FIRST GRADE CURRICULUMNIGHT

MS. BARBER

MRS. EVERETT

MRS. JOHNSON

MRS. MCFADDEN

MRS. ROBBINS

MS. LESTER AND MS. BENNINGS, EIP

DR. STAMPER, SP. ED./MULTI GRADES

“FABULOUS” FIRST GRADE

IN 1ST GRADE, WE AS A TEAM BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN

LEARN AND SUCCEED. DUE TO OUR BELIEFS, WE HAVE MADE

DECISIONS AS A GRADE LEVEL TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENT'S

SUCCESS.

COLLABORATIVE PLANNING

INTEGRATION/TECHNOLOGY

HOMEWORK

PHONICS INSTRUCTION/ASSESSMENT

PARENT COMMUNICATION/CONFERENCING

MEETING THE GEORGIA STANDARDS BY INCORPORATING EQUITY,

COMPETITION, PREPARATION, CLARITY, AND COLLABORATION.

(WWW.GEORGIASTANDARDS.ORG)

TALENTED AND GIFTED

A MASS SCREENING OF STUDENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE WINTER

(JANUARY) FOR QUALIFICATION IN THE TALENTED AND GIFTED

PROGRAM.

TEACHERS WILL OBSERVE ALL STUDENTS BASED UPON THE TALENTED

AND GIFTED OBSERVATION PROCESS. THE STANDARD OBSERVATION

TOOL IS THE CHARACTERISTIC INSTRUMENT FOR SCREENING STUDENTS

(CISS).

IF THE STUDENTS ARE OBSERVED DISPLAYING A CERTAIN NUMBER OF

THE TRAITS, ADDITIONAL TESTING WILL BE GIVEN.

MS. CHARLES IS THE TALENTED AND GIFTED TEACHER.

EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM & SPECIAL

EDUCATION EIP- MS. LESTER, MS. BENNINGS, OR HOMEROOM TEACHER

EIP IS A PROGRAM AIMED TOWARDS ALLOWING STUDENTS TO RECEIVE EXTRA

SUPPORT IN THE AREAS OF READING AND MATH. STUDENTS WILL ENTER AND

REMAIN RECEIVING THESE SERVICES FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. ELIGIBILITY

DETERMINATION IS MADE AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL BY IDENTIFYING THE STUDENTS

FUNCTIONING BELOW THE NORMAL EXPECTATION FOR THE RESPECTIVE GRADE

AS DETERMINED BY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE OFFICE OF STUDENT

ACHIEVEMENT AND THE FULTON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. EIP STUDENTS ARE

ALSO TIER 2 STUDENTS.

SPECIAL EDUCATION – DR. STAMPER

STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH RTI AND SST PROCESS MAY

QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. THESE STUDENTS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM (IEP) FOR INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING.

READING/ LANGUAGE ARTS

• I. GUIDED READING

• READING GROUPS/WHOLE

GROUP

• FLUENCY, READING STRATEGIES,

COMPREHENSION

QUESTIONING

• II. SELF-SELECTED READING

• SILENT INDEPENDENT READING

• III. PHONICS/PHONEMIC AWA

RENESS

• MAKING WORDS

• ONSETS AND RHYMES

• BLENDS AND VOWELS

• IV. WRITING

• PARTS OF SPEECH

• SENTENCES AND PUNCTUATION

• WRITING ACROSS GENRE

(INFORMATIONAL, NARRATIVE,

AND OPINION ARE THE THREE

WRITING GENRES)

BAS SCALE

PHONEMIC AWARENESS/PHONICS

IN 1ST GRADE, IT IS EXPECTED THAT STUDENTS WILL LEARN AND

APPLY PHONICS SKILLS WHEN READING AND WRITING

WORDS, SENTENCES, AND STORIES.

