1. Welcome Tonight’s Agenda 7:00-7:20 Meet your Teacher
7:20-7:40 Dining Room Session One: Reading at Home
7:40-8:00 Session Two, First Grade 411

2. Welcome to Mrs. Williamson’s First Grade Class

3. Get To Know Mrs. Williamson
Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary & Psychology from Pace University
Master’s Degree in Curriculum, Instructional and Technology from Temple University
Fifth year teaching first grade in CBSD

4. Classroom Connections
“This Week in Room 109”
Newsletter will be sent “regularly” keeping you up to day with the happens in our room, if not… will be sent
Information about learning activities & important dates
Paw Pack Binder
Please keep homework books in Take Home folders
Check & return folders everyday
Wednesday Folders
Contains important papers
May not come home every week
Website… updated regularly
Twitter for pictures
@CB_Kwilliamson

5. Policies & Procedures Attendance Personal Belongings
Snack\Water Catcher
Lunch
Dismissal
Birthdays/Invitations: Through GoogleDoc
Weather Appropriate Dress

7. Homework Homework Menu (survey will be given later in the year)
Your job as parents
Communicate HW problems & struggles
Check that homework is done
Set up an appropriate place to do homework
Encourage independent reading

8. Classroom Management
“Warm and Fuzzies” Titus Paws For PRIDE Class Marble Jar

9. Specials Schedule
Monday – Library Tuesday – Music (AM) Wednesday – Quest Thursday – Gym Friday- Art

10. Writer’s Workshop Daily writing mini-lessons Journal Words Their Way
Handwriting
Mentor Sentences
5 Star Sentences
5 Star Sentences
I have neat writing.
I used finger spaces between each word.
My sentences start with uppercase letters.
I spelled the word wall words correctly.
I used ending marks at the end of my sentences.

11. Everyday Math Spiral Repeated exposure to skills XtraMath

12. Volunteers Needed!! Grade specific volunteers
Clerical help
Class specific volunteers
Checking Journals
Reading with students
Working with small groups

13. Race for Education SAVE THE DATE! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
One and done fundraiser
All day event
Prizes for students who bring in labels
SAVE THE DATE!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017

14. Questions??
Contact Me:
Class Webpage

15. Thank you for coming!
Please take the puzzle home and enjoy putting it together with your child
Remaining Sessions: In the Air Conditioned. . . DINING ROOM