WELCOME TO MRS. ANDERSON’S AMAZING 1ST GRADE CLASS!!

MORNING ROUTINE… STUDENTS UNPACK CHECK AND TURN IN HOMEWORK BEGIN MORNING WORK COLLECT BEHAVIOR CARD MORNING MEETING ON THE RUG NUMBER CORNER

LANGUAGE ARTS… ‘Wonders Reading Series’ Reading Skills and Anthology Stories (predict, infer, compare and contrast, genre…) Small and Large Group Reading Instruction, Collaborative Pairs and Groups, Guided and Independent Reading Weekly Spelling and Vocabulary Words Grammar: Parts of Speech (Nouns, verbs, adjectives), and Complete Sentence Formation Writing: Complete Sentences, Stories, and Appropriate Punctuation

RTI (Response to Intervention) Based on Individual Needs (math and/or reading) Not Graded READING: Extra Instruction, Strategies, and Practice to Build and Strengthen Phonics, Fluency, and Comprehension Skills MATH: Extra Instruction and Practice to become more fluent and accurate pertaining to math computation

MATH… PLACE VALUE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION FACTS TO 20 NUMBER PATTERNS TO 120 SKIP COUNTING 5s, 10s, AND 100s ORDERING NUMBERS TO 100 ADDING TENS AND ONES BEGINNING FRACTIONS AND EQUAL PARTS LENGTH TIME DATA SHAPES AND GEOMETRY

SCIENCE UNITS… *HANDS-ON UNITS (GRADES WILL REFELECT PARTICIPATION, CLASSWORK, AND ASSESSMENT)

SOCIAL STUDIES UNITS… GOING TO SCHOOL GOOD CITIZENS THE LAND AROUND US ALL ABOUT PEOPLE LOOKING BACK JOBS PEOPLE DO

AR… (ACCELRATED READING) INDIVIDUALIZED READING LEVEL USES ‘CHECKED OUT’ BOOKS FROM THE SCHOOL LIBRARY STUDENTS READ BOOKS AT HOME TO HIM/HERSELF ALONG WITH READING ALOUD TO AN ADULT EVERY NIGHT MAY TAKE QUIZZES 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK STUDENTS MUST EARN AN 80% OR HIGHER ON COMPUTERIZED AR BOOK ASSESSMENT ON 10 BOOKS BEFORE CHOSING FROM THE PRIZE BOX

TECHNOLOGY… STUDENT COMPUTERS LCD PROJECTOR DOCUMENT PROJECTOR AR Xtramath.org STARFALL.COM

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM… CLASSROOM (STICK MOVING SYSTEM): LOSE 1 POWER Level: Still a Good Day LOSE 2 POWER Levels: LOSE 5 MINUTES OF RECESS LOSE 3 POWER Levels: LOSE 10 MINUTES OF RECESS LOSE 4 POWER Levels: LOSE ALL OF RECESS IF BEHAVIOR CONTINUES TO WORSEN, A TRIP TO THE OFFICE, TIME OUT, AND/OR A PARENT PHONE CALL WILL BE MADE. A BEHAVIOR CARD WILL BE SENT HOME DAILY DETAILING THE NUMBER OF STICKS MOVED.

POSTIVE INCENTIVES CLASSROOM: SCHOOLWIDE REWARDS: SUPER STAR STUDENT OF THE WEEK! CAUGHT BEING GOOD ‘POWER CHIPS’ (GROUP INCENTIVE) END OF THE WEEK PRIZE BOX REWARD (TOYS, PENCILS, HOMEWORK PASSES, TREATS, ETC..) SCHOOLWIDE REWARDS: DANCE PARTIES MUNICIPAL PARK TRIPS CRAFTS GAMES AND MUCH MORE!!

DISTRICT GRADING POLICY… READING: 67% CLASSWORK 33% TESTS MATH GRAMMAR 100% CLASSWORK SCIENCE and SOCIAL STUDIES

CONTACT INFORMATION… Email: dianna.anderson@smyrna.k12.de.us School Phone: (302) 653-8587 Class Website: http://nes.smyrna.k12.de.us/apps/staff/ or https://sites.google.com/site/classroomconnection4u/ Remind App

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