welcome to first grade · •students can choose books from class or school library. many books...
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Welcome to First Grade !
Mrs. Heiser
2018-2019
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ClassroomSchedule
8:40-9:00Schoolbegins;attendance,morningwork,pledge/song
9:00-10:00 Math
10:00-10:13 RECESS
10:13-11:00 Language Arts
11:00-12:00 Literacy Centers/ English Language Development
12:00-12:40 Lunch
12:40-1:40 LanguageArts
1:40-1:53 RECESS
1:53-2:25 P.E.
2:25-3:20Science, Social StudiesTech Lab, Library
ThursdayLunch 10:00-10:30 Dismissal 12:10
Thisiswhatatypicaldayinourclassroomlookslike.
TechLab: Tuesday2:35-3:15
Friday2:35-3:15
Library:Wednesday2:35-2:55
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ALittleAboutMyself
• IreceivedmydegreeinChildDevelopmentwithaminorinSpanishfromCalStateFullertonandstartedteachingfulltimewhileearningmyBilingualTeachingCredentialin1989.
• IworkedinPlacentia-YorbaLindabeforecomingtotheChinoValleySchoolDistrict.IpreviouslytaughtatE.J.MarshallandtheGATEMagnetProgramatLitelbeforecomingtoWickmantheyearitopened.
• Istartedjob-sharingtheyearmytwingirlswerebornandhavejob-sharedsincethen.MyhusbandandIliveintheWickmanareaandmygirlswerestudentshereatWickman.TheycontinuedontoTownsend,ChinoHillsHighSchool,andarenowseniorsincollege.TheyliveonBalboaIslandduringtheschoolyearwhichiswhyIamreturningfull-timetoteaching.
• IhavespecializedinGATE,science,andreadingduringmycareer.RecentlyIearnedmyreadingcertificatefromUniversityofSanDiego.
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Communication• Myemail:Lauren_Heiser@chino.k12.ca.us.Iwillrespondtoallemailswithin24hours-usuallythesameday.
• Pleasebookmarkmywebpageforupdatedinformationaswellashelpfulwebsites.Youcanfindmywebsitebygoingtowww.chino.k12.ca.us.Find“schools”atthetopofthepage.GotoWickmanElementary,thenclassrooms.Youwillfindalistofallteachers’names.Clickonmyname.
• REMIND:Pleasetext81010toyourphone.Inthemessagebox,type@mrsheiser1
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LanguageArts• IwillbeimplementingCommonCoreStateStandardsforFirstGrade.
• PleaseaccessallCommonCorestandardsontheChinoValleyUnifiedwebsite.
• LanguageArtsskillswillbeintegratedintoallsubjectareas.
• Foundationalskills(phonics,grammar)willbeexplicitlytaughtdaily.
• Studentswillreadandbeexposedtoalargevarietyoftextandtradebookliterature,aswellasnonfictiontext.(50/50)
• Studentswillbetaughttowritetoaspecificpurpose.(Opinion,Informative/Explanatory,andNarrativepieces)
• Studentswillpracticeandbeexpectedtospeakincompletesentencesusingproperand/oracademicvocabularythathasbeentaught.
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AR• ARisaschool-widereadingincentiveprogramthatencouragesstudentstoreadbooksattheirreadinglevelandpasscomprehensiontestsonlineatschool.
• STARtestisadministeredatschoolandZPD(ZoneofProximalDevelopment)isdetermined.StudentsshouldbereadingbooksintheirZPDlevel.
• Studentscanchoosebooksfromclassorschoollibrary.MANYbooksthatyouhaveathomemaybeARbooks.
• StudentsmustknowcorrecttitleorquiznumbertotakeanARquizatschool.
• Studentswillworktomeettheirsetreadinggoalbytheendofeachtrimester.Eachpicturebookisworth½or0.5ofapoint.beginningchapterbooksareusuallyworth1point.
• ThegoalforeachchildwillbesetbytheirscoreontheSTARtestandbydiscussionbetweentheteacherandthechild.
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Math• WewillbeimplementingCommonCoreMathStandardsutilizingenVisionMathseries.
• PleaserefertoMathStandardsinyouroutlineORontheDistrictWebsite.
• MathFactsmemorizationwillbecomeapartofdailyproceduresinabout2weeks.Studentswillbetestedabout4daysaweekandwillbeexpectedtoachievefluencyinaddingandsubtractingwithin20bytheendoftheschoolyear.
• TouchPointMathwillbetaughttoallstudents.Eachnumberisgivenasetpatternof“touchpoints”thatstudentscanutilizetoaddorsubtractlistsofnumbersquickly.
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SnacksandLunch• Studentsmaybringahealthysnackouttofirstrecess.• Pleasemakesureyourchildknowsthedifferencebetweentheirsnackandlunchsotheydon’teattheirlunchduringsnacktime.
• Pleasemakesureyourchildknowsiftheyarebuyinglunchorbringingluncheachmorning.
