1st Grade

Mrs. Black 1-205Mrs. DeVito 1-206Mrs. Kane 1-207

Ms. Chiarulli 1-209Ms. Gomez 1-209

Ms. Falconer K/1/2-116

• Your child will bring home a homework notebook ( orange) this is where they will do their work (worksheets, writing, etc) and have their reading log.

• They will also bring home their PS 39 agenda book. This is where their HW schedule will be posted as well as any parent/teacher communication.

• Your child may also take home their Journeys or Math In Focus Workbook.• Read the entire schedule Monday and do only what is assigned for the day. • Make sure to record what your child has read and sign their reading log.• There will be a weekly reminder box at the bottom of the homework schedule

each week.

ScienceUnits of Study

• Air and Weather• Solids and Liquids• Insects

Science Notebook (green) will go home once a month, as well as before a formal assessment.Each unit has a parent letter and home connection assignments.

Please look over and sign the last page.

Reading

We use a balanced literacy approach in the workshop model format which includes the following components:

Shared ReadingGuided ReadingLiteracy Centers

Shared Reading

• Whole group meets on the rug and reads a story, poem or informational text.

• Students are involved in accountable talk in which they discuss high level questions.

Guided Reading

• Small group instruction in which students are engaged in activities and/or books which are geared to the groups level or need.

Literacy Centers

• This is a time when students are engaged differentiated activities around phonemic awareness activities, phonics, comprehension skills, reading and writing

Assessments in Reading

• Alphabet Concepts• Concepts of Print• High Frequency Words Running Record

-Monitor strategies that they are using or not using.

- Monitor their fluency and comprehension

CCLS

• Common Core Reading Standards

Reading Program

•Journeys

• Hardcover Reader/Anthology• Soft cover Practice Book