Welcome to Back To School Night! Tuesday, September 1 st Mrs. Dana Beck We will get started shortly. While you are waiting, please feel free to do the following: Find your child’s desk. Write your child a note. Read your child’s first day feelings (outside room). Look over handouts on desk. Sign up for a November conference time (back table).

A little bit about me…

Daily Schedule MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Morning Meeting Snack Math RELA Recess/Lunch RELA Sci./Soc. Stu. MusicArtP.E.LibraryComputers 2 nd Recess Finish Work Pack Up/Dismissal

Special Events  October- Parade and Party October 30th  November- - CogAT Testing – administered to all first graders – areas of: verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative functioning (paper included on the desk) - 18 th A-Z Show at 6:30 pm ( Save the date!)  December- Winter Party Dec. 23 rd  February- Valentine’s Day Party Feb. 11th  April- Arbor Day April 22nd  May- Career Day, Field Day, Honey Hollow Field Trip, Mother’s Day Show,  June- End of Year Party, Father’s Day Breakfast

RELA Journeys *Research Based* Reading, Vocabulary, Fluency, Comprehension, Writing, Words to Know, Oral Vocabulary, Rich Literature, Phonics, Spelling, Grammar *Small Group Instruction (Guided Reading) *Whole Group Instruction

Journeys  Lesson at a glance – Focus Wall sent home each week Focus Wall Lesson 1 and on front wallFocus Wall Lesson 1  Posted to 1 st grade website Log in information will be sent home!

Math - enVision  Review of kindergarten skills  Graphing, time, money, geometry, addition and subtraction, measurement, problem solving  Packets for each topic  Manipulatives Log in information will be sent home!

Math  Math Moments on Goodnoe website  First in Math Log in information will be sent home!

Science Air and Weather Balance & Motion Organisms

Science  Inquiry Based  Hands on Learning  Experiments  Science Learning Journals

Social Studies  Scholastic News  Horizons – Community Citizenship Maps  Nystrom – Exploring Our World

Social Studies – Essential Questions  What lessons can be learned from current events?  How does geography impact the life of a people?  What does citizenship mean?  How does history influence the lives of people?  How do people support a community?

A Note from the School Nurse  Safe rooms: NO FOOD CONTAINING PEANUTS OR NUTS IN OUR CLASSROOMS FOR SNACKS OR PARTIES.  Can have peanut butter in cafeteria – there is a peanut free table  We are a latex-free school

If your child is absent…  the office (Directions on Goodnoe home page)  me of absence  Send a note in with your child on their first day back  If your child is absent for multiple days, you may call the office and arrange to pick up the work  me to send the work home with a student who lives nearby or a sibling  Work cannot be given out before it is taught (before vacations)  Overall - do not worry!

Report Cards  November 23rd, 24 th, 25 th Conference in lieu of 1st Report Card- Sign up tonight 2 nd MP - February Report Cards available on HAC 3 rd MP - April Report Cards available on HAC June Report Cards Distributed on last day of school

Homework  Check the Take Home Folder nightly  Check homework to make sure it has been completed neatly and carefully in pencil  One homework page per week – please keep this in your child’s folder  10 Minute Policy

Homework  Math pages are completed in workbook  Have your child read nightly and log book or chapter – *more to come about this  Weekly Journal: can be returned Tues., Wed., or Thurs. each week *at least 3 sentences: -beginning -middle -end  Week long assignments at times

Birthday Celebrations  Bring a book from home  Donate a book to the classroom  Pick a book from the class library

Communication  Send a note to school!   Call: (office) (voic ) *says my maiden name but it’s me!  Please let me know if there is a change in transportation.  Website is a great communication tool.  Weekly newsletters be sent home and ed!  Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions or concerns!

Thank You For Attending!

Remember To…  Sign Up for Parent Teacher Conference Time (back table)  Take a KidStuff book (*if you know you don’t want one, please drop it in the box on the back table)  Take all papers with you  Thanks and have a great night!