1. Welcome to Back To School Night! Tuesday, September 1 st Miss Danielle Gleason 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 (In the hallway). Look over the packet of information on the desk. Sign up for a November conference time (on the windowsill by the sink).

2. A little bit about me…

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

4. Special Events ▫October- Parade and Party October 30th ▫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-Board Games with Dad, End of Year Party

5. 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

6. 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 will be sent home!

7. Math - enVision  Review of kindergarten skills  Graphing, time, money, geometry, addition and subtraction, measurement, problem solving  Packets for each topic  Manipulatives Log in information will be sent home!

8. Math  Math Moments on GES website  First in Math Log in information will be sent home!

9. Science Air and Weather Balance & Motion Organisms

10. Science Inquiry Based Hands on Learning Experiments Science Learning Journals

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

12. 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?

13. 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 We are a latex-free school

14. 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 nearby or a sibling Work cannot be given out before it is taught (before vacations) Overall - do not worry!

15. Report Cards November 23rd, 24 th, 25 th Conference in lieu of 1st Report Card- Sign up tonight! 2 nd MP - February Report Cards available on HAC 3 rd MP - April Report Cards available on HAC June Report Cards Distributed on last day of school

16. 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

17. 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

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

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

20. Thank You For Attending!

21. Remember To… Sign Up for Parent Teacher Conference Time (on windowsill by sink) Take a KidStuff book (*if you know you don’t want one, please drop it on the back table) Take all papers with you