st 1 Welcome to our grade classroom presented

st 1 Welcome to our grade classroom! ~presented by Mrs. Kim Weeks

About Me • College: Franklin & Marshall and Nazareth • Certified in Elementary Ed. , Special Ed. , and Literacy • 3 rd year at 1 st grade; Taught 4 th grade for 10 years • Married with a 7 year old daughter and 3 year old son

• • • Daily Schedule 7: 40 -7: 55 Arrival & Morning Meeting 8: 00 Fundations 8: 40 Reading Workshop 9: 10 Snack 9: 20 Math 10: 25 Specials 11: 00 “Study Time” (ELA & Math focus) 11: 35 Reading/Writing Workshop 12: 10 Lunch and recess 12: 55 Science/Social Studies/Library 1: 25 Writing Workshop

Additional Notes to Schedule • Class trip to the library every Tuesday. • Birthdays: You may send in a food or non-food treat. We also invite you to come in and read aloud a special book!

Essential Belief Primary Schools An essential characteristic of the primary school is a shared commitment among all members of the school community to developing each student’s foundational reading, writing, and math skills so that students can be successful learners and thinkers. This shared commitment is a school priority that allows us (as a school community) to: • Develop school-wide, grade level, and classroom goals that support balanced literacy (reading, writing, listening, speaking) and balanced math (conceptual understandings, fluency) instruction. • Monitor student achievement/progress toward meeting reading, writing and math goals. • Work as partners to identify best practices and interventions that support students’ literacy and math progress. • Fulfill the component of our vision statement, which requires us to work as partners to support student learning and a successful transition to the intermediate level. By the end of 3 rd grade, all students will have acquired the foundational literacy and math skills required for success at the intermediate level.

Curriculum Highlights. Science • Magnets & Magnetism • Space Systems and Patterns • Structure and Function of Organisms

Curriculum Highlights. Social Studies • Rights, Responsibilities, and Roles of Citizenship • My Family/Other Families • Geography-Places in My Community and Local Region • Economic Challenges of Meeting our Needs and Wants

Eureka Math • Becoming a top-rated and widely used math curriculum nationally • Written by a team of teachers and mathematicians • The goal is to present mathematics in a logical progression from PK - 12 th grade • Intended to reduce gaps in student learning • Instill persistence in problem solving; Prepare students to understand advanced math • Rush-Henrietta in our first year of full • implementation grades K-6

Eureka Parent Road Map • The Parent Road Map (see handout) will provide you with an overview of the key concepts your child will be focusing on in the first grade. • You will also find some examples of the skills and strategies students will develop as they solve word problems. Parent Video

Fundations • A multisensory approach Word Study, Spelling, and Handwriting to

Skills Taught • • Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Sound Mastery Phonics Vocabulary High Frequency Words Fluency Comprehension Spelling and Handwriting

Daily Lessons Include • Introduction of new sounds, words or word patterns • Review of previously taught sounds, words or word patterns • Letter formation • Spelling

Time for a Brain Break!

Curriculum Highlights. Reading Balanced Literacy Framework • Guided Reading Groups • Shared Reading • Independent Reading and building stamina • Read Aloud • Word Study • Decoding and fluency strategies

Curriculum Highlights. Reading (cont. ) • Reading Comprehension Strategies (Schema/using background knowledge, Visualizing, Inferring, Questioning, Determining Importance, Synthesizing) • Exposure to various genres (Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Realistic Fiction, Nonfiction, Biographies, Poetry)

Curriculum Highlights. Writing Balanced Literacy Framework (across the curriculum): • Guided, shared, modeled, and independent writing • Major Writing Genres: Narrative, Informational, and Opinion • 6+1 Traits of Writing (Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Voice, Conventions + Presentation)

New York’s Next Generation Learning Standards In September, New York State adopted the Next Generation Learning Standards. The revised standards are a result of a collaborative process that involved educators, parents and stakeholders from across New York. These standards are research and evidence based, aligned with college and career expectations. They continue to be rigorous, in order to challenge New York’s students to do more and to prepare them for life in the 21 st century since we are in a globally competitive society. The New York State Next Generation Learning Standards are a very lengthy document. It can be viewed by going to http: //www. nysed. gov/next-generation-learning-standards. If you have questions about the Next Generation Learning standards, please stop by the table in the main hallway and speak to one of the support staff.

AIS (Academic Intervention Services) • • In order to differentiate instruction and provide the best learning experience for our students, we provide AIS or Academic Intervention Services. You may have gotten a letter either in the spring or within the last week saying that your child was eligible for one or more of those services. The classroom teacher is the primary provider of intervention services but we have a support team of reading, special education teachers, teacher assistants and instructional coaches that provide resources and information for us, and ALL of you. That support team has a table in the main hallway that has handy information for ALL parents on state testing, academic intervention services and how you can help your child at home. Please stop by and say hello and pick up information that will be helpful to you.

How can you help at home? • Practice Reading daily (10 Minutes) – New homework sheet starting Monday (keep it in your child’s reading bag) • No more reading log • Practice Sight Words and Math Facts (510 minutes) • Check your child’s folder daily for fliers, handouts, or additional homework • Friday Report (blue) – please sign, comment, and return each Monday

Homework Sheet Homework Checklist Please fill this out daily and keep it in your child’s go home folder. Read for 10 minutes (Please put your initials. ) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Due Friday: Complete the attached assignment. (This can be done on any day but must be returned on Friday. ) Nightly Practice Circle one or both. Practice which one your child needs more help with or alternate days. Sight Words / Math Facts

PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports): • Be Respectful • Be Responsible • Be Ready to Learn • Be Caring • Be Trustworthy *One highlighted every two months; attached to an incentive system; behavior is explicitly taught like academics. Be A Fyle Star!

Incentives for Fyle Stars üVerbal Recognition üBrag Tags üRewards: fun activities with a school staff member Class Incentive: • Whole class Marble Jar

Thank you for visiting our classroom! REMINDERS: v Sign In Sheet v Sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences v Visit AIS Table in main Hallway

Thank you for coming tonight! Thank you for your support at home! Thanks to my new first grade students who make me want to come to work each day .