Welcome to Curriculum Night!

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Welcome to Curriculum Night!

• Thank you for coming please find a seat

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CLASSROOM

• We have five first grades
• Mrs. Miller-Young D-1
• Ms. Goolsby D-2
• Ms. Olsen E-5
• Miss Waller E-4
• Ms. Hart E-3

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Specials

• Music
• Library
• Computer Lab
• P.E.
• Art
• Recess and Lunch 1055-1110

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Language Arts

• Phonemic Awareness
• Phonics
• Comprehension
• Vocabulary
• Fluency

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Phonics Phonemic Awareness

• Phonics
• Letter ID, Letter Sounds review
• Short Vowels, Long Vowels, Plurals, Blends, and
  Digraphs, Inflections
• Blends (cl, pl, gr, st, sw, etc.)
• Digraphs (sh, th, wh, ch)
• Phonemic Awareness
• pre -reading skill
• Students are able to hear, identify, and
  manipulate individual sounds within words

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Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Fluency

• Comprehension
• The ability to understand what one has read or
  heard.
• Vocabulary
• Key words from weekly story
• Understanding words in context
• Fluency
• Automaticity

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Language Arts Harcourt Trophies

• Whole group
• Small group
• Individual workstations
• One two decodable books will come home weekly
• Sight words

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Writing

• Harcourt Trophies Lucy Caulkins Units of Study
• Personal Writing
• -Journal Writing
• Narrative Writing
• Descriptive writing
• Writing Captions
• Friendly Letters
• Writing directions
• Reports
• Class Books
• Creative Writing
• Stories, Poems, sticker stories, story
  starters
• Reflective Writing
• Writing about books

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6 1 Traits of Writing

• Ideas
• Organization
• Voice
• Sent. Fluency
• Word Choice
• Conventions
• Presentation

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Handwriting

• DNelian
• -tails on every letter easier transition
  into cursive writing. It is appropriate for a
  first grader to print and to continue to practice
  correct letter formation.

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Math Investigations

• Math groups
• Math stations
• Daily Calendar Review
• Math Facts
• Lots of Manipulatives
• Quarterly Assessments
• Math Interventionist Joshua Costelnock

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Math Concepts

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Number Operations in Base Ten
• Measurement and Data
• Geometry
• Mathematical Practices

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Social Studies

• American History Colonial times, Native
  Americans
• World History introduction, Spain, England,
  Egypt
• Civics Government community citizenship,
  Character Counts
• Geography physical and human map features
• Economics Junior Achievement, needs wants

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Science

• Foss Kits
• Sky Weather
• Earth/Rocks
• Living Things Habitats
• Balance Motion
• Frequent hands on experiments learning the
  Scientific Method.

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Health

• Five Senses
• Health and Nutrition
• Staying Safe
• Staying active and well
• Feelings
• Dental Care

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ASSESSMENTS

• Quarterly Math Assessments
• Unit assessments
• HFW/ Sight words
• Dibels (fluency)
• Phonemic Awareness
• Running Records
• Writing Assessments (3x year)

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Homework

• All first grade classrooms will be doing the
  same homework assignments which include
• Spelling Contract
• A math practice page (s)
• A reading/comprehension page
• Writing/ grammar page
• 15 minutes of nightly reading
• Parents, we encourage you to look over your
  childs homework and assist when necessary
• READ, SIGN RETURN AGENDA DAILY

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Volunteers

• You can help in your first grade classroom by
  volunteering for
• Art Masterpiece
• Junior Achievement
• Classroom Helper
• If you are interested, please contact your
  childs teacher

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Manitas PTO

• First Meeting of the Year Thursday, August 30th
  
• (in the Media Center/Library) _at_ 630pm
• Free Childcare is Provided
• What is the PTO?
• Parent Teacher Organization
• PTO supports School Events, Organizes
  Fundraisers, Plans Community Nights and supports
  the teachers with supplies, materials and funds
  professional development opportunities.

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Thank you for coming!

• We invite you to join your childs teacher in
  their classroom to review some additional
  information specific to their class.
• Mrs. Miller-Young D-1
• Ms. Goolsby D-2
• Ms. Olsen E-5
• Miss Waller E-4
• Ms. Hart E-3