Welcome to Back to School Night!

First Grade Team:Melissa Arriola

Meghan Christensen Claire Diehl

Mandy Richter

School StandardsWe will continue to reinforce the STAR standards that have been established by LSE.

We practice positive reinforcement! We like to catch children being good and reward them with “starbucks.”

• Safety• Taking Responsibility• Active Learning• Respect

STOP AND THINK reflection I had a talk with my teacher today about my behavior.

This is what we talked about:

Student Name:____________________ Teacher:__________________

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*Now I am ready to follow our STAR Standards!

I had difficulty following the STAR Standards in this area…

____Safety ____ Taking Responsibility ____ Active Learning ____Respect Draw and write about the problem here:

After I stopped and thought, I made a plan to do some things differently next time. Here is my

plan:

ELA: Reading and WritingStudents will…

•read to Self/listen

to Reading

•work on Writing

•complete Word Work

•meet with teacher (small group instruction)•

Social Studies

• Rules and Responsibilities• American Symbols• Past and Present• Maps and Globes: Flat Stanley

MathMath Units• Operations and Algebraic Thinking• Number and Operations Base 10 (Place

Value)• Number and Operations Base 10

(Addition and Subtraction)• Geometry• Measurement and Data

Science

• Out of this world (Space Systems)

• Seeds

• Agricultural engineering/ Pollination

How to Navigate the Website:

https://www.carrollk12.org/https://www.carrollk12.org/

Two Field Trips

1. Piney Run: October 2017

2.TheatreWorks: May 2018

Special Activities*STAR Rewards*Fall Rotation Day*Holidays Around the World*End of Year Picnic

VolunteersWe need and appreciate any help you

can give!In School• Make copies• Cut out materials• Putting up bulletin boards• Read and practice sight words

with students• Write with students• Practice math facts

with students

At Home

•Cut out materials

Room Parent

• Organize and contact parents about celebrations

Agenda Book and Take Home Folder

• Children will write their homework in their Agenda Book every morning.

• If we need to let you know something, we will write it in this book.

• Please sign your child’s agenda book every night to let us know you saw it.

• We check it every morning for notes. • All papers will come home in the Take

Home folder. • Please take out the papers each night • and return any homework.

Homework:

Monday- Read

Tuesday- Worksheet (Due back anytime before the following Tuesday)

Wednesday- Math facts

Thursday- high frequency words (sight words)

Friday- enjoy your weekend!

Helpful Hints for 1st Graders

1. First grade is fast paced and busy. Children need lots of rest to do their best.

2. The following donations are always welcome… tissues

sandwich ziplock bags (for sight words)

gallon ziplock bags (for headphones/books)

index cards (for sight words and math facts)

glue sticks

Our Schedule•8:05: Arrival begins. Children unpack, choose their lunch, turn in their agenda books to be checked, write down homework, and put homework or notes from home in the basket.

•8:35- Our day begins! Attendance is taken.

•8:35- Our Morning Meeting. Time for calendar, Daily News, plans for the day, etc.

•8:40- ELA (English Language Arts)

•10:00-Recess

•10:30-ELA (English Language Arts)/Writing

•11:30-Lunch

•12:00-Science/Social studies

•12:30- Math/STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics)

•1:05- Fine Arts (Music, Health, PE, Art or Media Center)

•2:05-Math/STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics)

•2:55-Pack-up

•3:05-Dismissal begins

When my child is absent…• Missed Days:

– Please send in a separate note when your child returns to school. The office needs this for their records.

– We will save any work they missed and give it to them when they come back.

• Vacation: – We do not give work before vacation.– We will collect all the work we complete in

class and give it to your child when he/she returns.

– If you want your child to sharpen their skills while on vacation, he/she can keep a journal of their activities, practice sight words and math facts.

Thank you all for coming!

We think first grade is the very best grade. We’re looking

forward to a great year!