Schluter Elementary School Curriculum Night Saddle Up For Success

Our Philosophy “They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel.” –Anonymous Help my students achieve the highest quality performance they can Warm and nurturing environment Students have ownership of their learning Students are engaged Differentiate instruction Teach at higher levels of thinking

Arrival & Dismissal School Hours:7:45-2:45 BACK:Pick Up and Drop off FRONT:Buses Parent escorting student Daycare After 7:45 Drop off students in the front

Daily Schedule 7:45Number Corner 8:00Skills Block 8:30Writers Workshop 9:30Readers Workshop/Social Studies 10:30Science 11:05Recess

Daily Schedule 11:35Lunch 12:05Science 12:30Math 1:45Specials 2:45Dismissal

Library Mrs. Pospisil Allen - Tuesdays at 10:00 Browning – Thursdays at 10:00 East – Wednesdays at 10:00

Specials Music – Mr. Ming Art – Mrs. Staley PE – Mrs. Withers Divided into color groups

Special People Mrs. Caley - Principal Mrs. Kassuba - Counselor Mrs. Pierce – Curriculum & Instruction Mrs. Capps – Nurse Mrs. Love – Office Mrs. Laffoon – Attendance Mrs. Komarek – Office Manager Mr. Thomas - Cafeteria

Absences Students are counted absent at 9:30 Call the office when you know your student will be absent. A written note should be sent upon the student’s return to school. Students must be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school.

Things In My Backpack –Folder with Behavior Log - please initial it everyday –Every Thursday – Newsletter, Notes from School, Graded Work, and Homework(due the following Thursday) –Book Baggie

Behavioral Expectations Work and Study Habits Personal Behavior Green – Excellent Blue – Satisfactory Yellow – Needs Improvement Red - Unsatisfactory

Curriculum Number Corner Math Investigations Readers Workshop Writers Workshop Guided Reading Science / Social Studies Thinking Maps Critical Thinking Skills

Goals and Expectations Goals and expectations are aligned with the state learning standards for first grade. (TEKS DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) Assessed in September, January and, May Level 3 at the beginning of the year and level 16 at the end of the year. Other Diagnostic Assessments Math: Number Concepts Writing: Benchmarks administered 2 times per year (October and May)

District Assessments Reading DRA Developmental Reading Assessment Administered 3 times per year Fall – level 3 Winter – level 10 Spring – level 16

District Assessments Mathematics Number Concepts  Recognizes Parts of Numbers to 10  Recognizes and combines parts of numbers to 10 Decomposing Numbers to 10  Identifies the missing parts of numbers from 3 to 10

District Assessments Writing Analytic Rubric End of the Year Goal – Stage 6 The writer is able to organize a sequence of events related to a broad topic. The message is readable.  Uses complete sentences  Correctly uses sentence conventions (capitals and punctuation)  Capitalizes familiar names  Spells high use words and one syllable words correctly  Uses correct letter size and spacing consistently

America’s Choice Schluter is an America’s Choice School. What is it? It is a school that: –Creates a standards-based system with assessments that monitor progress and inform instructionstandards-based system –Aligns instruction to standards and focuses teaching on moving students from where they are to where they need to beAligns instruction to standards –Strengthens instructional leadershipStrengthens instructional leadership –Builds professional learning communitiesBuilds professional learning communities –Engages parents and the communityEngages parents and the community

Million Word Challenge Kick-Off will be on September 21. Schluter will be a culture of literacy. 1 st Graders will read 100 different book titles. Books will be recorded on a book log. Independent reading and read a louds will be counted. A celebration will be held at the end of the year for students who read a million words.

Book of the Month Mrs. Caley will choose a book that the whole school will read. Builds a community of readers. Responses and discussions will be held between grade levels and placed on bulletin boards.

Homework Read 20 minutes daily Homework will be given out on Thursday and due the following Thursday Weekly spelling words Practice sight words

Communication Progress Reports Report Cards (after 1 st Six Weeks) Parent/Teacher Conferences Daily Folders Phone/ /Notes

Snacks Each child can bring a healthy snack to school (not packed in juice) Water bottles are permitted in class. They must have a sport top that can be opened and closed easily. Water only.

Birthdays Store bought treats are allowed to be shared with the class. Celebrations are held at 1:20. Birthday invitations are to be given to all classmates if distributed at school. Birthday treats can be dropped off or a parent may come to the classroom at 1:20.

Tips for Reading Predicting Look for important information. Look through the pictures. Think about what you already know. Think about what you will learn. Think about what will happen next.

Tips for Reading Monitoring Have child point to the words as they read. Ask questions… “Does this make sense? “Does it look right?” Try “fix ups”… reread, read ahead, or ask for help.

Reading Strategies to get Tough on Tricky Words Look at the picture clues Look for a part you know in the word (if you know at, you can read cat) Reread the sentence and think about what would make sense Skip, read on and come back (context clues) Stretch through the words

Tips for Reading Summarizing Retell the story. Tell about the story parts (characters, setting, beginning, middle, & end). Think about the main idea and details.

Tips for Reading Evaluating How do you feel about what was read? Do you agree or disagree? Does it remind you of a time in your own life? Is there anything that you read that you still have a question about?

Thanks for Coming Feel free to contact me if you ever have any questions or concerns.