1. First Grade Curriculum Night Welcome! Please take a moment to fill out the yellow half sheet of paper on your child’s desk & leave them a note on the red hand cutout!

2. August 13, 2011 Camas, WA Harley (Beagle-Whippet Mix, 5) Maggie (9)

3. Our newest family member… Callie Irene Storts Born 9/12/12 The morning after curriculum night!

4. Mrs. Brianna Storts Contact info: Brianna.Storts@vansd.org (best way!!)Brianna.Storts@vansd.org or leave me a phone message 313-1600 Website

5. Daily Schedule 8:20 Bell Rings, Students enter outside door 8:30 School Begins 8:30-10:00 Literacy 10:00-10:15 Snack/story 10:15-10:30 RECESS 10:30-11:45Math/Focus Wall 12:00-12:30 Lunch 12:30-2:15 Writing, Science, Social Studies, Thematic Study 2:15-2:30 Optional Recess 2:30-2:50 Clean up/Read Aloud/Pack Up 2:50 Dismissal FAB Schedule: Monday: Library 1:00-1:30 Tuesday: Computer Lab 1:30-2:10 Wednesday: Art 1:20-2:00 Thursday: Music/PE 12:40-2:00 Friday: Dance 11:10-11:50 1 hour early release Monday’s 8:30-1:50

6. Literacy Block Wonders is a six unit program designed for flexible use with children of varied needs. Wonders is appropriate for beginning readers and children who are becoming fully fluent readers learning to write independent responses in relationship to what was read. Students progress through each five to six week unit at a pace appropriate to their individual development Wonders includes instruction and practice in … The alphabet, phonemic awareness, letter-sound relationships, blending, irregular words, multi-syllable words, fully decodable passage reading, integrated spelling, integrated writing and integrated handwriting. Wonders teaches common core standards.

8. Writing Children will have numerous opportunities to practice writing in the classroom. This further reinforces what they have learned in shared and guided reading. They are using the skills of reading to produce writing (sounding out words, sight words, and reading what they have written). Examples of how writing is used in the classroom: Quick writes, Class Books, Journals

9. D.L.P DLP (daily language practice): punctuation at the end of the sentences capitalization of initial sentence words, I, and names use of quotation marks and commas

10. enVision Math Scope & Sequence Topic 1: Understanding Addition Topic 2: Understanding Subtraction Topic 3: Five and Ten Relationships Topic 4: Addition and Subtraction facts to 12 Topic 5: Addition facts to 20 Topic 6: Subtraction facts to 20 Topic 7: Counting and number patterns to 120 Topic 8: Tens and ones Topic 9: Comparing and ordering numbers to 100 Topic 10: Adding with tens and ones Topic 11: Subtracting with tens and ones Topic 12: Length Topic 13: Time Topic 14: Using data to answer questions Topic 15: Geometry Topic 16: Fractions and shapes

11. Grades 1 = Developing Little progress toward grade level expectations. Meets few or no grade level expectations. Example: Work was not completed. If assignment was attempted, it was done carelessly. Handwriting was done quickly and the student made little effort to try and write neatly. No details were put in drawings and the background was not colored in. Coloring was completed quickly and not neatly. One or two colors were used. The quality of work was unsatisfactory.

12. Grades 2= Basic Progressing toward grade level expectations. Meets some grade level expectations. Example: The assignments were done quickly and little effort was made. Handwriting was completed, but without being careful. Details are lacking in drawings and the background was partially completed or not done. Coloring was done quickly and not neatly. Very few colors were used in the illustrations.

13. Grades 3= Proficient Consistently meets grade level expectations. Example: Assignments were completed. Overall, the quality of work is good. Care was taken to complete assignments according to the directions given. Handwriting is neat and letters are formed carefully. Drawings are full of details and the background is colored in. Many colors were used in the illustrations.

14. Grades 4= Advanced Consistently performs above grade level expectations. Example: Assignments were done on time. The quality of work is outstanding. Attention was paid to all parts of the assignments. Handwriting is very neat and letters were formed very carefully. Drawings were full of details and great care was used in coloring. Background was colored in and many colors were used in the illustration. Student did above what was expected and used their time very productively.

15. Housekeeping Homework: reading and math daily Classroom Management—We follow the 5 Chinook Guidelines Snack – One, small healthy snack. Water bottles ok. Lunch- please make sure your child knows their plan! Money, send in blue folder with your child’s name and lunch # Communication Home and School –Website, Blue Chinook folders Entrance: outside classroom door Exit: end of building near gym Birthday treats- Please no edible food. Other suggestions are pencils, stickers, class book, etc. Ask me with questions. **Birthday books** Birthday invites: If you wish to invite classmates to a birthday party, the invitations may only be handed out at school if all classmates of the same sex as your child, or the entire class are invited. This is to help reduce the feeling of rejection within the classroom. Please consider the ramifications of having parties where a few classmates are not included. Scholastic Book Orders: online code: GTHDW Highlights Magazine Read-and-Lead: monthly reading calendar PTSA/Payback Books Box Tops/ Campbell’s Labels Field Trip: Pomeroy Farm, Tuesday October 14 th (Will need 6 chaperones.) Volunteers: please plan to sign up at conferences, must be cleared through office Conference Dates – 10/22 1pm-3pm, 10/23 8am-8pm, 10/24 8am -12pm

16. We’re going to have a great year!