Welcome to the 1 st Grade’s Back to School Night

1. Welcome to the 1st Grade’s Back to School Night Ducketts Lane Elementary School September 17, 2013 7:00pm

2. Meet the 1st Grade Team Teachers: Mrs. Wilson, ITL Miss Belcher Mrs. Choe Ms. Friedman Mrs. Holter Ms. Tavenner Special Educator: Miss Newnan Para-Educators: Mr. Harwood Ms. Washington Support Staff: Mr. Morrison, Reading Specialist Mrs. Kauffman, ELL Teacher

3. Mrs. Wilson’s Weekly Schedule 8:35 – 9:00 Morning Routine and Announcements 9:00 – 10:30 English Language Arts/ Social Studies Integration Media on Mondays (9:00 – 9:45) 10:30 – 11:00 Recess 11:00 – 11:30 Lunch 11:30 – 12:00 English Language Arts/ Social Studies Integration *** Switch to afternoon teacher*** 12:00 – 12:45 Math/ Science/ Health 12:45 – 1:15 World Language 1:15 – 2:00 Specials 2:00 – 3:10 Math/ Science/ Health ***Switch to Homeroom teacher*** 3:10 – 3:15 Stack and Pack 3:15 – 3:25 Dismissal

4. Related Arts Schedule • Mrs. Wilson’s homeroom class will sprinkle into Miss Belcher, Mrs. Choe, Mrs. Holter, or Ms. Friedman’s related arts class. • Please look on your child’s desk for their current related arts schedule. • Make sure your child wears sneakers when they have PE and they bring a smock to use in art.

5. Miss Belcher’s Weekly Schedule 8:35 – 9:00 Morning Routine and Announcements 9:00 – 10:30 English Language Arts/ Social Studies Integration Media on Tuesdays (9:00 – 9:45) 10:30 – 11:00 Recess 11:00 – 11:30 Lunch 11:30 – 12:00 English Language Arts/ Social Studies Integration *** Switch to afternoon teacher*** 12:00 – 1:15 Math/ Science/ Health 1:15 – 2:00 Specials 2:00 – 2:30 World Language 2:30 – 3:10 Math/ Science/ Health ***Switch to Homeroom teacher*** 3:10 – 3:15 Stack and Pack 3:15 – 3:25 Dismissal

6. Related Arts Schedule • Please look on your child’s desk for their current related arts schedule. • Make sure your child wears sneakers when they have PE and they bring a smock to use in art.

7. Mrs. Holter’s Weekly Schedule 8:35 – 9:00 Morning Routine and Announcements 9:00 – 10:30 English Language Arts/ Social Studies Integration Media on Thursday (9:00 – 9:45) 10:30 – 11:00 Recess  11:00 – 11:30 Lunch 11:30 – 12:00 English Language Arts/ Social Studies Integration *** Switch to afternoon teacher*** 12:00 – 12:30World Language  12:30- 1:15 Math 1:15 – 2:00 Specials  2:00 – 3:10 Math/ Science/ Health ***Switch to Homeroom teacher*** 3:10 – 3:15 Stack and Pack  3:15 – 3:20 Dismissal

8. Related Arts Schedule • Please look on your child’s desk for their current related arts schedule. • Make sure your child wears sneakers when they have PE and they bring a smock to use in art.

9. Mrs. Choe’s Weekly Schedule 8:35 – 9:00Morning Routine and Announcements  9:00 – 10:30 Math/Science/Health Media on Fridays (9:00 – 9:45) 10:30 – 11:00 Recess 11:00 – 11:30 Lunch  11:30 – 12:00 Math/Science/Health *** Switch to afternoon teacher*** 12:00 – 12:45English Language Arts/ Social Studies Integration 12:45 – 1:15 World Language 1:15 – 2:00 Specials 2:00 – 3:10 English Language Arts/ Social Studies Integration ***Switch to Homeroom teacher*** 3:10 – 3:15 Stack and Pack 3:15 – 3:25 Dismissal

10. Related Arts Schedule • Please look on your child’s desk for their current related arts schedule. • Make sure your child wears sneakers when they have PE and they bring a smock to use in art.

