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. I have a twin sister who teaches second grade in Bethlehem. 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 third year teaching first grade!

A Typical Day in First Grade Morning Settling In / Morning Work Calendar / Rhythm & Rhyme 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 (Tuesday)

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 Horray 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

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                

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.

Social Studies Our Social Studies program is published by Scott Foresman. The six units of study in first grade are: Unit 1: Time for School Unit 2: In My Community Unit 3: Work! Work! Work! Unit 4: Our Earth, Our Resources Unit 5: This Is Our Country Unit 6: Our Country, Our World Click on the Social Studies: All Together graphic to go to the Scott Foresman social studies website. Click on the sun to go back.

Click on the Discovery Works graphic to go to their website. Science Our first grade science program consists of three units of study. Here are the names of the three units. Unit 1: Living Things Unit 2: Environment Unit 3: Matter and Water                     Click on the Discovery Works graphic to go to their website. Click on the sun to go back.

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)