STUDENTS ARE DISCOURAGED FROM MEMORIZING WORDS;

RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE MORE STUDENTS

UNDERSTAND HOW WORDS WORK AND PHONICS SKILLS, THE

MORE WORDS THEY WILL KNOW HOW TO SPELL AND READ.

STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE THE WORD WALLS

INSIDE OF THEIR NOTEBOOKS.

PRACTICING PHONEMIC SPELLING IS STRONGLY

ENCOURAGED.

MATH

▪ WE ARE CURRENTLY USING THE MCGRAW HILL SERIES. WE INCORPORATE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES AND HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS TO AID IN SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS NEEDED TO MASTER 1ST GRADE CURRICULUM.

▪ MANIPULATIVES ARE PROVIDED AND FREQUENTLY USED TO HELP STUDENTS CONNECT THEIR LEARNING TO REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES IN A HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENT.

▪ MATH IS TAUGHT WHOLE GROUP AND SMALL GROUP, SIMILAR TO READING, WITH EMPHASIS ON SPECIFIC 1ST GRADE OBJECTIVES.

▪ TECHNOLOGY-IREADY, AND ABCYA.COM ARE A FEW RESOURCES THAT ARE USED TO ASSIST WITH MATH SKILL DEVELOPMENT.

OVERALL MATH SKILLS

CREATING ROUTINES AND

USING DATA

DEVELOPING BASE TEN

NUMBER SENSE

OPERATIONS/

ALGEBRAIC THINKING

SORTING, COMPARING,

AND ORDERING

UNDERSTANDING PLACE

VALUE

UNDERSTANDING

SHAPES AND FRACTIONS

SOCIAL STUDIES/ SCIENCE/ HEALTH

• STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH HISTORICAL FIGURES; WHERE THEY LIVE, AND ECONOMIC CONCEPTS SUCH AS NEEDS AND WANTS.

• STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT EARTH, PHYSICAL, AND LIFE SCIENCE. THESE CONCEPTS INCLUDE WEATHER, SOUND, MAGNETS, AND BASIC NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS.

• HEALTH IS INTEGRATED

THROUGHOUT THE

CURRICULUM AS WE

DISCUSS CONCEPTS SUCH

AS:

• SAFETY

• ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND

OTHER DRUGS

• PERSONAL HEALTH

• NUTRITION

• COMMUNICABLE AND

CHRONIC DISEASE

ASSESSMENTS

• BAS

• FASTBRIDGE FOR PROGRESS MONITORING

• SIGHT WORDS

• MATH UNIT ASSESSMENTS

• IREAD- READING

• IREADY- MATH

TESTING INFORMATION

• THE I-READY DIAGNOSTIC & INSTRUCTION PROGRAM IS A TWO-PART

PRODUCT THAT INCLUDES ONLINE ASSESSMENTS AND ONLINE

INSTRUCTION. THAT ASSESS MATH SKILLS AND GENERATES A

UNIQUE INSTRUCTION PLANS FOR EVERY STUDENT.

• IREAD IS THE NEW, DIGITAL FOUNDATIONAL READING PROGRAM

DESIGNED TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP EARLY AND PLACE

ALL K-2 CHILDREN ON A PREDICTABLE PATH TO READING

PROFICIENTLY BY GRADE 3.

• UNIVERSAL SCREENING IS THE PROCESS OF REGULARLY

CHECKING EVERY STUDENT’S PERFORMANCE (TAKING THEIR

“TEMPERATURE”) PERIODICALLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS

HELPS TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO ARE RESPONDING WELL TO

CORE INSTRUCTION (ON TRACK), AS WELL AS THOSE WHO MAY

REQUIRE SUPPLEMENTAL (SOME RISK) OR INTENSIVE (HIGH RISK)

INTERVENTION AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORTAS AN INTEGRAL

COMPONENT TO AN EFFECTIVE MTSS PROGRAM.

GRADING FOR 1ST GRADE STUDENTS

STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN NUMERICAL GRADES ON ALL

GRADING ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS.

