welcome to 1 st grade! mrs. melissa ballard mrs. darcy burke mrs. amanda holleyman mrs. marie simons
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Welcome to 1Welcome to 1stst Grade! Grade!
Mrs. Melissa BallardMrs. Melissa Ballard
Mrs. Darcy BurkeMrs. Darcy Burke
Mrs. Amanda HolleymanMrs. Amanda Holleyman
Mrs. Marie SimonsMrs. Marie Simons
…….Before We Begin…..Before We Begin….
If you have specific questions for If you have specific questions for your child’s teacher, please speak your child’s teacher, please speak with the teacher OR schedule a with the teacher OR schedule a parent-teacher conference. Our parent-teacher conference. Our planning time is daily from 12:00-planning time is daily from 12:00-12:45.12:45.
If you would like to speak with your If you would like to speak with your teacher, the easiest and most teacher, the easiest and most efficient way is through emailefficient way is through email
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You can also reach us by phone: 267-You can also reach us by phone: 267-8340. Please leave a message in 8340. Please leave a message in the office and we will return your the office and we will return your call ASAP!call ASAP!
TEKS and CSCOPETEKS and CSCOPE
How do we decide what to teach? We follow the TEKS from How do we decide what to teach? We follow the TEKS from the Texas Education Agency. The TEKS tell us what to the Texas Education Agency. The TEKS tell us what to teach in first grade and are very specific. If you are teach in first grade and are very specific. If you are interested in reading the TEKS, please visit interested in reading the TEKS, please visit http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/grade/First_Grade.pdfhttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/grade/First_Grade.pdf
LVISD’s curriculum follows the CScope. CScope tells us what LVISD’s curriculum follows the CScope. CScope tells us what TEKS to teach and when to teach them. Although each TEKS to teach and when to teach them. Although each teacher follows the same curriculum guidelines, each one teacher follows the same curriculum guidelines, each one has a different teaching style. Every child will receive the has a different teaching style. Every child will receive the same rigor and complexity with each unique teacher.same rigor and complexity with each unique teacher.
First Grade ProceduresFirst Grade ProceduresHomework FoldersHomework Folders
Homework folders are sent home every Homework folders are sent home every day except Friday. Please review your day except Friday. Please review your child’s folder daily. If your child is unable child’s folder daily. If your child is unable to complete an assignment, please to complete an assignment, please provide a written explanation for it to be provide a written explanation for it to be excused. We realize that emergencies excused. We realize that emergencies arise but be aware that extracurricular arise but be aware that extracurricular activities are not excused. Students who activities are not excused. Students who do not have a signed homework folder do not have a signed homework folder will complete the assignments during will complete the assignments during recess.recess.
Friday FoldersFriday Folders
Important Notices Important Notices and/or student work are and/or student work are sent home on Fridays. sent home on Fridays. Unless indicated, these Unless indicated, these papers are not to be papers are not to be returned. Folders are returned. Folders are due every Monday due every Monday morning. Please take morning. Please take the time to look the time to look through them. Please through them. Please sign the Friday Folder sign the Friday Folder so that we know all so that we know all papers were received.papers were received.
Guided Reading BooksGuided Reading BooksReading Assessments are in Reading Assessments are in
progress. Book in a Bag’s progress. Book in a Bag’s have been sent home have been sent home according to the tested according to the tested level. These books will level. These books will come home on a daily come home on a daily basis. The books are placed basis. The books are placed in zip-lock baggies for their in zip-lock baggies for their protection. Please make protection. Please make sure they are returned in sure they are returned in that fashion. If the books that fashion. If the books are lost or damaged the are lost or damaged the cost to replace the book will cost to replace the book will range at $5.00 and up. range at $5.00 and up. Your child will not be able to Your child will not be able to receive more books until all receive more books until all books are paid for.books are paid for.
**Remember to read with your **Remember to read with your child every night for no less child every night for no less than 10 minutes! This time than 10 minutes! This time will increase throughout the will increase throughout the school year.school year.
Tardies and AbsencesTardies and Absences School begins at 7:45. If you School begins at 7:45. If you
arrive before 7:40, you need arrive before 7:40, you need to drop your child off at the to drop your child off at the gym. Children cannot come gym. Children cannot come in the classroom before 7:40.in the classroom before 7:40.
Children who are absent Children who are absent must bring a written note must bring a written note stating the reason for the stating the reason for the absence on the first day of absence on the first day of their return. For excused their return. For excused absences the children are absences the children are allowed an equivalnet allowed an equivalnet amount of time to make up amount of time to make up their work. For example: 1 their work. For example: 1 absent day-1 day to make up absent day-1 day to make up work, absent 2 days-2 days work, absent 2 days-2 days to make up work.to make up work.
11stst Grade Grade Rewards/ConsequencesRewards/Consequences
RewardsRewards ConsequencesConsequencesCaught Being Good Pass Loss of privilegeCaught Being Good Pass Loss of privilege
Letter Home/Phone call HomeLetter Home/Phone call Home Letter Letter Home/Phone Home/Phone
Call homeCall home
Visit PrincipalVisit Principal Visit PrincipalVisit Principal
Individual teachers may Behavior Individual teachers may Behavior offer incentivesoffer incentives Sheet/contract Sheet/contract
Reading and Language Arts Curriculum
**Daily Reading Strategies: A variety of strategies, resources, and approaches will be used to teach reading. On a daily basis, children will use a variety of reading strategies to become fluent readers. They will use:Picture clues to make appropriate responsesContext Clues as a basis for predicting meaningPrior knowledge to predict the wordKnowledge of sounds to identify unfamiliar wordsSelf Correction strategies.
Students will have opportunities to listen to models of oral reading by the teacher, peers, and others. In addition to activities from the literature, students will actively participate in shared and guided reading activities designed to maximize mastery of language arts objectives. Students will have opportunities to read daily in self-directed reading of familiar texts at an independent level. Daily, children will be exposed to and review sight words and phonics principles.
Writing Strategies:Students will have varied experiences daily. On a regular basis, children will have the opportunity to write in journals and to share their writing with their peers. For many of the writing activities, beginning writing process skills will be taught. Students will be expected to use these process skills throughout the school year. Our goal is to encourage the writer in each of the students and make them feel confident in their work.
Special Events/Volunteer Opportunities
We have many exciting things planned for this year! Our field trips consist of a visit to Sweet Berry Farms in Marble Falls (October) and a tentatively planned visit to the Texas Memorial Museum (April).
Our parties will be a Thanksgiving Feast, a winter party, our Valentines Party, an Easter egg hunt, and our end of year Hot Dog Lunch.
Please contact your child’s teacher if you are interested in being a Room Mom, Friday Folder Parent, Copy Parent, or would just like to help out in some way. We love volunteers!
Remember!Remember!
It takes a partnership between the parents It takes a partnership between the parents and the teacher to help make students and the teacher to help make students successful. The first grade teachers are successful. The first grade teachers are committed to the success of all of the committed to the success of all of the students. Please let us know any concerns students. Please let us know any concerns or questions you have. We are here to or questions you have. We are here to help!help!
Its going to be a wonderful year!Its going to be a wonderful year!
Go Vikings!!!Go Vikings!!!