Welcome to 1D!

1. Welcome to 1D! Room 113 Mrs. DeVivo Please read the letter from your child and write a response on the opposite side!  Please read the story in the pencil folder, but it must stay at school.

2. Mrs. Becky DeVivo • 2005 graduate of North Allegheny • 2009 graduate of Grove City College • Degrees in Early Childhood & Elementary Education • Will complete Master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction from Gannon University in October  • 2009-2010 Edgeworth Elementary in the Quaker Valley School District • Primarily in Kindergarten • Year 5 teaching 1st grade at MES

3. Schedule • 8:50-9:10 Students arrive, select lunch, unpack, morning work • 9:15-11:05 Communication Arts • 10:00-10:30 Word Building • 11:15-11:45 Lunch • 11:45-12:15 Recess • 12:15-12:30 Read-Aloud/Bathroom Break • 12:30-1:15 Math • 1:15-2:00 SPECIAL • 2:30-3:10 Finish Math/Science/Social Studies

4. Special Schedule • Monday- Library w/ Mrs. Tomczak • Bring books! • Tuesday- Music w/ Ms. Arnold • Wednesday- P.E.- Ms. Lepant • Wear sneakers! • Thursday- Art- Mrs. Townsend • Friday- Integrated Arts • 6 week rotations • Currently: Music w/ Ms. Arnold • See schedule online

5. Go GREEN! • Class news & announcements • Greater effort to use E-MAIL rather than paper copies. • If this isn’t a good way to communicate with your family, please let me know. • Thursday Envelope: • Go Green! List of items can be accessed via NA website.

6. Remind • If you would like to receive text message reminders, please join 1D’s “Remind” group! • Everything is anonymous!

7. Please send a text to 304-907-2609 with the message @1dtxts

8. Please send an e-mail to 1dtxts@mail.remind.com

9. Website • NA Marshall Elementary Building Staff DeVivo, Rebecca • Class photos updated regularly • Lunch menu • Volunteer calendar

10. Think Central

11. Think Central

12. Lunch Money • You should have received a letter detailing the POS system used by our cafeteria. • Your child has a “pin” number to purchase a school lunch in the cafeteria. • Money may be applied to your child’s account on any day. • You may also utilize the PayForIt.net or go to the NA website and locate “PayForIt.” • Please make sure that your child’s name, our classroom section and room number (1D-113), pin number, and the amount are written on the outside of the envelope. • If your child has brought money for only that day’s lunch, he/she will take the money with them to lunch.

13. Parent Volunteers • Parent volunteers are very welcome and needed in our classroom. If you can assist in any way, your help will be greatly appreciated! • All volunteers must report to the office before coming to the classroom. Please sign in and receive an identification badge. Please sign out and return the badge when you have completed volunteering in our classroom. • You are not permitted to visit any other areas of the building without permission. • The school policy is that parents are not to bring other children when they volunteer. • Sign-up sheet in hallway

14. Parent Volunteers (con’t) • Friday mornings- CENTERS • 9:25-10:55 2 parent volunteers will be needed to run a center, which might involve a game, craft, etc. • Other times • Stickers books • Miscellaneous • Organizing, cutting, assembling, whatever 

15. Birthday Celebrations • We like our children to share birthday celebrations with their classmates! • Due to the “Wellness Policy” and to protect children with allergies, please consider a non-food item if you want to provide a treat. • Edible treats MUST be approved by nurse 48 hours prior to distribution. • Online form can be found on my website • We will celebrate half birthdays for those who have summer birthdays. • Please do not send birthday invitations to school unless there is one for every boy or every girl or all children in the class. We don’t want any hurt feelings. • We will celebrate on the closest school day. • Class Roster in folder

16. Communication • E-mail: RDeVivo@northallegheny.org • I check it in the morning before 9AM and after school when the kids leave. • Voicemail: 724-935-4044 • I will check my voicemail each morning before 8AM. • Write a note • Pick up for today • Early dismissal for today • Medication for today • Call school secretary • Pick up for today • Early dismissal for today • Medication for today

17. Homework Folder • PLEASE check this folder every night! • LEFTat home- keep. • Bring RIGHTback- homework for the evening, or something else that needs to be returned.

18. Homework • Spelling/Handwriting (Monday-Wednesday) • Practice every night! • Test on Thursday • New words sent home Friday for upcoming week • Math (Monday-Thursday) • Typically the “Practice” side is homework (PW); the other side is optional. • These labels can be found at the bottom of the worksheets. • Reading • Rereading stories, sentences, words, etc. for fluency • See homework handout

19. Sticker Books • Sticker books are OPTIONAL practice to help increase your child's fluency. • A fluent reader can read smoothly and accurately. • Sticker books can be turned in as soon as your child can read at least ONE page fluently. • It will be sent home again once an adult or I have read with your child. • Parent volunteers will be asked to read Sticker Books with students in the class. • Sticker books will be sent home once the volunteer calendar is set up.

