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Mrs. PerrinMrs. Perrin’’s First Grade Classs First Grade Class

All Children Can Learn

Not in the same way

Not on the same day

Learning is Developmental

I believe in:

“Success for all -- whatever it takes!”

If a child doesn’t learn the way I teach--

I will teach the way the child learns!

It takes everybody

to make

a great class!

How can you help?

Lunch & Snack• Please send healthy food

• Please do not send full water bottles

• Please do not send juicy food packages or food that needs utensils for snack

Wish List• Hand Sanitizer

• Zip-lock baggies– Sandwich A-L– Gallon M-Z

Goals for the first six weeks• Build relationship with students - build

their sense of belonging

• Create safe, respectful, responsible, environment

• Establish routines and procedures and provide opportunity to practice

• Teach social & emotional learning skills

Social & Emotional Learning Skills

• Self-Awareness

• Social Awareness

• Relationship Skills

• Responsible Decision Making

• Self-Management

Self Management Skills aka

Executive Function Skills

• Focusing

• Paying attention

• Following multi-step directions

• Delaying gratification

• Suppressing urges

Class MottoI Can Do Hard Things!

I Can,

Work hard,

Get smart!

We Are Problem Solvers!

• Math

• Writing

• Reading

• Behavior

Gracious Living• I teach students personal responsibility,

self control, and problem solving skills.

• I focus on enabling children to learn from the positive or negative consequences of their actions.

West TV Rules• I can be safe

• I can be respectful

• I can be responsible

West TV Shining Stars

• Shining Star tickets

• Weekly Shining Star

Problem Solving Form• Use as a tool to teach the children how to

solve problems

• Discuss solutions with teacher and parents

• Make a plan on how to change behavior

Communication is KeyClassroom communication•Email

•Phone calls

•Weekly Newsletter – Peek at a Week (via email)

•Web page

•Conferences - Oct. 31st & Nov.1st

•Report Cards

School Communication

School Website

•West TV All Star News

•WTV PTC Big Tent

•Calendar

It Takes Everybody to Make it Work!

• PTC Volunteer opportunities

• Classroom Volunteer opportunities

Background check required

Daily Class Schedule• 8:30 Literacy / Content Block• 11:10Lunch• 12:00Math• 1:00 Recess/Specials • 2:10 Snack / Read Aloud/Content• 2:50 Clean up / Home

Three Ways to Read a Book

• Picture Reading

• Word Reading

• Retelling the Story

Take-Home Reading Program

• Reading log and take-home book

• Read “with” your child (10 minutes)

• Read “to” your child (10 minutes)

I Love to Read Notebook• Poems / Songs practiced in class

• Practice “popcorn words”, rhyming, and phonics rules

• Read together on the weekend

• Return on Monday

• It is the intimate sharing of a book between a child and a caring adult that helps the child grow to love and bond with books.

» Strickland & Morrow, 1989

First Grade Spelling

• Temporary spelling

• High Frequency “Popcorn” Words (“no excuse sight words”)

• Word Families

• Assessed in daily writing

First Grade Writing Traits• Ideas

• Organization

• Voice

• Word Choice

• Conventions

Writing Modes• Narrative

• Informative / Explanatory

• Opinion

How to Help Your Child Write

• Share stories when you were a child• Discuss daily events at mealtimes• Write letters to relatives• Write “To Do” lists / shopping lists• Record family events / activities• Provide enriching activities• Limit TV / video games

Math Program• Find more than one way to solve

problem

• Explain how to solve the problem through drawing, writing, talking

• Learn to listen to other’s thinking

• Thinking stops if you are told the answer.

• We need to grapple with a problem and construct understanding

• Guide your child’s thinking with questions

First Grade Health• Personal Health & Hygiene

• Safety

• Nutrition

• Plant & Animal Characteristics, Needs, & Life Cycles

• Characteristics & Physical Properties of Earth Materials

• Balance & Motion• Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas• Engineering Design & Science Inquiry

First Grade Science

First Grade Social Studies• Civics: Rules, Rights & Responsibilities

at Home & School

• Economics: Economic choices

• Geography: Exploring the World

• History: Looking Back at my Family and My World

What I like most about my class is…

•It is fun!•We do work!•The class is safe.•The class rules help me to learn.•We learn and learn the rules.•I have friends.•We get to go on a field trip.•Children help each other.•We are getting smart.•Everything!