Welcome to First Grade Please have a seat at your child’s desk or any available chair.

Introduction Meet Mrs.Westfall 6th year at Arcola 3rd year in first grade Native of NOVA Lynchburg College Lives in South Riding

Goals Develop self-control and self discipline Develop good listening skills Develop independent working skills Develop responsible individuals Develop social skills

Good morning! Students begin walking to class at 7:35am The late bell rings at 7:50am.

*If a • is placed in an area of the report card, Grading The report card will have the following letters as indicators of development: 1/B Below *With assistance, student struggles to demonstrate partial mastery of current grade level expectations 2/P Progressing *With assistance, student demonstrates partial mastery of 3/M Meets *Without assistance, student consistently meets and demonstrates mastery of 4/E Exceeds *In addition to meeting the standard, the student makes application beyond grade level expectations *If a • is placed in an area of the report card, this means that the skill was not assessed during that particular quarter.

Pathways Word Work/Making Big Words Students practice new vocabulary, spelling, and linking known words to new words Literacy Centers Students work in small groups on independent activities to reinforce reading and writing skills Read Aloud Teacher is reading text to students Shared Reading/Poem Reading a poem and finding words with certain features Guided Reading/Literature Circles Teacher assists and instructs as student reads Independent Reading Students read without assistance while maintaining understanding Writers’ Workshop Students work on the elements of writing. They also learn about a variety of texts.

Word Study Word Study is Loudoun County’s spelling program. Words are sorted into groups based upon their features. gr br pl green brush place grape broom play grade breakfast plate

Mathematics Patterns Addition Money Subtraction Fractions Place Value Geometry Time Measurement Graphs/Charts Problem Solving Addition Subtraction Place Value Probability and Statistics

Science Units Scientific Process Weather Seasons Matter Force, Energy, and Motion Habitats Cycles Scientific Process Asking Questions Communicating Gathering Data Making Sense of Data

Social Studies Units Map and Globe Skills Communities/Citizenship Virginia Famous Americans Economics

Homework *Reading is expected every night Children should read aloud: 10/15 minutes *Complete Reading Log- return it each Friday.

Expectations Respect yourself, others and school. Be safe, be kind, and be honest Follow directions Quickly! Raise your hand to speak or stand Listen to your teacher when she is talking. http://www.3rdgradethoughts.com/2012/07/whole-brain-teaching-ish-rules.html

Behavior Management Plan Get a Dragon Ticket for outstanding behavior/following school rules. Collect 15 Dragon Tickets for a trip to the Treasure Box. Consequences for behavior: 1. Remove from the activity. 2. Think Sheet 3. Parents will be notified. ROAR Dragon Bites

Food Breakfast: students may eat breakfast at school in the morning when they first arrive with parent permission Snack : bananas, cereal bars, apple slices, goldfish, crackers, NO PEANUTS, PEANUT PRODUCTS, or NUTELLA Lunch begins at 12:40 each day. *joining your child for lunch *adding money to their account

Communication Email: michelle.westfall@lcps.org Arcola Website Weekly Emails 1st grade updates Daily folder Thursday folder (not every week) Conferences Phone calls and notes as necessary

Housekeeping Specials Schedule: on my web page Class celebrations *three each year *1st Fall Harvest Party, Winter/Holiday Party End of year Party Birthdays *No food, no goodie bags *Can donate a book to the class library Field Trips *One field trip- not certain yet where *Send in earbuds Medication=Nurse Specials Schedule: on my web page