20. Behavior Management • Traffic Light System • Green- no news is good news • After one verbal warning… • Orange card- serves as a visual warning before moving clothespin • Yellow- 5 minutes off recess; yellow card sent in homework folder to be signed and returned. • Red- stay in from recess and fill out behavior reflection with Mrs. DeVivo (to be signed and returned by parent); phone call home. • Incentives: • Individual- students earn drops for their buckets by following directions, using good manners, etc. These may be exchanged for different rewards. • Please feel free to write a short note on the drop at your desk!*** • Class- we are working on completing our compliment chain.

21. Book Orders • Scholastic Tab on my website • Order ONLINE • www.scholastic.com/parentordering • Class User Name: DeVivo113 • Activation code: GZRXK • Order by: due date on the 28th of each month. • Orders CANNOT be placed after due date. • See letter and flyer

22. Recess • The children go outdoors for recess unless it is extremely cold, raining, or snowing. • It is always windy on this hill. • Please keep these factors in mind and dress your child accordingly.

23. “Sea Star” Student • Randomly selected students. • Complete “Read All About Me” poster to be returned on Monday. • Monday- share poster. • Tuesday- estimation day. • Wednesday- show and tell. • Thursday- sit in teacher’s chair. • Friday- pick from prize basket. • Teacher of Every Day Counts. • Beginning next week!

24. Book Buddies • Mr. Clements 3rd grade class • Every week on Thursdays • Listen to a fluent reader • Practice reading • Other fun activities/crafts

25. CA (Communication Arts) • Story Town- Harcourt • Thematic (6) • Components • Various types of literature • Phonemic Awareness • Phonics/Spelling • High Frequency Words • Comprehension • Fluency • Robust Vocabulary • Grammar • Handwriting • D’Nealian handout, show grip • Writing • Check teacher website

26. Math • Developing concepts w/ manipulatives • Practicing for understanding • Developing fluency of numbers & facts • Topics: • Addition & Subtraction Concepts • Addition & Subtraction Facts up to 18 • Graphs • Numbers to 100 • Geometry • Addition & Subtraction to 20 • Money • Time • Fractions • Measurement • Operations • Data • Problem Solving • Texts/Resources: • Every Day Counts (calendar system) • Harcourt Math Pennsylvania Edition • Otter Creek Math Facts (Rocket Math) • Problem Solver • Check teacher website

27. Rocket Math • Program to help memorize basic facts • Differentiated • Goal based on how many numbers they can write in 1 minute • Addition/Subtraction/Mixed Facts • Will not begin until second semester

28. Rocket Math • How to Practice • Use practice sheet that comes home to have your child verbally read the problem and the answer. • If your child hesitates or gives an incorrect answer, tell the correct answer, your child repeats it, then goes back 3. • Flashcards • Xtra Math online www.xtramath.org

32. Science • Living and Nonliving • Habitats • How Plants and Animals Live • Life Cycles • Food Chains • Land, Water, and Air • Weather

33. Pond Walks • Pond Walk • Each season, weather permitting, we will take a “Pond Walk” to the pond that is located behind our playground. • Our pond walks are always tentatively scheduled due to weather, volunteers, and possible other factors. • Please have your child wear old tennis shoes on the day of a scheduled pond walk. • Our first pond walk: Wednesday, September 10th, (weather permitting)

34. Social Studies • Scott Foresman Social Studies text- All Together • UNIT 1:  TIME FOR SCHOOL • UNIT 2:  IN MY COMMUNITY • UNIT 3:  WORK!  WORK!  WORK! • UNIT 4:  OUR EARTH, OUR RESOURCES • UNIT 5:  THIS IS OUR COUNTRY • UNIT 6:  OUR COUNTRY, OUR WORLD

35. Report Card

36. CogAT Testing • The CogAT (a cognitive abilities test) will be administered to the First Grade students November 10-November 13. • Make sure your child is well-rested and has eaten breakfast! • Monday: practice test • Tuesday-Thursday: test days • Friday: make-up day

37. Anti-Bullying ProgramGetting Better At Getting Along • Olweus Bully Prevention Program (OBPP) • Monthly Themes (i.e., respect, responsibility) • Anti-Bullying Rules • Class Meetings • Role Playing • T-shirt- order form line • Orange is first grade’s color

38. MES Anti-Bullying Rules • We will not bully others. • We will try to help students who are bullied. • We will try to include students who are left out. • If we know someone who is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home. • We will STOP, WALK, and TELL

39. How can you help? • If your child reports a bullying incident… • Bullying is an unwanted, repeated behavior. • Please e-mail or call Mrs. DeVivo first!

40. Questions? Don’t forget!!! If you haven’t already… • If you are interested, sign up to be a mystery reader or classroom volunteer. • Have you joined the PFA? Activity fee: • $40 for 1 child • $60 for 2 children • $80 for 3 or more • Form on MES page or email • Please leave the pencil folder but take the yellow folder!  • Box Tops! • Highlights form

41. Donating to the Classroom • See list online • Cleaning Wipes (Clorox, Target Brand, Kirkland (Costco), Lysol, Member's Mark (Sam's Club) • Hand Sanitizer (GoJo Brand-Purell Instant Sanitizer, Clorox, Member's Mark (Sam's Club), Kirkland Brand (Costco), GermX Brand) • Quart and gallon-sized Zip Lock baggies • White cardstock