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of 1st Grade

Welcome to LGES and our 1st Grade Let’s Get Acquainted 2013

Mrs. Abrantes -Mrs. Bennett- Mrs. Jaeger- Mrs. Kelly

• We welcome you to the First Grade Team!

• This exciting year includes implementing the Common Core Curriculum. Basically we will be going deeper and fully understanding “CORE” topics in Reading and Math. Together we will help our students become Career and College Ready in a Global World!

ALL Together

BasicsLearn your Math Facts!

*READ, Be Read to, and Talk about your Reading!!!

Addition tablesFlash CardsPractice, Practice, Practice!!!!!

Curriculum

MATH

READING

Science Social Studies

Writing

Our Daily Schedule7:45-8:00 Explore Math with

Manipulatives8:00-9:00 Math9:00-9:30 or 10:00 SPECIALS9:30-11:00 Reading11:00 LUNCH11:30-12:05 WIN12:05-12:35 RECESS12:35-1:25 Writer’s Workshop1:25-2:00 Science/S.S./TTL4/IXL2:00-2:12 Pack Up and Dismissal

SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION

IXL Pearson

Manipulatives

Manipulatives around the houseANYTHING

can be a manipulative!

3 tenders – 1 (ate it)= 2

15 beans- 0 (blah!)=15

(eat your veggies!)

4 grapes + 6 berries= 10

How much did this dinner cost?

What is the best season to grow Strawberries?

REAL World ROCKS!

The Dinner Plate

ROCKET MATH

Blast offWith Basic Facts!

• In 1st grade, we will focus on developing phonemic awareness, decoding skills, word recognition, comprehension and oral reading fluency.

• The more sight words a student knows, the more fluently he/she will read.

• Practice Spelling words nightly.

How to help at home!Students should read books at home where they know MOST of the words. This increases sightwords, comprehension, and improves our Reader’s Voice!!!

Comprehension First…. Walk through the book before reading. Talk about your reading and make connections.

Picture books can be Read 3 Different Ways… ask your child what they are!

• During Whole and Small Group Instruction, students will work on…

• Reading Strategies• Comprehension Skills• Fluency• Vocabulary• Responding to Reading through writing,

listening, and speaking• Spelling, Grammar, and Mechanics

• We will be doing lots of writing this year. Writing pieces will include…

• Opinion pieces• Informative writing• Narrative writing• Responding to questions through writing• Using technology to publish writing

Writing

This year’s Science units are…

PROPERTIES

SEED TO PLANT

EARTHWORMS

BRINE SHRIMP

1st Graders will learn about: Families People today and long ago Holidays and traditions Responsibility of citizenship in a free

society Maps and globes Life Skills

Responsive Classroom

The Golden Rule

Birthday Celebrations!

Banana SplitsPlease contact Katy Price at

pricek@lkgeorge.org: If your child could benefit from a support clubWith other students that have gone through

Family changes.

PARENT HELPERS

Celebrations Classroom Clerical

FieldtripsPTSO

Communication!

Edmodo

NEW THIS YEAR!

EmailWebsiteNotes from home, especially if there is a change in dismissal

Look for notes home

Plan a time to meet to discuss important issues

Homework!

Edmodo

NEW THIS YEAR!

Read Nightly and record in student Reading Logs

Weekly assignments in Math, Writing, Spelling, and ELA will be sent home on Monday in Student Homework Folders. These folders with completed homework are due back on Friday. Spelling tests will also be every Friday.

Thank you in advance for the time spent helping your child build strong work ethics, these skills will enormously pay off as they advance through the years!

Welcome to First Grade

And our First 19 days

Together!

We look forward to a WONDERFUL

Year!!!!! Thank you for coming!!!!

Mrs. Abrantes, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Jaeger, and Mrs. Kelly