Back-to-School Night

Mrs. Linda WojtonFirst Grade

Classroom Environment

• Responsive Classroom• Second Steps Program• Positive Behavior Support Program

Reading•Houghton Mifflin Invitations to Literacy

•Guided Reading Groups

•At-Home Reading Plan for Fluency

•Sight Vocabulary on word rings

•Phonics Strategies, Word Families, and High Frequency Words – in word study book

•Daily 5 – Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Work on Writing, and Spelling/Word Work

Writing

•Writing Workshop Approach

•Writer’s Notebook

•Inventive Spelling of Words

•Types of Writing: narrative, how-to, research, opinion, acrostic poems, letters

Word Study• Word Families – in word study

book• High Frequency Words -

beginning in January• Five assigned words for 20

weeks

Math• Scott-Foresman-Addison Wesley• Investigations – TERC• Emphasis on building number

sense, number facts (addition and subtraction), counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Time, money, geometry, fractions, and measurement are topics too.

• MIC Maps – opportunity for parent volunteers!

Social Studies• Harcourt HORIZONS• Units:

Going to SchoolGood CitizensThe Land Around UsAll About PeopleLooking BackJobs People Do

• Nystrom Mapping Kit• Tests Done Whole Group for Test-

Taking Experience

Science• Three Units Presented Throughout

the Year:Balance and MotionWeatherOrganisms

• Very hands-on• “Learning by doing”

Homework• Typically given Monday through Thursday• Homework itself need not be signed• Tests/assessments will be sent home in a

Test Envelope. Sign and return envelope and keep tests.

• Review sight vocabulary daily• Math usually given each night• Length: 10 minutes• Good quality homework; build good work

habits

Communication• Message Book - check daily and initial the

message (for a quick response)• Take-Home Folders - Clean out daily; use to return

homework, lunch ticket checks, book orders, etc.• Voicemail: 215-944-1822 (for a response in 24

hrs.)• Email address: lwojton@crsd.org (for a response 24-48

hrs.)• Teacher Website: weekly newsletter, weekly

homework, etc.• Correspondence (book orders, field trip forms,

etc.): please use marked envelopes• Changes in dismissal should be communicated in

the message book or called into the office.

Parent Volunteers• See page on my website• Mystery Readers• Sharing Talent or Hobby• Math Class Volunteer• Computer Class Volunteer (begin

Nov./Dec.)

Absences/Tardies• Recommend use of digital means• For vacations, request form from

office prior to absence• Missed work will be given upon your

child’s return to school.

Field Trips• Theater Trip may be planned

American Heroes Show

Save the Date!

Wednesday, November 11

6:30 PM

Your child will need a red, white, or blue shirt. Letter

sent home last week.

November Conferences

See sign-up sheet

Birthdays• During morning snack time approx.

11:00 AM• Nut-free classroom (check labels)• No traveling with birthday treats• Bring in a class supply of napkins• Summer birthdays can choose to do

“half-birthdays” • Please contact me prior to bringing in

treats• Note Mr. Reid’s email last week• Invitations to parties may not be given

out at school

Star of the Week• See bulletin board• Schedule is posted on my website• Download information sheets • Send in bulletin board items (only)

the week prior• Let me know prior if you will be

coming in for the Me Bag Share

Indoor Recess• Plastic baggie to be filled and left in

school

Lunch Money• If your child will be buying lunch

regularly or occasionally, recommend buying a lunch ticket

• See the MMW/CR website or the First Grade Handbook on my website for specific details.

• Will be notified via your child’s folder when money is running low.

• When paying an IOU, please pay the exact amount in cash. Put it in an envelope with your child’s name on it.

• Difficult for children to hold onto the cash since they have recess before lunch

Morning Snack• Please send in one nutritious snack for

your child every day (even on early dismissal days).

• Juice boxes, soda, etc. are not permitted in the classroom at snack time. Water is permitted in the class at all times. Water bottles remain in the children’s cubbies.

• Snacks containing peanuts or nuts are not permitted in the classrooms at snack time.