Welcome to Back To School Night!

Tuesday, September 1st Miss Danielle Gleason We will get started shortly. While you are

waiting please feel free to do the following:•Find your child’s desk.•Write your child a note.•Read your child’s first day feelings (In the hallway).•Look over the packet of information on the desk.•Sign up for a November conference time (on the windowsill by the sink).

A little bit about me…

Daily Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack

Math Math Math Math Math

RELA RELA RELA RELA RELA

Recess/Lunch Recess/Lunch Recess/Lunch Recess/Lunch Recess/Lunch

RELA RELA RELA RELA RELA

Sci./Soc. Stu. Sci./Soc. Stu. Sci./Soc. Stu. Sci./Soc. Stu. Sci./Soc. Stu.

Gym Computer Art Music Library

2nd Recess 2nd Recess 2nd Recess 2nd Recess 2nd Recess

Finish Work Finish Work Finish Work Finish Work Finish Work

Pack Up/Dismissal

Pack Up/Dismissal

Pack Up/Dismissal

Pack Up/Dismissal

Pack Up/Dismissal

Special Events▫ October- Parade and Party October 30th▫ November-

- CogAT Testing – administered to all first graders – areas of: verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative functioning

- 18th A-Z Play at 6:30 pm▫ December- Winter Party▫ February- Valentine’s Day Party▫ April- Arbor Day▫ May- Career Day, Field Day, Honey Hollow, Mom-Sense Show▫ June-Board Games with Dad, End of Year Party

RELA

Journeys*Research Based*

Reading, Vocabulary, Fluency, Comprehension, Writing, Words to Know, Oral Vocabulary, Rich

Literature,Phonics, Spelling, Grammar

*Guided Reading – Small Group Instruction*Whole Group Instruction

Journeys

•Lesson at a glance – Focus Wall sent home each week Focus Wall Lesson 1

•Posted to 1st grade website

Log in information will be sent home!

Math - enVision

Review of kindergarten skillsGraphing, time, money,

geometry, addition and subtraction, measurement, problem solving

Packets for each topicManipulatives

Log in information will be sent home!

Math

Math Moments on GES websiteFirst in Math

Log in information will be sent home!

Science

Air and Weather

Balance & Motion

Organisms

Science

•Inquiry Based•Hands on Learning

•Experiments•Science Learning Journals

Social Studies

•Scholastic News•Horizons –

CommunityCitizenshipMaps

•Nystrom – Exploring Our World

Social Studies – Essential Questions•What lessons can be learned from current

events?•How does geography impact the life of a

people?•What does citizenship mean?•How does history influence the lives of

people?•How do people support a community?

A Note from the School Nurse

•Safe rooms: NO FOOD CONTAINING PEANUTS OR NUTS IN OUR CLASSROOMS FOR SNACKS OR PARTIES.

•Can have peanut butter in cafeteria – there is a peanut free table

•We are a latex-free school

If your child is absent…

• Email the office (Directions on Goodnoe home page)• Email me of absence• Send a note in with your child on their first day back• If your child is absent for multiple days, you may call the

office and arrange to pick up the work• Email me to send the work home with a student who lives

nearby or a sibling• Work cannot be given out before it is taught (before

vacations)• Overall - do not worry!

Report Cards•November 23rd, 24th, 25th Conference in

lieu of 1st Report Card- Sign up tonight!

• 2nd MP - February Report Cards available on HAC

• 3rd MP - April Report Cards available on HAC

• June Report Cards Distributed on last day of school

Homework

•Check the Take Home Folder nightly

•Check homework to make sure it has been completed neatly and carefully in pencil

•One homework page per week – please keep this in your child’s folder

•10 Minute Policy

Homework

•Math pages are completed in workbook•Have your child read nightly and log book

or chapter – more to come about this•Weekly Journal: can be returned Tues.,

Wed., or Thurs. each week *at least 3 sentences:

-beginning-middle-end

•Week long assignments at times

Birthday Celebrations

•Bring a book from home•Donate a book to the classroom•Pick a book from the class library

Communication

• Send a note to school!• E-mail: Dgleason@crsd.org• Call:

215-944-2100 (office) • Please let me know if there is a change in

transportation.• Website is a great communication tool.• Weekly newsletters will be posted, and

emailed!• Please feel free to contact me at any time if

you have any questions or concerns!

Thank You For Attending!

Remember To…

•Sign Up for Parent Teacher Conference Time (on windowsill by sink)

•Take a KidStuff book (*if you know you don’t want one, please drop it on the back table)

•Take all papers with you