Back to School Night Information

Thank you to all the parents who came to back to school night today! It was great to see you and talk about our school year. I hope you enjoyed our Smartboard! Here is all the information about this school year we discussed. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Curriculum:

Everyday Math: In first grade we will be working more in our journals, but still experiencing hands-on learning.

Lucy Calkins Writing: Students will be writing and creating books just like the books in our library. We will make pattern books, informational books, and many more.

Guided Reading: Students will be brining home books in zip lock bags to read at home. We will also be writing our sight words to learn on index cards on a ring to practice on a regular basis.

Daily Oral Language: As a class we will be completing 1/2 page worksheets daily that help with grammar and word use.

Science & Social Studies: We will learn these subjects with the kindergartners next door. We will switch subjects every 6 weeks. Ms. Josephson will teach science and I will teach social studies.

Village Meeting: 1:30-2:00

Monday- Song or activity

Wednesday- Mystery Reader

Friday- Shining light

Classroom Snack: Because we received so many whole group snack donations, we will currently have whole group snack in our class. When it runs out I will let the parents know and students will begin brining in individual snacks.

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Classroom doors open @ 8:20

School begins @ 8:30

We will begin Morning Meeting at 8:30. If a student arrives late and we are already engaged in an activity the student will have to sit at their table until our game is done. Then they will be able to join the group.

Homework

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: Math Home Link or Related Worksheet

Wednesday: Exhibition Prep Time, No homework will be sent from school.

Friday: Weekend Writing

Exhibition Week: November 29th- December 3rd

Our First Theme: Special Places (Any State, City, Country, Vacation Spot, World Wonder. Please do not choose a home place: ex. Grandma's house, My bedroom.)

Milestones: These are new to our floor:

October 7: Resources- Students will fill out a sheet of the website, books, places they are visiting or people they are interviewing about their topic.

October 21: 10 New Facts- Students will write out and turn in 10 new facts they learned about their topic.

November 4: Reading, Writing, Math Goal Progress Report- I will meet with the students this week and review their goals. If I have any concerns, I will send home a note to help the student achieve their goals by their exhibition date.

November 18: Complete Visual Aids- Students need to bring in a complete visual aid. The student and I will go over it together and I will send home any notes if there is something missing or if it needs to be changed.

Learning Team Meetings: Week of September 20th. Parents who attended picked their meeting time and dates. I will send home a note tomorrow (Thursday) with the remaining times.

We also discussed uniform & healthy school policy, which were posted previously.