First Grade Curriculum Night

1. First Grade Curriculum Night Welcome! Please take a moment to fill out the yellow half sheet of paper on your child’s desk & leave them a note on the red hand cutout!

2. August 13, 2011 Camas, WA

3. Helicopter ride in Kauai, Hawaii Harley (Beagle-Whippet Mix, 4) Maggie (8)

4. Our newest family member… Callie Irene Storts Born 9/12/12 The morning after curriculum night last year! 

5. Mrs. Brianna Storts • Contact info: Brianna.Storts@vansd.org (best way!!) or leave me a phone message 313-1600 • Website

6. Daily Schedule • 8:20 Bell Rings • 8:20-8:45 Morning Work • 8:30 School Begins • 8:45-9:00 Math Focus Wall (Calendar) • 9:00-10:00 Math • 10:00-10:15 RECESS • 10:15-12:00 Snack, Literacy Block • 12:00-12:30 Lunch • 12:30-2:15 Writing, Science, Social Studies, Thematic Study • 2:15-2:30 Optional Recess • 2:30-2:50 Clean up/Read Aloud/Pack Up • 2:50 Dismissal • FAB Schedule: • Monday: Library 1:00-1:30 • Tuesday: Computer Lab 12:40-1:10 • Wednesday: Art/PE 12:50-2:10 • Thursday: Music 12:50-1:30 • Friday: Dance 9:20-10:00 1 hour early release Monday’s 8:30-1:50

7. Read Well • Read Well is a 38 unit program designed for flexibleuse with children of varied needs. Read Well is appropriate for beginning readers and children who are not fluent second grade readers. • Students progress through each unit at a pace appropriate to their development. • Read Well includes instruction and practice in… The alphabet, Phonemic Awareness, Letter-Sound Relationships, Blending, Irregular words, Multi-syllable words, Fully decodable passage reading, Integrated spelling, Integrated writing, Integrated Handwriting

8. Writing • Children will have numerous opportunities to practice writing in the classroom. This further reinforces what they have learned in shared and guided reading. They are using the skills of reading to produce writing (sounding out words, sight words, and reading what they have written). • Examples of how writing is used in the classroom: Quick writes, Class Books, Journals

10. We will soon begin a more formal spelling program. Since the purpose of learning to spell is to assist in communication, spelling is used within a context. Therefore, tests are not administered as lists. Spelling patterns have been taught (in Read Well and Write Well) and extended. The use of these words in writing, and the 100 words for first grade, is the skill to be accomplished. Fridays, a short Dictation Story will be given sentence by sentence. The children write each sentence the best way they can. • Look for these 3 scores in these 3 areas: • DLP (daily language practice): • • punctuation at the end of the sentences • • capitalization of initial sentence words, I, and names • • use of quotation marks and commas • Sp (spelling): • • cvc (consonant vowel consonant) words (e.g., lip) • • words that follow patterns that have been introduced in the ReadWell and WriteWell (short "a" and long "a" using "a-e")(e.g., fat, lake) • • words from the 1st 100 commonly used words list from 1st grade (e.g.,the) • • inventive spelling for any unknown words that would make sense phonetically • • words from the spelling program that are non-patterned or irregular • HW(handwriting):( children are accountable for all letters) • • tall letters reach the top line • • small and fall letters reach the dotted line • • letters "sit" on the bottom line (fall letters fish hook) • • letter strokes are consistent with the Modern Manuscript style (this is for ease in transition into cursive) • • spacing between words is wider than within words • • capital letters are not intermingled with lower case within words • • neatness and legibility

11. 100 First Grade Spelling Words a, the, and, I, to, was, my, of, we, he, it, they, would, is, in, have, that, for, you, she, be, on, but, when, me, like, then, were, all, go, get, there, with, had, are, so, went, up, at, said, them, if, her, one, because, do, school, got, his, about, day, out, him, will, not, people, make, could, or, can, very, play, some, what, this, time, home, going, good, as, down, their, house, back, charge, came, from, friends, too, other, after, don’t, our, no, just, has, lot, fun, things, by, little, know, want, saw, friend, did, more, see, big, us.

12. enVision Math • enVision Math Brochure

13. enVision Math Scope & Sequence • Topic 1: Understanding Addition • Topic 2: Understanding Subtraction • Topic 3: Five and Ten Relationships • Topic 4: Addition and Subtraction facts to 12 • Topic 5: Addition facts to 20 • Topic 6: Subtraction facts to 20 • Topic 7: Counting and number patterns to 120 • Topic 8: Tens and ones • Topic 9: Comparing and ordering numbers to 100 • Topic 10: Adding with tens and ones • Topic 11: Subtracting with tens and ones • Topic 12: Length • Topic 13: Time • Topic 14: Using data to answer questions • Topic 15: Geometry • Topic 16: Fractions and shapes

14. Grades • 1 = Developing • Little progress toward grade level expectations. Meets few or no grade level expectations. • Example: Work was not completed. If assignment was attempted, it was done carelessly. Handwriting was done quickly and the student made little effort to try and write neatly. No details were put in drawings and the background was not colored in. Coloring was completed quickly and not neatly. One or two colors were used. The quality of work was unsatisfactory.

15. Grades • 2= Basic • Progressing toward grade level expectations. Meets some grade level expectations. • Example: The assignments were done quickly and little effort was made. Handwriting was completed, but without being careful. Details are lacking in drawings and the background was partially completed or not done. Coloring was done quickly and not neatly. Very few colors were used in the illustrations.

16. Grades • 3= Proficient • Consistently meets grade level expectations. • Example: Assignments were completed. Overall, the quality of work is good. Care was taken to complete assignments according to the directions given. Handwriting is neat and letters are formed carefully. Drawings are full of details and the background is colored in. Many colors were used in the illustrations.

17. Grades • 4= Advanced • Consistently performs above grade level expectations. • Example: Assignments were done on time. The quality of work is outstanding. Attention was paid to all parts of the assignments. Handwriting is very neat and letters were formed very carefully. Drawings were full of details and great care was used in coloring. Background was colored in and many colors were used in the illustration. Student did above what was expected and used their time very productively.

18. Housekeeping • Homework: reading and math daily • Classroom Management—We follow the 5 Chinook Guidelines (see handout) • Snack – One, small healthy snack. Water bottles ok. • Lunch- please make sure your child knows their plan! Money, send in blue folder with your child’s name and lunch # • Communication Home and School –Website, Blue Chinook folders • Entrance: outside classroom door • Exit: end of building near gym • Birthday treats- Please no edible food. Other suggestions are pencils, stickers, class book, etc. Ask me with questions. **Birthday books** • Birthday invites: If you wish to invite classmates to a birthday party, the invitations may only be handed out at school if all classmates of the same sex as your child, or the entire class are invited. This is to help reduce the feeling of rejection within the classroom. Please consider the ramifications of having parties where a few classmates are not included. • Scholastic Book Orders: online code: GTHDW • Highlights Magazine • Read-and-Lead: monthly reading calendar • PTSA/Payback Books • Box Tops/ Campbell’s Labels • Field Trip: Pomeroy Farm, Wednesday October 16th • Volunteers: please plan to sign up at conferences, must be cleared through office • Conference Dates –Thurs 10/25 8am-8pm, Fri 10/26 8am -12pm

19. We’re going to have a great year!