Welcome to 1st Grade!Gulf Shores Elementary School2013-2014

School-Parent Compact: School Responsibilities Provide high quality curriculum and instruction in a

supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the State's student academic achievement standards

Hold registration and parent-teacher conferences annually during which this compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child's achievement

Provide parents with frequent reports on their children's progress

Provide parents reasonable access to staff Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in

their child's class

School-Parent Compact: Parent's Role Make sure my child arrives on time every day and

limiting checkouts Make sure homework is completed and signed by a

guardian Make sure my child is wearing the correct uniform Listen to my child read 15 minutes every night Make sure my child goes to bed at an appropriate time Keep contact information updated with the school office

and teacher when changes occur Stay informed about my child's education and

communicate with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school or school district and responding, as appropriate, and utilize the school website

Support my child by volunteering to serve on Title I advisory committees, parental involvement committees and school activities

School-Parent Compact: Student's Role

Always do my best Complete weekly homework and return it on time Wear my uniform correctly every day Read an extra 15 minutes each day Bring my "Home Folder" to school every day Once at home, give my guardian all important papers

from my "Home Folder" Attend school regularly arriving on time unless I am

sick Follow the rules in my school and my classroom Treat all electronic devices with care and respect and

only as instructed

Homework• Homework packets will come home every

Monday.• Packets include reading homework and math

pages.• Homework packets are due each Friday. Please

make sure you sign the appropriate spots.• Your child must complete and return the entire

packet in order to participate in Fun Friday.• Please make sure your child reads to you

EVERY night!

Homework Bulletin

WeeklyTake

Home Reader

Example

WeeklyReading

HomeworkExample

Reading Goals

• Our goal in first grade is FLUENCY! That means we would like for the children to read smoothly, accurately and quickly with ease.

• Another big goal in first grade is COMPREHENSION! Comprehension is the ability to understand the meanings communicated in stories/texts.

• We measure and monitor reading progress using the DIBELS test. During the test, a student reads 3 passages they have not seen before. The middle score of the passages is recorded. The December goal for a first grader is to read at least 20 words per minute. The May goal is 40 words per minute.

• READ! READ! READ! Research proves that volume reading increases fluency and comprehension.

Math Goals

• Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction

• Fact Fluency: Add and subtract within 20

• Extend the counting sequence• Understand place value• Measure lengths • Tell and write time• Represent and interpret data• Reason with shapes and their

attributes

We use the Investigations program which involves hands on activities and the use of tools

(manipulatives).

GradesFirst graders earn letter/number grades for:

ReadingSpelling

Grammar/LanguageMath

ScienceSocial Studies

First graders earn performance grades for:

HandwritingConductHealthMusic

ArtPE

Grading ScaleA=100-90B= 80-89C = 70-79D = 60-69

F = 59 and below

G = GoodS = Satisfactory

N = Needs Improvement

U = Unsatisfactory

I-Now at HomeYou can monitor your child's grades from home via I-Now.

https://inow-baldwinco.asc.edu/

informationnow

Usernames and passwords will come home soon.

Positive Behavior Rewards

At least once a month, students who have stayed on green and have returned ALL homework, will be allowed to participate in Fun Friday.

In addition, if a student does not "strike out" (move to red 3 times) during each 20 day school period, he/she will get to participate in special event planned by the principal. (The strike outs include bus and PE referrals.)

Parents will be notified when a "strike" is earned.

Thank you for coming!!!1st GradeGulf Shores Elementary School2013-2014