Welcome to First Grade Meet the Teacher & Curriculum Night 2019-2020

1. Welcome to First Grade Meet the Teacher & Curriculum Night 2019-2020 This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

2. About The Teachers Mrs. Bemis Miss Klebosky Mrs. Carr Miss Thompson Mrs. Dobyns Miss Featherstone Miss Nelissen The team brings 78 years of combined teaching experience to your children.

3. Reading • CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) Arizona State Standards • Systemic & Explicit daily lessons to teach students how to read and write • Phonics approach • -blending through the whole word • Non-decodable words are called “tricky words” • - memorized/remembered

4. Math Ready Classroom Mathematics This program engages students in purposeful sharing of mathematical ideas, reasoning, and approaches using varied representations. Along with this program there is a technology piece called I-Ready. Students will be able to access this through the Kyrene web page.

5. Writing • Writing is taught as a process. • We focus our teaching and grading of both narrative and expository writing. • Your child will grow as a writer by learning to use: • Thinking Maps • Topic Sentences • Key details • Closing sentences

7. Sanford Harmony • Sanford Harmony is a Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum designed to build strong classroom communities through intentional relationship building. • Through daily meetings named, Buddy Ups and weekly lessons named, Meet Ups all students are included, engaged, and learn to respect one another and value one another as important learners and problem solvers. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

8. A Typical Day in First Grade • Morning Procedures (unpack, attendance, pledge) • Reading • Recess (Please send your child a snack to eat) • Health, Science, and/or Social Studies • Specials • Computer Lab PE • Art Library • Music * S.t.e.m. Lab • Lunch • 11:15-11:35 cafeteria * Student Lunch Price $2.90 • 11:35-11:55 recess • Math • Writing • Pack up

9. Weekly Homework • Homework • New packets can be accessed through ParentVUE each Friday • Due the following Friday • CKLA Reading Passages • Read with your child • Sign and return • Communication folders must go home and come back to school daily • Homework Packet Includes: • Math, Reading, and Spelling This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

10. 1st Day of school * Parents are welcome on playground * Meet me on line 45 * First Bell Rings by 7:25 a.m. * Bring a snack (Please no peanuts) * Please have a lunch plan * Send your child with a labeled water bottle (Only Water) * Be sure I know how your child is going home

11. 1st grade Ambassadors A 5th grade student has been assigned to help our class at the beginning and the end of the day. During morning drop off, ambassadors will be stationed at the playground gate to help walk first graders to their lines. They will help us with pack up and dismissal. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

12. Donations Help Fund a Field Trip Donations are 100% tax deductible • Go to website https://www.kyrene.org/cms/lib/AZ01001083/Centricity/Domain/305/18-163%20Tax%20Credit%20Form%202019.pdf Book Club Orders • Book Club Orders help increase the classroom library. Your teacher will periodically send book club flyers home. If you would like to order books your teacher will provide you with a classroom access code so that you can order books online. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

13. Parents please take a moment to sign up for Brisas text messages. Mrs. Winkelmann will send important reminders and messages by text throughout the school year.

14. BRISAS READ-A-THON • Help Brisas Build Better Readers! • Our BIGGEST fundraiser of the year with a goal to raise $40,000!! • Reading starts September 4th-September 13th • Daily incentives, exciting prizes, grade-level raffles, and fun events! • Prizes for ALL students who participate!! • No minimum amount required to participate • 100% of all money received goes directly to help Brisas • Goal is to raise money to fund many school programs • Read-a-thon packets go home with students September 4th Sponsored by the Brisas PTSO Please email darya.mcclain@gmail.com with any questions.

15. We host fun events and raise money to make Brisas an amazing school! Community Builders Majerle’s August 16 Chipotle August 27 Barro’s September 24 Skateland October 3 BJ’s October 23 Wildflower November 13 Rubio’s December 11 McDonald’s January 15 Fired Pie March 31 Culver’s April 23 PTSO Events Kinder Meet & Greet August 9 Room Parent Social August 12 Read-a-thon September 4-13 Ice Cream Social September 20 Fall Book Fair October 23-30 Pumpkin Walk October 30 Turkey Trot November 27 Holiday Shoppe December 4-6 Decades Dance January 31 Spring Book Fair February 24-28 Field Day March 6 School Carnival March 27 Art Walk April 23 5th Grade Clap Out May 21 Meet the Board PresidentDarya McClain Co-Vice PresidentsNicole QuillanKatie Koshick SecretaryLaura Olmsted TreasurerPeter Eberle Volunteer CoordinatorKelli Barnes CommunicationsBrad Morse Community BuildersHope Kopp Co-HistoriansAlena AlmendarezAmanda Herting Next PTSO Meeting August 12 at 6pm FREE Childcare Provided JOIN THE FUN Please submit your volunteer interest form by Friday, August 9th for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Or go to brisasptso.org to sign up!

16. Before you leave! Please see the Computer Station: Please enter the following information into the Google Document form: Parents name Childs name Parents email This must be filled out by all parents! Thank you for coming!