welcome to first grade eugenia porter rayzor red wolves
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Our mission is to foster lifelong learning in a supportive and safe environment by
providing rigorous academics and character education, so that students can be
successful, contributing citizens and lead meaningful lives.
Daily Schedule
• Prime Time• Calendar/Math Workshop• Phonics• Readers Workshop• Lunch 11:35 – 12:05• Recess 12:05 – 12:25• Specials 12:30 – 1:15• Writers Workshop• Social Studies/Science• Dismissal
Phonics • We use our school adopted program called Crossing the Bridge to teach phonics. In the
first six weeks, we will be working on:
-Identifying upper and lower case letters-Sequencing the letters of the alphabet-Letter-sound relationships-Spelling patterns (-ink, -onk, -ick, etc.)-Sight words-Rhyming -Manipulating spoken words and sounds (phonological awareness)
Writer’s Workshop• We teach writing using the workshop
model, which includes a whole group lesson, an independent work period, and a sharing time.
• We will use the writing process to teach narrative and informational structures
The First Six Weeks of Writing
• Writing Process• Planning for first draft by generating ideas for
writing• Logical sequencing of stories through writing
sentences
• Writing Conventions• Use letter-sound patterns to construct unknown
words• Sight Words • Capitalization• Punctuation
Reader’s Workshop/The Daily Five
• Whole Group Instruction-Strategy instruction for problem solving unknown words and comprehending written text (CAFÉ)
• Small Group Instruction:- Targeted instruction based on whole group instruction, assessments, and teacher observation. Guided reading is part of small group instruction.
CAFE
We use the CAFE model as our framework for teaching reading strategies. As we progress in reading instruction this year, we will learn new strategies to understand text, decode words, read smoothly, and “tune in” to new vocabulary.Get started right away ,Stay in one place ,Work quietly, Read the whole time, Increase stamina ,Select and read “Good Fit” books
Comprehension Accuracy Fluency Expanding
VocabularyI understand what I read
I can read the words I can read accurately, withexpression and understandwhat I read
I know, find and useinteresting words
The First Six Weeks of Reading
• Problem and solution• Retell a story’s BME• Read independently for a sustained period of time• CAFÉ reading strategies (back up and re-read,
check for understanding, read “good-fit” books, cross-checking, etc.)
• Decoding words by applying letter-sound correspondences and using common spelling patterns
• Identify and read sight words
Math• We use the district adopted
Investigations program. • We conduct our lessons within a
workshop model (lesson, work-time, closing).
• Fact fluency is a foundational piece of first grade math.
The First Six Weeks of Math• Problem solving strategies to represent and solve
addition and subtraction word problems (manipulatives, drawing a picture, mental math, number line, number sentence, fact fluency, etc.)
• Precise math language: addition, subtraction, equal sign, numeral, etc.
• Subatizing – instantly recognize the quantity of structured arrangements (dice)
• Decomposing numbers• Fact Fluency
Science and Social Studies
• Social Studies• Government• Economics• Inventors• Good Citizens• Geography
• Science• Observation of change
over time• Matter and properties
of matter• Magnetic force• Rocks, soil, plants• Food chains• Animal classification
and life cycle
Prime TimeWhat is primetime?
• Daily targeted instruction based on what students need (review and extension)
How do we determine prime time groups?
• Istation data, classroom observations, classroom assessments
RTI – Response to Intervention
• A tiered level of support for students who need more time to master the TEKS
• 3 Tiers
Tier 1• Occurs in the general education
classroom• For ALL students• The lesson cycle: teaching,
assessing, re-teaching• Prime Time• Small group instruction in the
classroom
Tier 1 Interventions• Guided Reading• Small group• Reteach in a different way• Try multiple strategies
Tier 2• Occurs in the general education
classroom or Prime Time For students who have not been successful with previous interventions
• Small groups, 3-5 times per week, targeted skills for several weeks
Tier 3• Occurs in classroom of a
specialist.• For students who have not been
successful with previous intervention• Parents will confer with
interventionist and teacher• 2-3 students per small group, daily
for longer periods of time
Homework• A homework packet
will be sent home on Monday and due on Friday
• Practice sight words • Nightly reading and
reading log• Speeding to Read
Home/School Communication
• Data Binders
• W.O.L.F. (Well Organized Learning Folder)
Newsletter
Completed work
School notices, classroom notices, notes from home, and lunch money
Parent Conferences
• Conferences are held during the week of early dismissal in the afternoons, October 5-October 9
• Assessments, progress, goals, observations, etc. will be discussed at this time.