1. West Madison Elementary First Grade
Welcome
Dr. Jah / Mrs.Miller
Mrs. Daniel
Mrs. Massey
Mrs. Stallworth
Mrs. Sweeney
Miss Baines

2. Character Development
We are promoting KINDNESS this year.
We are looking for students who are showing
kindness and do kind deeds for others. We will be celebrating students that do kind deeds each month. It is based on the novel Wonder.

3. Ways to be Informed: School Messenger School website: Teacher Website
Teacher Website
On WMES Website / Staff / Teacher’s Name
Principal’s Newsletter

4. Curriculum/ Assessment
Alabama Common Core Standards
Alabama College and Career Ready Initiative
* DIBELS: Dynamic Indicator of Beginning Early Literacy Skills
3 times yearly (all students) / Monthly in each classroom
First Grade Goals: Fall Winter Spring
Letter Naming Fluency (LNF)
Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF) (CLS) Correct Letter Sounds 70
(WWR) Whole Words Read 21
Phoneme Segmentation Fluency (PSF)
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)

5. Report Card / FRY / STAR / AR
Grading Scale – 1, 2, and 3
Progress Reports every 4 ½ weeks/ Report Cards every 9 weeks
First Progress Reports shows Behavior Skills only
Report Cards are standards based – Parents will receive a detailed explanation of the 3, 2, 1 grading system with the first report card in mid-October
FRY Words – 50 in Kindergarten / 150 in First Grade
Lists will come home to practice / Daily practice in class
STAR testing – Reading and Math Computer Tests
5 times a year
AR – Accelerated Reader – Students read library books on their
reading level and take computer tests for points. Please ask your teacher for more
individualized details.

6. Reading Curriculum Wonders Reading Series (30 Lessons)
Weekly test (usually on Friday)
Based on the College & Career Ready Standards (CCRS)
Spelling words & tests
Classwork, homework and test (usually on Friday)
Weekly Newsletter
Contains spelling pattern(s), vocabulary words, weekly story titles and important classroom or school information
Reading textbook
Two stories weekly / One “cold read” covered on Friday test

7. Math Curriculum EnVision Math
Weekly Test (falls on the next day after we finish the “Topic”)
AMSTI Investigations
Whole group and small group math “learning games”
Based on Math College & Career Ready Standards (CCRS)

8. HOMEWORK It is an extension and a review of what students are learning
Homework comes home in Binders on Friday or Monday
It is an extension and a review of what students are learning
in class
Return Homework to school by Friday
If it is finished before Friday, it can be returned earlier
Please return it altogether on the same day, except Reading Log,
which is monthly. Parents and students can complete reading
log together.

9. Schedule Reading Block in the morning
Math Block – just before and after lunch
Music First Semester/ Art Second Semester (once a week)
Computer Lab (twice a week)
Guidance (twice a month)
PE (daily)

10. Other Important Information:
Tardies:
The first bell rings at 7:25am / Class starts at 7:40am
Absences:
When student returns to school, please send in a parent or doctor’s note (teachers have provided forms)
Transportation Changes:
Please send in a written note when your child will be going home a different way (teachers have provided forms; these can also be found on our school website)

11. Behavior Expectations:
First Grade teachers use “Class Dojo”:
Students begin Monday with zero points and accumulate points throughout the week. Students must end the week with 10 or more points to go to Fun Friday on Friday afternoon
Students can earn points for showing respect, helping others,
following directions, being “on task”, working quietly, making good choices
in the cafeteria, hall, bathroom, PE, music/art, counseling, Spanish, etc
Students can loose points for not following directions, being “off task”,
not showing respect to students, teachers or the classroom materials, not
following rules in the cafeteria, on the playground or in the hall, at recess,
music/art, PE, counseling, Spanish, etc
**Other faculty and staff can also change points on Class Dojo
**Please sign up for Class Dojo. This is the main way we communicate with
parents.

12. Snack, Lunch and Birthdays
around 9:30am daily / Please send in ONE healthy snack
Milk .50 cents, Baked Chips .50 or Water is $1.00
Breakfast $1.75, Student Lunch $2.25 / Adult Visitor $4.00
Please join us for lunch (Mon. – Thurs.)
Baines 11:00-11:30 / Daniel 11:05-11:35 / Massey 11:10-11:40 Sweeney 11:15-11:45 / Stallworth 11:20-11:50
Ice Cream on Friday
.75 cents extra
Birthday invitations
If you send in invitations, please send one for every student
Birthday celebrations
You can send in a healthy treat for the whole class for snack
time or lunch time OR buy ice cream for the students at
lunch on Friday

13. Volunteer Opportunities
Room Parent
A parent to be responsible for coordinating special activities,
classroom volunteers and “Duty Free” lunch for the teacher
Other activities throughout the year
Teachers often need help with cutting, copies, Die Cut letters, sorting, stapling, etc
Teacher “Wish Lists”
Items needed during the year may be hand sanitizer, paper towels, white card stock
Please ask your teacher if you would like to donate items
You can also ask about bringing in crafts to do with the class
PTA needs volunteers for various activities during the year
Please join the PTA and get involved
Thank you for coming to Curriculum Night!