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Welcome to Back To School Night! Tuesday, September 16 th Mrs. Dana Beck

We will get started shortly. While you are waiting, please feel free to do the following: Find your child’s desk. Write your child a note. Read your child’s first day feelings (bulletin board). Read your child’s Hopes and Dreams (back wall ). Look over the packet of information on the desk.

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Welcome to Back To School Night! Tuesday, September 16 th Mrs. Dana Beck

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  1. We will get started shortly. While you are waiting, please feel free to do the following: • Find your child’s desk. • Write your child a note. • Read your child’s first day feelings (bulletin board). • Read your child’s Hopes and Dreams (back wall). • Look over the packet of information on the desk. • Sign up for a November conference time (back table). Welcome to Back To School Night! Tuesday, September 16th Mrs. Dana Beck

  2. A little bit about me…

  3. A Message from the PTO • PTO Video

  4. Daily Schedule

  5. Special Events • October- Halloween Party and Parade • November- - CogAT Testing – administered to all first graders – areas of: verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative functioning - 18th A-Z Play at 6:30 pm • December- Winter Party • February- Valentine’s Day Party • April- Arbor Day • May- Career Day, Field Day, Honey Hollow, Mom-Sense Show • June- End of Year Party

  6. RELA Journeys *Research Based* Reading, Vocabulary, Fluency, Comprehension, Writing, Words to Know, Oral Vocabulary, Rich Literature, Phonics, Spelling, Grammar *Guided Reading – Small Group Instruction *Whole Group Instruction

  7. Journeys • Lesson at a glance – Focus Wall sent home each week Focus Wall Lesson 1 • Posted to 1st grade website Log in information in your packet!

  8. Math - enVision • Review of kindergarten skills • Graphing, time, money, geometry, addition and subtraction, measurement, problem solving • Packets for each topic • Manipulatives Log in information in your packet!

  9. Math • Math Moments on GES website • First in Math Log in information in your packet!

  10. Science Air and Weather Balance & Motion Organisms

  11. Science • Inquiry Based • Hands on Learning • Experiments • Science Learning Journals

  12. Social Studies • Scholastic News • Horizons – Community Citizenship Maps • Nystrom – Exploring Our World

  13. Social Studies – Essential Questions • What lessons can be learned from current events? • How does geography impact the life of a people? • What does citizenship mean? • How does history influence the lives of people? • How do people support a community?

  14. A Note from the School Nurse • Safe rooms: NO FOOD CONTAINING PEANUTS OR NUTS IN OUR CLASSROOMS FOR SNACKS OR PARTIES. • Can have peanut butter in cafeteria – there is a peanut free table

  15. If your child is absent… • Email the office (Directions on Goodnoe home page) • Email me of absence • Send a note in with your child on their first day back • If your child is absent for multiple days, you may call the office and arrange to pick up the work • Email me to send the work home with a student who lives near by or a sibling • Work cannot be given out before it is taught (before vacations) • Overall - do not worry!

  16. Report Cards • November 24th, 25th, 26thConference in lieu of 1st Report Card- Sign up tonight • 2nd MP - February 18th Report Cards Distributed • 3rd MP - April 22nd Report Cards Distributed • June Report Cards Distributed on last day of school • New Report Card – Parent Report Card Forum on Oct. 7th at 6:30 at Chancellor Center • Pamphlet with more information

  17. Homework • Check the Take Home Folder nightly • Check homework to make sure it has been completed neatly and carefully in pencil • One homework page per week – please keep this in your child’s folder • 10 Minute Policy

  18. Homework • Math pages are completed in workbook • Have your child read nightly and log book or chapter – more to come about this • Weekly Journal: can be returned Tues., Wed., or Thurs. each week *at least 3 sentences: -beginning -middle -end • Week long assignments at times

  19. Birthday Celebrations • Bring a book from home • Donate a book to the classroom • Pick a book from the class library

  20. Communication • Send a note to school! • E-mail: dbeck@crsd.org • Call: 215-944-2100 (office) 215-944-2183 (voicemail) • Please let me know if there is a change in transportation. • Website is a great communication tool. • Weekly newsletters will be posted, on the back of homework and emailed! • Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions or concerns!

  21. Thank You For Attending!

  22. Remember To… • Sign Up for Parent Teacher Conference Time (back table) • Take a KidStuff book (*if you know you don’t want one, please drop it in the box on the back table) • Fill out and return emergency form tonight or tomorrow • Take all papers with you

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