1. A Day in the Life of Your First Grader!

2. Good Morning! Breakfast Check in for the day
Check supplies are all sharp and ready to go
Pledge of Allegiance
Morning News
Morning Meeting

3. Phonics, Spelling, Word Work, and Grammar
Sight Words
Parts of Speech
Sentence formation
Dictation

4. Specials 8:35–9:20 Morning Recess 9:20 -9:35
Moving is beneficial to young bodies and help them to focus on the tasks for the day.

5. Snack Time!! 9:40 am. Please send in a healthy snack every day.
One is enough as we only have 5 minutes to eat and move on with our day.

6. Georgia Standards of Excellence Math
Creating Routines and Using Data
Developing Base Ten Number Sense
Understanding Shapes and Fractions
Sorting, Comparing, & Ordering
Understanding Place Value and Using Money
Using Base Ten Number Sense with Operations
Problem Solving is embedded throughout all the strands

7. Lunch and Birthday Treats!
Our lunchtime is from 11:15 until 11:45 each day.
Please feel free to join us!
Birthday treats:
Please follow the county guidelines for birthdays.

8. Guided/Shared Reading
Reading strategies taught as whole group
Use of mentor texts with rich vocabulary and illustrations
Expose on building comprehension and fluency using a variety of reading formats and before- and after-reading activities in small group instruction

9. Writers Workshop
Use of mentor texts that illustrate strategies taught in mini-lesson format
Small group instruction to scaffold strategies
Independent writing to practice and grow using strategies
Conferencing with peers and teacher to enhance learning and expand writing strengths

10. Literacy Centers Listening Center Word Work Work on the writing
Independent projects
Big Books/Charts/
Read-the-Room
Read to Self/Read to Partner
Math/Science Center

11. Science Units
Life Science: Characteristics of Living things – Plants and Animals
Physical Science: Sound, Shadows and Magnets
Earth Science: Weather Patterns and Seasons

12. Social Studies Units
Units of Study * Civics * Famous Americans * Famous Folk Heroes * Geography * Economics

13. Afternoon Recess! 1:40 – 2:05 Time to play with friends indoors and
Pack up and Stack up
Clean up floor
Take out trash
Straighten up room
Check for device, water bottle and lunch box
Time to play
with friends
indoors and
Out!
Twice a Day!

14. Flexible Seating
My class loves to be engaged in their learning. Having choice in how to learn is a "seat" in the right direction. They take charge of how they can concentrate, either by sitting, standing, laying on a rug, sitting on the floor, or bouncing gently.

15. Homework
minutes of reading each night with family or independently
10 minutes of Moby Max or additional math work where extra practice is needed
Occasional projects to be shared in class.
Here's what the research says: In general, homework has substantial benefits at the high school level, with decreased benefits for middle school students and little benefit for elementary students (Cooper, 1989; Cooper et al., 2006).While assigning homework may have academic benefits, it can also cut into important personal and family time (Cooper et al., 2006).

16. BYOT We use devices as tools for learning.
Please fill out the BYOT contract and send in ASAP. Every child needs this filled in as we will use devices from the media center.

17. Absences Handwritten notes a must for: Absent notes: email to:
early checkout
change in transportation
Absent notes: to:
Notes not received within 5 days of illness are considered unexcused.

18. Miscellaneous Agenda Field Trips (2) Room Mom and Volunteers
Mrs. Shah and Mrs. Will be our helpers
Volunteer times will be scheduled weekly with sign-up genius.
Lunch $
in envelope with name, grade and teacher name.
Extras are charged if money is in account.
Ice cream Fridays
Money must be in account at the beginning of the day
Please place a block on account if you don’t wish your child to buy ice cream or extras

19. Handwriting Holding the pencil correctly
HWT block style letter formation
Spacing & Using the lines
Strengthening those hand muscles / fine motor skills: coloring, play dough, cutting and pasting
Reversals
Practice, practice, practice!!

20. Behavior
We created four simple rules to guide behavior this year. Each week we discuss one of the rules and emphasize its importance.
I use a system of colored cards, pennies, and/or behavior contracts depending on the child.
Every child has an opportunity to be “True Blue” each and everyday, so behaviors are expected to change and are rewarded appropriately.