Welcome to Curriculum Night! Walnut Hills Elementary

Learning Targets ●We understand the basic routines and procedures of first grade. ●We know how to access classroom information and communicate with the classroom teacher. ●We are familiar with the foundations of first grade curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Nuts and Bolts... ●Snacks o Healthy Snacks encouraged ●Homework ●Absences/Tardies o Attendance line

Communication is the Key! ●Blogs--Bookmark and check often! o Subscribe to blog for updates ● is the best way to contact the teachers ●Parent University opportunities ●Horton’s blog for updates on professional learning

PBIS ●Focus on positive behaviors and choices ●Incorporated into daily morning meetings ●Individual and Classroom Management Plans ●Assemblies/Celebrations

Curriculum ●Access to grade level curriculum ●Integrated curriculum-bridge content areas together ●End of year expectations o Beginning/Developing is fine in November!

1st Grade Reading Expectations ●Demonstrates active word solving strategies ●Reads fluently ●Explain the major differences between fiction and nonfiction texts ●Uses illustrations and details in a story to describe story elements ●Identifies the main idea and retells key details of a text ●Reads grade level texts (level I by the END of 1st grade)

Reading Expectations

Reading With Your Child ●What is a Just Right book? (I PICK) ●Problem solving when reading with your child at home ●There’s more to reading than “sounding out the word” *Look for parts/chunks they already know in the word *Check the beginning letter *Blend the letters together (Stretch it out - rubber band) *Look for context clues *Break a word apart with their fingers *Practice with sight words so these words can be recognized easily.

Reading With Your Child

1st Grade Math Expectations ●Extend the counting sequence (2’s, 5’s and 10’s past 120) ●Read and writes numbers (to 120) ●Fluently adds ●Fluently subtracts ●Solves word problems using addition and subtraction

1st Grade Math Expectations ●Tells and writes time (hour and ½ hour) ●Represents and interprets data ●Understands place value ●Uses a combination of coins to count and exchange money within $1.00 (P,N,D,Q) ●Applies knowledge of attributes to construct shapes

Everyday Math ●Spiral approach ●Manipulatives used to teach concepts o Concrete-Semi Concrete-Abstract ●Home Links o communication between home and school o not meant to be frustrating o responsibility

1st Grade Writing Expectations ●Revise to strengthen writing ●Edit for grade level conventions (beginning with a capital letter, capitalizing I and names, punctuation) ●Write to inform ●Develop narrative writing using characters, setting, and events ●Writes opinion pieces with supporting reasons on topics or texts

Science and Social Studies ●Sun & Moon ●Solids & Liquids ●Plants & Animals Settling in the United States American Symbols Changes in Communities (communication and transportation) Goods and Services; Producers and Consumers Leadership Types of Communities

Instruction ●Workshop Approach o Allows for differentiation o Collaboration/choice Mini-Lesson 7-10 min Whole Group Focused Lesson ApplicationStudents working independently, in partners or in small groups Teacher working with small groups and conferring with students Closing min Whole class sharing Students sharing their thinking Teacher can revisit a skill

Assessment ●Benchmarks o September, December, April ●Ongoing o Frequent feedback between teacher and student ●Rubrics and self assessments

Progress Report Rubric Math Rubric Reading Rubric Writing Rubric Social Studies Rubric Science Rubric Behavior Rubric Beginning (I understand a little bit but I still need a lot of help from my teacher) Developing (I mostly understand but sometimes I still need my teacher’s help) Secure (I can do it all of the time without my teacher’s help) Exceeds (I do it on my own in a lot of different ways)

First Grade Collaboration ●Reading Lab-Mrs. McEnroe o Meets daily (20-30 min) with students who qualify and need extra reading support o students benefit from double dose of reading ●First Grade PLC o First Grade Team o Mrs. Horton o Mrs. McEnroe o Mrs. McClurg o Mrs. Marron and Mrs. Ferguson o Related Arts Team

PARTY VOLUNTEERS PTO will send out a sign-up Fall Harvest Party - October 30th ●Time depends on what the team/teacher has decided ●Only 3 parent volunteers per party Winter Party - December 22nd ●Time depends on what the team/teacher decides ●Only 3 parent volunteers per party Valentine's Day - February 12th ●Time depends on what the team/teacher decides ●Only 3 parent volunteers per party ●NO Candy (per student/parent handbook)