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School day begins at 7:50 a.m. Students arriving after this time MUST have a tardy pass. After Independence Day, students will walk independently to class Dismissal is at 2:10 p.m. No check-outs or transportation changes are accepted after 1:45 p.m. Please make sure that any transportation changes are in writing. Please fill out your child’s transportation daily in your child’s folder. Car riders must be picked up by 2:30 p.m.

Breakfast cost: $1.50 Time: 7:20 – 7:45 a.m. Students stop by the classroom first to get their breakfast card. Only late bus riders receive breakfast after 7:45. If you do not want your child eating breakfast at school, please let one of us know.

Monday is extras day for first grade. 10:51-11:21 at Table 3 Lunch cost: $2.35 No fast food, please! Monday is extras day for first grade. Parents are welcome to come eat lunch with their child. Please sit at the tables on the stage. Please note that parents are only allowed to take their own child to eat at the outside picnic tables unless they have written permission from the parents of the other student. http://www.mypaymentsplus.com

We will be eating snack daily around 1:00. Please send in a healthy snack with your child daily. Extra snack donations for those who forget are always appreciated!

We have 1 party per year- our Winter celebration! Birthday Celebrations You are welcome to bring in a special treat for your child. Please bring it in during our lunch time (10:51) to pass it out.

We will be going on two field trips this year We will be going on two field trips this year! The first grade team is in the process of planning them. Please be sure to check your child’s folder and our classroom blog for information about field trips!

Remind info

Nickajack is a PBIS school, or Positive Behavioral Intervention and Strategies School. We focus on positive behavior. Students will be rewarded for their positive behavior throughout the school by being given Braves Bucks by any staff member.

B3 Be A Better Brave Students learn appropriate behavior of a respectful, responsible, role-model through instruction, practice, feedback, and positive reinforcement.

We love movement in our classroom We love movement in our classroom! Check out the website GoNoodle at home to have some fun dancing time with your kiddo! https://www.gonoodle.com/

Level 3= Meets standards consistently and independently Level 3+ = Exceeds Standards- In addition to the 3, makes applications and inferences beyond expectations. Level 3= Meets standards consistently and independently Level 2 = Progressing- The student is making progress toward meeting the standard. Level 1 = Limited progress or does not meet standards. *Report cards will be sent home at the end of every 9 weeks. *Progress reports will only be sent home (at 4 1/2 weeks)

Students will not be receiving a weekly or monthly homework packet with practice pages. Students should be reading each night (20 minutes is the goal), practicing sight words (need to know 200 sight words by the end of 1st grade), and practicing math facts (addition and subtraction facts to 20). If needed practice pages will be sent home to review.

Georgia Standards of Excellence Cobb Teaching and Learning Standards Essential Questions Cooperative Learning Manipulatives More hands on Students engagement Rigor Fewer worksheets

Conferences will be help the week of October 16th through October 20th Conferences will be help the week of October 16th through October 20th. Conferences will be scheduled for 20 minutes. If needed, additional conferences can be scheduled throughout the year.

Online Parent Resources

Quarter 3 Word problems within 20 Compare numbers based on greater than, less than, or equal to symbol Find the missing number in any position Add and subtract within 20 Add within 100 Quarter 4 Compare 2-digit numbers using symbols Fluently add and subtract within 10 Use strategies to add and subtract within 20 Quarter 1 Word problems within 10 Count to 120 (read and write) Addition and subtraction within 10 Place value (11-19) Orders 3 objects by length Quarter 2 Word problems within 20 Count to 120 starting at any number True/false equations Understanding the meaning of the equal sign Addition and subtraction to 20 Place value (20-99) Data

Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Uses illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, settings, or events. Describe the characters, settings, and major events in a story using key details.

Daily 5 is the structure we use to plan our morning Daily 5 is the structure we use to plan our morning. Children will be busy completing meaningful literacy tasks: Read to self Work on writing Word Work Listen to reading Read to Someone While the students are engaged in their literacy choices, we will be teaching small groups and individuals.  CAFE is what we study during the Daily 5 time. CAFE is an acronym for the four major components of reading: C for Comprehension A for Accuracy F for Fluency E for Expanding Vocabulary  Your child will learn reading strategies within each category. These strategies will become tools that help them become better readers and writers.

On Grade Level Reading Targets (DRA Levels used for Guided Reading) B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Kindergarten On Grade Level Reading Targets (DRA Levels used for Guided Reading) 1st (Beginning at the end of the first nine weeks to the end of the year) 2nd (Beginning at the end of the first nine weeks to the end of the year) 3rd (Beginning at the end of the first nine weeks to the end of the year)

Allows you to log in from home and enjoy thousands of books. Access books that are of interest to students and check out books that have been created that go with our curriculum! https://myon.com/ School: Nickajack Username:  Student ID number Password: read

1st Quarter– Personal Narrative: opening, sequenced events, closing 2nd Quarter– Informational: opening, facts, closing 3rd Quarter– Opinion: opening (your opinion), give reasons/examples, closing (restate your opinion) 4th Quarter– review of all 3 genres All Quarters – capital letters, ending punctuation marks, spacing, spell unknown words phonetically, on topic

1st Quarter Weather Forms of precipitation Rain, snow, sleet, hailstones 2nd Quarter Magnets Sound 3rd Quarter Light & Shadows 4th Quarter Parts of Plants Basic Needs of Plants and Animals Compare and Describe Animals

1st Quarter Locate my county, state, nation, continent Locate continents and oceans Identify and describe landforms Explains scarcity Saving and spending money 2nd Quarter Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin 3rd Quarter Lewis & Clark, & Sacagawea Theodore Roosevelt 4th Quarter George Washington Carver Ruby Bridges

1st Quarter Respectful vs. disrespectful 2nd Quarter Food pyramid 3rd Quarter Muscle groups 4th Quarter Accident prevention strategies

1st Quarter 75 sight words 2nd Quarter 150 sight words 3rd Quarter 175 sight words 4th Quarter 200 sight words

Gifted Eligibility Meeting - Friday, August 11 at 9AM in the Learning Commons. Purpose: to share with the public the eligibility process in Cobb County. All are welcome to attend.

Extended Day- August 21st Labor Day- September 4th Fall Break- September 25th- September 29th Conference Week & Early Release- October 16th- October 20th Thanksgiving Break- November 20th- November 24th Holiday Break- December 21st- January 3rd MLK Jr. Holiday- January 15th Winter Break- February 19th- February 23rd Spring Break- April 2nd- April 6th Last Day of School- May 23rd Early Release Days- August 30th, October 12th, December 19th, December 20th, March 14th, May 22nd, May 23rd

Extended Day will be August 21st for the solar eclipse. School will be dismissed 45 minutes late. Check out the Cobb County website for more information. http://cobbk12.org/eclipse

Please place questions on a sticky note and put them on the parking lot sign. *These questions will be answered on my blog so all will be able to know the answers!