ABCs of 1st Grade

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The ABCs

of1stGrade

Orientation

August 25, 2015


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Attendance Unless your child is ill, please make every attempt to

have your child present at school and on time.

Our day begins at 7:55am and the dismissal time is

2:45pm. Students that arrive late are a disruption and

waste valuable instruction time for the rest of the

class.

If your child is going to be out, please provide a

written note on the first day that your child returns

to school. Please include date, duration and specific

reason for absence.


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Behavior Every student is expected to follow school and

classroom rules.

Students that choose to follow the rules will earn

Classdojopoints and earn rewards.

Likewise, there will be consequences for students

that CHOOSE to break the rules (time outs, parent

contact, or in extreme cases a visit to the principals

office, etc. )


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Curriculum Reading, Grammar and Spelling

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Health


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Instruction

In order to provide the best possible

instruction to each child

Not all children will be on the same page, in

the same book, at the same time.

Please let me know if your child is really

struggling or if he/she is not being

challenged.


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Enrichment Art

Ms. McClendon will meet with each class once a week for 40 minutes.

PE

Coach Mills and Coach Owens will meet with each class daily for 40 minutes.

Please make sure your child comes to school each day with proper shoesand

clothes.

Library

Mrs. Champagne will meet with each class once a month for 40 minutes.

Technology

We will have computer class twice a month for 40 minutes.

Counseling

Ms. Williams will meet with each class once a month for 40 minutes.


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Field Trips We will have 2 field trips this year.

Our goal is to provide students

with real life

connections to our

curriculum.

We have currently planned to go

to Early Works Museum and

Constitutional Village in November

and the Circus in January.


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Grades Students will receive weekly grades

on assessments, homework, and

classwork.

Graded papers will be sent home on

Tuesday and must be returned by

Thursday.

Please take the time to look them

over each week and review any skills

or areas of weakness with your child.


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Homework Every week students are expected to complete

Reading and Math homework. Students must also

complete the reading log.

It is important that 1st graders read for a minimum of

10 minutes EACH night. This may include practicing

their decodable, shared reading with an adult or older

sibling, and reading and decoding good fit books on

their own.


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Itinerary Oh, the places we will go and the things we will

learn this year as we go through 1

st

grade

To find out exactly where we are headed each

week you will want to visit our websites. Our

daily schedule and calendar are all posted

there.


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Just Right Books Studies have shown that those children whose

parents are actively involved in the reading

process will become the best readers.

Reading to your child and listening to them

read to you, taking them to the library and

providing quality just right books at home is of

the highest importance.


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Keeping Informed Visit our classroom websitefrequently. You

will be able to view our calendar, see our

schedule and view important documents.

Make sure to read the Newsletter weekly.

Watch for emails

Remind 101 is a great way for us to send

reminders.


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is forLearningEnvironment

We feel that the best way to help

children learn is to make learning fun.

Our classrooms will be an active

environment where all students are

expected to engage in the learning

process.


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Money Any money sent to school must be in an

envelope with your childs name, the

purpose and amount.

Classroom donation $40

Agenda books $5


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Notes Please send a note with your child if:

You know your child will be missing school for an extended period

of time. An independent study can be arranged if a student will

be out for 5 or more consecutive days.

A change in pick-up or after school care will be occurring.

You would like to schedule a conference or have concerns.

Your child has been absent and you have not yet notified the

office about the absence. Watch for notes from the office and

me, and don

t forget to check the Take Home binder nightly.

This will be our primary way to communicate with you.


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Other Items RODEO

Parties

No food, beverages, or balloons (cupcakes/cakes, etc.) for individual

student birthday parties will not be permitted during the

instructional day as it interferes with the school learning

environment and causes hurt feelings when all students do not have

the opportunity to celebrate at school. Distributing party invitations

at school for a home party will not be permitted.

Take home binders and agendas(review every night)


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Parent/Teacher conferences will be held

once each semester. During these

conference, we will be discussing your

child's strengths and weaknesses,

homework, behavior and any additional

concerns you may have.

A sign up schedule will be sent home.


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Questions Please feel free to contact us anytime

you have questions. You can do this in a

variety of ways:

Write a note

Send an email

Call us at school

Make an appointment for a conference

Do not send us a message on Classdojo


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Report Cards Report cards will be distributed at the

end of each nine weeks.

Progress reports will be distributed half

way through each nine weeks.


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Snack Only water drinks will be allowed and the

school

s preference would be that each

student provide their own reusable water

bottle to refill at the water fountain.

MES is using guidelines from US Healthy

Schools Challenge; only snack items from

these guidelines will be sold in school vending

machines or the school cafeteria.


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Test Every week the children will be assessed in

reading, grammar, writing and spelling. These

tests will usually be administered on Friday.

Math test will be given once a chapter is

complete.

Review your childs agenda and newsletter

for weekly test.


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Using the Library Students will be able to check books out from

the library every week.

Students may check 2 books out at a time.

Birthday Book Club- $10 donation will buy a

library book to be placed in honor of your

child. Members will get a special snack at the

end of their birthday month.


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Volunteers & Visitors If you have time or talents to share with us,

please make sure your teacher knows.

Our school policy requires all visitors/

volunteers to check in at the school office.

Visitor Badges are required if you will be in

the school hallways or entering a classroom.


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Website You may find our classroom websites by going to

http://maes.sccboe.org

EZ School Pay

School Cast for Me

INow Parent Portal

Remind 101

Class dojo

Facebook


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EXtra Supplies There will be times throughout the year

where extra supplies are needed. We will send

a note home with the requested items.

We always appreciate your support


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You You are your childs first and most

important teacher.

We hope that we can work together this

year to make your childs 1st grade

school year a huge success


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Zzzz Please make sure your child gets plenty

of sleep each night, so that he/she is

well rested and ready for the challenges

of first grade.

This year will ZOOM by, so lets make

the most of it.


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Thank You for Coming

Once again, thank you for

coming this evening and for

showing an interest in your

child

s education.

Welcome to 1

st

Grade

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