1. We Are On A Mission!
Welcome to Back To
School Night

2. Dr. Sally K. Ride Mission Statement
We are a diverse learning community comprised of educators, students, and parents who have high expectations and strive together to achieve life-long learning for all students.

4. Believe You Can,
Believe We Can!

5. Intervention Supports
P.B.I.S.
pax
Positive Behavior
Intervention Supports

6. Communication Homework E-mails Monthly newsletters
Parent-teacher conferences
Interims
Report cards
Thursday folders
Remind

7. Have you…? Joined Remind
Signed and returned “Panda Programming” permission slip

8. Rubric P Knows it and shows it I Working on it N Needs more help.
-Proficient, meets standard
I Working on it
-In progress towards meeting the standard
N Needs more help.
-Not yet making progress or making minimal
progress toward the standard

9. Thinking and Academic Success Skills
Analysis
Collaboration
Breaking down a whole
into parts and examining
the parts so the structure
of the whole is understood
Working effectively and
respectfully to reach
a group goal

10. First Grade Homework Policy
Purpose:
Provide critical and creative thinking activities that
correspond with our new curriculum.
Provide reinforcement of lessons/units taught, practice towards mastery of a skill, introduce a new unit or subject area.
Provide support during homework completion as needed. This is an opportunity for connection between home and school.
Strengthen concepts and skills
Develop initiative, responsibility, self-direction and organizational skills.

11. Homework should be returned on Friday even if not complete.
Homework will be checked to see if it is complete, correct, and neat.
Homework Includes:
1. Homework Journal: 1 assignment a night completed in the journal and should take about minutes (MAXIMUM).
2.Nightly Reading Log: An additional minutes a
night is required
Homework should be returned on Friday even if not complete.

12. Reading/Language Arts

13. MCPS Reading Targets M M Reading teacher Kindergarten NA Level 1
GRADE LEVEL
End of
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Kindergarten NA
Level 1
(A)
Level 2-3
(B-C)
Level 4
(C)
1st Grade
Level 5-7
(D-E)
Level 8-11
(E-G)
Level 12-15
(H-I)
Level
2nd Grade
Level J
Level K
Level L
Level M
3rd Grade
Level
Level N
Level O
Level P
4th Grade
Level Q-R
Level S- T
5th Grade
Level T-U
Level V-W

14. Comprehension Strategies
compstrategies

15. Writing

16. Writing Writer’s Workshop routines Handwriting
Narrative/personal experiences writing
Informative, explanatory writing
Opinion writing
Process, Production and Research
Use of Language
Descriptive words
Complex sentences
Conventions and grammar
Practice and expand complete sentences
Capitalization and punctuation

17. Rules and Rubrics-set a goal for writing
The Developing Writer
Uses letters heard in words
Uses sight vocabulary or word wall
Uses correct capitalization and punctuation
Rules and Rubrics-set a goal for writing

19. Math Curriculum Marking Period 1 Routines
Counting up to 120 from any number
Place value
Comparing 2-digit numbers using symbols
Ten more, ten less
Part-whole concepts; addition and subtraction
Categorical data: bar graphs and pictographs

20. Social Studies Curriculum
Marking Period 1
Civics
Importance of rules
Rights and responsibilities
Leadership and authority
Contributions of people important to the political system
United States symbols

21. Science and Engineering
Quarter 1
Comparing plants and animals
Basic needs of animals
Observable features of animals
Health
Parts of living things

22. Thank You For Coming To This Portion Of Back-To-School-Night!
The First Grade Team