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Camp Creek Elementary

Camp Creek Elementary. Welcome to First Grade!. About Miss Chappell. Camp Creek Elementary Mission Statement. Opportunities for all students to pursue academic knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary for continued academic success and responsible citizenship

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Camp Creek Elementary

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  1. Camp Creek Elementary Welcome to First Grade!

  2. About Miss Chappell

  3. Camp Creek Elementary Mission Statement • Opportunities for all students to pursue academic knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary for continued academic success and responsible citizenship • A calm, orderly school environment that facilitates the learning process

  4. Literacy BlockReading and Grammar • Use big books, leveled readers, anthology stories, and popular children’s literature • Short vowels, long vowels, blends and more! • Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Pronouns • Sentence structure • Punctuation • Common Core aligned AKS supported with technology

  5. First Grade Math • Concepts repeated throughout the year, mastery not expected at first • Games and Math Lab support the AKS • Math supported by technology (Classworks, Education City, etc.) • Time, money, measuring, adding, subtracting, number sense, shapes…

  6. Writing • Writing is a developmental process • Writer’s Workshop includes mini lessons, conferencing with teacher, and sharing • Types of Writing: Narrative, Response to Literature, Persuasive, and Informative • Writing grades include quick writes, letters, journals, and formal writing

  7. Word Study/Spelling • Encourage letter and sound relationships • Writing the sounds they hear in words • Assessed by dictation tests, handwriting, and spelling • Begin spelling first 35 most frequently spelled words • Weekly spelling lists and word families • First grade child is still developing! You can help your child master these skills by helping them see patterns in the word endings and creating examples at home.

  8. Social Studies & Science • Social Studies AKS: • Famous Americans, Maps and Globes, Symbols of America, Folktales, Citizenship, and more • Science AKS: • Shadows, Magnets, Plants, Animals, Sounds, Weather, Water Cycle, Natural Resources, and more • Scholastic News supports instruction • Social Studies and Science “Specials”

  9. Health • Health AKS: • Personal and school safety, healthy lifestyle, nutrition, getting along with others, feelings, 5 senses and more! • Health taught by classroom teacher, nurse, physical education teachers, and counselor • Participation grade • Extra credit project to earn an E • (One project per quarter)

  10. Important Information • Daily Schedule/ Rotation Schedule • Homework Policy • Conduct and Discipline- Friday Folders • Reading Log • Snack every day- please no drinks except water

  11. Personal Items to Remain at Home • All Trading Cards (Baseball, Yugioh, Pokemon, etc.) • Toys • Stuffed Animals • Fragrances • Lipgloss • Electronics • Sports Equipment

  12. School/Home Communication • Friday Folders go home on Friday! • Look for important communication inside • Review tests and other graded papers • Teacher comments and conduct checklist • Initial and return on Monday or the next school day • Weekly Paws, Class newsletter • www.Campcreekschool.com and our class website • Calls, written notes and email Lauren_chappell@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

  13. Parent Conferences Early Release Days Students released at 12:50 Fall Conferences September 25-26 Spring Conferences February 26-27

  14. Absences • Students must be in classroom by 8:50 a.m. • A note must accompany your child upon return stating reason for absence. • Excused absences are only for illness or death in the family. • Students may obtain missed work upon return to school.

  15. Transportation Safety • Please have your child ride the bus • Written permission is required for a change in transportation or • Call school office before 2:00 p.m. if transportation is changing that day • Please check students out through the office. We cannot dismiss them to you from the classroom. • Last checkout of the day is 2:30 p.m.

  16. Standardized Testing Cognitive Abilities Test – COGAT September 16, 17, and 18, 2013 County Interim Tests August 2013, October 2013, December 2013, and March 2014

  17. Birthdays • Birthdays are special! • If possible please bring and pass out at lunch • Send individual treats not needing to be cut OR Support school ...buy ice cream for $1.00 to be enjoyed at lunch! • No party favors • No drinks • No personal party invitations may be passed out at school

  18. Ice Cream/Cafeteria • Ice Cream sales ($1.00) begin September 3 • Communicate with your child about purchasing • You may request extra food/drinks be blocked from their lunch account • Call Mrs. McDonald in the cafeteria with questions • Breakfast and Lunch Menus are on the school website Ice Cream sales help support our school programs! Thanks for your support!

  19. Special Events in First Grade • Hi Tech Hi touch “Sounds Like Fun” In school field trip November, 2013 • Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta “Charlotte’s Webb” May 2, 2014 • First Grade Musical May 15-16, 2014

  20. “It’s going to be a great year as we “connect” for excellence!” Thanks for coming tonight!

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