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First Grade Connection Night

First Grade Connection Night. 2013-2014 September 5, 2013. Greeting. Greet several first grade families Introduce yourself and your first grade child (name and class) Share one thing your family did this summer or you enjoy doing as a family. Activity: Laughing Tissue. Morning Meeting.

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First Grade Connection Night

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  1. First GradeConnection Night 2013-2014 September 5, 2013

  2. Greeting • Greet several first grade families • Introduce yourself and your first grade child (name and class) • Share one thing your family did this summer or you enjoy doing as a family

  3. Activity: Laughing Tissue

  4. Morning Meeting • Build classroom community • Students greet and get to know each other, share • Provides news and announcements for the day • Structure • Greeting • Sharing • Activity • Morning Message

  5. Introductions • Joan Norgon • Kaela Splett • Ronda Plathe • Ann Lundy

  6. All students can learn Create a safe, welcoming environment Social environment as important as academic environment Set high expectations Teaching styles include active learning, connecting to student lives/prior knowledge, cooperative learning (large/small groups) Teaching Philosophy

  7. PBIS • A framework that helps us improve school climate and behavior, which in turn improves academic success. • *matrixes • *consistency

  8. Guiding Principles – Falcon 4 • Be safe • Be responsible • Be respectful • Belong

  9. Informal Communication • Weekly Newsletters • Phone Calls: 651-646-0021 • Daily Take-Home Folder & Notes • Email • kaela.splett@isd623.org • joan.norgon@isd623.org • ronda.plathe@isd623.org • ann.lundy@isd623.org

  10. Formal Communication • Report Cards (first and third trimesters) • Mid-Term Reports (Jan. and Apr.) • Concerns only • Information Gathering Conference (Sept. 23rd or 26th) • Reporting Conference (Feb.) • Celebration of Learning (May)

  11. Homework • Check Backpack, Folder and Homework • Everyday Math--Homelinks • 3-5 nights a week • 10 min. or less • Begins by third week • Spelling Practice/Test on Friday-beginning in October • Reading at Home--Calendar • Unfinished Daily Work

  12. Whole Class Mini Lessons Phonics, vocabulary, comprehension strategies Guided Reading Student reading levels Skill specific Daily 5 Weekly Spelling Modeled reading to independent reading Six Traits Writing Approach Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Fluency, Voice, Conventions Reading/WritingLiteracy by Design

  13. Spelling • New Words--Monday • Test every Friday • Pattern, high frequency, challenge • Spelling Activities done in class each week and can be practiced at home

  14. Math • Everyday Mathematics • Problem solving & fact strategies • Addition, subtraction • Geometry, fractions • Measurement, time and money • Number Corner • Calendar, support skills learned in Everyday Math

  15. Science Units Insects (Life Science) Pebbles, Sand and Silt (Earth Science) Solids and Liquids (Physical Science) Social Studies Units Families and changes Wants and needs Community helpers Schools then and now Mapping Good citizenship and historical figures Canada and Mexico Science/Social Studies

  16. Health Great Body Shop Technology Weekly computer lab time (45 min. beginning in November) Health/Technology

  17. Book Orders • Sent home periodically • Earn books for the classroom • Can write one check for multiple book order forms • Online orders available

  18. Additional Items • Clothes, backpacks and lunch boxes labeled • Healthy snack • Birthdays: Extra recess • Water bottles: Labeled with name • Physical Education • Library • Thursday: Norgon, Splett, Lundy/Plathe • Take-Home Folders • Volunteer Opportunities

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