11. Ms. Friedman’s Weekly Schedule 8:35 – 9:00Morning Routine and Announcements  9:00 – 10:30 Math/Science/Health Media on Wednesdays (9:00 – 9:45) 10:30 – 11:00 Recess  11:00 – 11:30 Lunch 11:30 – 12:00 Math/ Science/ Health  *** Switch to afternoon teacher*** 12:00 – 1:15 English Language Arts/ Social Studies Integration 1:15 – 2:00 Related Arts 2:00 – 2:30 World Language  2:30 – 3:10 English Language Arts/ Social Studies Integration ***Switch to Homeroom teacher*** 3:10 – 3:15 Stack and Pack 3:15 – 3:25 Dismissal

12. Related Arts Schedule • Please look on your child’s desk for their current related arts schedule. • Make sure your child wears sneakers when they have PE and they bring a smock to use in art.

13. Shifts in Instruction and Assessment 2013-2014

14. HCPSS Vision and Mission Vision Every student is inspired to learn and empowered to excel. Mission We cultivate a vibrant learning community that prepares students to thrive in a dynamic world.

15. HCPSS Goals Goal 1 Every student achieves academic excellence in an inspiring, engaging, and supportive environment. Goal 2 Every staff member is engaged, supported, and successful. Goal 3 Families and the community are engaged and supported as partners in education. Goal 4 Schools are supported by world-class organizational practices.

16. Pilots we are starting at ducketts lane • Co-teaching Technology • World Language • Departmentalization

17. As we continue our implementation… • We want to focus on instruction so that we understand the depth, complexity, and rigorof new standards.

18. Assessment Tasks Teachers Frequently Use • Running records • Field journals • Observations • Entrance and Exit tickets • Representing understanding with drawings/models • Writing journals • Creation of poems, plays, act-it-outs, political cartoons • Quizzes

19. What tools have been available to assess long-term learning? Standardized measures aligned to our curriculum that measure our progress.

20. New Direction for Standardized Assessments in HCPSS • Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) • Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)

21. Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) http://www.nwea.org/products-services/assessments/help-all-kids-learn

22. Language Arts • Reading- groups are based on instructional levels of each student • Writing- Personal Narratives, Poetry, Author Study, All About Books, Friendly Letter and Realistic Fiction • Spelling- follows a rule or pattern • Words Their Way- based on child’s spelling stages that are evaluated throughout the year • This will not begin until October • Look for homework examples we complete in class • Minds in Motion- school-wide reading incentive program starting in October http://elaparentsupport.weebly.com/

23. Daily 5 “Daily 5 is a structure that helps students develop the daily habits of reading, writing, and working independently that will lead to a lifetime of literacy independence.” • When the students are not working with their teacher, they will be doing Daily 5 stations to help increase their reading and writing abilities. • Below are the different activities the students will complete: • Read to Yourself • Read to Someone • Work on Writing • Listen to Reading • Spelling/Word Work

24. Math • Flexible groups are based on instructional levels of each student • Homework • Students will receive a packet of homework for the entire week and will need to return the homework on Friday.

25. Example of Math Homework

26. Why the Common Core Standards? • The standards are the result of a national movement to provide an equitable, coherent, focused, and rigorous curriculum. • The standards will enable our students to be college and career ready in order to compete globally.

27. What Will Our Students Learn? Problem Solving Place Value Addition/Subtraction Fact Fluency Measurement Time Shapes and Attributes Problem Solving Place Value Addition/Subtraction (to 1,000) Fact Fluency Time Money Measurement Shapes and Figures Grade 1 Grade 2

28. Where Can I Get More Information? HCPSS SMART Pages • More information about the Common Core State Standards • Specific grade level standards • Optional activities you can do at home to support your student http://smart.hcpss.wikispaces.net

29. Our Assessment Journey in HCPSS

30. Next Generation Assessments… with… • Assessment Tasks for Language Arts • Assessment Tasks for Mathematics

31. Shifts in Assessment in HCPSS • The Common Core will be assessed with new innovative item structures that were not used on previous assessments. • Local assessments were administered within a testing window that did not align with some students’ needs. • Assessments should drive daily instruction and customizing assessments will allow for more timely data-driven decision making. • Teacher-designed assessments will increase teacher knowledge of Common Core standards.

32. Our New Direction… • Avoids over-testing by replacing formal local assessments with a menu of tasks that can be used at the discretion of each teacher. • Provides teachers with assessment examples to develop their understanding of CCSS. • Provides opportunities for students to work with rigorous items. • Provides models that teachers can use to develop their own assessment items. • Supports data conversations.

