1. Parent Night
Miss Lord
First Grade

2. Welcome to 1st Grade!
I am thrilled to have your child in my class this year! I know this year is going to be fantastic! This presentation is just to give you a few helpful tips about some of our procedures and routines we will be following throughout this school year. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to text, me or message me on Remind 101.

3. Meet The Teacher
I was born in California and I am a “military brat” so I have lived many places, but I call Mustang home. I moved to Mustang when I was 7 and went to Lakehoma from 2nd to 5th grade but moved again and I am an El Reno HS graduate.
I graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in with a degree in Elementary Education.
I did my student teaching here at Lakehoma and have spent my whole career here so far.
I have taught 2nd and 3rd grade but 1st grade is my passion and this will be my 6th year teaching it.

4. Korra will be 2 in November!
My Family
Korra will be 2 in November!

5. General Schedule 7:30-8:00- Announcements/ Morning Work
8:00-8:15- Calendar
8:15-8:55- Writing
8:55-9:50- Specials (Our classroom splits into 6 groups for Specials. Each group goes with another classroom to either PE, Art, Music or Library)
9:50-10:00- Snack and read aloud
10:00-11:15- Math Block
11:15-11:50- Science/ Social Studies
11:55-12:20- Lunch
12:20-12:40- Recess
12:45-2:15- ELA Block
2:15-2:35- Get packed up for home
2:35- Dismissal
*STEM is every Wednesday
*Computer lab is every Wednesday from 1:15-2:00
On Wednesdays the classroom schedule is a bit different to accommodate for STEM and Computer Lab times.

6. Behavior Calendar
Behavior charts will begin in September and need to be checked daily.
They will be located in the Aloha Binder.

7. month and handed in at the end of the month.
Reading Logs
Reading Logs will start next week. Please document the number of minutes read each day and then add them up weekly. These will be checked randomly throughout the
month and handed in at the end of the month.

8. Grading
We do not give grades on work in class. I, however, will grade some of their assignments in order to determine how they are progressing toward the objected goals for the report card. You might see a star, check mark, or a WT written on your students paper that indicates I have seen their work. If it has a WT (worked together) on their paper that means that your child completed that assignment at first by themselves and then we went over it as a class. Your child was supposed to grade their own paper as we went over it together.
We are standard based. Students at the end of the nine weeks will be tested over the standards and skills taught. They will receive a 1, 2, 3, or 4 on their report card that will indicate their progress in class.

9. Home Links Home Links are a part of MPS Every Day Math curriculum.
They will go home Monday- Thursday.
For each Homelinks your child brings back to school completed, they will earn a ticket for the weekly drawing.

10. Other Homework
Any work that is not completed during class will go home to be completed.
Spelling homework to study will go home on Monday. Tests will be on Friday. Students will have 10 words on each test, they will just know the word family or phonics skill. For example, if the phonics skill is short a, the words may be: at, sad, map etc.
Your child will need to know 100 sight words by the end of the year for report card.
Reading logs - read at least 20 minutes a night!
We will start math fact tests soon. Your child will be given a math fact test on Fridays

11. Oops!
If I send home an assignment with an “Oops” paper attached that means your child was not using their working time wisely during class.
Please read and sign the note.
The student must complete the unfinished assignment and bring it back the next day.

12. Daily Communication Binder (ALOHA Binder)
Please check every night and send back each day.

13. Parent-Teacher Communication
Please check binders for any important notes from class.
Most of our updates will come from Remind101 texts so please be sure you are signed up for those.
My school website will be updated, there are directions to get to the site in the Aloha Binder.
If you need to contact me, , Remind 101 or text messages are best.

14. Want to Volunteer?
Please let me know! If you would like to volunteer in the classroom at anytime this year, you will need to complete a background check that does include a fee.

15. Classroom/School Expectations
We are a Great Expectations model school. In our classrooms, we are working very hard to learn and follow Great Expectations as well as Love and Logic.

16. Discipline
The first time any mistake is made, your student will get a friendly reminder.
The second time, I will conference with your student and we will establish why the expectation is not being met. We will then set a goal to correct it.
The third time, Your student may walk at recess, write an apology note, or have another logical consequence.
Any behavior issues will be noted in the behavior calendar.

17. Snack
Students may bring their own snack to class each day. We have class snacks available for anyone who forgets or does not have a snack for the day. Donations to our class snacks are greatly appreciated! 
Great snack options: fruit, crackers, dry cereal, Goldfish, pretzels, animal crackers etc.
Please do not send candy in for a snack.

18. Birthdays
We have a new policy this year that we can only celebrate birthdays once a month. (Schedule attached) We have to have a healthy option offered if you choose to bring cupcakes. You do not have to bring anything at all. That is completely optional. We will still celebrate your child’s birthday by singing to them and they will receive a special treat from me.

19. Tardiness/ Absences School doors open at 7:15 Bell rings at 7:30
Tardy bell rings at 7:40

20. Bronco Boogie Bronco Boogie is at 7:30 in the gym every Friday.
We will be presenting for Bronco Boogie at a later date this year. All parents are welcome to come and watch and more information will be sent home soon.

21. Sign Up Genius
I use the website Sign Up Genius for all parties and Parent-Teacher Conferences.
I will send links out through Remind 101 and you will be able to sign up by clicking on the direct link.

22. Career Week
We will be discussing community helpers and various careers starting next week. The week of September 3-6, we will have guest speakers come in to talk with the class about their career. Students will also come to school on Friday, September 6th dressed for their future career.
If you would like to volunteer to speak with our class, please complete the Career Day note attached and return it to class.

23. PTO Please join our Lakehoma PTO! 
Popcorn and snack passes are on sale or you can send money on those days

24. More Info… Student handbook is available online.
- Monthly newsletters, reading logs and behavior charts will start in September
- Please label all of their belongings (jackets, lunch boxes, backpacks, etc.)

25. THANK YOU!
Lastly…thank you for sharing your child with me! I am looking forward to helping your children grow and learn. Here’s to an amazing year! – Miss Lord