Welcome to First Grade Orientation Jody Caroll Rachel Palmer Amaris Guerrero Virginia Garcia (Dual Language)

Attendance and Tardies After 3 tardies, the student will receive after school detention and will not be able to receive perfect attendance Campus warning letter after 3 unexcused absences or 4 tardies District warning letter after 4 unexcused absences or 8 tardies Each additional absence or tardy without a doctor’s note will become a court issue.

First Grade Schedule 7:45 Pick up students 7:50-8:05 Breakfast 8:05-9:35 Reading Block (90 minutes) 9:35-10:20 Language Arts 10:20-11:30 Workshops 11:30-11:45 Math 11:45-12:15 Lunch   12:25-1:13 Math 1:20-2:05 Conference Time/Specials 2:05-3:00 Science/Social Studies 3:00 Dismissal

Rules and Conduct Folder Listen carefully…raise hand to speak Follow directions…finish all work Work Quietly…let others do their work Respect others…be kind Consequences: Positive: verbal praise, positive notes, student helpers and special treats Negative: notes in conduct folder, lose of privileges, and principal’s office Points taken from conduct grade Conduct Folder: Sent home every day Needs to be initialed by parent weekly

Curriculum Reading Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Health

Reading Texas Treasures Reading Adoption Assessments Letters and sounds- vowels and consonants Blends, chunks, beginning and ending sounds, rhyming Story elements and relationships Assessments TPRI: need to read story 5/6 and answer questions at end of year DRA: need to read level 16 at end of year Texas Treasures Reading Tests Fluency Checkpoints: need to be reading 60 wpm end of year

Beginning vs. End of Year

Helpful hints to help your student read… Daily reading…15 minutes Re-reading Ask essential questions Who, what, when, where, why Does it make sense? Retell Story Come to Reading Night and any Make and Takes during the year

Language Arts Grammar Composition Sentence structure and parts Types of sentences Uppercase vs. lowercase letters Word and letter spacing ABC order Composition Use complete and well structured sentences Write a summary and descriptive paragraph Write a story with a beginning, middle, and end Revise and edit

Math Investigations HSP Math Manipulatives, games and discussion Manipulatives and discussion

Math Students will be able to: Write 0-120 in order Make and extend patterns Skip counting: 2s, 5s, and 10s Place value Odd/even Graphing: read and create Tally marks Number sets Add and subtract numbers to 20 Solve story problems Name shapes Greater than and less than Number combinations and Turnaround facts

Science/Social Studies In these subjects, first graders learn a wide range of broad concepts that we expect them to demonstrate in other areas. Behavior agenda used in character development for social studies. Science Fair participation important, even for first graders, during the spring

Health /Art Health: Art: Nutrition Hygiene Safety Art: Incorporated in all subjects and areas Improve fine motor skills Neatness…real world application Students expected to model throughout school year.

The new STAAR test will be significantly more rigorous than TAKS.

7 Habits of Happy Kids 1st: Be Proactive 2nd: Begin with the End in Mind 3rd: Put First Things First 4th: Think Win-Win 5th: Seek First to Understand then to be Understood 6th: Synergize 7th: Sharpen the Saw

Grades 2 grades a week in Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies 3 grades a week in Language Arts 3 grades a 6 weeks for Art/ Health Graded Papers Go home with report cards and progress reports Report Cards Every 6 weeks Need to be signed and returned Progress Reports Every 3rd week Includes graded papers

Parent Conferences October 11th and January 16th are early release Anytime during the year you may call and schedule a time with your student’s teacher Conference time is 1:13-2:03

Special Programs Special program teachers are Mrs. Hasbrook, Mrs. Jaber, Mr. Murillo, Mrs. Guajardo, and Mrs. Lugo Pull outs (Coach Kelly, Mr. Medina, Mr. Ochoa) Dual Language with Sra. Garcia

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