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WELCOME! Back To School Night 2019

Join us for a night of informative sessions and activities to help your child succeed in first grade. Topics covered include mindfulness, reading and writing workshops, math skills, social studies, science, and more. Don't miss our upcoming conferences and family night event!

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WELCOME! Back To School Night 2019

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  1. WELCOME! Back To School Night 2019 *Please write a special note for your child to read tomorrow on the sheet provided at their seat.

  2. Videos Pass around Chromebook for parent emails

  3. Morning Meeting/Health Mindfulness Paying full attention and slowing down to really notice what you are doing (feelings, school work, thoughts…) Breathing exercises, yoga… Team building exercises Goals/decisions Respect, feelings, “I-messages” Teeth, nutrition, exercise Safety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awo8jUxIm0c

  4. Mini lesson Independent Reading Guided Reading & Partner Reading Shopping Benchmark Goals: Reading Levels 1st Quarter (11/11) 4th Quarter Level E Level I/J/K Sight Words 50-65 160-180 More than just being able to read the words **Comprehension (making inferences, drawing conclusions…) Reader's Workshop

  5. Writer's Workshop Units: • Personal Narratives • How-To Books • Nonfiction Chapter Books • Writing Reviews (Opinion) • Poetry and Songs • Realistic Fiction • Independent Writing Across Genres • Focus on: • Stretching words, spacing, sentence formation, • capitalization, punctuation, content, elaboration, feelings, • facts

  6. Fundations • Letter formation, line orientation • Phonemic awareness – Letter sounds • Repetition** Practiced in a variety of ways

  7. Counting: 2’s, 5’s, 10’s Place Value: Ones, Tens, Hundreds Patterns Shapes Measuring Addition/Subtraction Telling Time Fractions Problem Solving* Open response questions Everyday Math

  8. Study guides are checklists sent home about a week before test. One is going home this week. First assessment is on Oct. 3rd and 7th Odd numbered units: Day 1: Assess skills learned in that unit Day 2: Open Response problem Even numbered units: Day 1: Assess skills learned in that unit Day 2: Cumulative assessment Open Response = problem solving Apply the skill/concept learned in class to a NEW problem Built on throughout the years ; not something that should be mastered right away Everyday Math

  9. Social Studies All About Families Where We Live Good Citizens Jobs *No formal assessment

  10. Science Weather Organisms Light and Sound *No formal assessment

  11. W.I.N. Period What I Need A district-wide initiative This will be a 30 minute period every day The students will work on different academic skills throughout the year based on their individual strengths and potential areas of growth. Main focus on reading, sight words, phonics, and math The students will work with other first grade teachers and specialists.

  12. Homework Reading Read for about 10 minutes (Stop to talk about the book, understand what's happening) Reading Log completed with books from their book baggie Return at the end of the month

  13. Homework Math HomeLink Practice facts ConnectEd website Great resource You can print lost homelinks Fundations(Sent home sporadically) Practice sight words, letters, sounds

  14. Reminders Sneakers on PE days (T/Th) Return library books on Mondays Any change in dismissal requires a written note on that day sent to the teacher. (Or a phone call to the office) Snack every day Book baggie and all its contents returned everyday Clean out homework folder and backpack Birthdays –no food/candy, non-food items are OK: pencils, erasers…, donated book for classroom library *school store gift certificates- can be purchased in any denomination Change of clothes

  15. INFORMATION PACKET ConnectEdLogin Games, HomeLinks, Reference Book Reading with your child resources • **Specific information regarding your child’s progress and additional information will be given out at Conferences in October.

  16. Save the Date! First Grade Family Night: October 15th 6:30-7:30pm Flyer will go home before the event Thank you for coming!  My email: aaffinito@ebnet.org

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