1. WELCOME TO 1st GRADE!

2. A little about me!
Bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia in Early Childhood Education and Master’s Degree from Auburn University Montgomery
34th year teaching
2 years in Special Education
3 year in 2ndgrade
5 years in Kindergarten
5 years in 3rd Grade
This is my 19th year in 1st grade

3.
Students who have 80% or higher on dojo will be rewarded with…
Grade level incentives (Friday afternoons)
Panther Celebrations (end of the month)

4. Nightly Homework will include…
Sight Word Practice (220 Dolch + Fry Words)
Read for 20 minutes & complete reading log
Study Word Wall Words
Reading logs will be due on Friday in the Panther Book!
Panther Books-Your reference for word wall words each week & possible reminders from teachers or school

5. Communication Panther Books Weekly Newsletters
Class Webpage
Friday Communication Folders

6. GEORGIA STANDARDS of EXCELLENCE

7. DOLCH SIGHT WORDS

8. Upcoming standards in Foundations of Reading
Isolate beginning, middle and ending sounds in one-syllable words
Identify onsets and rime in spoken one-syllable words
Add, delete or substitute target sounds to change words
Automatically segment one-syllable words into sounds
Automatically generate the sounds for all letters and letter patterns, including long and short vowels
Apply knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode new words
Read words containing consonant blends and digraphs
Read words with inflectional endings
Read words containing vowel digraphs and r-controlled vowels
Use spelling patterns to recognize words

9. Upcoming standards in Literary & Informational Reading
Story Elements: Characters, Setting, Plot (beginning, middle, end)
Re-tells story with key details, main idea, or lesson.
Compare & contrast pieces of literature & characters within
Ask & Answer ?’s about key details in pieces of literature
Identify the main idea & details
Non-fiction text features (headings, tables, glossaries, table of contents, captions, charts, graphs, photos)

10. Reading Strategies to understand and gain meaning from Grade-level Text
Make Predictions based on prior knowledge
Ask & Answer questions about characters, setting, problems, events, & resolution
Retell stories WITH details
Distinguish between fact & fiction
Identify main idea & details
Identify cause & Effect
Recognize & use graphic features and graphic organizers to understand text
Self-monitor & re-read when necessary.
Please help us encourage them to re-read if something they say doesn’t make sense!

11. Upcoming standards in Writing
Print with appropriate spacing between words and sentences
Write in complete sentences with correct subject/verb agreement
Demonstrate an understanding that punctuation and capitalization are used in all written sentences
Use appropriate end punctuation (period and question mark) and correct capitalization of initial words and common proper nouns
Apply learned phonics skills when reading and writing words, sentences and stories
Write text of a length appropriate to address a topic and tell a story
Describe an experience in writing
Begin to write different types of sentences
Write opinion pieces (introduce a topic & state an opinion), narrative, & informative, & explanatory

12. Upcoming standards in Math
Counting & Representing Numbers up to 120(before, after, sequencing, comparing, counting forward & backward)
Represent & Interpret Data (graphing)
Addition
Subtraction
Word Problems

13. Upcoming standards in Science & Social Studies
Types of weather and characteristics of each type
Investigate weather by observing, measuring, and recording
Correlate weather to seasonal changes
Locate the major oceans: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, & Indian
Locate all of the continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, & Australia
Locate city, county, state, nation, & continent
Categorize events as past or present
Describe & understand contributions of historical figures in history (Benjamin Franklin)
Identify & describe different landforms

14. Upcoming standards in Math
Counting & Representing Numbers up to 120(before, after, sequencing, comparing, counting forward & backward)
Represent & Interpret Data (graphing)
Addition
Subtraction
Word Problems
Guaranteed 30
30 words in Math
6 steps to the process
Additional subject areas added annually

15. ASSESSMENTS Fountas & Pinnel IKAN/GloSS
Gives students’ reading level from A-Z
Beginning of Year Expectation: D
End of Year Expectation: J
IKAN/GloSS
Gives students a Stage level from 1-8
End of Year Expectation: 4

16. Report Cards Progress Reports
Standards based report cards (0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
Accessible online through infinite campus parent portal (login information will be sent home soon)

17. Field Trips Chaperones must complete a background check.
STEM at Starlite
Southern Belle (plants and animals)
Atlanta Botanical Gardens (plants)

18. Fall Conferences Coming in November/December
Look for a Sign-Up Genius !

19. How can parents help their child?
Read with your child EVERY night!!!
Make sight word study fun!
Review even after mastery so they retain the information.
-Make flash cards
-Play games
-Use the computer
FIRST IN MATH is a WONDERFUL resource that will soon be available to you!
Review class work sent home each week to see weak areas your child needs practice with!
Stay positive & encourage them to do their best each day!!!!

20. Thank you for so much coming…we appreciate you & look forward to a great year with you & your children!