1. Mrs. Dill’s First Grade class Welcome, parents!

4. My background: I grew up in Cobb County, Georgia. I attended Pebblebrook High and graduated from Reinhardt University. My experience: This is my 18 th year at Johnston Elementary School. This is my 7 th year teaching first grade.

5. For each child:  to work to their potential  to achieve or maintain a positive self worth  to leave 1 st grade with improved reading, writing, and math skills  to respect one another

6.  Routinely reading with your child every night is extremely important. 20 minutes a each night is recommended.  Help you child with their homework.  Review all papers that come home. If they missed problems go over them.

7. Children should arrive at school between 7:05AM and 7:45AM. It is best to send excuses in the day the student returns to school. Because of bookkeeping, all excused absences should be sent within five school days of the student’s return to school. Excuses should contain the student’s name, reason for absence, date(s) of the absence, and the parent’s or guardian’s signature. All absences will be unexcused until we receive a written excuse.

8. Students riding a school bus are never marked tardy! Absences and Tardies effect AYP (Annual Yearly Progress), If your child is a car rider in the morning and eats breakfast, they need to be here by 7:30.

9. 7:30 – 8:00: Morning Jobs/Morning Work 8:00 – 9:45: Math 9:25 – 9:40 Snack/bathroom 9:40 – 10:30: Specials 10:30 – 10:56: ELA 10:56 – 11:26: Lunch 11:26 - 12:35: ELA 12:20 – 12:40: Recess 12:40 - 1:40: Reading 1:40 – 2:10: Science/Social Studies 2:15: Dismissal

11. Let’s talk A.R.  15 books by December for the December AR party.  30 books by the end of April for May AR party.

12. Math Curriculum  Creating Routines Using Data  Developing Base Ten Number Sense  Operations and Algebraic Thinking  Sorting, Comparing and Ordering  Understanding Place Value  Understanding Shapes and Fractions

13. ELA Curriculum  Key Ideas and Details  Craft and Structure  Integration of Knowledge and Ideas  Print Concept  Phonological Awareness  Phonics and Word Recognition  Fluency  Text Types and Purposes  Comprehension and Collaboration  Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas  Conventions of Standard English  Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

14. IXL

15.  If you would like to send in a special treat for your child’s birthday, please send individual servings. We typically take these with us to enjoy at lunchtime. We currently have 19 students.  Please do not send birthday invitations to be passed out at school unless everyone in the class is invited or only all boys or only all girls.  We have a winter party and an end of the year party. For all other holidays we will just have a special snack.

16.  Your child’s Daily Folder is the link between school and home. Please check it daily for information, graded papers, and your child’s behavior color.  In turn, I will check your child’s folder first thing each morning. If you send in any notes (especially transportation) or money PLEASE make sure they are in the Daily Folder.  I WILL check the folder daily. However, I do not check backpacks.

17. Success Maker-math & reading IXL Math Writer of the Month Class parties Student of the Month Red Ribbon Week

18. Author Day Apple Day Pumpkin Day Holiday’s Around the World Polar Express Day 100 th day Celebration Valentine’s Day card exchange Field Trips

19. Follow Directions Use Good Manners Do Their Best Work Follow School Rules

20. 1 st rule broken: Verbal warning 2 nd rule broken: One stick is pulled 3 rd rule broken: Second stick pulled Student does not earn their penny. 4 th rule broken: Parent contact

21. Once a week the students get to go shopping in the treasure box with their pennies.

22. Ice Cream  Ice Cream days are Tues. & Friday  Ice cream is $0.75  I cannot keep $ in the room overnight so please sent it on on that day in a Ziploc bag.  Please keep lunch money & ice cream money separate.

23.  I cannot accept transportation changes via email.  When checking your child in/out, you are not permitted to walk with them to/from the classroom without a pass from the office.  Test’s are on Friday’s. Please schedule appointments for other days.

24. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND A NUTRITIOUS SNACK WITH YOUR CHILD EACH DAY.

26. I know we will have a great year! E-mail: vicki.dill@cherokee.k12.ga.us