First Grade Back to School Night http://adams.spps.org/Bienvenidos_a_primer_grado September 28, 2017

Daily Schedule on Days Morning Meeting Readers Workshop Writers Workshop Literacy Skills Lunch/Recess Math Tecnología/Physical Education/Art/Music/Science

Science Safety Contract According to St. Paul Public Schools, students need to have a signed safety contract in order to participate in science activities. The only chemicals they will be using are soap and water.

Reader’s Workshop Whole Class Mini Lesson Independent Work Time/Guided Reading Groups/Oral Language Groups Closing

Great Readers See themselves as readers Make sense of text Use what they know Understand how stories work Read to learn Monitor and organize ideas and information Think critically about books

Writer’s Workshop Whole Class Mini Lesson Independent Writing Share

Developing Writing Habits Personal Narrative: Small Moments Persuasive Letters and Speeches How-To Books Question & Answer Books Book Recommendation Realistic Fiction Informational Writing: Expert Book Poetry

Math Whole Class Lesson Independent Practice/Small Groups Closing

Daily Routines and Comparing Numbers Everyday Uses of Numbers Visual Patterns, Number Patterns and Counting Measurement and Basic Facts Place Value, Number Stories, Basic Facts Developing Fact Power Geometry and Attributes Mental Math, Money and Fractions Place Value and Fractions

Special projects December: Family presentations about a celebration or tradition

Spanish Expectations Starting in September students will use basic classroom words and phrases in Spanish. Tuesday, January 16: Students will speak only Spanish to adults and peers.

Field Trips Fort Snelling (April) Rollerskating (February) Como Planetarium (January/February) Como Zoo (May) Children’s Museum Linwood Rec Center (June)

Birthdays Please check with the teacher before sending birthday treats. Due to the district wellness policy treats are limited to once a month. First grade classes will meet outside on the last Wednesday of the month to sing to all students with birthdays and celebrate with 10 minutes of extra recess.

Thank you for coming tonight!