Things to Know About Mrs. Wintring’s First Grade Class! Kyrene de la Mariposa

Meet Mrs. Wintring Welcome to the school year! I am so excited to start my fourth year at Mariposa in first grade. Originally from upstate New York, I moved to Tempe, Arizona in 2000 where I received my Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Education from A.S.U. My first three years of teaching I taught second grade at the Murphy School district in Phoenix and then taught first grade and 1/2 multiage at Kyrene del Milenio for three more years. In 2006 I had my daughter Cora and decided to stay home with her. My husband Cliff, Cora and I then moved to Flagstaff, AZ and in 2008 my son Jacob was born. After four years we moved back to Phoenix and I resumed teaching and taught first grade at Mariposa the last three years. Cora is in 3 rd grade at Milenio and Jacob is in 1 st grade. Other than teaching you can find me mountain biking, hiking, swimming with my kids, and enjoying South Mountain. I look forward to getting to know all of our new first graders!

A Typical Day in First Grade  Opening/Announcements  Reading Block (8:00-9:50)  Reading Intervention Focus Groups  Snack Recess (9:50-10:05)  Math Intervention Focus Groups  Lunch Recess-10:45Lunch 11:05  Social Studies, Science, Health  Specials 11:50-12:40  Math 12:45-1:45  Writing Workshop  Closing

Specials Monday-Music 11:50-12:40 Tuesday-Computer Lab 11:30-12:15 Wednesday-PE 8:55-9:45 Thursday- Library 11:50-12:40 Friday- Art 11:50-12:40

Literacy Instruction: Reading Block 7:50-9:50 M-F DAILY 5- Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Word Work, Listen to Reading IFG (Instructional Focus Groups) (30 minutes of small group work) Ashlock (Phonics based program) Whole Group Reading Instruction (Harcourt) Weekly focus skill and strategy- Plus, Check, Minus

Daily 5 and Cafe  Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Word Work (phonics, spelling), Work on Writing  Students will get to 2-3 rounds each day. They will need to Read to Self and Work on Writing 5 times each week.  I will be teaching mini-lessons and then working with reading groups and individuals.  Students will be working on C-comprehension, A-accuracy, F- fluency, E- expanding vocabulary

Dibles Reading Assessment 3 Times per year formally tested Fluency: Read 47 wpm, 90% accuracy Benchmark, Strategic, Intenstive CLS (Correct Letter Sounds) NWF (Nonsense word fluency) (vep,tig) Letters sent home with results and ideas to help

Math Instruction 90 minutes of math instruction per day: Investigations program – real-life problem solving, number sense, etc… CGI- Cognitive Guided Instruction Focus on problem-solving strategies (see take-home folder) Calendar (whole group)-odd and even, counting, place value, calendar skills, data analysis, skip counting Smartboard-Calendar is done on the smartboard and is very interactive. MATH BOXES-Enrichment side optional

Writing Journal writing and various writing prompts will be incorporated daily as a part of their “Work on Writing” during our reading block. Writer’s Workshop will take place every day. This is where students learn to draft ideas for stories, edit, and publish. 6 Trait Writing Scale-Students will be rated throughout the school year on their writing.

6 Trait Writing Scale Ideas Organization Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions Word Choice

Blasting Through Our Day Blue – Fantastic Day Purple– Amazing Day Green –Great day Orange – Warning Red- Recess Think Time 8/29/ Positive Rewards Moon Rocks Jar Table Points BLAST coupons Principal’s Lunch

Mariposa is implementing a school-wide PBIS program What is PBIS? – Positive Behavior Intervention System – Focuses on positive rewards for good behavior – Creates a plan for “teaching” appropriate student behaviors – Creates a plan to address undesirable student behaviors through teacher and administrative interventions – Lesson plans build on Mariposa LifeSkills – Consistency throughout the school All staff expectations are the same, using the same language and the same series of rewards and consequences

BLAST Be Respectful Lead with Integrity Act Responsible Safety Matters Together We Achieve BLAST takes all the great programs and incentives Mariposa already has in place and ties them together! – School Store coupons (Blast Coupons) – Miss Manner certificates (Blast Coupons) – Principals Lunch – Lifeskills (all Lifeskills are imbedded within BLAST) BLAST

Homework Procedures Homework: Weekly Homework-Sent home on Friday. All homework is due the following Friday. Spelling Tests and Reading tests are every Friday. Reading Homework: 15 minutes of reading at least 4 nights a week. Reading Bags: Your child will receive a reading bag with the book that they read that day along with a reading log. Have your child answer the question assigned and initial at the top that your child read. I will let you know via /newsletter when we will be starting reading groups. Blue Take-Home folders: Please check your child’s take-home folder every night, sign the behavior chart, and read!

Astronaut of the Week! Starting soon each child will get a chance to be Astronaut of the week. They will get a poster to fill out the week before and will be due the following Monday. These will be shared with the class and displayed in the hallway throughout the week.

Parent Involvement:  Workroom help  Literacy Stations, Journals, Writer’s Workshop, Math, Reading  Guest Readers  Field Trip and Special Events  Scheduled volunteering Your time is appreciated!

Volunteer Orientation Tuesday/Thursday August 26 th and 28 th from 2:45-3:15pm. Childcare available Volunteer Guidelines/Training

Communication: Phone:  Newsletters via and the website  Blue-Take Home Folder  Class Webpage:

My Mission Statement To facilitate learning for all students by creating a fair, safe and positive environment where all people treat each other and themselves with dignity and respect. “Whatever It Takes”