1. Welcome to First Grade Orientation
Jody Caroll
Rachel Palmer
Amaris Guerrero
Virginia Garcia (Dual Language)

2. Attendance and Tardies
After 3 tardies, the student will receive after school detention and will not be able to receive perfect attendance
Campus warning letter after 3 unexcused absences or 4 tardies
District warning letter after 4 unexcused absences or 8 tardies
Each additional absence or tardy without a doctor’s note will become a court issue.

3. First Grade Schedule 7:45 Pick up students 7:50-8:05 Breakfast
8:05-9:35 Reading Block (90 minutes)
9:35-10:20 Language Arts
10:20-11: Workshops
11:30-11:45 Math
11:45-12:15 Lunch  
12:25-1:13 Math
1:20-2:05 Conference Time/Specials
2:05-3:00 Science/Social Studies
3:00 Dismissal

4. Rules and Conduct Folder
Listen carefully…raise hand to speak
Follow directions…finish all work
Work Quietly…let others do their work
Respect others…be kind
Consequences:
Positive: verbal praise, positive notes, student helpers and special treats
Negative: notes in conduct folder, lose of privileges, and principal’s office
Points taken from conduct grade
Conduct Folder:
Sent home every day
Needs to be initialed by parent weekly

5. Curriculum Reading Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Health

6. Reading Texas Treasures Reading Adoption Assessments
Letters and sounds- vowels and consonants
Blends, chunks, beginning and ending sounds, rhyming
Story elements and relationships
Assessments
TPRI: need to read story 5/6 and answer questions at end of year
DRA: need to read level 16 at end of year
Texas Treasures Reading Tests
Fluency Checkpoints: need to be reading 60 wpm end of year

7. Beginning vs. End of Year

8. Helpful hints to help your student read…
Daily reading…15 minutes
Re-reading
Ask essential questions
Who, what, when, where, why
Does it make sense?
Retell Story
Come to Reading Night and any Make and Takes during the year

9. Language Arts Grammar Composition Sentence structure and parts
Types of sentences
Uppercase vs. lowercase letters
Word and letter spacing
ABC order
Composition
Use complete and well structured sentences
Write a summary and descriptive paragraph
Write a story with a beginning, middle, and end
Revise and edit

10. Math Investigations HSP Math Manipulatives, games and discussion
Manipulatives and discussion

11. Math Students will be able to: Write 0-120 in order
Make and extend patterns
Skip counting: 2s, 5s, and 10s
Place value
Odd/even
Graphing: read and create
Tally marks
Number sets
Add and subtract numbers to 20
Solve story problems
Name shapes
Greater than and less than
Number combinations and Turnaround facts

12. Science/Social Studies
In these subjects, first graders learn a wide range of broad concepts that we expect them to demonstrate in other areas.
Behavior agenda used in character development for social studies.
Science Fair participation important, even for first graders, during the spring

13. Health /Art Health: Art:
Nutrition
Hygiene
Safety
Art:
Incorporated in all subjects and areas
Improve fine motor skills
Neatness…real world application
Students expected to model throughout school year.

14. The new STAAR test will be significantly more rigorous than TAKS.

15. 7 Habits of Happy Kids 1st: Be Proactive
2nd: Begin with the End in Mind
3rd: Put First Things First
4th: Think Win-Win
5th: Seek First to Understand then to be Understood
6th: Synergize
7th: Sharpen the Saw

16. Grades 2 grades a week in Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies
3 grades a week in Language Arts
3 grades a 6 weeks for Art/ Health
Graded Papers
Go home with report cards and progress reports
Report Cards
Every 6 weeks
Need to be signed and returned
Progress Reports
Every 3rd week
Includes graded papers

17. Parent Conferences October 11th and January 16th are early release
Anytime during the year you may call and schedule a time with your student’s teacher
Conference time is 1:13-2:03

18. Special Programs
Special program teachers are Mrs. Hasbrook, Mrs. Jaber, Mr. Murillo, Mrs. Guajardo, and Mrs. Lugo
Pull outs (Coach Kelly, Mr. Medina, Mr. Ochoa)
Dual Language with Sra. Garcia

19. Questions????