Welcome to Miss Lewis’ First Grade Open House

About Me I am a graduate of Moravian College. I am currently pursuing my Masters in Education at Moravian. This fall I will be completing my thesis project about writing- I will be sending home a permission form to use your kiddo’s data tomorrow. I have a twin sister who teaches second grade in Bethlehem. She is going to have a baby girl in December!! I am getting married on November 3rd! I have two cats: Rosa and Charles

Kratzer Elementary School I pre student taught and student taught here at Kratzer I was a Title I assistant for two years, working with first grade, second grade, and fourth grade. I was a long term sub in kindergarten while Mrs. Jones was on maternity leave. I also subbed in second grade while a teacher was on leave. This is my fourth year teaching first grade!

A Typical Day in First Grade Morning Settling In / Morning Work Calendar / Rhythm & Rhyme/ Mindfulness Whole Group Language Arts (Wonders) Readers Club Afternoon Read Aloud/ Writing/ Finishing up Readers Club P.A.W.S. (Personal Achievement Welcomes Success) Period Math (Go Math!) Snack Encores Dismissal

Encores ART LIBRARY (Day 2) MUSIC GYM (Day 4) COMPUTER LAB (Day 1) *smocks LIBRARY (Day 2) MUSIC (Day 3) GYM (Day 4) COMPUTER LAB (We no longer have a lab- we are working out how to replace this time with ipads or chrome books in the classroom)

Classroom Management In my classroom, we earn marbles as our classroom management system. Each day, the children are rewarded with a certain amount of marbles for good behavior as a group. They earn marbles for working hard, listening carefully, walking nicely in the halls, etc. When we fill up our marble jar to the halfway mark, students will earn a treat. When we fill the marble jar completely up, we will have a bigger party! Students may also earn treats throughout the day from the treat jars for completing an assignment nicely, working hard, etc. Hoot Hoot Hooray Slips: You will see green slips coming home occasionally with your kiddos. They can earn a slip by showing outstanding behavior or hard work. When your child receives this slip, he/she has earned a green for the day!

Color Behavior System If your kiddo should receive an orange I will write a note explaining why and ask for your signature.

Miss Lewis’ Website Please check out my website by going to: http://www.parklandsd.org/web/lewist/

Language Arts We are using the Wonders language arts program. There are six units. They are: Unit 1: Getting to Know Us Unit 2: Our Community Unit 3: Changes Over Time Unit 4: Animals Everywhere Unit 5: Figure it Out Unit 6: Together We Can Readers Club: When we begin Readers Club, your kiddos will be bringing home the books they’ve read in class. Please read with them and send the book and signed slip back to school the next day.  https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=n4h6 https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/rd14s/dashboard.do                

Wonders Phonics Scope and Sequence- In your folders

Other Wonders details: At the beginning of each new week I will be sending home a paper that has some of the Wonders materials listed that we will be learning over the week (spelling, sight words, and word practice)- this does not include Start Smart At the end of the week I will sending home a newsletter. This also reviews what was learned over the week Weekly Assessments Last year we graded weeks 2 and 4, so if we continue to do that those will be sent home for you to review and sign. Unit 1 weekly assessments will be done together for practice so those will not be sent home.

Click on the Go Math! graphic to go to their website. Go Math! is our math program. There are 12 chapters. Ch. 1: Addition Concepts Ch. 2: Subtraction Concepts Ch. 3: Addition Strategies Ch. 4: Subtraction Strategies Ch. 5: Addition and Subtraction Relationships Ch. 6: Count and Model Numbers Ch. 7: Compare Numbers Ch. 8: Two-Digit Addition and Subtraction Ch. 9: Measurement Ch. 10: Represent Data Ch. 11: Three-Dimensional Geometry Ch. 12: Two-Dimensional Geometry Click on the Go Math! graphic to go to their website. Click on the sun to go back.

Birthday Treats Due to increasing allergies over the years we will be doing non- edible birthday treats. This could be pencils, erasers, anything that doesn’t involve food. Thanks for your cooperation! 

Thank You! Thank you for all of your help and support! Please feel free to contact me anytime you have any questions or concerns. Email: lewist@parklandsd.org Phone: 610-351-5900 (ext: 21116)