1.   Look over the Personal Summary Report for accuracy-Fix if necessary  Please write a local emergency contact (not yourself)on the bottom of the sheet  Please write: Birthday Treats (Yes or No)  Add Emergency Dismissal Plans- Parents will be contacted by “School Reach.” Please listen to or check local TV or Radio stations for closure information.  Regular After School Plans  Keep at School. Picked up by __________________________________ Contact Information (While you wait…)

2. Mrs. Diane Broksieck Classroom Phone: 696-4620 Email: Diane.Broksieck@k12.sd.us Diane.Broksieck@k12.sd.us

3.  My Family…My Story

4.   Communication Back & Forth  Front Pocket  Middle Pocket  Back Pocket Take-Home Folder

5.   Shared Reading (poetry, big books, basal stories)  Reader’s Workshop ~Comprehension Strategies *Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Determining Importance, and Synthesizing) ~Guided Reading *Small Groups, Daily Menu, Assessments, Conferences ~Café *Reading Strategies, Reading Toolkit ~Reading Bags *Back and Forth Every Night, Beginning Sometime in September, Book Exchange  Writer’s Workshop ~Small Moments, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Letter Literacy

6.   Differentiated Word Study Groups  Reading Recovery and Title I  Word Work and Spelling  Oral Language  Handwriting  ELA Common Core State Standards http://doe.sd.gov/octe/commoncoreStandards.aspx Literacy (Cont.)

7.   Investigations ~Newly adopted…3 rd year for 1 st grade ~Calendar ~Math Workshop ~Homework/Extra Workbook Pages ~Home Letters ~Game Binders ~See Math Handouts-layered curriculum  Inquiry Based  AddVantage Math Recovery Assessments  Math Common Core State Standards  Practice Standards http://doe.sd.gov/octe/commoncoreStandards.aspx Math

8.   Usually focus on ONE of these areas at a time  The same grade will be reflected in both areas on the report card.  The grade is based on effort, participation, and completion of work  Topics include: Ladybugs, Hatching Chicks (lifecycles), Oceans, Deserts (Habitats), Living/Non- Living, Animal Groups, Voting, Rules (Citizenship), Friendship, Maps/Atlas Social Studies/Health/Science

9.   3 Basic Rules ~Respect ~Responsibility ~Caring  Go Green ~Tiered Card System ~Go Green Celebrations ~Clipboard  Smile Sticks Classroom Management

11. Monthly "Go Green" Celebrations!  1 celebration each month  Everyone has a chance to participate  Less than 5 checks in a week is a "Go Green" week  2 weeks with 5 or more checks you cannot attend the celebration  However, a week with 0 checks can cancel out a week with 5 or more checks!

12.   You have been given a hand out on healthy snacks. Our district would like to encouraging healthy/snacks treats.  What would we like to do for Birthdays?  Please avoid peanuts and tree nut products. There are several kids in Hillcrest who are allergic to these.  In our classroom could we please avoid any foods with Red 40 Food Dye Healthy Snacks

13.   Book Orders  Weekly Newsletters  Birthdays (We Celebrate ½ Birthdays)  Healthy Snacks  Friendship List  Volunteers  Sign-up Genius  Hillcrest Website: http://brookings.k12.sd.us/education/school/s chool.php?sectionid=67 http://brookings.k12.sd.us/education/school/s chool.php?sectionid=67 Odds & Ends