1. Welcome to Mrs. Costello’s First Grade Class

2. Get To Know Mrs. Costello…..

3. Classroom Connections
Classroom updates
Information about learning activities & important dates
Homework Folders
Please keep homework books in homework folders. Please initial homework books each night
Check & return folders everyday
At-Home Reading calendar
Sight word challenge
Wednesday Folders
Contains important papers
May not come home every week
Return every Thursday-PLEASE do not place any papers etc. In the white envelope. Use the homework folder.
Assessment Folder
Will be sent home periodically for review and parent signatures

4. Policies & Procedures Attendance Personal Belongings
Snack\Water Catcher
Lunch
Dismissal
Birthdays/Invitations
Weather Appropriate Dress

5. Birthday wishes
Create a picture slideshow or poster to share with the class*
Wear slippers for the day
Guest reader!
Enjoy a birthday dance from your class – Just Dance
Bring in something that you are proud of and share it with the class
Pick a classroom spirit day in your honor! *Must be teacher-approved (prior class favorite)
Bring a stuffed animal to school
Any other ideas – me!

6. Homework Homework Policy Your job as parents
Communicate HW problems & struggles
Check that homework is completed carefully
Set up an appropriate place to do homework
Encourage independent reading

7. “Warm and Fuzzies” Titus Paws For PRIDE
Classroom Management
“Warm and Fuzzies” Titus Paws For PRIDE

8. Morning Schedule 8:15- 8:40 Morning Work
8:40 – 8:50 Morning Math Meeting
8:50- 9:15 Shared reading
9:15 – 10:15 Guided Reading
10:15– 10:45 Language Arts
10:45 – 10:55 Snack
10:55 – 12:05 Math

9. Afternoon Schedule 1:10 – 1:45 Word work. Poetry, Spelling
12:05 – 1:10 Recess and Lunch
1:10 – 1:45 Word work. Poetry, Spelling
1:45 – 2:25 Specials
2:30-3:10 Science, Social Studies/writing
3:10 - 3:35 Dismissal

10. Specials Schedule
Monday – Art Tuesday – Music Wednesday – Phys. Ed. Thursday – Library Friday- Quest

11. Questioning & Understanding through Engineering, Science, & Technology
Click on the camera for a 1:34 video that gives an overview of QUEST. This will take you to the QUEST website. Be sure speakers are on and you play full screen.
If parents want more information on this program, they can visit the website at

12. Reading Word Wall Shared Reading Guided Reading Centers Read Aloud
Poetry
Read at Home
Fill in those Reading Logs!

14. Read at Home!
Scholastic Book Catalogs
Independent Reading Calendar

15. Writer’s Workshop Daily writing mini-lessons
Journal Writing/weekend report
Words Their Way
Handwriting
Mentor Sentences

16. Everyday Math Spiral Repeated exposure to skills Practice and review
EM Games Online
XtraMath

17. Science Social Studies My School Weather Collecting & Examining Life
Solid, Liquid, Gas
My School
My Family
My Community

18. Volunteers Needed!! Grade specific volunteers
Clerical help
Class specific volunteers
Checking Journals
Reading with students
Working with small groups
Please me if interested!

19. Science Fun Day Friday, April 21, 2017– mark your calendars!
Science experiments are completely run by the parents
An exciting day-long event for all the students that wouldn’t happen without all of our parent volunteers
Our SFD Assembly – The Franklin Institute Traveling Science Show
Thank you to Home & School!
Interested in volunteering? Sign-up tonight to receive more information at a later date!

20. Race for Education SAVE THE DATE! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2016
One and done fundraiser
All day event
Prizes for students who bring in labels
SAVE THE DATE!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2016

21. Thank you! Contact Me Class Webpage www.cbsd.org/lcostello
Class Webpage
On your way out…feel free to take a Titus Tiger Paw if you would like to donate some items on our wish list!