Welcome to Mrs. Hunter’s Curriculum Night

1st GradeKyrene del Milenio

2013-2014

Introduction

• Andrea Hunter• 17 years of primary grade teaching

experience in Arizona• Reading Endorsement• Married, mother of four- ages 26, 22,

17 & 15• Originally from Iowa, but in AZ 30

years

Daily Schedule

• 7:40-8:00 Attendance, Morning work

• 8:00-8:15 Morning Meeting

• 8:15-9:45 Reading Block- Phonics,

whole group instruction, Small group

instruction and Daily 5

• 9:45-10:00 Snack

• 10:00-10:45 Writer’s Workshop

• 10:50-11:30 Lunch/Recess

• 11:30-11:50 Calendar

• 11:50-12:40 Math

• 12:40-1:25 Specials

• 1:25- 1:55- Math-

Individualized instruction,

small groups

• 1:55-2:15 Science/SS/Health

• 2:15-2:30 Clean Up/Pack

• 2:30 Dismissal

Specials

 

• Monday PE• Tuesday Art• Wednesday Music• Thursday Computer lab• Friday Library

Language Arts

•Communication– Listening skills– Speaking skills– Presentations (includes planning and

presenting reports with support)

Language Arts•Reading - Harcourt & Daily 5

–Whole Group & Small Group–Apply phonetic decoding strategies–Read & spell high frequency words–Improve fluency–Learn strategies to develop meaning when reading fiction,– nonfiction & poetry–Apply a variety of reading comprehension strategies –Vocabulary–Create daily reading opportunities through Daily 5

Language Arts•Writer’s Workshop

–Daily Independent Writing- with focus on improving writing through conferencing with teacher and modeled writing lessons.Types of writing taught-Personal NarrativesCreative StoriesFriendly LettersInformational Report ResearchPersuasive

Math

• Investigations• Represent and solve problems using

addition and subtraction • Solve and explain thinking and reasoning

in a variety of story problem types• Understand and apply the relationship

between addition and subtraction.• Count to 120 starting at any number. Be

able to read, write and represent a number.

• Understand place value – represent numbers, decompose numbers, using place value to add and subtract

• Measuring objects and comparing and ordering lengths

• Tell and write time to hour and half hour• Represent and interpret data• Reason with shapes and their attributes

(sorting, describing, composing and decomposing)

Homework• Folders go home on Thursdays• Due the next Wednesday• Read for 10-15 minutes 4-5 times

during the week and record on Reading Calendar- Set a goal!

• Spelling words- Choose 2 spelling jobs each week.

• Weekly Writing• Skills practice sheets

Parent Volunteers

• Volunteers are always welcome in 1st grade!

• Please look at our opportunities and sign up for a day and job that would suit you.

• There are weekly, monthly & occasional opportunities

Communications•Open Door Policy… be sure to keep in touch! We are partners this year.

•A newsletter will go home at least every other week, with emails going out in-between.

•Class website-(in progress)

•Conferences are held 2 times a year.

•My phone goes directly to voice mail during the day. Leave a message and I will call you back. 480 541-4139

•Email is the best way to contact me: alhunter@kyrene.org

• Thinking Maps -A visual language tool for learning within and across disciplines. Correspond with eight fundamental thinking processes

• Green Take Home Folder• Class list (email)• Book Orders• Volunteering• Birthdays• Snack• Transportation Changes• Parent Pick-Up/Drop-Off• All About Me

• Changes in federal law resulted in opportunities for improvement in education

– Administrators in classrooms more frequently to observe instruction and to provide teachers with research based feedback

– This will increase our capacity to meet the diverse learning needs of our students and their ability to grow in their learning

What does this mean for you??– Administrators will be in classrooms more frequently to observe teaching and help improve

teaching practices, thus improving student learning

– We are asking that you work with staff to schedule appointments with Mrs. Furedy and other administrators when you would like to have a face-to-face or phone conference

– Mrs. Furedy and Ms. Ramundo will continue to respond to email within 24 hours, barring special circumstances

Thank you for coming to curriculum night!