MRS. DALTON1ST GRADE
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 2014
Welcome
Please enjoy the papers on your child’s desk. I have provided a list of kindergarten and first grade words.
Class Rules and Consequences
Classroom RulesNo interruptingBe nice to everyoneWalking feet in the
school No drawing on desksRaise your hand to talk
ConsequencesVerbal Warning Loss of the clip from
Team CircleCommunication to
parentBehavior Plan (in
cooperation with student, teacher, parent and principal)
Principal Referral
Extras Activities
Specials- 2:10-2:50 P.E. (Mr. Sanditen), Art (Mrs. James), and Music (Mrs. Higgins) Lunch and Recess 12:25-1:10Snack: about 10:30 We are a peanut free
classroom! Library: Weekly (Monday, 9:15-9:45)Guidance (Mrs. Enzbrenner)
School Attendance
• School begins at 8:50. Children are allowed inside the classroom at 8:30 to begin morning routine.
• We start our school day promptly at 8:50. Please make sure your child is on time. If for some reason your child must be absent or tardy, please call the office at 299-4415 ext. 5512.
Pick Up Procedures
• Please communicate changes in your child’s departure prior to 3:00pm.
• Pick up times are from 3:30-3:45. After 3:45, all children will go to building C for parent pick up.
• Parents need to stay in their car while in the drop off/pick up oval. Only leave your car if you are in a designated parking space. No parking along the curb during drop off or pick up times.
Birthdays
Please contact me a week in advance if you would like to bring a class treat.
Invitation Guidelines
Whole class or whole gender
Lobby Guard
All visitors must have a lobby guard pass from the office to come to our classroom
For quicker check-in, Lobby Guard key fobs can be purchased in building C for $5.
You must have a valid ID to access Lobby Guard.
Trojan of the Week
The program’s focus is to recognize all students as individuals and their interests.
One student will be recognized every week.
Trojan of the Week may bring a poster to share with the class. I have a special poster that I send that can be used for TJW.
Homework
Homework is a reflection of the learning we are
doing at school. Homework will be
consistent and predictable so that you
can plan your lives outside of school! It is a
time for you to bond with each other as you talk and learn from each
other.
One Monthly Homework Calendar will be coming home on the first day of the month. (starting 9/2/14.) The activity should be quick.• Read 20 min. each
night• Do 1-2-3 weekly Math
Sheets & return by Friday
• Practice weekly Sight Words & Spelling Words in the Agenda
(a word sort sheet is provided)
Sept ember 2014
SNUGGLE SUNDAY
MATH MONDAY
TALKING TUESDAY
WRITING WEDNESDAY
THINKING THURSDAY
FUN FRIDAY
SIGHT WORD SATURDAY
Read a special book with your
family.
Practice your
Student ID #.
Tell your family
about your favorite time at school.
Try and spell as
many color words as you can.
What can you do to help out someone in your family? Try it.
Teach your family the Secret Stories!
Practice reading and the sight words of the
week.
Read a special book with your
family.
Count as far as you
Can: 1-100, 1-200, or by 5’s-100!
What is your favorite book? Tell someone the story.
Draw a picture of an animal. Write a few sentences about it.
Think and say your Name, Birthday, Age, and Parent
Names.
Play a game of BINGO using words you want to learn better.
Practice reading and spelling the words of
the week.
Read a special book with your
family.
Play with beans or pennies to do
Addition from 1-12.
Tell someone your Name, Address,
and Phone 3.
Draw a fall picture. Write a few
sentences about it.
Make some words with these letters –
a t s m c b g e
Play a game or do Addition Flash
Cards from 1-12 or 1-20.
Practice reading and sight the words of the
week.
Read a special book with your
family.
Print numbers as high as you can!
Do you like Read to
Self and Read to Buddy? Why?
Write a list of groceries you would like from the store.
How many words can you think of that
rhyme with man, bed, pig, or hot?
Find some pretty autumn leaves.
Make a rubbing with a crayon.
Practice sight words and spelling words
for the week.
Read a special book with your
family.
Read 20 minutes every day! Choose a story for someone to read to you or You Read to someone in your family.