33. Language Arts Assessments Tasks Reading • Optional Assessment Tasks based on CCSS Clusters • Informational & Literature Text • Key Ideas and Details • Craft and Structure • Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

34. MathematicsAssessments Tasks Mathematics • Collection of tasks aligned to each standard • Variety of tasks include: • open-ended questions • writing tasks • hands-on tasks for observation and interviews

35. What tools do we use for day-to-day learning? Rigor Open Ended

36. Grade 1Assessment Task More than 1 answer More than procedural understanding 1.NBT.1 – Count to 120 starting with any number.

37. Teacher notes and scoring rubric

38. Social Studies Units • Unit 1- Working Together • Unit 2- Family and Our Community • Unit 3- Our Changing World • Unit 4- Community at Work

39. Science Units • Unit 1- Rocks and Fossils • Unit 2- Exploring Our World~ Moon and Space • Unit 3- Forces~ Toys in Action • Unit 4- Changes Big and Small

40. Health Units • Unit 1- Social and Emotional • Unit 2- Safety, First Aid, and Injury Prevention • Unit 3- Disease Prevention and Control • Unit 4- Nutrition and Fitness

41. Grading Policy Academic Progress: • I- Independent (student consistently demonstrates skill in a variety of ways) • W- With assistance (student requires help with a skill) • N- Not apparent at this time (student does not yet grasp the skill) Effort Grades: • 1- Outstanding (student consistently puts in extra effort, attention to detail, goes above and beyond) • 2- Satisfactory (student shows acceptable effort on all assignments) • 3- Needs Improvement (student is inconsistent with work completion and effort) Learning Behaviors: • 1- Outstanding (student consistently demonstrates excellent behavior) • 2- Satisfactory (student needs a few reminders about behavior) • 3- Needs Improvement (student needs many reminders about behavior) **Teachers will communicate regularly with you about your child’s progress through ongoing assessments, progress reports, report cards, and parent/teacher conferences.

42. Homework Homework will start soon and will be in your child’s Go Home Folder • Words Their Way homework- Sept. 30th • Math Homework packet- This week • Reading Group Book re-read • Extra reading book to practice fluency (inside Reading A-Z Folder)- Nov.

43. Thursday Folders • They will go home on Thursday nights and will need to be returned on Friday morning. • Teachers will alternate writing in each child’s Thursday folder. • Homeroom/AM teacher will write in week 1, and PM teacher will write in week 2. Comments will only be able behavior concerns. • Please look at your child’s work for additional comments about each activity they complete.

44. Emergency Procedure Cards • Found and completed online • Consolidates Confidential School Information Card, Major Emergency Contact, Media Exposure, Arrival/Departure Form, and Unscheduled Early Closing Card into one form! • Please complete if you have not already. If you need help completing this, please contact the front office.

45. Volunteering in 1st Grade • During your first time volunteering, you will read over some information about reporting Child Abuse and Neglect. • More information will be given out later about volunteering in our classrooms.

46. P.B.I.S. Big Ideas • Positive Behavior Interventions and Support is a process for teaching children appropriate behavior and providing the supports necessary to sustain that behavior. • PBIS is not a curriculum- it is a framework for systems to identify needs, develop strategies, and evaluate practices towards success.

47. PBIS Big Ideas • Ducketts Lane has identified 3 overarching expectations which reflect the needs of the school community. The expectations are stated briefly and in a positive manner. • The expectations for DLES are: • Respectful • Responsible • Ready to Learn • Incentives include DLES owl feather tickets, Team Celebrations, etc. for displaying positive behaviors

48. PBIS Big Ideas • Character Education • Character Trait lessons will occur each month with Mrs. Miller, your school guidance counselor • Bully-Free School • Lessons and a pledge will occur with each class

49. 5 Core Rules in 1st Grade • Follow directions quickly • Raise your hand for permission to speak • Respect yourself, others, and property • Make wise choices • Take responsibility

50. F.Y.I • Breakfast is offered each day for students who are not able to eat before they come to school. • Lunch is $2.75 and milk is $0.50 • If your child is ordering lunch, please place all money in a labeled snack bag with your child’s name *Please pay for or pack a lunch if you have filled out a lunch application but not received information. Contact the office if you have any questions. • Label all personal items • Absentee notes must be provided upon return to school • Dismissal Procedures • Children are not allowed to ride any bus other than their own AND if dismissal procedures change, you must provide a note or contact the front office