1. Welcome to Warnsdorfer K-2 Back-to-School Night!
Ms. Ruszala

2. Letters Each of your children has written you a letter for tonight.
In your folders is a page for you to write them a letter back.

3. About Me Ways to contact me: Put a note in your child’s folder.
Taught kindergarten for two years.
This is my fourth year in first grade.
Student taught with Mrs. Scott before that.
Love dolphins and the color purple.
Ways to contact me:
Put a note in your child’s folder.
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5. Daily Schedule Fundations Reader’s Workshop Special Snack
(varies by day)
Fundations
Reader’s Workshop
Special
Snack
Writer’s Workshop
Health/Science/Social Studies
Lunch
Math
Science or Social Studies

7. Mailboxes Put notes and homework in the bins.
Put folder in mailbox and collect it with their “mail” at the end of each day.

8. Folders & Notebooks Morning Work Fundations Writing Health Poetry
Math
Writing
Poetry
Science
Social Studies

9. Specials Art Music Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday P.E. Monday
(first half of the year)
Library
Thursday
Music
Tuesday Wednesday
(second half of the year)
P.E. Monday

10. Homework Math Home Links Reading Log Fundations Sight Words
-Sent home almost daily
-Due within the next two days
(Fridays)
Fundations
-Return on date posted on front of packet
Reading Log
-Due every Friday
Sight Words
-Checked every 1-2 weeks
-Practice the five new words given on index card (make a sight word ring at home)

11. Behavior Management Traffic Light Table Sticker Charts Prize box
Yellow- Coupon
Orange to Red- tickets
Green- Warning
Purple- Teacher Choice (ie. time out)
Blue- Parent Contact
Table Sticker Charts
Prize box
Lunch with the teacher
Ipad time
Class Puzzle
Pajama/movie day

12. Star Student of the Week
New Star Student every week
Receive large piece of construction paper (choice of color)
Will fill out an all about me paper
Create a poster with “About Me” pieces and construction paper.
Share something special on Friday.
Posters will hang in the hallway with other first grade stars

13. Questioning

14. An e-mail or printed notice will be sent out when updates are made.
Website
An or printed notice will be sent out when updates are made.

15. Fundations Letters Letter sounds Letter formation Fluency
Vocabulary development
Strategies for understanding text
Handwriting
Spelling
Capitalization
Punctuation
Sight word list has changed

16. Writer’s Workshop Publish one finished piece a unit Sent home in June
Unit 1: Narrative
Unit 2: Nonfiction Chapter Books
Unit 3: Writing Reviews
Unit 4: Realistic Fiction
Unit 5: Poetry and Songs
Unit 6: Writing Like Scientists
Publish one finished piece a unit
Sent home in June
Remaining pieces sent home
On Demand each quarter

17. Reader’s Workshop Unit 1: Good Habits and Just Right Books
Unit 2: Foundational Skills
Unit 3: Comprehension and Retelling
Unit 4: Nonfiction
Unit 5: Foundation Skills and Characters
Unit 6: Fluency and Phrasing
Unit 7: Nonfiction Research

18. Independent Reading Level
Independent and Partner reading
Book buddy bags
Sent home and to school DAILY
Independent verses Instructional reading levels
Tested when ready
Reading Level Expectations:
Tutorials
Independent Reading Level
BG = B or below
AG = C
MG = D/E
EG = F or above
AG = C/D
MG = E
BG = C or below
AG = D/E
MG = F/G
EG = H or above
BG = E or below
AG = F/G
MG = H/I
EG = J or above
BG = G or below
AG = H
MG = I/J/K (55-95 WPM)
EG = L or above

19. Everyday Math Count by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s Count to 100 Fact Fluency
Time to the hour
Non-Standard Measurement
Money
Even and odd numbers
Problem solving
Data collecting and graphing
Number stories
Student Journals 1 & 2
In Desk

20. Math Online
Log on to using the login and password provided to you in your folders

21. *Challenge Questions*
Math
Odd Units
Progress Check
Open Response
Even Units
Progress Check
Cumulative Assessment
*Challenge Questions*
Study Guides will be Provided

22. Science
Unit 1: Weather
Thermometers, Wind, Weather Graphing, Different Types of Weather
Unit 2: Organisms
Millipedes, Pill bugs, Snails
Unit 3: Plants
Growing Different Types of Plants

23. Social Studies Unit 1: Families
Celebrations, Traditions, Where We Live, Jobs
Unit 2: Where We Live
Neighborhoods, Geography, Communities
Unit 3: Good Citizens
How to be a good Citizen, Leaders, Communities, Heroes
Unit 4: All Kinds of Jobs
Neighborhood Jobs, Shelter, Needs and Wants
***Each Unit will have a pre and post assessment***

24. Current Events

25. Health Unit 1: Listening skills, 5 senses, Teeth, Stress Management
Unit 2: Food Groups, Health Foods
Unit 3: Disease and Disease Prevention
Unit 4: Safety

26. Snack
5 minutes
One snack
No nuts
Pack in a separate bag from lunch

27. Please practice lunch pins at home.
Lunch/Recess
Please practice lunch pins at home.

28. Scholastic Order Online: www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: LPXRZ
For every dollar spent, we earn bonus points for free books to build our classroom library

29. Giamerese Farms October
Field Trips
Giamerese Farms October
TBA
Spring ?

30. Questions?