Welcome To Curriculum Night!

Specials Music Media PE Guidance/Computer Art

Field Trips (possible) Children’s Museum Children’s Theatre Allison Woods Outdoor Learning Center New option!! You may pay for your child’s field trip online! Check out Clemmons home website for the link.

Homework Monday-Thursday nights   1. Spelling/Word Wall-Choose your own Word Wall activity to learn your Word Wall words by looking in the BEAR folder. Write on the behavior sheet what your child choses to do to learn their words that night. 2. Math- Students will be given a different math skill or problem to work on each night. 3. Take home reading-Fifteen minutes minimum. Have your child read out loud to you. This may be Raz-Kids or a book from home. I may assign a book to some children to guide their growth.

Classroom Discipline Plan Our Rules: Attend school each day. Be respectful to yourself and others. Be obedient to adult school friends. Do your best work. Take care of your school and property.

Clemmons Pride P reparation R espect I ntegrity D etermination E xcellence

Common Core State Standards Initiative An effort designed to improve educational outcomes for students by developing a set of common academic standards in mathematics and language arts. Shows a clear progression of learning from kindergarten to twelfth grade. Assures parents their children have access to the same high quality education other students receive in other parts of the country. Goal: provide a more rigorous curriculum and a deeper understanding of content www.dpi.state.nc.us/ready or www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us (Click departments, subject, grade).

Imagine It! Letter/Book/Print awareness Phonemic awareness Phonics This is our comprehensive reading and writing instruction program. Instructional emphasis is in the areas of: Letter/Book/Print awareness Phonemic awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary and Comprehension Inquiry Language Arts, Writing, Grammar, and Spelling Visit the “At Home” section of www.imagineitreading.com

Reading and Responding Comprehension Strategies: Asking questions Answering questions Making connections Visualizing Clarifying Predicting Summarizing Comprehension Skills: Making inferences Sequence Compare and Contrast Drawing Conclusions Reality and Fantasy Cause and Effect Classify and Categorize Main Ideas and Details

Writing: Emphasis is on Process Writing Procedure: Prewriting Drafting Revising/Editing Publishing Command of basic writing skills will be assessed in the areas of handwriting, spelling, sentence construction, and grammar.

Writing: Emphasis is on Process Writing Imagine It will utilize the inquiry approach to further develop ideas for writing The forms of writing we will be exploring are: Narrative Informative Opinion

Math Standards Makes sense and perseveres in solving problems Reasons abstractly and quantitatively Constructs viable arguments and critiques the reasoning of others Models with mathematics Uses appropriate tools strategically Attends to precision Looks for and makes use of structure Looks for and expresses regularity in repeated reasoning

Grade One Overview Number and Operations in Base Ten Operations and Algebraic Thinking -Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction. -Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction. -Add and subtract within 20. -Work with addition and subtraction equations. Number and Operations in Base Ten -Extend the counting sequence. -Understand place value. -Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract. Measurement and Data -Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units. -Tell and write time. -Represent and interpret data. Geometry -Reason with shapes and their attributes.

Science- First Quarter Forces and Motion: Understand how forces (pushes or pulls) affect the motion of an object. Science- Second Quarter Earth Systems: Understand the physical properties of Earth materials that make them useful in different ways.

Science- Third Quarter Earth In the Universe: Recognize the features and patterns of the Earth/Moon/Sun system as observed from Earth. Science- Fourth Quarter Ecosystems: Understand characteristics of various environments and behaviors of humans that enable plants and animals to survive. Molecular Biology: Summarize the needs of living organisms for energy and growth.

Social Studies- First Quarter Understand that history tells a story of how people and events changed society over time. Understand the importance of rules. Social Studies- Second Quarter Use geographic representations, terms, and technologies to process information from a spatial perspective. Understand how humans and the environment interact within the local community.

Social Studies- Third Quarter Understand the diversity of people in the local community. Social Studies- Third Quarter Understand basic economic concepts.

Assessments Reading Formal one-on-one reading of text and retell DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) Fluent reading of sounds is assessed one-on-one and is timed http://teachers.cr.k12.de.us/~galgano/dibel2.htm Teacher observation

Assessments Spelling Writing Word Wall words Invented spelling with correct beginning and ending sounds, later middle sounds Writing Composes several sentences related to topic Capital letters (beginning of sentence and names) Spacing Word Wall words spelled correctly Uses temporary spelling that can generally be read by others Consistently uses punctuation at the end

Assessments Social Studies/Science Daily observation of participation Math: Written and Performance based Daily observation One on one performance/small group tasks Social Studies/Science Daily observation of participation Teacher created and summative assessment

Testing and Grading The reading grade comes from: Formal reading assessments, one-on-one Teacher observation Dibels assessments Spelling grade comes from: Word Wall words Invented spelling with correct beginning and ending sounds, later middle sounds Six Star Writing: Composes several sentences related to the topic Capital letters for names and at the beginning of a sentence Spacing Writes Word Wall words correctly Uses temporary spelling that can generally be read by others Consistently uses end punctuation

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