1. Welcome to First Grade! 2015-2016

2. Welcome to First Grade!  We will introduce you to first grade and to our curriculum.  If you have any questions during our presentation please write them down and hold on to them until we break out into our individual classrooms. .

3. All About Our Team  Our experience teaching  We have 70 years of teaching experience.  We have 58 years teaching in First Grade.  We have 50 years teaching at MV.

4. Our Goals  To give your child the academic knowledge and skills they need to progress to second grade.  To provide a supportive, warm, and fun classroom environment.  To help your child grow socially, make new friends, and discover new interests.

5. Class Subjects The subjects we cover during first grade are:  Reading  Math  Health  Writing  Technology  Social Studies  Science

6. Reading  Reading Groups based on ability  Whole Group instruction in Harcourt Trophies Basal Reader  Big Books, Books on tape, Poetry, Fiction and non-fiction selections

7. Common Core Standards (AZ College and Career Readiness Standards) for Language Arts  Reading Standards for Literature  Reading Standards for Informational Text  Reading Standards for Foundational Skills  Writing Standards  Language Standards  Speaking and Listening Standards

8. Writing  Write From the Beginning (Informative, Narrative, and Opinion)  Writer’s Workshop~ a very fun and relaxing way to learn to write and enjoy their work through celebrations.

9. Math Resources  Investigations ~ a very hands on way of teaching math through exploration and problem solving. We will make real life connections as to why and where we would use math.  District Approved Resources

10. Common Core Standards for Math (AZ College and Career Readiness Standards)  Operations and Algebraic Thinking  Numbers and Operations in Base Ten  Measurement and Data  Geometry  Mathematical Practices

11. Technology  We have 7 laptops/ThinkPads in our classroom.  One Smart Board  Two computer labs in school

12. Science Units of Study  Rocks and Earth Materials  Living Things and Their Habitats  Sky and Weather  Movement and Balance

13. Social Studies Units of Study  American History  World History  Civics/Government  Geography  Economics

14. Health  Being Healthy  Eating right and being active  Personal hygiene  Personal safety  Address, phone number

15. Homework Your child has a binder/folder that should be coming home nightly and needs to return each day. Please make sure that you and your student go through this folder nightly. Homework may include  Reading  Math games/DreamBox  Additional support based on student needs

16. Grading Grades are based on the following:  Teacher observation  Written work  Dialogue Report Cards:  4 times  Proficient, Developing, Area of Concern

17. School Wide Buzz!  Be Safe  Be Respectful  Be Responsible  Honey Drop Rewards

18. Parent Drop off Please drop off between the cross walks. Pull up as far as possible. Do not let your students out before the crosswalk. If you pull into the lot and park, please walk your student across the crosswalk. Please be patient when waiting to pull into the lot. There is only one line of traffic that is pulling in from the street. Students should be ready to exit the car when the time is appropriate.

19. Parent Drop Off PARKING ONLY / NO STUDENT DROP OFF LANE FOR STUDENT DROP OFF Enter Exit CROSSWALK South Parking Lot – Mountain Sky Avenue Mountain Sky Avenue

20. Parent Pick-up  Please have the Blue sign with your students first and last name, and grade level displayed in the windshield or hanging from the visor.

21. Parent Pick-up  Pull up as far as possible and your student will be sent to your car.  Students can enter cars after car passes the cross walk. PARKING ONLY / NO STUDENT PICK-UP LANE FOR STUDENT PICK- UP Enter Exit CROSSWALK South Parking Lot – Mountain Sky Avenue Student waiting zone

22. Stay in Your Car & Pull Forward

23. Thank you for attending tonight and please feel free to join your child’s teacher back in their room for Q&A. Warmly, Miss Howard, Ms. Pomerenke, Mrs. Thornton, and Mrs. Zastrow