Top Ten Things You Need to Know About First Grade Curriculum Night 2015-2016 Great Happens Here!

1. Teamwork Introductions Who’s here? NAME CHILD’S NAME Communication Blog: http://blogs.waukeeschools.org/jfraser/ Email: jfraser@waukeeschools.org

Music Program: Tues. April 7 2. Schedule Music Program: Tues. April 7 Snack is at 1:45 

Lunchtime and Recess: 11:40-12:20PM 3. Lunch/Snack Menu-options Birthdays Allergies Lunchtime and Recess: 11:40-12:20PM Snack at 1:45PM

4. 7 Habits Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win-Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

5. Writing Narrative Writing Non-Fiction Opinion Writing How-to All About Opinion Writing Invented Spelling Handwriting Letter formation Readable

6. Reading District Expectations Daily 3/Café Reading at Home Phonics Reading for at least 90 minutes per day Daily 3/Café Reading at Home Book baggies Decoding Strategies Comprehension Phonics Words Their Way High Frequency Words

7. Math Counts within 120 by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. Reads, writes, and represents a number of objects up to 120. Adds and subtracts within 20 and demonstrates fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Uses addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems. Tells, shows, and writes time in hours and half hours using analog and digital clocks. Organizes, represents, and interprets data with up to three categories. Builds and draws shapes to possess defining attributes. Understands and uses place value. Solves word problems using coin combinations and exchanges within $1.00 involving quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.

8. Science/Social Studies Social Studies SBO’s Goods/Services provided by Government Communities (rural, urban, desert, forest, etc.—why people choose to live there) Producers and Consumers Natural Resources Geographic Definitions & Representations (Maps, globes, human vs. physical characteristics) US Symbols Transportation & Technology/Communication Leadership Qualities   Science SBO’s Sun and Moon Unit Exploration of Matter Unit Light and Sound-Waves Unit Plants and Animals Unit

9. Volunteers/Giving Tree Volunteers are always welcome! Cutting Sorting Working with Kids Leadership Notebooks Organize Materials Wish List outside my door & on blog

10. Homework Math Home links Read at least 20 minutes a day If your child reads 20 min. a day=8,000 min. for the school year. If your child reads 5 min. a day=2,000 min. for the school year. Practice High Frequency Words Projects Occasionally

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