1. Welcome to First Grade  Volunteer Opportunities:  Computer Lab

2. Introduction  Meet Mrs. Perez

3. Goals  Develop self-control & self discipline  Develop good listening skills  Develop independent working skills  Develop responsible individuals  Develop social skills

4. Good morning!  Students begin walking to class at 7:35am.  The late bell rings at 7:50am followed by morning announcements.

5.  Word Study Students will learn the different spelling patterns  Literacy Centers Students work independently or in small groups on literacy activities  Read Aloud Students listen to a story read to them and respond in a variety of ways  Shared Reading Choral reading to develop fluency and expression  Guided Reading Leveled small group reading instruction  Independent Reading Students will read just right books independently  Writers’ Workshop Students will become authors and learn about different genres Pathways

6.  Word Study is Loudoun County’s spelling program. Words are sorted into groups based upon their features. Students are assessed on placing the words is the correct feature, not on perfect spelling. gr br pl green brush place grape broom play grade breakfast plate Word Study

7. Mathematics  Patterns  Money  Fractions  Geometry  Time  Measurement  Graphs/Charts  Problem Solving Addition Subtraction Place Value Probability and Statistics

8. Science  Units  Weather  Seasons  Matter  Force, Energy, and Motion  Habitats  Cycles  Scientific Process  Asking Questions  Communicating  Gathering Data  Making Sense of Data

9. Social Studies Units 1.Map and Globe Skills 2.Communities/Citizenship 3.Virginia 4.Famous Americans 5.Economics

10. Homework Policy Homework should take 25 minutes each day Reading IXL Dreambox Word Study Other optional ideas Fun Internet Links on my webpage Optional Learning Activities on my webpage Addition/Subtraction Flash Cards Reading/Writing Sight Words Homework will be posted on my website every Monday and your child’s homework journal is due every Friday. (begins the first week of October)

11. Grading The report card will have the following letters as indicators of development: B-Below *With assistance, student struggles to demonstrate partial mastery of current grade level expectations. P-Progressing *With assistance, student demonstrates partial mastery of current grade level expectations. M-Meets *Student consistently meets and demonstrates mastery of current grade level expectations. E-Exceeds *In addition to meeting the standard, the student makes application beyond grade level expectations. *If a is placed in an area of the report card, this means that the skill was not assessed during that particular quarter.

12. Slow Down! Parent Contact Ready to learn. Super Choices Behavior Management Plan All students start here!

13. Expectations  Follow Directions  Be Kind and Respectful  Take Care of our Classroom and our School

14. Food  Breakfast: Please make sure your child eats a good breakfast in the morning.  Lunch begins at 11:40 each day. *joining your child for lunch *adding money to their account *ice cream(Thursday) and a la carte items

15. Communication Email Cristina.Perez@lcps.org Arcola Website My website Monthly Newsletters Daily folder Red Thursday folder

16. Housekeeping Class celebrations *three each year *1 st Fall Harvest Party Birthdays *No food *Goodie bags *May donate a book to class or to the library *May donate a piece of equipment for recess CONFERENCES– I will be using sign up genius To sign up for conferences. I will send an email as soon as I have the dates

17. PBIS     Respectful On Task Acting safely Responsible.