Welcome to First Grade We invite you to take a look at our day together here at school!

First Grade Info Our day begins at 7:45 A phone call is appreciated, but a note is required for an absence Please call front office for ride change by 2:00 Lunch is at 11:15-11:45, Please join us anytime! Visitors-Background checks Send all medications to school nurse Please visit or team webpage, or individual teacher webpages

First Grade Info Cont. * Boot Binder *Mandatory Parent Conferences -The week of October 7 th. We will send sign up sheets. * Homework-Coming Soon (2 nd 6 weeks) -Reading nightly for 15 minutes and logging books -Math/Spelling

GRADES Numerical Grades will begin the Second Six Weeks Check grades online Progress Reports and Report Cards will be online! Some work will be sent home, other grades will be in your child’s Notebooks You are welcome to come visit us anytime!

Our Schedule 7:15-7:45 Arrival 7:45-8:05 Morning Meeting/ Skills Block 8:05-9:00 Writers Workshop 9:00-9:55 Readers Workshop 9:55-10:45 Guided Reading/Centers 10:45-11:15 Math Fluency Block 11:15-11:45 Lunch 11:45-12:15 Recess 12:15-1:2:50 Science/Social Studies 12:50-1:45 Specials (We go to Music- Mon/Fri, P.E.- T/TH, Art- Wed) 1:45-2::45 Math 2:45 Dismissal **We will go to library on Monday’s at 8am

Reading is what it’s all about!

Reading Goals/Readers Workshop * DRA Testing 3-16 (C-I) Beginning, Middle, and End of Year * Level C-I What does it look like? * Comprehension Guiding Questions; Make connections, predictions, checking for comprehension * Fluency Reading just right Guided Reading Group- Books will be sent home in folder. Must be returned daily We will change out the oldest book once they have 5-6 in their bag. What if they have the book memorized? *Spelling-Coming Soon!

The challenge is on!! Every 1 st grader is to read 100 books…but we can do even better than that right?! Turn 1 : 25 books read and logged September 27 th Turn 2 : 50 books read and logged October 25 th Turn 3: 75 books read and logged January 24 th Turn 4: 100 books read and logged TBD

Speed to Read Challenge Guided Reading Books: Will count when read independently. The same book can be written down up to 2 times on their log for each turn. Non Fiction/Fiction Books: Can be recorded as many times as read. Nascar Themed Books: Can only be logged once, but they count double!!! Chapter Books: Each chapter counts as 1 book.

Speed to Read Reading Log: Your child’s teacher will check the reading log and move your child’s car for every 10 books read. Even though each child is expected to read 100 books= 1million words, we want them to continue reading and logging books even if they have reached 100. Clara Love wants to win the challenge against the other schools! Extra logs are on the website to print out. A “just right” book is a book your child can read. It should not be too easy where they know every word, but they shouldn’t struggle On more than 5 words. All kids who meet their goal will get to go Somewhere special at the end of the year!

Writers Workshop *Opening, Work Period, Closing * The writing process -Planning -Drafting -Editing/ Revising -Publishing *Story Ideas *Handwriting *Punctuation/Capitalization *Inventive Spelling is good! -mi kat iz cut

Math Assessments- B, M, E of year Assessing: Number Sense, Mental Math, Seeing and Counting Groups How can you help at home? *Play Dot Cards, Give them story problems to think about or have them create their own. We are trying to create deep thinkers and problem solvers. *Ask your child how many dots do you see? Can they see groups and not have to count by ones?

Science Ongoing Process Skills- collect data, measure, sort, predict Process, Inquiry, and Physical Systems – Parts of a whole, record changes in size, shape, mass, color Earth Systems- Rocks, soil, water Space- change occurs Life Systems- parts of plants and animals, living/non-living

Social Studies * Citizenship/Rules *Communities * Authority Figures * Traditions, Customs, Celebrations * Geography/Mapping * Texas Symbols * US Symbols

First Grade Behavior * Here at Clara Love we want to create a positive reward system (no colors)! *Choice Celebration- for making good choices *Character Lessons Extra Incentives: Class Incentives, Fun Friday School wide Expectations

A Parents Guide to Elementary Education in NISD

Clara Love is a Pearson Model School!

What does it mean to be a Title I School? Being a Title I school means receiving federal funding (Title I dollars) to supplement the school’s existing programs. These dollars are used for… –Identifying students experiencing academic difficulties and providing timely assistance to help these student’s meet the State’s challenging content standards. –Purchasing supplemental staff/programs/materials/supplies –Conducting parental Involvement meetings/trainings/activities –Recruiting/Hiring/Retaining Highly Qualified Teachers

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