1. Welcome to Curriculum Night
Mrs. Reiser
First Grade
Room 142
While you wait…
*Write your student a note for them to read in the morning.
*Please verify the Student Information Sheet details, fill out the emergency dismissal section, sign and leave it behind!
Thank you for coming!

4. Thank you PTSA and ISF PTSA ISF Science to go I-Pad Field Trip
Teacher/Grade Level $$$
Raz Kids
Box Tops/ Orange Ruler (fundraisers)
ISF
Book Room
Science Curriculum

5. Orange Ruler
Thank you
for your
support!

6. Mrs. Reiser My Life Before Grand Ridge: My Experience:
I grew up in Puyallup
Played sports growing up
My Experience:
Undergraduate Degree at Central Washington University
Masters in the Elementary Education at University of Phoenix online
6th year at Grand Ridge (4th, 2nd, and 1st!)
My loves:
Family 
My Dog, Sports and Hiking
Traveling, baking, and learning

7. Communication Email: The best way to reach me
In person: I’m always happy to schedule appointments to meet
By phone: before and after school.
Messages are NOT checked regularly throughout the day. If you need to relay a message, please call the office to ensure that it gets delivered.
Planner – checked daily
Newsletter: Bi-weekly Newsletter
Class website: Upcoming events, volunteering

8. Weekly Schedule
Monday – PE 1:55-2:25 Tuesday – MUSIC 12:40-1:10 Wednesday – NONE Thursday – PE 1:55-2:25 COMPUTER LAB 2:25-2:55 Friday – LIBRARY 10:30-11:00 MUSIC 12:40-1:10

9. Daily Schedule
9:00-9:30 Morning Meeting 9:30-10:30 Writer’s Workshop 10:30–11:00 Math 11:00-11:20 1st Recess 11:20-11:40 Lunch 11:40-12:20 Finish Math 12:30-1:35 Reading 1:35-1:55 2nd Recess 1:55-2:20 Pack up/Snack / Chapter Story 2:20-3:10 Science/Social Studies/Handwriting 3:10-3:25 Clean up/ Dismissal

10. Classroom Expectations
Show respect
Solve the problem
Make good decisions
Grizzly Pledge:
I am a safe, responsible, respectful grizzly. I have greatness inside of me. I will do my best to solve problems and make good choices to be the best I can be.

11. Student Expectations I expect students to…
Try to solve their own problems whenever possible
Ask for help when needed
Make decisions that don’t cause a problem for anyone else
Take risks, try hard
Be kind
Be enthusiastic and curious
Be an active community member

12. Teacher Expectations You can expect me to…
Communicate clearly, honestly, and on a regular basis
Maintain an alliance with you and your child’s education
Always look for the best in your child
Hold your child to high standards
Work hard to engage your child
Help foster a love of learning
Be kind 

13. Build a Reading Community
Aim for 10-20min each school night
Reading Options:
Read to student
Student reading to you or someone else
Raz Kids (coming soon)
Student reads to self
Tumble books
If you would like, Record book title and minutes read in planner when initialing each night.

14. At home, please… Please sign/initial your students planner each night.
Check your child’s green folder and planner for notes and important papers
Planner comes home daily with reminders/assignments written in planner and is returned to school each day**
Please sign/initial your students planner each night.
-Students write a sentence about the day to share; Children need to see people important to them reading in order to see reading as important!
Let your kids see you reading ~magazines/newspapers; print and online
Develop family reading time where everyone reads!! 
Read a chapter book together! They love it!
Ask questions and discuss books while reading

15. Motivation Systems Classroom: Celebration Marble Jar Group Points
Students Earn Tickets~ treasure box on Fridays
School Wide:
Grizzly Gold –
Stuffie/PJ day last Friday!
Pj day, bring stuffies, camp out?, read-in and other student initiated celebrations

16. Poster and Backpack come home the Friday before
Star Student
Monday –Share All about me poster with the class
Tuesday- bring favorite book from home to share
Wednesday – bring special item from home to share (hobby, interest, toy, etc.)
Thursday- teach the class something he or she knows how to do
Friday – Rudd bear comes back and share page about adventure with the class. Lastly, bring in a jar of something for students to estimate (40-80 pieces please).
**Starts in October
Poster and Backpack come home the Friday before
Show star student binder

17. 1st Grade Curriculum Science Math Social Studies Health
Social/ Emotional
Literacy
Reader’s Workshop
Writer’s Workshop
Spelling/Phonics

18. Reading Workshop Making Meaning Comprehension
IDR (independent daily reading)
Individual Conferences
Guided Reading Groups (F&P levels)
Shared Reading (poetry, songs)
Daily Read A-louds

19. Reading Workshop Goals for first grade readers:
To acquire literacy strategies and skills
To understand text (comprehension)
Read accurately (decode)
Read fluently (with expression)
Expand vocabulary
To develop (or reinforce) a love of reading and become life long readers!

20. Choosing “Just Right” Books
Use the I PICK acronym to help pick books
I - Choose a book
P- Purpose why do I want to read it?
I- Interest does it interest me?
C- Comprehend Am I understanding what I am reading?
K- I know most of the words

21. Writing Just like reading, we write every day!! Reading Responses
Writing Projects –
Birthday Letters
Class Books
Personal Narrative – A “selfie” in written form
Informational writing – All about Books
Opinion writing – Book Reviews
Fiction Writing – Fun story writing

22. Lucy Caulkins Writer’s Workshop
Goals:
Beginning of the year - to get words on paper!
End of the year - to write clearly and effectively while moving closer to conventional spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Components of writing program:
Modeled, guided, and independent writing
Time to share writing with others--Kids can use document camera and microphone to share pieces of writing.
Writing process--Brainstorming to Publishing/Sharing
Student choice of topics as well as writing prompts from me...
Four Units of Study--each unit lasts about six weeks

23. Hand Writing without Tears
Daily practice of good habits (posture, pencil grip -pinch & grip)
Emphasis on Letter and Number formation
Resources (workbook), music
and more!
Show handwriting without tears book

24. Spelling and Phonics
Daily individualized program starts in January/ February
Correct spelling is encouraged in daily writing--more and more as the year goes on...
Classroom resources--word wall, environmental print, etc.
Word families and phonics patterns (Phonics program, F & P)
Proofreading is encouraged! "It's what writers do!"

