Welcome!First Grade

Lake Wilderness elementary School

Mrs. Carrell’s

Crystals

Future Ready Active learning: Individual and collaborative Learning targets….visual for students Habits of Mind: Risk Taking, Persistence, Attending, Precision Use of technology Academic rigor Students receive feedback Differentiation Scoring rubrics 4: Exceeding standard 3: Meeting Standard 2: Approaching standard 1: Significantly below standard

Code of Cooperation/Behavior

LWES Student Qualities I am safe !

I am respectful ! I am responsible !

I am a learner ! I am a Wildcat !

Reading Read at Home books………read and return each night

Books are at an easy to read level Sight words to practice are in bag. When ready for a new list just send a note in

the bag! Walk To Read: A shared responsibility and partnership

between all the first grade teachers, resource room teachers and children  

Students are assessed as needed and regrouped as necessary throughout the year.   (Typically 3 times per year)

A typical week includes the following components: Netbooks: RAZ Kids and Starfall reading programs Independent Reading Guided Reading and Literacy Centers Whole group Reading and phonics lessons

Writers Workshop

3 genres: Narrative, Information, and Opinion

* Writing meetings: Lessons and modeling of skills

*Sharing: Celebrating work*Conferencing: Setting goals to

improve skills*Writers Celebrations: End of units

Math Whole group lessons: Math Expressions Curriculum Unit Assessment Rubric: 4 exceeds, 3 at standard, 2 approaching, 1 significantly belowDaily Routine: Working with numbers and math vocabularyProblem Solvers:  Word problems and Habits of Mind Rubric scores: 3, 2, 1 Math Fluency: Timed tests @ 90 seconds: Addition/subtraction through 12 beginning in OctoberPass= 18/20 or better

Social studies and science Units

(Pilot classroom this year) Communities

Sky patterns

Sound and Light

Plant and Animal Life

Mapping

SpellingWord Feature and sight

word list home on Fridays… test is on the following Friday

Second Step ProgramSkills for Social and Academic

success** Skills for learning**Empathy**Emotions**Problem solving

Field Trips

Storybook TheaterCarco Theater- April

Tide pools OR Zoo TBDLate spring

Daily Communication Folders

NotesLunch MoneyPick up or bus passes

Birthday Celebrations

All students will have a day! Birthday box- book and crown Come to school and eat lunch

with your student! No food or treats please!

Volunteers Background check through district office

and state patrol-valid for 6 years Chaperone field trips Run read at home program Materials prep Assist in library-shelving books Watch Dog Program-check with office

Schedule will be sent home with day and hour.