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Welcome to Parent’s Night

Welcome to Parent’s Night . Husmann School First Grade Mrs. Felz’s Class 2013-2014. Tonight’s Agenda. Curriculum Content Overview Classroom Procedures Progress Report Overview Important Reminders Behavior Management Volunteer and Donations. Reading. Curriculum Skills

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Welcome to Parent’s Night

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  1. Welcome to Parent’s Night Husmann School First Grade Mrs. Felz’s Class 2013-2014

  2. Tonight’s Agenda • Curriculum Content Overview • Classroom Procedures • Progress Report Overview • Important Reminders • Behavior Management • Volunteer and Donations

  3. Reading • Curriculum Skills • Guided Reading • Small group instruction • Lessons are tailored to enhance a reader’s strengthens and support new concepts through the use of leveled text. • Goals for “at grade level” readers: • August = C November= E March=G June=I • Combination of reading text, discussing comprehension aspects, working with words, and written response • RAH RAH (read at home) Folders * Child should read to you. *Check for written response in journal. *Teacher will assign response (only 1 per assignment) * Sign Parent Log

  4. Comprehension User friendly bookmark • Connections text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world • Visualizing/Mental Images • Questioning • Predicting • Inferring • Synthesizing

  5. Spelling • Rebecca Sitton Spelling Program • Beginning first week in October • Three week cycle • First two weeks: introduction and word study • Week three: Review & Assess • Set of Core Words to master • Home Practice: • Individualized lists sent home on yellow paper every three weeks. • Spelling homework and activities sent home in home folder • Parent letters and Notifications in Weekly newsletters provide tips • Beginning spellers Invented spelling Reinforce priority words encourage correct beginning and ending sounds

  6. 6 +1 Traits of writing • Ideas the main message • Organization the internal structure of the piece • Voice the personal tone and flavor of the author's message • Word Choice the vocabulary a writer chooses to convey meaning • Sentence Fluency the rhythm and flow of the language • Conventions the mechanical correctness and • Presentation how the writing actually looks on the page • Mentor Text • Author Videos • Writing Process • Prewriting • Drafting • Revising • Editing • Publishing

  7. Math • Curriculum Skills • Math Homelinks • Journal sent home 4 times a week • Parents sign top portion of each page under name once completed • I will be checking completion the following morning • Please send back to school each day • Friday= “Exploration Days” • Small group review • Opportunity to play math games • Additional instruction Math games on ling: www.everydaymath.com • Student log in information

  8. Progress Reports • Standards are established for each grade level in Reading, Writing and Math • Reports reflect student progress as a whole • Learning Characteristics • Academic Progress over time • Student Work, assessments, projects • Evaluation of students progress is supported by a district-wide rubric created specifically for the reporting document • Attendance/Tardy information will be recorded by the office each trimester • Map Testing: Measures of Academic Progress • Measures student growth over time • Adapts to student level • All 1st-5th graders will take it 3 times a year (Sept., Dec. and April)

  9. Progress Reports • Beginning of the Year Report: Oct. 12th • Parent/Teacher Conferences: Oct. 24th 5pm-8pm Oct. 25th 12pm-8pm Oct. 26th 8am-11am 1st Trimester Reports: Nov. 30th Midterm-Reports: Jan. 25th 2nd Trimester Reports: Feb. 8th Midterm-Reports: April 26th 3rd Trimester-Reports: June 4th(Last day of school)

  10. Important Reminders • Weekly Newsletters sent home on Friday’s • Important updates, curriculum highlights • Upcoming events and more • Behavior Management System • Behavior Reports on Green • Good Behavior(Rewards) • Color Change Reports please sign and return • Parent Helpers (Sing-Up) • Donations (Helping hands on door) • Birthdays, Library, Gym Shoes

  11. Thank you for coming!!!! We are going to have a fabulous year!!!

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