1. First Grade Back to School Night
September 28, 2017

2. Daily Schedule on Days Morning Meeting Readers Workshop
Writers Workshop
Literacy Skills
Lunch/Recess
Math
Tecnología/Physical Education/Art/Music/Science

3. Science Safety Contract
According to St. Paul Public Schools, students need to have a signed safety contract in order to participate in science activities.
The only chemicals they will be using are soap and water.

4. Reader’s Workshop Whole Class Mini Lesson
Independent Work Time/Guided Reading Groups/Oral Language Groups
Closing

5. Great Readers See themselves as readers Make sense of text
Use what they know
Understand how stories work
Read to learn
Monitor and organize ideas and information
Think critically about books

6. Writer’s Workshop
Whole Class Mini Lesson
Independent Writing
Share

7. Developing Writing Habits
Personal Narrative: Small Moments
Persuasive Letters and Speeches
How-To Books
Question & Answer Books
Book Recommendation
Realistic Fiction
Informational Writing: Expert Book
Poetry

8. Math
Whole Class Lesson
Independent Practice/Small Groups
Closing

9. Daily Routines and Comparing Numbers
Everyday Uses of Numbers
Visual Patterns, Number Patterns and Counting
Measurement and Basic Facts
Place Value, Number Stories, Basic Facts
Developing Fact Power
Geometry and Attributes
Mental Math, Money and Fractions
Place Value and Fractions

10. Special projects
December: Family presentations about a celebration or tradition

11. Spanish Expectations
Starting in September students will use basic classroom words and phrases in Spanish.
Tuesday, January 16: Students will speak only Spanish to adults and peers.

12. Field Trips Fort Snelling (April) Rollerskating (February)
Como Planetarium (January/February)
Como Zoo (May)
Children’s Museum
Linwood Rec Center (June)

13. Birthdays
Please check with the teacher before sending birthday treats. Due to the district wellness policy treats are limited to once a month.
First grade classes will meet outside on the last Wednesday of the month to sing to all students with birthdays and celebrate with 10 minutes of extra recess.

14. Thank you for coming tonight!