1. Welcome to
Mrs. Tucker’s
1st Grade
Class!

2. A Winning Year in 1st Grade!
Team
Tucker:
A Winning Year in 1st Grade!

3. Frey Elementary Vision: Best School in the Nation FLAMES Mission
Fostering Leadership
Among Motivated Engaged Students

4. AIM HIGH
Attitude
Ideas
Management
Helpfulness
Influence
Gratitude
Hope

5. Frey’s Big 3
Do Your Best
Be Kind
Make Good Choices

6. Behavior System ~ AIM HIGH
You will receive a log in code from Class Dojo for your child.
Points will be awarded for AIMING HIGH behavior choices.
Points may also be removed.
Parents will be able to see all points at the end of each day!
Again, no news. . . is good news!

7. Class Dojo Points can be awarded for:
AIMING HIGH (2 pts) Exceptional Job on Work (1 pt) Good Attitude (1 pt) Great Gratitude (1 pt)
Kind/Helpful (1 pt) Making Good Choices ( 1pt)
Shining Bright Group Time (1 pt) Team Builder Today (1 pt)
Points can be removed when students need to work on these areas :
Completing Work in a Timely Manner
Controlling Talking
Following Classroom Rules Self Control
Following School Rules Staying on Task/ Group and Independent
Remembering to Be Kind/Helpful

8. Daily Schedule: Readers Workshop Writers Workshop Math Workshop
Lunch/Specials
Phonics/Spelling Recess
Content Studies (Social Studies, Science & Health)
Pack Up and Read Aloud

9. Tuesday: Text it Tuesday (spelling word practice)
Morning Work Routine
Students will complete all morning work in a composition notebook that stays at school.
Monday: Math Monday
Tuesday: Text it Tuesday (spelling word practice)
Wednesday: Write it Wednesday
Thursday: Think About it Thursday (creativity & critical thinking)
Friday: Fun Friday Choices

10. 3+, 3, 2 and 1 Scores for Report Cards and Progress Reports
We will continue to assess students using the scale listed above.
Keep in mind, a large majority of our work will be done in journals!
4 ½ week Progress Reports
9 week Report Cards
Mini Touchstone Tests throughout the year to check student understanding!

11. 1st Grade Math First 9 Weeks Counting to 120 Place Value
Measurement and Time
Money
Data and Graphing
Addition & Subtraction to 10, Word Problems to 10
Extramath Letters coming soon!

12. 1st grade ELA First 9 Weeks Narrative Story Writing
Reading Fluency, Comprehension,& Connections
Print Features
Grammar and Vocabulary
Phonics and Spelling Rules
Sight Word Recognition
See Saw Letters coming soon!

13. Words of the Week
Students will have a word of the week notebook to learn new vocabulary words this year! We will send these notebooks home each nine weeks.

14. Science, Social Studies, & Health First 9 Weeks
Science: Weather & Seasons Magnets
Social Studies: Good Citizenship Where We Live Landforms & Oceans Personal Finance

15. Homework
Policy: Homework journals come home on Friday and will be returned on the next Friday! This will begin later in the school year.

16. Student Notebooks Daily notebook home for communication
Notebook will have calendars, sight word lists, reading log for nightly reading, dojo reminder sheet (behavior), transportation forms, and parent communication folder for money & notes.
Students will also bring home papers in this folder.

17. Students will remain in the same house.
House System
Students will remain in the same house.
Pep Rallies and House Cup Winners will be just like last year for behavior and student involvement.
9 week winners, AAA winner, and end of year winner will also be a part of the house system!

18. Lunch Time
10:53-11:18
Snack~ Send a snack and water bottle daily to school!
Birthdays will be celebrated at lunch!

19. Specials Schedule
11:30-12:15
Monday: PE
Tuesday: STEM
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: PE
Friday: Art

20. Transportation
Daily transportation will remain the same unless a note is provided by the parent.
I will have transportation notes for you to use in the daily notebook.
ed changes will not be accepted.
Changes can be made via the front office before 1:45 pm.

21. First Grade goes to Zoo Atlanta in the spring!
Field Trip
First Grade goes to Zoo Atlanta in the spring!

22. Room Parents
We will need room parents for Team Tucker & PTSA this year! If you are interested, please let me know. Thanks!

23. Things to remember:
We will send home the first grade Progress Report in September!
We will meet in October to discuss academic progress, behavior expectations and the 1st Report Card!
COGAT Testing will be in September. More info coming home soon.

24. First Grade Dates to Know
First Day of School ~ 8/1
PTSA Meeting and Game Night ~ 8/9
Rally Fundraiser College Jersey Day $ 1.00 Donation ~ 8/10
Picture Day ~ 8/22
Early Release Day ~ 8/29
Multicultural Night 6:30 pm ~ 8/30
Labor Day Holiday ~ 9/3
COGAT Testing ~ 9/5 – 9/7

25. Contact Information
@tuckersteam
Thanks for coming!