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WELCOME

WELCOME. To Back to School Night First Grade Mrs. Kelly Kane. About the Teacher. My name is Kelly Kane.  This school year will mark my 18th year of teaching, 13 of which have been spent in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.  

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WELCOME

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  1. WELCOME To Back to School Night First Grade Mrs. Kelly Kane

  2. About the Teacher My name is Kelly Kane.  This school year will mark my 18th year of teaching, 13 of which have been spent in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.   I graduated from West Chester University in 1996, with a BSED in special education.  I taught as a K-4 learning support teacher for five years in the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District before coming to SRS as a first grade teacher in 2001.  In 2000, I received my Masters in Education as a reading specialist; and in 2001 became a certified elementary K-6 teacher.    In 2003, I married Bill Kane (yes, the physical education teacher at SRS:-))  We live in Wallingford with our three beautiful children.  Matthew is seven and in second grade at NPE, Madelyn is six and a kindergartener at NPE, and Michael is three.  

  3. Our Daily Routines • Morning Meeting • Writer’s Workshop • Reading Street/Daily 5 • Lunch/ Recess • Math in Focus • Guided Reading/ Literacy Centers • Specials • Snack • Science/ Social Studies

  4. Balanced Reading In Wallingford- Swarthmore Read Aloud Shared Reading Guided Reading Independent Reading Reading Program

  5. Reading Strategies

  6. The Daily 5

  7. Math Program • Math in Focus • Number Bonds • Numbers to 100 • Addition Facts • Subtraction Facts • Ordinals and Position • Length and Weight • Shapes and Patterns

  8. Math in Focus

  9. Samples of Chapter 2 Differentiation!

  10. Writing Workshop • Launching the Writing Workshop • We are all writers • Writers tell the stories that matter most • Writers have routines • Writers revise and edit • Writers reflect on their writing • Descriptive Writing and Small Moment Personal Narratives • Descriptive Sentences • Descriptive Paragraphs • Telling and planning stories • Developing stories in our writing • Research Writing • Animal Research • Note taking • Persuasive Writing • Story and Poetry • Patterns Books • Poetry including acrostic, alliteration, and rhyming patterns • All About Me

  11. Writer’s Brainstorming Paper • This will be a place for your child to record ideas for story-writing…a trip to Linvilla Orchards, a Phillies game, a trip to the beach, etc. • Special paper will come home from time to time on which your child will record ideas. These will be added to your child’s writing folder.

  12. Science and Social Studies • Science: • Science and Technology for Children • Weather and Solids and Liquids • Pond Life Study (Tyler Arboretum) • Social Studies: • Pro-social skills • Manners • Kindness • Courage • Self Control • Current events • Study of Asian country • Map skills/Community

  13. Special Schedule • Monday: Music • Tuesday: Art • Wednesday: Physical Ed. • Thursday: Library • Friday: Physical Ed.

  14. Word Rings • Word Rings are an optional at-home reading activity. • You will find the directions in your folder. • This is a great activity to increase your child’s automaticity when reading sight words.

  15. HELP WANTED! • Homeroom Parents • Guest Reader Fridays @ 10 • Special Projects (TBA)

  16. Conferences • November 21, 22, 25, 26 • Early Morning 7:50-8:40 • Early Afternoon 1:00-3:30 • Evening (11/21 only) 4:00-8:00

  17. Homework • Your child will bring home their homework assignments for the week on Monday. Please work on the assignments at your own pace. All written assignments should be returned to school by Friday. • The purpose of homework in first grade is to review skills as well as build responsibility and study habits. • Please work on homework for no more than 20 minutes. If your child is having difficulty, please let me know. • You should also read with your child for at least 10 minutes each evening. This is in addition to the homework assignments. Thank you! • Thank you for all your support with this important endeavor.

  18. Important Reminders • If your child is going home a different way on a given day, please send in a note that morning. (email is not always reliable) • Upon return from an absence, please send in a note stating the dates of the absence. • If your child arrives late, he or she may not be able to receive first lunch choice…you may want to pack. • Thank you so much for your help! 

  19. Contact Information • Email: kkane@wssd.org • Phone: 610-544-5700 • Website: www.wssd.org/k.kane

  20. Before You Leave… • Please write a note and leave it on your child’s desk. • Complete the blue information card, conference form, and guest reader form and leave them on the counter • If you would like to be a homeroom parent, please sign the form on the reading table. • Don’t forget to sign in…the sheet is on the reading table

  21. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! We are having a great September

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