1 st Grade Curriculum Night September 16, 2015
Welcome to First Grade! · What is 1 st grade all about? · How do I help my child be a successful and happy learner?
General Information · Notes concerning changes in dismissal · Money identified for a purpose in an envelope labeled with student name, grade and teacher · Automated lunch accounts · Recess clothing · Volunteer Policy · Telephone alert system · P. T. A. Membership
First Grade Staff Specialists Teachers · Mrs. Joyce Kelley · Mrs. Bonnie Scappaticci · Mrs. Jane Rossi, Literacy Specialist · Mrs. Becky Holleran Math Specialist · Mrs. Jackie Cedor, · Mrs. Christine Greaney Special Education · Mrs. Sarah Billingsly Speech Pathologist
Content Areas • Mathematics • Language Arts · · Reading Writer’s Workshop Spelling Handwriting • Science • Social Studies · Problem Solving · Addition and Subtraction fact fluency · Place Value to 100 • Art • Music • Physical Education • Library/Media • Computers
Reading • Shared Reading • Guided Reading • Independent Reading
Small Reading Group · Children will be grouped according to their reading needs. · Groups are flexible. · Children work independently on the following: Read to self, Work on writing, Work on words, Read to someone, Listen to reading with technology.
What Parents Can Do: · Read orally to your child · Talk about the book together · Reinforce reading strategies · Have your child read books from weekly reading homework pack
Writing · Writer’s Workshop Become authors of their own stories · Handwriting Legibility, Directionality, Spacing · Spelling Begin to use correct spelling by learning sight words and word parts.
Narrative Writing Checklist
Opinion Writing Checklist
Information Writing Checklist
What Parents Can Do: · Have your child read their stories to you · Ask questions about their writing · Encourage them to use their sounds when writing · Practice sight words with them in fun ways
Common Core Language Arts · More integration of Science and Social Studies · Writing includes: · Narrative-writing about themselves · Opinion-writing an opinion with a reason · Informative-writing facts about real things; ”How-to” instructional books
Common Core Mathematics · Rigorous, in depth, newly adopted national curriculum. · 8 Math Units of Study include: Geometry, Addition and Subtraction within 100, Partitioning (fractions), Counting and Place Value, and Time. · New Math Program-GO MATH
What Parents Can Do: · Incorporate math into daily routines · Review math facts
Science/Social Studies Science Plants, animals, lifecycles of plants, frogs, shadows, light and sound Social Studies United States symbols, community helpers, laws and responsibility
Specials · NEW SCHEDULE A, B, C, D, E, F DAYS · Art- Sign-up as a helper · Music · Physical Education (sneakers, clothes that your child can move in) · Library (books must be brought back each week to get a new one) · Computer Lab (comfortable headphones) What Parents Can Do: · Send your child in prepared
Homework · Sent home on last day of the week · Return the following last day of the week (Friday to Friday) Homework Packet Contents · Book log · Shared reading · Math · Spelling- Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check · Return Reading Homework Pack on Friday with all books
Homework · · · What Parents Can Do: Create a quiet environment Develop a routine Check for the Homework in their Homework Folder Support your child Notify teacher if there’s any homework issues
Please remember to… · Take your copy of this Presentation available on the table outside this gym · Sign up for October Parent/Teacher Conferences on the desk outside of your child’s classroom
Let’s Have a Great Year!
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