1. Welcome to 1st Grade Mrs. Arthur RM 310 Mrs. Dew RM 308
Mrs. Lepick RM 311
Mrs. Lingenfelter RM 309

2. What is First Grade all about?
Forming a classroom community
Fostering independence
Teaching responsibility
Standards Based Instruction using the AZCCRS. (Arizona College & Career Readiness Standards).

3. AZCCRS
Arizona’s College and Career Readiness Standards are designed to prepare students with the core academic knowledge and skills they need to succeed in post-secondary education and training.
Clear, focused standards that are internationally benchmarked and aligned with college and workforce expectations.
Rigorous strategic grade-level goals that provide coherent progressions from grade to grade, linking major topics of study.
A focus on developing students’ critical thinking, problem solving and real world application of skills through effective instructional strategies.
A foundation for working collaboratively across content disciplines.

4. English Language Arts Focused on: Some of the tools we use: Reading
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Some of the tools we use:
Pearson Reading Street Curriculum
Thinking Maps
Sight Words
Write From the Beginning
Words Their Way Word Study
DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment)
DIBELS

5. What is DIBELS?
The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of procedures and measures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills from kindergarten through third grade.
Alphabetic Principle (letter naming, phoneme segmentation, and reading nonsense words)
Accuracy and Fluency (oral reading of a timed passage)
Comprehension (retelling) will begin testing in December

6. August Dibels Benchmarks for 1st Grade:
Letter naming – 58
Correct Letter sounds– 42
Whole Words Read- 7

7. 1st Grade Reading Goal
By the end of the first grade, 100% of students will demonstrate reading proficiency (fluency, accuracy, comprehension) as measured by DRA benchmarks.
August 4
October 6-8
January
May

8. Word Study: Words their Way
A district adopted program
that uses word study for
phonics, vocabulary, and
word patterns.
Individualized word study groups
Daily work on word pattern sorts
Students will bring home word study words in their homework packets. This is to help practice the sounds & patterns each week. Students will be tested on Friday with some seen and some unseen words.

9. Writing How writing is facilitated: Write From the Beginning Journals
Sentence structure (length, complete/incomplete)
Word Wall Use (sight words within writing)
Grammar (punctuation, capitalization)
Weekly Phonic/Sight word sentence test
Written response to literature with evidence to support ideas

10. 1st Grade Math Goal
By the end of first grade 100% of students will demonstrate proficiency of math standards by scoring proficient or highly proficient on the end of year DVMA benchmark test.

11. Math: Eureka Math First Quarter: Sums and differences to 20
. Using mental strategies and
counting on
Number bonds
Second Quarter:
Place value through addition and subtraction within 20
Counting on and making ten strategies
Ordering and comparing length measurements as numbers
Third Quarter:
Place Value, comparison, addition and subtraction to 40
Identifying, composing and partitioning shapes
Fourth Quarter:
Place Value, comparison, addition and subtraction to 100
Coins and their values

12. L to J School wide math fluency program
10 addition/subtraction problems
3 minutes to complete
Students graph their scores weekly hoping to get their All Time Best!

13. Science Explorations will be Inquiry-Based
Students will be exploring the following topics:
Inquiry Process
People and Science
Animals
Plants
Properties of Objects
Motion
Earth Materials
Sky and Weather

14. Social Studies Students will explore topics in the areas of :
American History
World History
Civics and Government
Geography
Economics

15. What Else Will We Be Doing This Year??
Specials
PE/3x, Music, and Art
Tentative
Field Trips
Childsplay Theater
Phoenix Zoo
Butterfly Wonderland
*Disneynature Movie if available
Computer Lab
Library

16. How can you support your student this year?
Facilitate Responsibility - Hold students accountable for their own work.
Make School a Priority- Make sure your child is at school on time and is here until dismissal time.
Return Paperwork promptly
Discuss behavior with students when appropriate – consistency between the classroom and home promotes accountability
Complete your Volunteer Training early
READ NIGHTLY WITH YOUR CHILD

17. Peach Jar Gives parents online access to school flyers & communication
There is a link on the Stetson Hills website right above the Powerschool button.

18. Questions…