Welcome to First Grade’s Curriculum Night Mrs. Connell, Mrs. Gossett, Mrs. Parris and Mrs. Barge, Mrs. Waters

The 5 Domains of Reading The five domains of reading are the five components that all of us must master to become great readers. Phonemic Awareness Phonics Vocabulary Fluency Comprehension

Accelerated Reading (AR) Tips & Reminders AR Books should be brought to school each day and taken home each day. Your child will need to score 80% or better to receive credit for the book. They can not retake any AR test. Students can take up to 2 tests per day. Students can take tests on books that they have at home. You can check to see if it is an AR book at www.arbookfind.com. Parents can use the Renaissance Home Connect to check their child’s scores and AR progress. The High Bar Reading Challenge for the school has a goal of 50 points for 1st grade students. Students should earn at least 12.5 points every 9 weeks in order to achieve this goal. The end of the 1st 9 weeks is October 6th.

Text Types and Purposes WRITING Text Types and Purposes Informative/Explanatory Narrative Opinion Production and Distribution of Writing Add details to strengthen writing Research to Build and Present Knowledge Participate in research and writing projects

First grade’s Mathematics

Content standards for Grade 1 are arranged within the following domains and clusters: Operations and Algebraic Thinking Number and Operations in Base Ten Measurement and Data Geometry

Science

Science concepts covered this year: Weather and climate Changes in water caused by weather Light and Sound Magnets Characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals

Social Studies

Geography City, county, state, nation and continent Continents, oceans, and landforms

Historical figures Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin, Lewis and Clark with Sacagawea, George Washington Carver, and Ruby Bridges

Economics Goods, services, producers, and consumers Spending and saving choices

Songs: “America” and “America the Beautiful”

Standards Based Grading 0= Critical Needs: Students are not making progress towards meeting the standard 1= Emerging: Students require additional support and interventions to achieve the standard 2= Progressing: Students are making progress towards but have not met the standard 3= Meets: Students have met the expected goal 4= Exceeds: Students are beyond the expected level at that point in time relative to the standard

First Grade Reminders PAWS Cards Project Based Learning (PBL) Check your child’s folder nightly Sign and return important papers Read and keep other papers Dress code reminders Literacy Day LES Parent/Teacher Conference Day is November 6

Where can you find more information? Henry County School’s Website http://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/le Resources for The Georgia Standards of Excellence http://www.gadoe.org