PROGRESS SKILLS CHECKLIST AND REPORT CARDS WILL RECEIVE

LETTER GRADES.

THE GRADING SCALE IS AS FOLLOWS:

80 – 100 = S 70 – 79 = N 0 – 69 = U

MASTERY IS 80% OR ABOVE IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS.

ALL GRADES ARE POSTED IN INFINITE CAMPUS FOR PARENTS'

REVIEW

GRADING CATEGORIES AND WEIGHTS:

HOMEWORK-5% SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS (POST TESTS

AND PROJECTS)-45% FORMATIVE ASSIGNMENTS

(QUIZZES, CLASSWORK)- 50%

TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

• TECHNOLOGY IS USED THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM TO TEACH

DIFFERENT SKILLS.

• TECHNOLOGY IS UTILIZED BY BOTH THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

• TECHNOLOGY CURRENTLY IN CLASSROOM:

• LAPTOPS

• SURFACE PROS

• INTERACTIVE BOARDS

FIELD TRIPS

FIELD TRIPS WILL BE CONNECTED TO A UNIT OF STUDY.

PLANNED TRIPS:

SEPTEMBER: FERNBANK PLANETARIUM

OCTOBER: ZOO ATLANTA

DECEMBER: TEACHING MUSEUM SOUTH

IN ORDER TO DO SO, WE WILL NEED 100% PARTICIPATION OF

PARENTS TO PAY THE REQUESTED DONATION. IF DONATIONS ARE

NOT RECEIVED, THE FIELD TRIP MAY BE CANCELED. PARENTS NOW

HAVE THE OPTION TO PAY ONLINE.

• YOU MUST COMPLETE THE VOLUNTEER TRAINING PRIOR

TO VOLUNTEERING AT THE SCHOOL OR ATTENDING ANY SCHOOL

FIELD TRIPS.

• HTTP://WWW.FULTONSCHOOLS.ORG/EN/DIVISIONS/SUP/COMM/PAG

ES/VOLUNTEERTRAINING.ASPX

AGENDAS/CLASS DOJO

• AGENDAS ARE USED AS A FORM OF COMMUNICATION. WE RECORD

THE STUDENT'S BEHAVIOR COLOR IN THE AGENDA AND SEND

COMMENTS OR CONCERNS HOME THIS WAY. PLEASE CHECK AND SIGN

AGENDAS DAILY. IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS, FEEL FREE TO WRITE IN THE

AGENDA.

• WE ARE ALSO A 100% CLASS DOJO SCHOOL. IF YOU HAVE NOT

SIGNED UP, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER. THIS IS ALSO

ANOTHER OFFICIAL WAY OF COMMUNICATION, PLUS YOU CAN SEE

ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOUR CHILD IS DOING IN THEIR CLASSES.

• CLASS SCHEDULES WILL BE POSTED ON CLASS DOJO FOR FUTURE

REFERENCES.

HOMEWORK POLICY

• A HOMEWORK SHEET DETAILING HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK WILL

BE SENT HOME ON MONDAY. STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THE

HOMEWORK FOR EACH DAY AND RETURN IT ON

FRIDAY. TEACHERS WILL CHECK THE WORK FOR COMPLETION.

HOMEWORK INCLUDES IREAD, IREADY, READING, MATH,

LANGUAGE ARTS, AND PHONICS. OTHER TOPICS WILL BE INCLUDED

PERIODICALLY. HOMEWORK IS DESIGNED FOR SPIRAL REVIEW. IT

SHOULD TAKE NO MORE THAN TWENTY MINUTES FOR 1ST GRADE

STUDENTS TO COMPLETE.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

• CONFERENCE WEEK IS OCTOBER 2ND TO OCTOBER 16TH.

• TEACHERS WILL POST THEIR CONFERENCE SCHEDULES ON CLASS

DOJO.

WE ARE OFF TO A GREAT START IN 1ST GRADE!