1. Welcome to First Grade We invite you to take a look at our day together here at school!

2. First Grade Info Our day begins at 7:45 A phone call is appreciated, but a note is required for an absence Please call front office for ride change by 2:00 Lunch is at 11:15-11:45, Please join us anytime! Visitors-Background checks Send all medications to school nurse Please visit or team webpage, or individual teacher webpages

3. First Grade Info Cont. * Boot Binder *Mandatory Parent Conferences -The week of October 7 th. We will send sign up sheets. * Homework -Reading nightly to equal 50 min per week; log minutes -Spelling/Sight Words -Math Extra Practice

4. GRADES Numerical Grades will begin the Second Six Weeks Check grades online-contact the office if it isnt working Progress Reports and Report Cards will be online! Some work will be sent home, other grades will be in your child’s Notebooks You are welcome to come visit us anytime!

5. Our Schedule 7:15-7:45 Arrival 7:45-8:05 Morning Meeting/ Skills Block 8:05-9:00 Readers Workshop 9:00-9:55 Writers Workshop 9:55-10:45 Guided Reading/Centers 10:45-11:15 Science 11:15-11:45 Lunch 11:45-12:15 Recess 12:15-12:50 Math Problem Solving 12:50-1:45 Specials (Teacher’s conference) 1:45-2:45 Math 2:45 Dismissal

6. Reading is what it’s all about!

7. Reading Goals/Readers Workshop * DRA Testing 3-16 (C-I) Beginning, Middle, and End of Year * Level C-I What does it look like? * Comprehension Make connections, predictions, checking for comprehension, retelling in detail, inferring, questioning * Fluency- pace, expression -Reading just right Guided Reading Group- Books will be sent home in book bag. Must return daily to school with your child.We will change out the oldest book once they have 4-5 in their bag. -What if they have the book memorized? -Your child might go to a different teacher for their reading group. -Check the rocket in your child’s boot binder to see them move up reading levels!

8. The challenge is on!! Every 1 st grader is to read 50 minutes a week! Kickoff is September 18 th !!!!!!!! Reading logs- log minutes and total for each week. Keep in your child’s boot binder. While students strive to meet personal goals and class goals, we will also be working toward an overall school goal of 1,425,000 minutes by the last six week grading period. -Students who meets the minimum goal for minutes will receive a brag tag every six weeks. -Students who meet the goal for all six week periods will be eligible for participation on Game Truck Day at the end of the school year. -In keeping with our game theme, we will hold minute to win it competitions featuring top minute readers and teachers as contestants at our six week celebrations. -Teachers can also provide small rewards for meeting class goals, such as a popcorn/popsicle party, extra recess, no shoes, game hour, etc.

10. Writers Workshop *The Workshop Model: Opening, Work Period, Closing * The writing process -Planning -Drafting -Editing/ Revising -Publishing *Story Ideas *Narratives, Response, Persuasive, Letters, How To’s, Report of Information, Poetry *Punctuation/Capitalization, Handwriting *Inventive Spelling is good! -mi kat iz cut

11. Math Assessments- B, M, E of year Assessing: Number Sense, Mental Math, Seeing and Counting Groups How can you help at home? *Play Dot Cards, Give them story problems to think about or have them create their own. We are trying to create deep thinkers and problem solvers. *Ask your child how many dots do you see? Can they see groups and not have to count by ones?

12. Science Ongoing Process Skills- collect data, measure, sort, predict Process, Inquiry, and Physical Systems – Parts of a whole, record changes in size, shape, mass, color Earth Systems- Rocks, soil, water Space- change occurs Life Systems- parts of plants and animals, living/non-living Chicks!!!!

13. Social Studies * Citizenship/Rules *Communities * Authority Figures * Traditions, Customs, Celebrations * Geography/Mapping * Texas Symbols * US Symbols

14. First Grade Behavior Here at Clara Love we want to create a positive reward system (no colors)! Fun Friday *Boot Scootin Celebration- for making good choices *Character Lessons School wide Expectations

15. Late Work According to the District Grading Policy Guidelines: For every day an assignment is late passed the deadline, there will be a penalty of 10 points for each day- up to 30 points maximum off. The teacher will put a note on that child’s work showing that it took longer and will make contact with the parent if the problem is continuous. Tardies The tardy bell rings at 7:45AM each day. Please make sure that your child is dropped off in enough time to be settled and in his or her seat by the 7:45 bell. -After 2 tardies your child will owe 5 minutes per tardy at the weekly Fun Friday celebration and we will add up 5 minutes per tardy for the whole 6 weeks to be owed at the Boot Scootin Celebration.

16. A Parents Guide to Elementary Education in NISD

18. What does it mean to be a Title I School? Being a Title I school means receiving federal funding (Title I dollars) to supplement the school’s existing programs. These dollars are used for… –Identifying students experiencing academic difficulties and providing timely assistance to help these student’s meet the State’s challenging content standards. –Purchasing supplemental staff/programs/materials/supplies –Conducting parental Involvement meetings/trainings/activities –Recruiting/Hiring/Retaining Highly Qualified Teachers

19. IInterested in learning how to read with your first grader? Interested in learning how to help other children read so you can help out with reading groups at school? Sign up and return the sheet -Workshop with Ms. Scales in September

20. Thank you for coming to Curriculum Night!! Feel Free to Ask Questions!