welcome parents to first grade curriculum night
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Welcome Parents to First Grade
Curriculum Night
Schedule Calendar Daily Five Spelling Guided Reading/Flex Groups Lunch 11:30-12:00 Recess 12:00-12:30 Writing PE 1:00-1:20 every day Music 1:30-1:55 Mondays Art 1:40-2:25 Wednesdays Library 2:45-3:15 Fridays Science/ Social Studies Tuesdays/Thursdays Math
Important Tips to Make Your Child Have a Successful Year…
Keep up to date on what is going on at school through Friday newsletters and the website.
If your child will be absent, please let the school know as soon as possible. › Short absences: I will send make-up work
when your child returns to school.› Extended absences: Please arrange to pick up
your child’s work at the school office.
Language Arts Flexible Grouping
› Monday through Wednesday Daily Five
› Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Work on Writing, Word Work
› Read Level I/ J Read 227 High Frequency Words Write opinion, narrative, and
informative texts
Math Number Sense:
› Count to 120 starting at any number› Understand 10s and 1s› Recognize and use >,<, and =
Data Analysis and Probability› Interpret different types of graphs.› likely and less likely
Geometry› Rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-
circles› Cubes, rectangular prism, cones, cylinder
Algebra› Explore number patterns and missing addends
Measurement› Temperature, linear, volume and time
Computation› Add and subtract within 20 fluently
Fractions› Halves, fourths/quarter
Science Scientific Inquiry
› Questioning, investigating, drawing conclusions
› Encourage higher level processing and thinking skills
Physics› Properties of matter, balance, magnets,
sink and float, forces of matter Life Science
› Living things, functions, adaptions, habitats, food chains, categorizing animals by feature
Social Studies Communities
› school rules, economics (needs vs. wants) Neighborhoods
› our city Our Country
› heroes, elections, history Our World Geography
› maps, map keys, features of land
Homework Policy
Your child will bring home homework at the beginning of each week.
We encourage you to work with your child.
Packets are due every Friday or the last day of the week.
Completion grade
Classroom RulesGive Me Five
1. Listen to the teacher.2. Keep your hands to yourself.3. Say good words.4. Walk in the hallways and in class.5. Clean up your own messes.
Discipline Incentive Chart
› Sticker tokens earned for expected school and social behavior
› 10 stickers earns a prize Behavior Calendar
› Daily communication › Reflects the student’s daily behavior choices
How can you help at home?› Be consistent with school-to-home routines› Check folder every day › Up-to-date contact information
Home Folder Please return the home folder each day
emptied. Put any notes for me in the folder. If you send money, please label it with
your child’s name, teacher’s name and what the money is for.
Students are responsible for taking out notes when they return to school› They’ve been doing great with this!
Specials We have PE everyday.
› Please make sure your child has a separate pair of shoes that are left at school everyday.
› If your child can’t tie his/her own shoes please send them to school with Velcro shoes.
Music› Every Monday› Students perform at Holiday Program
Art› Every Wednesday› Cultural Arts Festival/Art to Remember
Library Day› Every Friday› Students will check out 2-3 books. Return by the following Friday.› Students may not be able to check out if books are not returned.
Birthdays Students’ birthdays will be
celebrated in the classroom Only non-edible treats (i.e. pencils,
erasers, small toys) may be sent All students receive a birthday book
from Mrs. DeMarzo
Snack We have snack after PE at 1:25
everyday. Snack lasts 10 minutes so please
make sure food can be eaten during this time.
Fresh fruits, veggies, crackers No juice boxes, but water bottles are
welcomed.
Field Trips We will be taking a few field trips this
year.› PTA Donations increased
Brookfield Zoo at the end of the year. More info to come as other trips are
planned
Mystery Reader Please sign up to be a mystery reader.
› Choose month Can be a parent or other family member Come to school dressed up as a
storybook character with your book› Students will guess character and true
identity. › Please keep it a secret when you come.
Tips for First Graders Talk to your child:
› Ask your child to talk about his/her day at school. Encourage him/her to explain thinking.
Say silly tongue twisters:› Sing songs, read rhyming books, and say tongue
twisters. This makes children sensitive to sound and will in turn help them be better writers and readers.
Connect books to experiences:› Making connections helps improve
comprehension. Write it down.
› Encourage your child to write down experiences that have happened
If you need to reach me… E-mail is the best:
› katherine.brown@cusd200.org Call
› 630-682-2075› Best time to call: 8:30am to 9:15am or 3:45 to
4:15 I have an open door policy but please
understand the school day is very busy and I may not have time to meet with you.› If you need to meet in person, please schedule in
advance.
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