WELCOME! Back To School Night 2017 *Please write a special note for your child to read tomorrow on the sheet provided at their seat.

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PTA Membership forms will be available at the PTA table.   Please fill out the Parent Contact form before you leave. Used by the room parents to contact the class about contributing to class parties

Reader's Workshop Independent Reading Guided Reading & Partner Reading Shopping Benchmarks Reading Levels 1st Quarter (11/15) 4th Quarter Level E Level I/J/K Sight Words 50-65 160-180 More than just being able to read the words **Comprehension (inferring, drawing conclusions)

Writer's Workshop Units: Personal Narratives Writing Reviews (Opinion) Nonfiction Books Realistic Fiction Poetry Informational -Writing Like Scientists Focus on: (beginning of the year) Stretching words, spacing, sentence formation capitalization, punctuation, content, elaboration, feelings, facts

Fundations Letter formation, line orientation Phonemic awareness – Letter sounds Repetition** Practiced in a variety of ways

Everyday Math Counting: 2’s, 5’s, 10’s Place Value: Ones, Tens, Hundreds Patterns Shapes Measuring Addition/Subtraction Telling Time Fractions Problem Solving*

Everyday Math Study guides are checklists sent home a week before test. Look out for one this week. First assessment is on Oct. 4th Odd numbered units: Day 1: Assess skills learned in that unit Day 2: Open Response problem Even numbered units: Day 2: Cumulative assessment Open Response = problem solving Apply the skill/concept learned in class to a NEW problem Built on throughout the years ; not something that should be mastered right away

Social Studies All About Families Where We Live Good Citizens Jobs Assessments: - District assessments - Sign and return back to school - Study from folder of skill sheets completed in class

Science Weather Organisms New Plants Assessments: - District assessments - Sign and return back to school - Study from folder of skill sheets completed in class

Health Respect, feelings, “I messages” Teeth Nutrition Exercise Safety Goals/decisions Diseases and illnesses

Homework Reading Read for 10 minutes (Stop to talk about the book, understand what's happening) Reader’s Response  completed with a book from THEIR BAGGIE on their independent level Return at the end of the month Math HomeLink Practice facts ConnectEd Fundations Practice sight words, letters, sounds

Behavior Class rules Flip Your Frog Sticker Charts Reward Coupons Sheet home -Practice -Sign -Return

Behavior

Reminders Sneakers on PE days (T/Th) Return library books on Wednesdays Any change in dismissal requires a written note on that day sent to the teacher Snack every day Book baggie and all its contents returned everyday Clean out homework folder and backpack Birthdays – celebrate with class, no food/candy, non- food item: pencils, erasers, bookmark, donated book for classroom library Change of clothes

INFORMATION PACKET Note for your child =) Mystery Reader sign up (send back in with your child) Reading with your child resources ConnectEd Login Games, HomeLinks, Reference Book Parent Volunteer Program **Specific information regarding your child’s progress and additional information will be given out at Conferences in October.

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