1. Welcome to 1Cf! Back to School Night September 24, 2012

2. Miss Cuffe All About Me

3. Daily Routine Arrival – no earlier than 8:20 (8:45 tardy) - drop off at blacktop Schedule Snack must be nut free! Class Bingo & Behavior Chart Appropriate clothing for recess Dismissal – 3:05 front doors Please send in a note if your child is going home with someone else

4. Specials Schedule Monday – P.E. Tuesday – P.E. and Technology Wednesday – Library Thursday – Health and Music Friday – Art

5. First Grade Curriculum Math – www.pearsonsuccessnet.comwww.pearsonsuccessnet.com Language Arts - Good Habits, Great Readers - Words their Way - Journal Writing - Writing Workshop Science - living and nonliving things, balance/motion, changes, pebbles, sand, and silt, shadows Social Studies - communities / Second Step program Zaner-Bloser Handwriting

6. Homework Handwriting – begins October 1 st Math – begins October 9 th Spelling – begins October 15 th Reading – Reading folder – October 22 nd *Reader Response – (Jan.)

7. “Fun" Stuff of the Week Student of the Week Mystery Reader (Fridays @ 2:45) Special Interest/Talent/Culture Birthday Read Aloud

8. Museum on the Move Van Gogh Renoir Klee Georgia O’Keeffe Hokusai

9. Field Trips To be announced

10. Looking Ahead… November Conferences - Tuesday, November 27 th, Wednesday, November 28 th and Thursday, November 29 th (early dismissal for students) First Grade Concert – December 11 th at 9:00 a.m. First Grade Chat– January 23rd at 10:30 a.m. First Grade Picnic – June 20 th

11. Sources of Information Home Page District Website http://www.chatham-nj.org Class Newsletter

12. Contacting Miss Cuffe Email is best – ccuffe@chatham-nj.orgccuffe@chatham-nj.org Emergencies call the office 973-457-2510 (Voicemail – 973-457-2510 ext. 7857) Notes work well, too!

13. YOUR Assignments Parent Survey – My Child as a Learner Leave a note Sign up for Mystery Reader Giving Tree

14. The Finale… Thank you Room Mother Announcements -Lisa Devine Take Tour