Welcome to Back to School Night!

Introduction Teaching Experience – Canyon

View/Woodbury (10 years) College - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Master’s Degree in Education /

Concentration in Reading Both Parents are Teachers

Philosophy of Education

Philosophy – I believe that children rise to the expectations that are set for them. I believe in creating a positive classroom environment where learning is enjoyable.

ABC’s of First Grade…

1) School Hours *8:00-1:57 M,T,TH,F * 8:00-1:17 W *Instructional Schedule2) Label All Items (sweaters/jackets/lunch boxes)3) Star Student

*Poster will go home on Friday and will be due back on Monday

4) Birthdays *No food items due to severe allergies (pencils, books, etc)5) Healthy Snack- please avoid: thermos containers/ label all snacks

6) PTA- 100% Participation! PTA spends about $100/child at Woodbury

Elementary. Here's how it's spent: Kids Programs (City Fitness (only school in the district

which offers this!), Lunchtime Activities, LEAD Incentives) - 43%

Academic Programs (Assemblies, Art) - 34% Staff & School Support (Money to teachers for

supplies, NEW Computers, Health Clerk, Supplies) - 20%

Social Events (Welcome Coffee, Donuts

w/ Dad, Muffins w/ Mom) - 2% Business Expenses - 1%

7) Absences – No Independent Study Contracts

8) Fevers = no school!

9) Absent Work

10)Take home folder (Blue)- returned every day

11)Field Trip- Kellogg House

Conference Week1) September 8th – 12th (September 2nd-5th)2) No School on Monday, September 8th 3) Minimum Days Tuesday-Friday (Sept. 9th-12th ) * 1:17 p.m. dismissal5) Sign up online (Sign Up Genius)6) A time to:• set goals for the year• review our Homework Policy • introduce Math Fact/Sight Word testing• review reading assessment scores• address any questions/concerns

Parent Volunteers* Screening Form/Sticker in front office* Confidentiality* RTI help!* Formal schedule will be provided after RtI groups are created (September) * Sign up on Signup Genius!

WebsiteFirst Grade Website

Curriculum Language Arts – Whole Class/RtI RtI (Response to Instruction)- 4 days a

week (Music on Th.) Common Assessments Extend learning/Intensive instruction FLEXIBLE!!! (Based on each child’s needs)

Anthology books will go home on Wednesdays (check website for story) and will need to be returned the following day

RtI book baggies need to be returned the following day

Writing Process Units of Study Daily writing activities Writer’s Workshop Spelling when writing – developmental

stages

Spelling

Houghton Mifflin – Program is based on reading series

Start when we get to Theme 3 (about one month)

Spelling tests on Friday (think of how the sounds match or don’t match the letters, highlighted parts)

Math McGraw Hill – My Math (start in September) Grading Problem Solving- discussing how a problem is

solved (higher level thinking skills!) *Common Core Standards

Weekly Basic Math Fact tests- flashcards discussed/handed out during conferences

Science

3 Units: Air and Weather Solids and Liquids Plants and Animals Investigation, experiments, recording

data HANDS ON!

Social Studies Scott Foresman Booklets (no textbook) Six themes: Citizenship, People and

Places, Our Country, Changes Over Time, Celebrate Cultures, and Goods and Services

Physical Education Mondays / City Fitness Wear tennis shoes these days!

Music/Computer Lab* Formal music instruction every other week (Th.)* Formal computer Lab once a week (Miss Murphy)* AR Quizzes (explained at Parent Conference)

Homework Weekly contract sent home on Monday,

returned Monday We will start on September 15th Please make sure your child writes

his /her name and number on the cover Weekly assignment on website Homework Policy- Odds only (for math) *20 minutes *Challenge!

Behavior Marble Jar LEAD cards Woodbury Bench Reservation Slips Class Dojo Star chart/Clip Slip

Clip Slip

Ending Comments… PLEASE feel free to email/phone me

with ANY concerns! Communication is key Questions on index cards Letter to child on blue paper I am EXTREMELY happy to be your

child’s teacher!! Thank you for coming!!!