1. 1st Grade Curriculum Night
Whole Group Session
(6:10- 6:30)

2. Welcome
Thank you for joining us tonight. We hope you have been able to see some of the major highlights of the ELA and Math 1st grade Curriculum. We will cover a few more things in this whole group session like Mclass expectations and changes, Science and Social Studies highlights, and resources for home!
If you have specific questions about your child or detailed questions about curriculum, please contact your teacher who would love to set up a time to address them one on one with you.

3. What is mClass? What is mClass?
mClass is a program used to assess and monitor progress on a number of reading skills through a number of 1 minute assessments (DIBELS) and reading a book (TRC)
DIBELS
Letter Naming Fluency (LNF)
Phoneme Segmentation Fluency (PSF)
Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF)
*Correct Letter Sounds (CLS) and Whole Words Read (WWR)
Dibels Oral Reading Fluency (DORF)
TRC
Accuracy Score
Comprehension Score
Written Comprehension *isolated score, does not impact moving to the next level

4. mClass Expectations for 1st Grade
Here are the TRC goals for beginning, middle, and end of year. If you would like more specific information about each assessment measure check out the link below from WCPSS. You can always ask your child’s teacher as well!
New TRC benchmark levels using ATLAS Book Set

5. mClass CHANGES The TRC book set has changed since last year.
The new set of books are leveled in the same way as before, but have been more rigorous than previous book sets. Beginning, middle, and end of year expectations have been modified to accommodate this change.
Written comprehension questions are now optional starting at level F.
Written questions are to be used to guide instruction and will not hold back a student from moving to the next level when assessing.
Retelling questions and comprehension questions are using more difficult vocabulary and are more challenging even at the beginning levels (A-E).

6. Reading at Home
We are so glad that you are reading with your child each night! Here are a few reminders about reading at home from our first grade team:
Reading at home SHOULD BE FUN! We want students to love reading. Help them pick books they are interested in and give them lots of choice in what they read.
When your child is reading, give them time to figure out tricky words and help if they are feeling frustration. We are working so hard during the school day on strategies and decoding techniques. Reading at home should be practice and enjoyable!
Your child’s teacher will share with you tips and tricks during conferences on ways to help your child with the skills they specifically need.
Read to your child!!! Listening to fluent, and expressive reading is great for kids. Parent Read-Alouds are encouraged just as much as listening to your child read each night.

7. Resources at Home
These are just some of the programs and websites we use at school that can also be accessed at home.
RAZ Kids *leveled Ebooks specific to each child
Storyline Online *read-alouds
Starfall *phonics and fluency resources with games
PebbleGO *non-fiction interactive reading
BrainPop Jr. *short topic based videos and resources

8. Science Units in First Grade
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
Balance and Motion
Living Organisms
Phases of the Moon
*Each class will study all 4 units, but will not always be studying them at the same time. You should see 1 science unit covered each quarter of the year.

9. Social Studies Units in First Grade
Rules in the community
Understanding diverse cultures in our community
Understanding maps
How humans impact nature