Welcome to First Grade! Miss Matan’s Class

Your Teacher… Valerie Matan 6th year of teaching Eager to begin a new and exciting year

Our Daily Schedule 8:30 Breakfast 8:55 Calendar Math 9:15 Reading 11:45 Lunch 12:15 Recess 12:30 Writing 1:10 Core Extension 1:40 Encore 2:30 Science / Social Studies 3:30 Dismissal Encore Day 1 PE Day 2 Art Day 3 Music Day 4 PE Day 5 Media

Arrival and Breakfast… Doors open at 8:30 After 8:55 students are marked late and must sign in at the office. All students receive a free breakfast each morning. Students eat breakfast from 8:30-8:55.

Dismissal Dismissal is at 3:30 Walkers are dismissed from classroom doors Students are dismissed after announced over intercom Car riders are taken to the gym Parents follow the traffic loop to front door Please be sure your child knows how they will go home from school. A written note must be sent in for dismissal changes.

School Supplies All school supplies have been purchased Book bags have also been provided for each child this year.

Ride the Wave… To Awesome Behavior! All students start on 4 each day 5- caught showing outstanding behavior 3- warning 2- loose part of recess 1- loose all recess and note sent home

Bounce-Back Binders Bounce it Home, It Bounces back Travel to and from school each day Reviewed each morning Please review each night Best form of communication HW sheet – sign and return All homework is kept inside this binder at all times

Homework… See the HW sheet in folder each night Spelling Math Poems First week done in class Math Fact practice Poems Read 2-3 poems and complete activity Reading Guided reading books

Homework Chart Week of September 27 Spelling Math Facts Book Poems Reading Envelope Notes Parent Signature Monday Sept. 27 Picture Boxes Complete tonight’s facts Tuesday Sept. 28 3 times each Read poems and complete activity Wednesday Sept. 29 Word Sort Thursday Sept. 30 Sentences Read Guided reading books Friday Oct. 1 Enjoy your weekend!! Early Dismissal Things to Remember * Homework should take less than 20 minutes. If it is lasting longer, please let me know! Coming Up… * No School Friday, October 15th * Early Dismissal Friday, October 29th

Curriculum What will we learn? Math Patterns Addition / Subtraction Measurement Geometry Money Fractions Reading Word families Word wall words Reading strategies Fluency Comprehension

Curriculum What will we learn? Science Solids and liquids Sand, silt, pebbles Insects Social Studies Community helpers Maps and geography People around the world Past and present

Before you leave… Fill out information card Sign behavior tracking sheet leave a message on the sandcastle

Do you have any other questions about this school year?

Thanks for coming to meet me and see the classroom. Thank You! Thanks for coming to meet me and see the classroom. Remember- school begins Wednesday at 8:30!