1. WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR COMING! Coming together is a beginning,
Keeping together is progress, Working together is success. -Henry Ford
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2. 9th
year

3. First Grade Daily Schedule
7:50-8:10 Arrival Routine and Morning work
8:10-8:25 Community 8:25-8:35 Calendar
8:35-9:00 Word Study/Shared Reading
9:00-10:15 Reading
Interactive Reading (15)
Guided Reading (45)
10:15-10:50 Writing Workshop
Interactive Writing (10)
Writing Workshop
10:50-11:20 Lunch
11:20-11:50 Recess
11:50-12:05 Daily Review
12:05-1:05 Math
1:05-1:50 Science/ Social Studies 1:50-2:25 SPARKLE Time
2:25-3:20 SPECIALS 3:20 Dismissal

4. We use a balanced literacy approach.
Shared reading
Interactive reading
story elements, comprehension strategies
Guided reading
Daily 5: read to self, read to someone, work on writing, word work, listen to reading

5. Handwriting Without Tears
letter formation
Writing Workshop
Interactive Writing- share the pen
Mini lesson
Independent writing time
Personal Narratives
Poetry
How To
All About

6. Words Their Way
Word Families
Spelling Stages
Practice Spelling Test

7. Balanced Math
Investigations
Envisions
Calendar
Daily Rein forcers
Problem Solving

8. Hands on
Observation
Wizard Wednesday

9. Mon-Thurs in blue folder
Reading/Spelling/Math
Home readers/sight words

10. Fruit/ Snack Break
There will be a short fifteen minute snack time offered to your child every morning.
Each student is responsible for bringing his/her own snack and water each morning.
Please keep it healthy, SIMPLE and MESS FREE. Please pack snacks separately from lunch box.

11. Our “brunch” lunch time is from 10:50-11:20.
Please have some lunch money in their account for an emergency
Talk to your kiddos about extras
We ask that your child bring a packed lunch the first week of school.
Only your child may eat lunch with you at the visitors table
Your child MUST memorize their lunch account number
Please send in any money in BAGGIE, SECURED with name and teacher name

12. Blue Daily Folder with monthly calendar. Please clean out folder daily.
Please me from EVERY address that you would like to receive communication to.
Please put your child’s name in the subject line.
Please let me know if you are NOT receiving s weekly
Our weekly newsletter will go out the Friday before the following week.

13. VOLUNTEERS
I can always use an additional pair of hands to help with all those extra “teacher duties”. I am in need of helpers who can come on a regular basis (weekly), as well as helpers who would prefer I send home “assignments” with your child. Please fill out the volunteer sign-up if you would like to help out in any way.
Workroom Volunteers
Cut/ staple at home
Art Masterpiece
Junior Achievement
Library Readers
Room Parents

14. Wear your Greentree Shirt on Fridays
Please leave the completed paper clipped paperwork on your child’s desk.
Walkers need a back up plan for rainy day dismissal
PE will be on Tuesday& Friday- wear tennis shoes
Store bought treats are acceptable
Parent contact list
Please keep a lg. baggie of extra clothes in your child’s backpack at all times.
PLEASE me your addresses!!
Activity Fee $25-Greentree/ $10- Greentree PTA
School Supplies
Wish List

15. Thank you for being an active participant in your child’s education
Thank you for being an active participant in your child’s education. And of course, thank you for being involved at Greentree Elementary. I look forward to sharing the school year with you and your family. I can’t wait to make lifelong memories with your child. We are in this together, and I want this year to be the best experience for your child!