? How do you know

that it is always true?

Invented algorithms

  

Developing Base 10 Concepts

Developing addition and subtraction number facts

Importance of ten Doubles Near Doubles Commutative

Property 

Student Centered Student Centered Math – CGIMath – CGI Conjectures Basic Properties

of Number Operations

  Relational

Thinking – equal sign as a relation rather than a signal to carry out a calculation

 

Equality Meaning of the

equal sign Wording – is the same as for =, groups of for X

True/false & open number sentences

First Grade PoliciesFirst Grade Policies

Weekly HomeworkWeekly Homework Weekly Weekly

AssessmentsAssessments Birthday Policy/ Birthday Policy/

TreatsTreats

Star StudentStar Student Bathroom PolicyBathroom Policy Water Water

Red Hill Thursday Red Hill Thursday Folders Folders

Will be sent home everyWill be sent home every

ThursdayThursday Periodically contains student workPeriodically contains student work Contains parents newsletters and Contains parents newsletters and

school noticesschool notices Please remember to ask for and Please remember to ask for and

review with your child each Thursdayreview with your child each Thursday Return on FridayReturn on Friday

Red Hill SecurityRed Hill Security

Visitors Visitors (sign-in in front office)(sign-in in front office)

Room volunteers Room volunteers (Volunteer Badge)(Volunteer Badge)

No supervision before 8:00 No supervision before 8:00 am!!!am!!!

After 2:19After 2:19

Health and WelfareHealth and Welfare

Good routines: at school and at Good routines: at school and at homehome

Attendance Attendance Tardies and absencesTardies and absences SleepSleep Nutrition: breakfast, snack and Nutrition: breakfast, snack and

lunchlunch

MiscellaneousMiscellaneous

Field Trips – Field Trips – Performing Arts Performing Arts Center, Irvine Park and Orange County Center, Irvine Park and Orange County Zoo, Environmental Nature CenterZoo, Environmental Nature Center

Scholastic Book OrdersScholastic Book Orders Reading at home Reading at home (approx. 20 min. (approx. 20 min.

nightly on the students reading level)nightly on the students reading level)

Questions???Questions???

Thank You!Thank You!

Only as a team can we best Only as a team can we best support your child!!!support your child!!!