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What to expect in First-Grade

What to expect in First-Grade. Whittier Primary School. Welcome to 1st Grade!. ** First grade is a big change from kindergarten. **There is more independent work and students have to work at a faster pace. Our Goals.

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What to expect in First-Grade

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  1. What to expect in First-Grade Whittier Primary School

  2. Welcome to 1st Grade! • ** First grade is a big change from kindergarten. • **There is more independent work and students have to work • at a faster pace.

  3. Our Goals • To give your child the academic and social skills needed to progress to 2nd grade. • To provide your child a supportive, safe, and fun classroom environment. • To help your child make new friends and discover new interests. • To partner with you for a • successful school year.

  4. Class Subjects • The subjects we cover during 1st grade are: • Literacy: Journey’s (Language Arts, Reading, Spelling, Grammar, Vocabulary, and Writing) • Math: Eureka Math, aligned to Common Core Practices • Science • Social Studies • Music, P.E., Technology (I & II) – these • are the Encore/Prep Classes

  5. Homework Folders • Each child must have a homework folder. • 1st Homework Folder is free. After that each folder will cost $1.00. • If lost or damaged it must be replaced. • This is a 1st grade expectation!

  6. Homework Folders (cont.) • Students will be responsible to take homework folder home daily and return it the next school day. • Teachers will circle a daily grade on newsletter each day. • Parents should look at folder/newsletter daily and sign/initial that they saw the • grade and that all practice work was • completed including 20 minutes of • reading & reading log.

  7. Homework • Yes, there will be homework! • Students will generally have language, math, and reading log. • Read with your child for 20 minutes and simply write the title down on the newsletter. • All homework will usually be the same in all three classrooms. • All homework is due the next day.

  8. Reading Curriculum Components • Guided Reading • Balanced Literacy: Journey’s • Close Reading/Shared Reading/Interactive Reading, Phonics/Phonemic Awareness • Literacy Work Stations/Daily Five • Thinking Maps, Graphic Organizers • Grammar, Parts of Speech, Sentence Structure • Daily/Weekly Writing Topics • Accelerated Reading Tests • Think Central

  9. Math Curriculum Components • 1st grade teachers will follow the districts pacing guide and add skills as necessary in order for students to be ready for 2nd grade. • Eureka Math, utilizing manipulatives • Zearnand Prodigy Websites

  10. Grading Scale • A – 90-100 • B – 80-89 • C – 70-79 • D – 60-69 • F – 0-59

  11. 1st Grade District Wide Testing • NWEA/MAP– Reading and Math Assessment given to all students • Benchmark testing is done 3 times per year • Students are then progress monitored once a week, twice or month, or once a month based on their benchmark scores using aimswebPlus.

  12. Lunch Information • All students are eligible for a free hot lunch. • Students who bring cold lunch, but would like to have a milk should bring 40 cents to pay for the milk. • 1st grade lunch time – • 12:15-12:45pm

  13. Dismissal • If your child is going home a different way than usual, please send a note or call the school to let us know!

  14. How you can help your child at home • Have your child read to you • Read with your child • Help your child communicate in writing by making lists, writing notes, keeping a journal, and creating stories • Work on addition, subtraction, telling time, place value, money, and any • other math topic being taught • in the classroom

  15. How you can help your child at home (continued) • Assist your child in packing their backpack. Please make sure your child’s Homework Folder, Library books, notes, and any other items are in his/her backpack before leaving for school. • Have your child go to bed at a • reasonable time so he/she is • ready to learn and alert while at • school.

  16. How you can help the classroom • AR Test Helper • Clerical Assistance (make copies, cut out items, etc) • Reading Buddy/Read with students • Snacks: 19 Students (no peanuts or strawberries) • Send needed items to the classroom (Kleenex, hand sanitizer, Clorox cleaning wipes, baby wipes, dry erase markers, spiral notebooks, folders, pencils, erasers, glue sticks etc.)

  17. Best Ways to Contact Me • E-mail: stacy.peyton@psd150.org • Leave message with school secretary with a phone number (309)672-6569. • Send note to school with • your child.

  18. I look forward to working with each and every one of you! • Let’s have a GREAT school year!

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