25. Eureka Math Comprehensive curriculum
Written by a team of teachers and mathematicians
Math in a logical progression
Developed specifically to meet the math standards adopted by our state.
Parent Resources
Parent Roadmap
Parent Tip Sheet
Overview of the topics
How you can support this learning at home

26. Our Science Units
* Fall: Sun, Moon & Stars * Winter: Motion & Magnets * Spring: Habitats & Collecting and Examining Life All Year Long : *Writing: Science Notebooks We are Thinking like Scientists!

27. Social Studies and Health
Map and globe skills
Families near and far (December)
Rules and responsibilities at school
Wants and needs
Health
Heathy habits
Nutrition
Heart
Living safely

28. K-5 Social Emotional Learning Curriculum Second Step
Builds Positive Social, Emotional and Behavior Skills
+ Self management +Self Awareness
+ Relationship Skills +Social Awareness
+Responsible Decision Making
This year at Grand Ridge, we are implementing a Social Emotional Learning Curriculum called Second Step. The goal of Second Step is to proactively teach positive social, emotional and behavior skills, which positively impact students’ social, emotional and academic success. This is done through classroom teachers teaching lessons throughout the month, skill practice, reinforcement activities and parent communication called Home Links.
Research has shown that children with social emotional skills can have empathy, manage strong emotions, solve interpersonal problems, make friends, get along well with others, and persist at tasks and follow directions.
The Second Step curriculum is one way that we are building these skills in our students.

29. Social Emotional Learning Curriculum
K – 3rd Grade Units
Unit 1: Skills for Learning
Listening • Focusing attention •Using self-talk •Being assertive
Unit 2: Empathy
Identifying one's own and others' feelings •Taking others' perspectives
Showing care and concern for others
Unit 3: Emotion Management
Understanding strong feelings •Identifying and managing strong feelings
Calming down strong feelings
Unit 4: Friendship Skills and Problem Solving
Making and keeping friends •Calming down and using Problem- Solving Steps
What Is the Program?
TALKING POINTS
1. Discuss the program's skills and topics in more detail:
There are four main program topics—Skills for Learning, Empathy, Emotion Management, and Problem Solving—are divided into units at each grade level..
Unit 1, Skills for Learning: The goal of this unit is to build foundational skills necessary for successful participation in learning. Specifically, students learn to listen effectively, focus their attention, use self-talk, and be assertive.
Unit 2, Empathy: The goal of this unit is to build students' ability to have empathy and express compassion. Specifically, students learn how to identify and understand their own and others' feelings, begin to take others' perspectives, and show compassion for others.
Unit 3, Emotion Management: The goal of this unit is to develop students' ability to identify and manage their own strong feelings. Specifically, students learn how to understand and recognize their own and others' strong feelings, and how to calm down strong feelings by saying "Stop," naming the feeling, then doing belly breathing, using positive self-talk, and/or counting. 
Unit 4, Problem Solving: There are two main goals for this unit. The first is to build students' ability to solve problems in safe and respectful ways. The second is to build students' skills for making and keeping friends.

30. Report Cards Report Cards for Students:
* November, March and June.
They will only be available online (on Family Access)
Assessed on academic, social, and communication skills as well as work habits.
Scoring guides are available on the I.S.D. website.

31. Websites to use at home Brainpop Jr. Culturegrams
KCLS Student Accounts
Clever
PebbleGo
And of course our classroom Connect website

32. Fun Friday
Students will have choice time for the 30 minutes of the day.
Time for students to make choices
Engage with their peers
Develop social skills
Pull tickets for the treasure box

33. Volunteers
Room Parent: Class liaison with PTSA/ end of year picnic planning
Art Docent: Work with grade-level art docent to lead art projects in our class. Recruit additional volunteers to assist with projects.
Science Volunteer: Assist with science kit inventory, materials preparation, and experiment supervision.
Literacy & Math Volunteers: Work with small groups or one on one on targeted skills. Some materials prep as needed.
Literacy & Math in afternoon.
Clerical work Volunteer: Assist with materials preparation (at school or at home).
All sign-ups will be online using Signup.com.

34. Volunteers continued…
Sign up on Signup.com
Starts in October
Other Opportunities
In School/out of school Field Trips
PTSA events
*Make sure paperwork (WSP) is complete.

35. Other… Birthdays Afternoon Snack ~ must be nut free 
Scholastic Book Orders
Wish list:
-Treasure Box items
-Magazine Subscriptions- Lady Bug, Ranger Rick, Kids National Geographic
-Room Parent

36. What can you do to support your child this year?
READ! READ! READ! Your child benefits from you reading to them and reading on their own at home.
Check in with your student each night
Go over their green folder and planner with them
Initial planner when student finishes
Help them develop routines to build academic success at school

37. Before you leave…
Student Information Update Form- Please check that your information is up to date, sign at the bottom and leave on your student’s desk.

38. Thank you for coming and sharing your child with me each day!