1. Welcome to First Grade
Curriculum Night
Meet the Teacher

2. About the Teachers Mrs. Bemis Mrs. Carr Mrs. Dobyns Miss Nelissen
The team brings 74 years of combined teaching experience to your children from K-6.

3. Reading CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) Arizona State Standards
Systemic & Explicit daily lessons to teach students how to read and write
Phonics approach
-blending through the whole word
Non-decodable words are called “tricky words”
- memorized/remembered

4. Math Arizona State Standards CGI (Cognitive Guided Instruction)
Story Problems
Share/Show your strategies
Addition and Subtraction
Investigations
Interactive math games
Workbook
Math

6. Writing Writing is taught as a process.
We focus our teaching and grading of both narrative and expository writing.
Your child will grow as a writer by learning to use:
Topic sentences
Key details
Closing sentences

7. Science
Social Studies
Health
Describe how animals and plants are dependent on each other in a habitat.
Describe interactions of Native Americans with the Spanish
Human Body studies
-bones
-teeth
-mouth
-blood/heart
-digestive system
-respiratory system
Compare the habitats in which plants and animals they live.
-Garden
-Polar
-Desert
-Pond/Ocean
Describe the interactions of Native Americans with the Pilgrims
Describe ways to prevent germs from spreading; in order to stay healthy.
Animal life cycles
Recognize that the United States started as 13 colonies, under the rule of Great Britain.

8. A Typical Day in 1st Grade
Morning Procedures (unpack, attendance, pledge)
Reading
Specials
Computer Lab PE
Art Library
Music
Recess (Please send your child a snack to eat)
Health, Science, and/or Social Studies
Lunch
12:00-12:20 cafeteria * Student Lunch Price $2.90
12:20-12:40 recess
Math
Writing
Pack up

9. Weekly Homework Homework
New packets can be accessed through ParentVUE each Friday
Due the following Friday
CKLA Reading Passages
Read with your child
Sign and return
Take-home/homework folders must go home and come to school daily
Homework Packet Includes:
Math, Reading, and Spelling

10. 1st Day of school * Parents are welcome on playground
* Meet me on line 44
* First Bell Rings by 7:40 a.m.
* Bring a snack (Please no peanuts)
* Please have a lunch plan
* Send your child with a labeled water bottle (Only Water)
* Be sure I know how your child is going home

11. 1st grade Ambassadors
A 5th grade student has been assigned to help our class at the beginning and the end of the day.
During morning drop off, ambassadors will be stationed at the playground gate to help walk first graders to their lines.
They will help us with pack up and dismissal.

12. Donations Help Fund a Field Trip Donations are 100% tax deductible
Go to website
Book Club Orders
Book Club Orders help increase the classroom library. Your teacher will periodically send book club flyers home. If you would like to order books your teacher will provide you with a classroom access code so that you can order books online.

13. Parents please take a moment to sign up for Brisas text messages.
Mrs. Winkelmann will send important reminders and messages by text throughout the school year.

14. Brisas PTSO Board Members
Co-Presidents
Christine Hightower……………………….
Darya McClain…………………………..
Vice President
Nicole Quillan………………………………………..
Secretary/Co-Fundraising
Meiko Yamanobe/Adame…………………
Co-Treasurers
Peter Eberle……………………………….
Stephanie Neves……………………………..
Volunteers
Kelli Barnes………………………………………
Contributions
Hope Kopp……………………………………………
Communications
Jennifer Redd…………………………………
Historian
Kerri Jackson……………………………………..

15. Fundraiser – 2018 Read-a-thon
The goal is to fundraise AND increase the love for reading in students
Reading starts Wednesday, September 5th - Friday, September 14th
Includes daily treats, exciting prizes, grade-level raffles and fun events!
Prizes for ALL students who participate.
No minimum $ amount required to participate
100% of money goes directly to help Brisas
Only planned fundraiser this year
Goal is to raise $30,000 to fund many school programs
More information the week of Aug. 27th

16. Please enter the following information into the Google Document form:
Before you leave…
Please see the Computer Station:
Please enter the following information into the Google Document form:
Parent’s name
Child’s name
Parent’s
Each parent that would like to be included in the Class Distribution List must enter their information.
Thank you for coming!