Back To School Night Welcome, Parents!

Meet Mrs. Rebone  My family  Illinois State University  Elementary Education  2 nd year at PV  Taught from Hawaii to New York!

Wild About Learning “ A jungle has many plants. They grow close together…In a jungle, tall trees reach for the sun.” -Jungles by Podendorf

Reading  Making Meaning  Comprehension strategies  Vocabulary enrichment  Guided Reading  Small groups, instruction at your child’s reading level  Daily 5  Homework  Reading Log  Sight Words- red light, green light

Phonics and Decoding  Heggerty daily  Secret Stories  LTR-  Students switch classrooms  Nightly homework- 5 min. or less

Writing  Helping your 1 st grade writer  Handwriting  Handwriting Without Tears program  Being a Writer  personal narrative writing  revision  nonfiction writing  poetry

Math  Common Core Standards  EnVision  Math Stations  Xtra Math  Rocket Math

 Operations and Algebraic Thinking  Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.  Add and subtract within 20.  Number and Operations in Base Ten  Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract. Math (Cont.)

 Measurement and Data  Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.  Tell and write time.  Represent and interpret data  Geometry  Reason with shapes and their attributes.

Science  pond life  desert life  Earth, sun, moon  magnets  landforms

Social Studies  Community/economics  Holidays  Map skills  Patriotic symbols

Homework  Students should bring their folder home each day and return it the next morning.  Please check your child’s folder every day, remove completed papers(home pocket), complete homework and return to school (school pocket).  Please read the assignment sheet every night, I communicate many important items this way!  Graded math papers will generally not be returned.  Poetry every weekend

Discipline  “Banana Behavior”  Consequences  Positive and negative  Rewards  Parent-teacher communication - Green Note

Specials Schedule 2:00-3:00 Monday PE Music Tuesday PE Library Wednesday Computer s Music Thursday PE Social Skills Friday Art Lunch 11:05-11:45

Additional Information  Gym shoes  Volunteers-sign up!!!  Scholastic-Online  Hot lunch/milk  Birthday invitations  School Belongings-LABEL EVERYTHING!

Thank You! I am looking forward to a terrific year!