• Pleasemakelunchpurchasesonlinetoreducelossandconfusion.• Studentsmaybringwaterbottleintoclass.Noflavormix-insandnoholespunchedintothecap.
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Birthdays• Studentsmay bringinagoodybagorsnacktobepassedoutattheendoftheday.Stickers,pencils,erasersandsmalltoysworkwell.
• Pleasedonotsendinanyproductcontainingpeanutsduetostudentswithpeanutallergiesinourclassroom.
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ClassroomManagement• Weutilizeacolorcodedbehaviorclipchart.Studentsrecordbehaviorcolordailyonacalendar.Thischartallowsstudentstomoveupaswellasrecordconsequences.
Pink:OutstandingPurple:GreatChoicesBlue:GoodChoicesGreen:ReadytoLearnYellow:WarningOrange:ConsequencesRed:Officereferraland/orphonecallhome
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PositiveRewards
• Raffleticketsawardeddaily.Studentreceivesoneticketforeverydayheorsheisongreen.Eachlevelabovethatearnsoneadditionalticket.Anystudenton
Pinkwillalsoreceiveagemontheirclip.• Raffleticketscanalsobeearnedforcorrectanswers,homeworkcompletion,and
otherpositivebehaviorsandattitudes.• RaffleticketscanberedeemedforWickmanbucksorclassprizes.
• Verbalpraiseandsmallincentivesarealsousedwhenstudentsare“caughtbeinggood”.
• Tablepointsareanotherwayweacknowledgepositivebehavior.Prizesareawardedmonthlyorastheseatingarrangementchanges.
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Homework• StudentswillbegivenHomeworkPacketsintheyellowhomeworkfoldereachFriday.TheyaretocompleteandreturntheirhomeworkbythefollowingFriday.
• Thepurposeofhomeworkistosetgoodandconsistentstudyhabitsandtopracticeacademicskills.
• Studentsareexpectedtodo20minutesofhomeworkand20minutesofreadingeachnight.
• Mathpacketswillbesenthomeatthebeginningofeachnewmathunit.TheduedatewillbewrittenonthepacketandtheUnittestgivenatthattime.Thismathpacketisintendedtogiveyourchildextrapracticeonthemathconcepts.Youcanuseitasatooltomakesuretheyareunderstandingtheconceptsbeingtaught.
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• MonthlybookorderswillbesenthomeintheHomeworkFolders.• AllBookClubscanbeaccessedonlineatScholastic.com. Pleaseplaceyourorderandpayonline.Ifnotpossible,sendinpaperorderandpayment.MakecheckspayabletoScholastic.
• Placeordersonlineusingourclasscode H3T3G andhelpourclassearnfreebooksforourclasslibrary.
ScholasticBookClub
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PTO/SCRIP
• PTOisaHUGEbenefitforWickmanandforourclassrooms.
• Theypayforandprovideallofthe'extras'likefieldtrips,assemblies,computerprogramsandmore.
• Wearestrivingfor100%participationfromourclass.
• TheyalsocollectBoxTopswhichcanbeturnedintoGeneralMillsformoneyforourschool.Pleasesendthemininanenvelopeorplasticbag.
• SCRIPistheONLYfundraiser.Wecannotprovidefieldtrips,etc.WithoutEVERYONE'Sparticipation.PleasegototheWickmanwebsiteforalistofallparticipatingstores.BydoingthisyoucanhelpPTOprovideextraopportunitiesforyourchildren.
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ParkingLotEtiquette• TheWickmanparkinglotis"crowdedandorderedchaos".Thinkofitasaplacetounwind,sitforabit,andspendsomelastminutequiettime.
• PleaseencourageyourchildtofollowWickmanrules.Rulesareinplaceforthesafetyofallstudents.
• Donotcallforyourchildtorunintoparkinglotwithoutanadult.• Pleasefollowstaffparkinglotdirectivesandpullforwardwhenasked.• Pleaseteachyourchildtopayattentionandlookforyourcar.
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ClassPartiesOurclasswillhave4partiesthisyear.• Halloween• WinterBreak• Valentine’sDay• EndoftheYear
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ParentVolunteers
• RoomParent• Homeworkcheck-inonFridays• ArtPals• Informalassessment(sightwords,mathfacts)• Homeprepprojects• Ifyouwouldliketovolunteertohelp,Iwouldlovetohaveyou.
• Justletmeknowwhichdayandtimefitsintoyourschedule.
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Tardiness/Attendance• Schoolstartsat8:40A.M.• Runninglate?Checkinattheschoolofficebeforecomingtoclass.• Pleasemakeeveryeffortforyourchildtoattendschoolregularly.• Manylessonsarebasedonbooks,informationreadaloud,andclassdiscussions,whichisimpossibleforstudenttomake-uponhisorherown.
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Let’s Have a Great Year!
Thank you for your support!
Mrs. Heiser