1. To
Miss Walker
First Grade Class
Jenks
Southeast Elementary

2. Classroom Teacher – Emily Walker
Site Principal-Lindy Risenhoover
Building Principal-Lynette Talkington

3. About Miss Walker I am from Little Rock, AR.
I went to undergrad at The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and graduate school at The University of Central Arkansas. (I LOVE THE RAZORBACKS!)
This is my 6th year to teach.
I have taught Kindergarten and Third Grade
This is my first year in First Grade!!
About Miss Walker

4. Professional Development
For a week this summer, I attended The Teacher’s College Reading Institute at Columbia University in NYC.
I went to the Jenks and Union Writing Institute.
I attended the K-2 grade English Language Learner training for JPS.
Professional Development

5. Homeroom Coordinators
Brooke Brann
and
Laura Cervi
Homeroom Coordinators

6. Goals for my Students Love learning & coming to school each day!
Be responsible
Compassionate towards others
Independent individuals
Curious learners
Express creativity
Goals for my Students

7. Teacher Goals Support and Nurture Develop talents
Meet Individual Needs
Challenge/Restructure
Stay connected to home
Build a sense of community and belonging
Teacher Goals

8. Oklahoma Academic Standards Jenks Curricula Continua
Primary Teaching Tools

9. THE COMPREHENSION TOOLKIT
*Focuses on “Reading as Thinking”
*Builds key thinking strategies for increased comprehension
*Supports time for shared reading, guided reading groups, small groups, independent reading, and collaborative discussions.
*Students read a variety of genres.
*Matches students with “just right” reading texts.

10. Word Study In class differentiated instruction
Primary Tool: Fountas and Pinnell
In class differentiated instruction
Build word and vocabulary knowledge
Develop Phonics skills
Understand spelling patterns
Learn high frequency words
Word Study

11. Writer’s Workshop Write Source Additional Resources and Experiences:
Process of writing
Forms of writing
Word study
Additional Resources and Experiences:
Personal narratives
Descriptive writing
Poetry
Journal writing
Writer’s Workshop and Writing Crafts
Story writing
Friendly letters
Making their own books
Writer’s Workshop

12. *Relates math to real life situations. *Hands-on activities
EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS
*Emphasizes conceptual understanding while building a mastery of basic skills.
*Relates math to real life situations.
*Hands-on activities
*Practice through Games
*Cooperative learning through partner and small-group activities
*Home and School partnership

13. MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES
The first step in our alignment process with the Common Core was to integrate the 8 mathematical practices into our daily work with EDM lessons
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

14. What does that mean for what you will see coming home or hear being talked about by your child?
You’ll see a continued emphasis on the thinking reflected in the mathematical practices.
You’ll see weekly work in open-response problem solving.
You’ll see continued use of the EDM games….please access these online from home as well.
What will be a little different is the focus on units of study….with an opportunity to go deeply into the standards during the unit. In order to do this with the resources of EDM, we are approaching the lessons a little differently. We’ve gathered the lessons from throughout the year that help us teach deeply and thoroughly into the standard (s) of each unit.

15. OPEN-RESPONSE PROBLEM SOLVING
Ryan walked past the toy store on Tuesday. He saw some wagons in the window. Ryan counted 20 wheels.
How many wagons did Ryan see in the window? ______________ wagons
Draw or write to explain how you know.

16. Log – in cards are on your child’s desk.
EDM continued…
Log – in cards are on your child’s desk.
Please take this home and keep it somewhere safe!
This is a wonderful activity to do on nights where there might not be a Math Homelink as well as just great practice!

17. Math Reference Book (MRB)
You can check out MRB books on a limited basis so we can keep better track of them.
Of course, if someone does not have internet access, going on a trip, etc., you would be a great candidate for checkout. Please just let me know! 

18. Getting Along in School, Why do Schools Have Rules, Who Helps us at School?, What was School Like Long Ago?
How are Families Special?, How do Families Change?, How do Family Members Care for Each Other?
The Pre-K- Twelfth grade social studies curriculum is to develop responsible, action-oriented citizens with a personal, global, and historical understanding of cultural diversity and community.
Primary Tool: TCI
My School and Family
SOCIAL STUDIES

19. SCIENCE *Students make their own discoveries
*Knowledge is actively constructed by the learner
*Hand-on
*Scientific reasoning skills
*Units of Study
-Sound and Light
-Organisms
Sky Watchers
SCIENCE

20. TECHNOLOGY Integrated into the daily routine of the classroom through:
*Student productivity
*Communication and collaboration
*Delivery of lessons
*Smart Board
*Laptops
*Audio Enhancers
*Document Camera
TECHNOLOGY

21. World Language *Emphasis on the Spanish Language
*Integrated into the curriculum
*Develops awareness
*Appreciation of other cultures
*Cultural comparisons
World Language

22. CHARACTER EDUCATION *RESPECT- September *RESPONSIBILITY- October
*COURAGE- November
*COMPASSION- December
*HONESTY- January
*TEAMWORK- February
*SELF-DISCIPLINE- March
*PERSEVERANCE- April
Trojans of the Week
CHARACTER EDUCATION

23. Please wear tennis shoes on P.E. days!!
Specials 11:30- 12:10: P.E., Art, Music
Please wear tennis shoes on P.E. days!!
Library:Tuesday 11:30 – 11:50
Computer Lab:Thursday 11:20 – 12:00

24. Check your child’s green Take Home Folder every evening!
Reading Homework: Reading Log T/TH
Math Homework: Math Homelinks/Math Games/Math Facts
Homework will begin after Labor Day

25. Green Take Home Folders are sent home
Monday-Thursday

26. I have a clip chart in the front of the room
I have a clip chart in the front of the room. Students move their clips up and or down throughout the day. If it gets down to Parent Contact I will .  Please ask your child daily where their clip was at the end of the day.
Rewards: Trips to the treasure box and lunch with the teacher.

27. Students can earn fuzzies from me or by getting compliments from other teachers in the building. Once the jar is full we will celebrate by having a special day such as, pj day, crazy hair day, backwards day, crazy sock day, etc.
Warm Fuzzies

28. 8:30 – 8:55 Attendance/Unpack/Thinking Journal
9:00 – 9:10 Morning Meeting/Calendar
9:10 – 10:15 Reading Block
10:15 – 10:30 Snack/Restroom/Book Flix
10:30 – 10:50 AM Recess
10:50 – 11:50 Writer’s Workshop
11:50 – 12:10 Read Aloud
12:10 – 12:50 Lunch
1:00 – 1:25 Word Work
1:30 – 2:10 Specials
2:10 – 3:00 Math
3:00 – 3:30 Science & Social Studies

29. *Emails – emily.walker@jenksps.org *Online website via jenksps.org
*Weekly Newsletters- sent via on Friday afternoons
*Phone Calls –
*Conferences

30. Field Trip to the ZOO in April- details to come
Class Trip to Jenks Planetarium- fall semester, details to come.

31. The also love when you come eat lunch with them! 
On your child’s birthday, you are welcome to send a special goodie to help celebrate their exciting day!
The also love when you come eat lunch with them! 
BIRTHDAYS

32. Other Announcements Lunch costs $2.00
Free and reduced lunch forms are available to fill out on the Jenks Public Schools website.
Yearbooks information will be on Peach Jar in a few days
Other Announcements

33. I’m looking forward to a FABULOUS year!
Take EDM sign-in card
Class T-shirt money and order form
Sign-ups
Write note for your 1st Grader
Guess your 1st Grader
THANK YOU FOR COMING!