Do the Activity for each night. (These are just helpful ideas. We know you may not have time.)
Do the Math Sheets if your teacher has sent any home. Return them to school Friday of that week.
Help your child to Practice the Weekly Sight Words written in their Agenda.
Homework Cont.
Baggie Books will also be coming home weekly. This will consist of 1-2 books. We will start this later, after the October conferences. The students will read and return the books the next day. Everyone
must return the books so the students may have more books.
Read at least 20 minutes every day (building stamina, splitting it up)
Assessments
Teacher Checklists and rubricsRunning Records STAR reading test (quarterly)Math: quarterly benchmarks and spring
posttestHearing and Vision Screening (fall)Grades for Report Cards: 3, 2, 1 System
School-Home Communication
Monthly NewslettersStudent Agendas:
please see sight words, spelling list, & noteReading-sign in the
yellow Agenda Box EmailTeacher WebsitePTA Press/Our Schools
Conferences (fall/spring)
Progress ReportsQuarterly Report Cards Open House (spring)Reminder Notes as
needed
This is communication for the homeroom, parents, and teacher.
Text messages (we can start this)
Curriculum
Becoming a confident reader is the primary focus of first grade. Approximately two and a half hours of our day is devoted to various literacy activities.
Each classroom has daily push-in with reading specialists and ELL teachers who help with reading instruction.
Guided Reading
Small Group Instruction: 4-6 students per group.
Support from reading specialists. Guided reading instruction tailors to
your child’s individual needs. We will teaching various reading strategies such as letter/sound recognition, picture clues, context clues, reading fluency, and reading comprehension skills.
What is Title I?
The Title I program at Jenks East Elementary is a School-wide Program. Teachers use a wide variety of research-based instructional strategies and models, flexible groupings, and differentiated instruction to address the needs of all students.
How do students receive Title 1 Services?
The students may be served through pull-out labs and/or by the specialist going into the classroom. Coordination between regular classroom instruction and the reading and/or math specialist gives the students the support needed for success throughout the day.
Writer’s Workshop Themes
First 20 Days of WritingPersonal NarrativesSmall MomentsPoetryNon-Fiction Writing
Word Study
Secret StoriesWord Wall Words/Sight WordsStudents will build words, write words, play word games, word sorts, and other creative activities.
Spelling tests are not given in first grade.
Math
Curriculum Numeration and Algebraic Thinking Geometry Place Value Time to Hour and ½ Hour Measurement
Homework (Weekly, 2-3 Math Home-links)
Science
Big Ideas:Changes WeatherBasic needs of living thingsSpaceHealth and safety
Social Studies
Building Community
Maps and Geography
Roles in GroupsTraditionsFamous AmericansAmerican Holidays
Report CardStates biographical
informationGeographyRoles in a
communityLocates and
interprets information using a variety of resources
Technology
Uses various technology to find, evaluate, and organize information
Uses parts of computers independently
Fundraising Opportunities
Box Tops (once each semester)
Recycle Bins (2 green bins, paper only!)
Fundraiser : Jog-a-thon (more info to come)
Fundraisers help purchase playground equipment and fund field trips for the students.
Safety in Our School
Campus Police School Emergency Response Team
(SERT) Video Surveillance systems
covering areas inside/outside all student buildings and parking areas
Random drug/explosive K-9 sweeps at all school sites
Anonymous email, text or 1-800 number to report any school threat or concern
School Safety Training and Compliance Officer
Pandemic Influenza Plan Safe Schools Committee at every
school site
LobbyGuard Commercial two-way radio system
for Administrators and duty staff If you see something, hear
something, SAY SOMETHING Anti-bullying programs
incorporated into the curriculum at all grade levels
Emergency Procedure Guide endorsed by all emergency response agencies that could respond to JPS
District Emergency Operations and Continuity of Services Plans
Thank you!
You have proven that your child’s education is important to you. Together we will help our students have a successful year!
Alison Dalton – [email protected]
Please Remember to..
Sign up forFall ConferencesClassroom Monitoring in the morning,
if you are available. This would be for a teacher’s meeting between 8:00-9:00 a.m.
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