1. Welcome to Back To School Night! Tuesday, September 16 th Mrs. Dana Beck We will get started shortly. While you are waiting, please feel free to do the following: Find your child’s desk. Write your child a note. Read your child’s first day feelings (bulletin board). Read your child’s Hopes and Dreams (back wall ). Look over the packet of information on the desk. Sign up for a November conference time (back table).

2. A little bit about me…

3. A Message from the PTO  PTO Video PTO Video

4. Daily Schedule MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Morning Meeting Snack Math RELA Recess/Lunch RELA Sci./Soc. Stu. GymArtMusicLibraryComputers 2 nd Recess Finish Work Pack Up/Dismissal

5. Special Events  October- Halloween Party and Parade  November- - CogAT Testing – administered to all first graders – areas of: verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative functioning - 18 th A-Z Play at 6:30 pm  December- Winter Party  February- Valentine’s Day Party  April- Arbor Day  May- Career Day, Field Day, Honey Hollow, Mom-Sense Show  June- End of Year Party

6. RELA Journeys *Research Based* Reading, Vocabulary, Fluency, Comprehension, Writing, Words to Know, Oral Vocabulary, Rich Literature, Phonics, Spelling, Grammar *Guided Reading – Small Group Instruction *Whole Group Instruction

7. Journeys  Lesson at a glance – Focus Wall sent home each week Focus Wall Lesson 1Focus Wall Lesson 1  Posted to 1 st grade website Log in information in your packet!

8. Math - enVision  Review of kindergarten skills  Graphing, time, money, geometry, addition and subtraction, measurement, problem solving  Packets for each topic  Manipulatives Log in information in your packet!

9. Math  Math Moments on GES website  First in Math Log in information in your packet!

10. Science Air and Weather Balance & Motion Organisms

11. Science  Inquiry Based  Hands on Learning  Experiments  Science Learning Journals

12. Social Studies  Scholastic News  Horizons – Community Citizenship Maps  Nystrom – Exploring Our World

13. Social Studies – Essential Questions  What lessons can be learned from current events?  How does geography impact the life of a people?  What does citizenship mean?  How does history influence the lives of people?  How do people support a community?

14. A Note from the School Nurse  Safe rooms: NO FOOD CONTAINING PEANUTS OR NUTS IN OUR CLASSROOMS FOR SNACKS OR PARTIES.  Can have peanut butter in cafeteria – there is a peanut free table

15. If your child is absent…  Email the office (Directions on Goodnoe home page)  Email me of absence  Send a note in with your child on their first day back  If your child is absent for multiple days, you may call the office and arrange to pick up the work  Email me to send the work home with a student who lives near by or a sibling  Work cannot be given out before it is taught (before vacations)  Overall - do not worry!

16. Report Cards  November 24 th, 25 th, 26 th Conference in lieu of 1st Report Card- Sign up tonight 2 nd MP - February 18th Report Cards Distributed 3 rd MP - April 22nd Report Cards Distributed June Report Cards Distributed on last day of school New Report Card – Parent Report Card Forum on Oct. 7 th at 6:30 at Chancellor Center Pamphlet with more information

17. Homework  Check the Take Home Folder nightly  Check homework to make sure it has been completed neatly and carefully in pencil  One homework page per week – please keep this in your child’s folder  10 Minute Policy

18. Homework  Math pages are completed in workbook  Have your child read nightly and log book or chapter – more to come about this  Weekly Journal: can be returned Tues., Wed., or Thurs. each week *at least 3 sentences: -beginning -middle -end  Week long assignments at times

19. Birthday Celebrations  Bring a book from home  Donate a book to the classroom  Pick a book from the class library

20. Communication  Send a note to school!  E-mail: dbeck@crsd.orgdbeck@crsd.org  Call: 215-944-2100 (office) 215-944-2183 (voicemail)  Please let me know if there is a change in transportation.  Website is a great communication tool.  Weekly newsletters will be posted, on the back of homework and emailed!  Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions or concerns!

21. Thank You For Attending!

22. Remember To…  Sign Up for Parent Teacher Conference Time (back table)  Take a KidStuff book (*if you know you don’t want one, please drop it in the box on the back table)  Fill out and return emergency form tonight or tomorrow  Take all papers with you