Welcome to Curriculum First Grade Night

Agenda Welcome Debbie Falkner Math Pam Gill/Debbie Falkner What is first grade all about? What will your child be doing in first grade this year? Math Pam Gill/Debbie Falkner Writer’s Workshop Lesley Christie/Joanna Klager Guided Reading Debbie Falkner Reader’s Workshop Ashley Landis/Danielle Makesyn Letterland Tiffany Norman Science/Social Studies/ Project Based Learning Jennifer Robertson Field Trips Tiffany Norman Homework Jennifer Robertson Interims/Report Cards Pam Gill Game, Game Game!  Plus/Delta

Math Common Core Math Math Stations Differentiated Math Groups Building Concepts Math Talk Quick Practice Student Leaders Homework

Workshop Cycle Learning & Instruction Writer’s Workshop Workshop Cycle Learning & Instruction Mini-lesson Common Core Focus: narrative, opinion, and informative writing Student Application (write, respond, confer) Independent Writing Cycle of prewriting, drafting, revising Edit, publish, Author’s Celebration Reflection

Guided Reading Instructional Reading Levels = Guidelines Small Groups Focused Strategies and Skills Lesson Breakdown Introduce text Focused Prompt or Reading Behavior Students Read Silently or to Teacher Teaching Point Word Work Comprehension Check Oral Written Phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, fluency, vocabulary

Reader’s Workshop Workshop Cycle Learning & Instruction Primary focus Mini-lesson Student Application (read, respond, confer) Reflection Primary focus Creating a community of readers and thinkers Decoding Skills Comprehension Skills

Letterland Our Word Study program is……. Students will learn spelling patterns in words to help them decode tricky words as well as write new words.

Science Social Stuides Pebbles, Sand and Silt Balance and Motion Organisms Earth, Moon, and Sun Social Studies Community Citizens Traditions around the world Maps Supply and Demand/ Goods and services

Field Trips The first grade team is currently in the process of planning field trips for this year. We will be glad to share the dates and locations with you soon. Please remember…. If you volunteer to chaperone on a field trip, you must register as a WCPSS volunteer on a school computer.

Homework Get Go Gator signed and discuss your Child’s reflection sheet. Read EVERY night (10 minutes.) Math pages… will be introducing soon Practice sight words & word families Wake County policy is that first grade homework should take no longer than 20 minutes each night. Blue homework folders will be sent home on Mondays and will be expected to be returned on Fridays of the same week. Letterland practice…will be introducing soon

Project Based Learning Community/Citizenship Traditions Around The World NC Habitats World Environments Insects & Plants Writing like a Scientist

Interims & Report Cards Interims sent home to students half-way through1st quarter, 2nd quarter, 3rd quarter, and 4th quarter. Parent conferences will be held at any time upon request. Report cards are sent home with students at the end of each quarter. Student-led conferences will be at the end of the 4th quarter.

GAME! GAME! GAME! GAME! First graders are worth a million!

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