Welcome toFirst Grade

Curriculum NightTeachers:

Mrs. Andolino, Ms. Cox, Mrs. Keys, Ms. Mooney, Mrs. Conway

Georgia Standards of Excellence

www.georgiastandards.org

AES Website Launchpadhttp://school.fultonschools.org/es/

alpharetta/Pages/default.aspx

English/Language ArtsGeorgia Standards

of Excellence

Reading Literature Reading Informational Text Reading Foundational Skills

(Phonics) Writing Speaking and Listening Language (Grammar)

Reading

• Balanced Literacy Approach• Daily 5 / Reading Strategies• Individual Conferencing / Small

Group Instruction • Technology-iRead• Fountas & Pinnell (BAS)

BASBenchmark Assessment System

Fountas and Pinnell

• Administered 3 times a year• First Grade baseline is D/E• End of the Year goal is J• Used to teach students on their

instructional level • Recently updated to a more

rigorous assessment

Lucy Calkins Units of Study• Narrative• How-To-Books• Nonfiction Chapter Books• Writing Reviews• Poetry/Music in Our Hearts

Daily Structure• Mini-Lesson• Writing Time / Conferencing • Share

Writing

MathMath Workshop structure includes:• Mini-Lesson• Stations

Small Group with TeacherFluency PracticeIndependent WorkMath GamesTechnology – iReady

To access the textbook, go to the Launchpad and click on McGraw-Hill Math.

MathGeorgia Standards of Excellence

• Number and Operations in Base Ten (Counting to 120/Addition and Subtraction/Using 120 Chart)

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Addition and Subtraction up to 20)

• Measurement and Data (Length/Time/Data)• Geometry (2D and 3D Shapes/Fractions)

ScienceInquiry-based instruction on:• Weather• Light and Sound• Magnetism• Needs of Living ThingsWe have new textbooks and leveled readers this year. Along with the textbooks, we will receive an equipment kit for engaging, hands-on labs.

To access the textbook, go to the Launchpad and click on McGraw-Hill Science.

Social Studies• Our Earth, Our Home• Benjamin Franklin• Lewis and Clark/Sacagawea• Thomas Jefferson• George Washington Carver• Ruby Bridges• Theodore Roosevelt• Personal Finance

PBLProject Based Learning

A teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by investigating and responding to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge related to grade level standards.• Plants and Weather• https://youtu.be/hEJVcd6Pjas• http://aespbl.weebly.com/unit-2-first-

grade.html

Assessments• FastBridge Universal Screener

• administered three times a year • The data is used to drive instruction,

measure progress, and personalize learning for student growth.

• Unit Assessments (Summative)• Formative Assessments• iReady• iRead• BAS

AES TimeAES time is a 30 minute block of time for enrichment and intervention based on student need. This means that groups and interventions will change throughout the year.

Technology• Technology is used daily to enhance

instruction.• Programs: iRead, iReady, and Seesaw• These websites can be accessed

through Launchpad.

Grading Scale

S: 80-100N: 70-79U: 0-69

If your child is in an accelerated class, he/she will receive numeric grades.

Report CardsReport Cards will be sent every 9 weeks, and Progress Skills Checklists will be sent 3 times during the year.

Homework• Reading 15 minutes nightly. Can be done independently

or with support.

• Language Arts: Periodic Grammar worksheets

• Math: “My Math” homework pages to review concepts; Flash Cards to practice fluency for addition/subtraction

• Science/Social Studies: Periodic projects

• Please check your child’s daily/homework folder for important notes and papers.

Transportation Changes

Please send a note in the daily folder if your child is going home a different way. Please do not send an email for this. If I am absent, or there is a computer glitch, I will not get it.

Our Schedule7:40 Bell Rings7:50-8:15 AES Time8:15-9:30 Reading Workshop9:30-10:00 Recess

10:00-11:15 Math11:20-12:05 Specials12:12-12:42 Lunch12:45-1:30 Writing1:30-2:15 Science/

Soc. Studies/Health

2:20 Dismissal

Positive Behavior Intervention SystemS.O.A.R Program

(Safe, Ownership, Attentive, Responsible)

•S.O.A.R. tickets will be given to encourage positive behavior

S.O.A. R reminders will be communicated as needed

•Encourage positive behaviors

•Verbal reminders

•Action Plans

Communication

• Friday Folders will be sent home the 2nd

and 4th Friday of each month. Check the back of the checklist for your child’s S.O.A.R. goals.

• Please sign cover sheet and return all papers on the next school day.

• Conferences• Twitter: @Alpharetta_ES• Seesaw: (Download Parent app)• Email: keys@fultonschools.org

Thank you for coming tonight! I look forward to a great year with your child.