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Back to School Night Agenda Welcome A Little About Myself Our Website Daily Schedule/Routines Common Core Reading in First Grade Spelling Math Volunteers Folders Homework Policy Student Behavior Expectations Field Trips Parent-teacher Communication Helping your student at home Read, Sight Words, Word Reading, Math Flashcards A Few More Things

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Back to School Night Agenda Welcome A Little About Myself Our Website Daily Schedule/Routines Common Core Reading in First Grade Spelling Math Volunteers Folders Homework Policy Student Behavior Expectations Field Trips Parent-teacher Communication Helping your student at home

Read, Sight Words, Word Reading, Math Flashcards A Few More Things Time for questions

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About Me I’m married I have three children

Sean is 22 Brian is 20 Megan is 18

Eighth year in first grade at TBE K, 1st and 4th at Carlin C. Coppin

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WEBSITE

Our Classroom Website http://www.teacherweb.com/CA/TwelveBridgesElementarySchool/mrsevangelisti

Forms Discipline Policy Movie List Classroom Directory

Homework Word Study Sight Words Tell Me About Yourself

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DAILY SCHEDULE/ROUTINES

Literacy Block (Daily 5/CAFÉ) Recess Literacy Block (Daily 5/CAFÉ) Lunch Math Block (Daily 3) Music, Library, Science, Computer Lab Recess Social Studies, Science, Art, P.E. Read Aloud (Magic Tree House)

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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

Less standards covered, more depth Depth of knowledge (DOK)

Dig deeper Less “paper work”

Student-driven Informational text Testing begins in third grade

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READING IN FIRST GRADE Goals:

Decode words Increase fluency Comprehend what is being read

Book choice Interesting Appropriate level

Listening to reading Read to your child as often as

possible

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DAILY 5/CAFE Daily 5:

Read to Self (increase “stamina”) Read to Someone Listen to Reading** Work on Writing Word Work

CAFÉ Comprehension/Acccuracy/Fluency/Expanded Vocabulary

Independent learners (student driven) Skills-based** Need portable CD players/headsets

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SPELLING NO SPELLING TESTS (monthly assessment) Goals:

Phonetically Put individual sounds together to make

a word (stretch it out) Understand difference between long and

short vowels Understand consonant/vowel digraphs,

final e, r-controlled vowels, etc. Don’t panic!

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MATH Daily 3

Math Fact Practice/Math Journals Facts by sight Word Problems (articulate answers in

writing) Sam said that 32 < 31. Is he right?

Why or why not? Group work

Worksheet from HSP Math curriculum Centers/Manipulatives

Individual and partner work

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VOLUNTEERS

Room Parent/Event Coordinator Daily Classroom Helper--facilitate small group work

Reading Groups Math Groups

Art Docent P.E. Facilitator Scholastic Book Club coordinator

MUST HAVE TB TEST/FINGERPRINTS

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FOLDERSGreen Folder-Weekly homework

Home Mondays/Return Fridays

Polymer Folder—Completed work

Home Mondays/Return Tuesdays

Red Folder—Update/Important docs

Home Mondays/Return Tuesdays

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HOMEWORK Math

Fact practice Number representation activities (2 can be shown by two people, two on a dice, two pennies, two tally marks, etc.) Word problem

Articulate learning/helps with sentence writing Weekly

Word Reading/Other activities Spelling practice Read for 15 minutes

Poem (included in 15 minutes)

Optional Sight Words

**EACH 1ST GRADE CLASS DOES HOMEWORK DIFFERENTLY

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BEHAVIOR EXPECTIONSOur Primary Class Rules:

Always raise your hand. No shouting out. Keep hands and feet to yourself. Be kind to everyone. Raise your hand if you have a question. Do not interrupt the teacher when she is working with students. Always do YOUR best. Be proud of yourself!

HAVE FUN! Rewards for following Class Rules:

Positive notes/calls home (student update) Praise/special privileges Amazing Student Awards (money!!) Marbles in the jar Tiger Paws

Consequences for not following Class Rules: GREEN—Go! Keep up the great behavior! ORANGE—Caution! Get back on the right road! YELLOW—Consequence! 5 minute time out! RED—Stop! Could lose Fun Friday/call home!

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FIELD TRIPS/ASSEMBLIES

Wild Things (on campus)

Roseville Utility Center/Library (April)

Other (TBD)

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COMMUNICATION

Website Newsletter E-mail

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HELPING YOUR CHILD AT HOME

Read, read, read Sight Words Word Reading Math Flashcards Vocabulary Writing

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A FEW MORE THINGS We are a work in progress Homework is differentiated by skill (not ability) First Grade team works together

Meeting/assessing/discussing ALL students in first grade and how best to meet students’ needs.

We do not always present material the same Classroom dynamics are different Student needs are different Teaching styles are different

Personal

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QUESTIONS