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Welcome Parents to First Grade Curriculum Night

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Welcome Parents to First Grade

Curriculum Night

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Schedule

Calendar Daily Five Spelling Guided Reading/Flex Groups Lunch 11:30-12:00 Recess 12:00-12:30 Writing PE 1:00-1:20 every day Music 1:30-1:55 Mondays Art 1:40-2:25 Wednesdays Library 2:45-3:15 Fridays Science/ Social Studies Tuesdays/Thursdays Math

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Important Tips to Make Your Child Have a Successful Year…

Keep up to date on what is going on at school through Friday newsletters and the website.

If your child will be absent, please let the school know as soon as possible. › Short absences: I will send make-up work

when your child returns to school.› Extended absences: Please arrange to pick up

your child’s work at the school office.

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Language Arts

Flexible Grouping› Monday through Wednesday

Daily Five› Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen

to Reading, Work on Writing, Word Work› Read Level I/ J

Read 227 High Frequency Words Write opinion, narrative, and

informative texts

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Math Number Sense:

› Count to 120 starting at any number› Understand 10s and 1s› Recognize and use >,<, and =

Data Analysis and Probability› Interpret different types of graphs.› likely and less likely

Geometry› Rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-

circles› Cubes, rectangular prism, cones, cylinder

Algebra› Explore number patterns and missing addends

Measurement› Temperature, linear, volume and time

Computation› Add and subtract within 20 fluently

Fractions› Halves, fourths/quarter

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Science Scientific Inquiry

› Questioning, investigating, drawing conclusions

› Encourage higher level processing and thinking skills

Physics› Properties of matter, balance, magnets,

sink and float, forces of matter Life Science

› Living things, functions, adaptions, habitats, food chains, categorizing animals by feature

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Social Studies

Communities› school rules, economics (needs vs. wants)

Neighborhoods› our city

Our Country› heroes, elections, history

Our World Geography

› maps, map keys, features of land

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Homework Policy

Your child will bring home homework at the beginning of each week.

We encourage you to work with your child.

Packets are due every Friday or the last day of the week.

Completion grade

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Classroom Rules

Give Me Five1. Listen to the teacher.2. Keep your hands to yourself.3. Say good words.4. Walk in the hallways and in class.5. Clean up your own messes.

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Discipline

Incentive Chart› Sticker tokens earned for expected school and

social behavior› 10 stickers earns a prize

Behavior Calendar› Daily communication › Reflects the student’s daily behavior choices

How can you help at home?› Be consistent with school-to-home routines› Check folder every day › Up-to-date contact information

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Home Folder

Please return the home folder each day emptied.

Put any notes for me in the folder. If you send money, please label it with

your child’s name, teacher’s name and what the money is for.

Students are responsible for taking out notes when they return to school› They’ve been doing great with this!

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Specials We have PE everyday.

› Please make sure your child has a separate pair of shoes that are left at school everyday.

› If your child can’t tie his/her own shoes please send them to school with Velcro shoes.

Music› Every Monday› Students perform at Holiday Program

Art› Every Wednesday› Cultural Arts Festival/Art to Remember

Library Day› Every Friday› Students will check out 2-3 books. Return by the following

Friday.› Students may not be able to check out if books are not

returned.

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Birthdays

Students’ birthdays will be celebrated in the classroom

Only non-edible treats (i.e. pencils, erasers, small toys) may be sent

All students receive a birthday book from Mrs. DeMarzo

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Snack

We have snack after PE at 1:25 everyday.

Snack lasts 10 minutes so please make sure food can be eaten during this time.

Fresh fruits, veggies, crackers No juice boxes, but water bottles are

welcomed.

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Field Trips

We will be taking a few field trips this year.› PTA Donations increased

Brookfield Zoo at the end of the year. More info to come as other trips are

planned

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Mystery Reader

Please sign up to be a mystery reader.› Choose month

Can be a parent or other family member

Come to school dressed up as a storybook character with your book› Students will guess character and true

identity. › Please keep it a secret when you come.

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Tips for First Graders Talk to your child:

› Ask your child to talk about his/her day at school. Encourage him/her to explain thinking.

Say silly tongue twisters:› Sing songs, read rhyming books, and say

tongue twisters. This makes children sensitive to sound and will in turn help them be better writers and readers.

Connect books to experiences:› Making connections helps improve

comprehension. Write it down.

› Encourage your child to write down experiences that have happened

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If you need to reach me…

E-mail is the best:› [email protected]

Call› 630-682-2075› Best time to call: 8:30am to 9:15am or 3:45 to

4:15 I have an open door policy but please

understand the school day is very busy and I may not have time to meet with you.› If you need to meet in person, please schedule

in advance.

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