All About 1st Grade!Ms. WilsonMr. StantonMrs. Goodall

Mrs. Standridge

Thank you for turning off your cell phones and please feel free to leave the room to take care of

a child’s needs in order for everyone to hear.

Our Vision…To prepare students for a world that has limitless possibilities,

we will develop self-aware, independent, life-long learners

who will achieve their goals through hard work and

determination.

• We follow the workshop model which contains an independent work period in all subject areas

• Increased level of independence – students will have a greater independent work time as teachers work with students in small groups, conferences , and goal setting

• Increased expectation in depth of writing in all content areas

• Greater growth in reading

Differences between K and 1

• No grades the 1st Six weeks of school• Grade on an A to F scale• We have formative and summative grades• We grade with rubrics• Some work is completed in journals or is kept for their

writing binder • Work samples and exemplars will be sent home at least

once every Six weeks• Graded work will come home in Wednesday Eagle folders• Keeping up with grades – you can sign up for grade-book

alerts when new grades are entered

Grading

Developmental Reading Assessment

Beginning of Year Expectations: Level – 6

End of Year DRA Expectations: Level - 20

BOY: Read independently for 10 minutes EOY: Read independently for 25 minutes Log books read Write responses to share connections, predictions, or

favorite parts with text evidence Orally retell what the book was about

Reading

• Have your student read aloud to you nightly

• Prompt the student to solve problem words using word solving strategies

• Talk about the book after reading

• Make reading fun and read lots of different genres!!

Ways to Support Reading at home

Correct letter formation and size

Correct spacing between letters and words

Consistently spell K and 1 sight words correctly

Write in complete sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation

Write personal narratives

Write critically in content areas

Writing

Practice writing sight words in complete sentences.

Write about fun things your family does using sequence words: first, next, then, and last

Ways to Support Writing at Home

Conservation of Numbers

Identifying, Counting, Ordering, and Comparing numbers to 120 using Place Value

Identify addition and subtraction situations

Solve math problems: quick sketch, equation, solution sentence, and explain their thinking

Math Combinations through a sum of 20

Math Goals

Parent Communication

• Remind • Newsletter• Behavior competencies• Facebook • Web site

Homework will be based on guided reading needs.

Spelling words will be based on your child’s guided reading levels.

Math homework TBA

Super 7 Learning Traits

•Determined•Think•Wonder•Reflect•Connect•Collaborate•Self-Aware

Daily Schedule

AssembliesAll assemblies will be at the end of the day- 2:10. • Spirit Assemblies• K-1 Student Recognition

Assemblies, which will recognize Character Traits, Super 7 Learning traits, and student improvement

• Grade Assemblies/ Perfect Attendance

PLEASE Do not forget to sign up

for a parent-teacher conference…