1. Welcome to First Grade Back to School Night
Please find your child’s desk. You may write them a short not on the note card for them to read on the first day of school.

2. Introduction Meet Mrs. Tyson 7th year in Education
3rd year in first grade
Native of Saint Louis, MO
Howard University Graduate M.Ed

3. Goals Develop self-control and self discipline
Develop good listening skills
Develop independent working skills
Develop responsible individuals
Develop social skills

4. Good Morning Students begin walking to class at 7:35am
The late bell rings at 7:50am.
Dismissal bell rings at 2:35pm.

5. Pathways
Word Study-Students will learn the different spelling patterns
Literacy Centers-Students work independently or in small groups on
literacy activities
Read Aloud-Students listen to a story read to them and respond in a
variety of ways
Shared Reading-Choral reading to develop fluency and expression
Guided Reading-Leveled small group reading instruction
Independent Reading-Students will read just right books
independently
Writers’ Workshop-Students will become authors and learn about
different genres

6. Word Study
Word Study is Loudoun County’s spelling program. Words are sorted into groups based upon their features.
gr br pl
green brush place
grape broom play
grade breakfast plate

7. Mathematics Patterns Addition Money Subtraction Fractions Place Value
Geometry
Time
Measurement
Graphs/Charts
Problem Solving
Addition
Subtraction
Place Value
Probability and Statistics

8. Science Units Scientific Process Weather Seasons Matter
Force, Energy, and Motion
Habitats
Cycles
Scientific Process
Asking Questions
Communicating
Gathering Data
Making Sense of Data

9. Social Studies Units Map and Globe Skills Communities/Citizenship
Virginia
Famous Americans
Economics

10. *If a • is placed in an area of the report card,
The report card will have the following letters as indicators of development
1/B Below- With assistance, student struggles to demonstrate partial mastery of
current grade level expectations.
2/P Progressing-With assistance, student demonstrates partial mastery of
3/M Meets-Student consistently meets and demonstrates mastery of
4/E Exceed-In addition to meeting the standard, the student makes application beyond grade level expectations.
*If a • is placed in an area of the report card,
this means that the skill was not assessed during that particular quarter.
Grading

11. (Homework begins the first week in October)
Homework should take 25 minutes each day
Homework will be sent home every Monday and brought back on Friday.
(Homework begins the first week in October)
Other optional ideas
Dreambox, IXL,Addition/Subtraction,
Flash Cards, Reading/Writing Sight Words

12. Expectation ROAR Respect yourself, others and school.
Be safe, be kind, and be honest
Follow directions Quickly!
Raise your hand to speak or stand
Listen to your teacher when she is talking.

13. Food
Breakfast: Please make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast in the morning.
Snack
*choose a healthy, peanut free snack
* make it easy to open and something they can eat in 15 minutes
*water only in the classroom
Lunch begins at 12:05 each day.
*feel free to join your kiddo for lunch
*adding money to their account
*ice cream(Thursday) and cookie day(Monday)

14. Communication Email, Remind, phone call and notes as necessary
Arcola Website
Monthly Newsletters
Announcement phone calls on Saturday
Take home folder, Thursday folder
Conferences

15. Housekeeping Class celebrations *three each year
*Winter/Holiday Party, Valentine’s Day Sock Hop, End of year Party
Birthdays
*No food, no goodie bags
*please give invitation to Mrs. Tyson when inviting select friends
from the class
Field Trips
*One field trip
Medication
*Nurse
Specials Schedule: on my web page

16. To Do List Conference Sheet Volunteer Opportunities Class Directory
Sign up for PTA

17. I look forward to an amazing year!
Thank You!
I look forward to an amazing year!