Welcome to Miss MacNeill’s 1Welcome to Miss MacNeill’s 1stst Grade!Grade!

Welcome to Miss MacNeill’s 1Welcome to Miss MacNeill’s 1stst Grade!Grade!

Kutz Back to School Night

Questions?Questions?

• Please feel free to write down any questions/comments you may have throughout this presentation!

• Please include your name and email address on your card.

• You may place questions in the box on the back table afterwards!

• I will be more than happy to answer your questions at my earliest convenience!

Parents and Teachers

I dreamed I stood in a studioAnd watched two sculptors there,

The clay they used was a young child’s mindAnd they fashioned it with care.

One was a teacher, the tools she usedWere books and music and art

One was a parent with a guiding handAnd a gentle, loving heart.

And when at last their work was doneThey were proud of what they had wrought

For the things they had worked into the childCould never be sold or bought.

And each agreed she would have failed If she had worked alone

For behind the parents stood the school,And behind the teacher stood the home.

First Grade CurriculumFirst Grade CurriculumReadingReading

• Houghton Mifflin Reading Series: Incorporates phonics and reading strategies (listen to story on wikispace)

• Centers: Participate in independent learning activities that reinforce skills across the curriculum

• Guided Reading: Small groups based on similar strengths/needs. Flexible as skills develop

• (Comprehension Example #1)

First Grade CurriculumFirst Grade CurriculumReading Reading

Example #1 - ComprehensionExample #1 - Comprehension

• Read the article carefully

• What is it about?

• Laundry!!!!! • Comprehension is key!• Just because you are proficient in reading, doesn’t mean you have mastered

comprehension!

First Grade CurriculumFirst Grade CurriculumReading Reading

• Please see reading continuum in packet (pgs. 6 and 7)!

• During conferences in November, I will highlight where students are

• See growth/progress

• Important: Children develop at different rates

First Grade CurriculumFirst Grade CurriculumWriting Writing

Example #2 Guess&Go/DecodingExample #2 Guess&Go/Decoding

• What does it mean?????

• Didaskaleinophobia

• Can you say this word?????

• Fear of school

• This is a perfect example of stretching out words and “guess and go!”

First Grade CurriculumFirst Grade CurriculumWritingWriting

• Spelling Connections (pg. 10): Spelling/handwriting program that develops sound-symbol awareness, teaches spelling patterns and word families, and supports sight word vocabulary development

• Encourage “GUESS AND GO” spelling (helps develop skills, stretch out words, makes them become conventional spellers)

• “Tools” to help with writing: nametag, word wall, posters

• Homework Monday, pretest Monday, test Friday

First Grade CurriculumFirst Grade CurriculumWritingWriting

• Please see writing continuum in packet (pgs. 8 and 9)!

• During conferences in November, I will highlight where students are

• See growth/progress

• Important: Children develop at different rates

First Grade CurriculumFirst Grade CurriculumMathMath

• Everyday Mathematics Program

• Individual Profile of Progress/Math Rubric

• Secure Skills Checklist (not all secure)

• Problem Solving

• See examples in packet!

First Grade CurriculumFirst Grade CurriculumMathMath

• Please see secure skills checklist in packet (pg. 11)

• See math rubric in packet (pg. 12)• See Individual Profile of Progress in

packet (pg. 13 - will be attached to each unit test) – Please note that not all skills should be

secure (highlighted area)

First Grade CurriculumFirst Grade CurriculumSocial StudiesSocial Studies

• All About Me

• Map Skills

• Famous Americans

• Economics

• Comparisons of Cultures: China and Mexico

First Grade CurriculumFirst Grade CurriculumScienceScience

• Properties

• Here’s Looking at You 2000 (Anti-smoking/Alcohol Awareness Unit w/emphasis on building self-esteem)

• Magnets

• Animal Habitats and Classification

First Grade CurriculumFirst Grade CurriculumSchool GoalsSchool Goals

• 1. Quality Work – w/time, thought, effort, and meaningful understanding

• 2. Interact Appropriately – respect and kindness

• 3. Aware of Special Needs, Talents, and Challenges – everyone gets what they need (FAIR)

General InformationGeneral InformationTeacher Contact Info.Teacher Contact Info.

• *Email mmacneill@cbsd.org

• http://mmacneill.wikispaces.com

• Voicemail: 267-893-3957

• Please put any notes for me in the blue homework folder!

General InformationGeneral InformationSpecialsSpecials

• Monday – Music

• Tuesday – Library (bring back books)

• Wednesday – Art

• Thursday – Computers (headphones)

• Friday – Gym (sneakers, NO CROCS!)

General InformationGeneral InformationHomeworkHomework

• 10 minutes/night – district policy

• Check blue folder each night

• Math homework in yellow booklet (only complete page that is dated)

General InformationGeneral InformationThursday FoldersThursday Folders

• Every Thursday a white folder will come home w/important notices/papers

• Empty contents, sign, and return Friday

• Return any papers in the BLUE homework folder, NOT the Thursday folder.

General InformationGeneral InformationReading EnvelopeReading Envelope

• Some students will bring home a brown envelope containing a book

• Ask your child to read the book to you• Repeated readings boost your child’s

self-confidence as well as improve sight word vocab, fluency, and comprehension.

• Sign enclosed sheet and return next day

General InformationGeneral InformationEnrichment/Extra Support Enrichment/Extra Support

AssignmentsAssignments

• When appropriate, I will send home either an optional enrichment activity or practice assignments

General InformationGeneral InformationImportant RemindersImportant Reminders

• Students must have a note stating any transportation changes

• Please send in an excuse note w/your child after an absence

• Please remember to give your child a snack each day (lunchtime is 12:45)

• Feel free to send a b.day treat (22 kids)

Classroom Discipline PolicyClassroom Discipline PolicyClassroom RulesClassroom Rules

• 1. Be kind

• 2. Be respectful

• 3. Be responsible

• 4. Follow directions

Classroom Discipline Policy Classroom Discipline Policy Individual Behavior PlanIndividual Behavior Plan

• 1st warning = name on board w/a check• 2nd warning = 2nd check next to name• 3rd warning = fish out of the bowl and

red note home to be signed and returned the following school day

• Improvement = fish back in the bowl• Fish in bowl at end of day = star on

incentive chart in blue homework folder• See examples!

Classroom Discipline PolicyClassroom Discipline PolicyRewards and Behavior IncentivesRewards and Behavior Incentives

• Once incentive chart in blue folder is complete, students choose prize

• Lonny the Lobster’s Friend (see previous examples)

• Table groups earn stars for lunch w/teacher

• Kutz Kudo drawing in office each Friday

• Weekly goal met to earn free time Friday

Please Welcome Our Homeroom Please Welcome Our Homeroom Moms!Moms!

• Mrs. Byrd

• Mrs. Schumaker

• Mrs. Cox

An Apple for YOU!An Apple for YOU!

An apple for the teacher…

It’s really nothing new.

Except when you remember,

Parents are teachers too!

• Thank you all for dedicating your time to your child’s academics! Here’s to a fantastic year in 1st grade!

• Place your “question/comment card” in the box on the back table!

• Please leave your child a note!

• Feel free to walk around and find your child’s work!