Welcome To First Grade

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Welcome To First Grade

• Salem Elementary First Grade Track Four Open
  House
• 2007-2008
• Angela Gist

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Meet The Teacher

• BA from Radford University in Virginia
• Finishing Masters at Elon University this spring
• Teaching First Grade 11 years.
• Married with one son- Landen

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Agenda

• Curriculum
• Communication
• Discipline
• Fieldtrips
• Parent Involvement
• Closing Thoughts

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Curriculum

• Reading
• Math
• Writing
• Social Studies
• Developmental Spelling

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Reading

• Our Reading Program Incorporates a combination of
  Guided Reading, and Basel Textbooks from
  Hough-Mifflin
• Components of reading Word Calling, Fluency, and
  Comprehension
• Leveled Readers What should I be reading with my
  child?
• Useful Information Page
• Reading Incentive Program

Curriculum
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Math

• Math Trail Blazers
• Supplements
• Solving Problems with Pictures, Numbers, and
  Words
• Math Stars

Curriculum
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Writing

• Hand Writing Without Tears
• Tools for writing in the classroom.
• Stages Of Writing
• Emergent
• Developing
• Independent
• What can I do to help my child to become a better
  writer?

Curriculum
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Social -Studies Science

• Core Knowledge is a curriculum developed by E.D.
  Hirsch that is based on the idea that all
  students need exposure to diverse cultural
  learning in order to build a strong foundation
  for life long learning.
• Science Kits
• Balance and Motion
• Organisms
• Sand, Silt, Soil
• Solids and Liquids

Curriculum
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Developmental Spelling

• Working With Words
• Weekly Spelling Words

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Field Trips

• TBA

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Communication

• Wake County Website
• Mrs. Gists Blackboard Site
• Salamander Books

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Discipline

• Fish Book A Daily Behavior Log
• Pond great Day
• River More than two warnings
• Stream Time out with the teacher
• Puddle Very rough Day Call Home
• Frying Pan

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Parent Involvement

• In Class Volunteers Room Parents
• Outside Help
• Special Events
• Field Trip
• Volunteer Application Process
• Open Door Policy

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Closing Thoughts

• "Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Txes MA Uinervtisy,
  it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a
  wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the
  frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The
  rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed
  it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn
  mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but
  the wrod as a wlohe." (Anonymous)