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Welcome to Back to School Night! September 17, 2013

Welcome to Back to School Night! September 17, 2013. Mrs. Ortega 1 st Grade Room 208. What is Back to School Night?. Back to school night will introduce you to: your student's classroom teacher's expectations for you and your student

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Welcome to Back to School Night! September 17, 2013

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night!September 17, 2013 Mrs. Ortega 1st Grade Room 208

  2. What is Back to School Night? • Back to school night will introduce you to: • your student's classroom • teacher's expectations for you and your student • allows you to see where your child will be spending their time throughout the school year. • It is not; however, a time for a parent conference.

  3. First Grade Schedule: (8:35-10:05) READING • Basal Program: Lead 21 • www.wglead21.com • Whole Group Interactive Reading • Phonemic Awareness • Fluency • Theme • Oral Language • Vocabulary • Previewing/Predicting/Setting Purposes • Reading Together • Phonics • High Frequency Words • Small Reading Groups • Differentiated Readers • Differentiated Vocabulary • Differentiated Centers • Phonics, vocabulary/comprehension, sight word/fluency, grammar

  4. First Grade Schedule: (8:35-10:05) READING • Daily 5

  5. First Grade Schedule: (10:05-10:40) WRITING • Technology Integration (according to the CCSS) • Captain Write • Teaches the structure of Writing • Encourages thoughtful Writing

  6. First Grade Schedule: (10:40-10:50) RECESS/SNACK • So far snack breaks have been a success! • Examples of snacks: (No candy please)

  7. First Grade Schedule: (10:55-11:25) Intervention • Students will work 30 minutes in small group at their instructional level. • Reading: Monday, Wednesday and Friday • Math: Tuesday and Thursday

  8. First Grade Schedule: (11:30-12:20) SPECIALS • Each day students go to a different special. • Mondays & Fridays - PE (Mr. O’Neil) • Tuesdays–Technology (Ms. Tiller) • Wednesday- Science (Ms. Koebcke) • Thursdays- Spanish (Ms. Rodriguez)

  9. First Grade Schedule: (12:30-1:10) LUNCH • Students are now having lunch in the cafeteria. They are allotted 20 minutes to eat and 20 minutes outside at recess.

  10. First Grade Schedule: (11:15 – 12:45pm) MATH • Number Talks • 10-15 minutes devoted to students sharing their thinking on how they solved various problems. • Basal Program: Investigations • Hands-on program that allows students to explore various mathematical concepts through “investigations”. • Math Journals • Used to record important information

  11. First Grade Schedule: (2:30-3:00) AR • All students have been tested (STAR) and have been matched accordingly to a shark level. • Currently, students in our classroom range from the Cookie Cutter Level to the MakoLevel. • During AR, students read a book of their choice on their instructional level. Once a student feels he/she knows everything about the book, the student may decide to take a test. This test is a 5 or 10 question quiz asking students to comprehend the book. Students are not allowed to look back in the story for any reason during the test. • Each shark level has different requirements for graduating. Students must complete these requirements before moving onto more complex texts.

  12. EXPECTATIONS • For students & parents: • Open Communication • I am always available – please do not hesitate to contact me if you ever have a question/comment/concern • Email: aortega@somersetemerson.org • Maintain a safe and positive environment • Give your 100%, 100% of the time Class Dojo- Please make sure you have signed up for a Parent Account!

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