Miss Wanless 1st Grade

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Miss Wanless 1st Grade

• Welcome to Curriculum Night!

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Meet Miss Wanless

• 3rd Year at New Albany
• Arts Committee Member
• Principal Advisory Committee Member
• Graduate of The College of Wooster
• Background in Visual Arts and Communication
  Sciences and Disorders (speech and language)
• Theses
• The Collaborative Method Versus the Pullout
  Method of Speech Language Pathology used by
  Speech Language Pathologists in Public Elementary
  Schools (Presented at a national conference)
• The Montessori Method of Education and Its Use
  and Perceived Effectiveness For Children With
  Special Needs

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SAILSchool For Arts Integrated Learning

• Involves co-teaching and co-learning and connects
  students and teachers to the larger community,
  thereby increasing the repertoire for learning.
• Being a part of a SAIL classroom your child will
  benefit from an arts integrated approach to
  foster advanced academic achievement, creativity,
  and critical thinking.

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SAILSchool For Arts Integrated Learning

• What makes a community?
• Spiders
• Reading-Fiction/Non-fiction, poetry
• Writing- Stories, labels, sketch
• Math- SongsBeat, tempo, pitch
• Science- Research and Discovery
• Social Studies- Community

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Our Daily Schedule(Morning)
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(Afternoon)
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SPECIALS

• Monday (120-215)- Art
• Tuesday (115-215)-Wellness and Music
• Wednesday (215-245)-Wellness
• Thursday (115-145)- Library
• Friday (1100-1130)- Music

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Daily Morning Routine

• Lunch Choice
• Hang up Bag/Coat
• Check Folder/Put folder in Basket
• Quiet Reading

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Morning Meeting

• Circle Time
• Proper Greeting
• News and Announcements
• Calendar

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Calendar

• Calendar Time
• Monthly Calendar
• Recite/Write The Date
• Concept of Time
• Number of Days in School
• Graph The Weather
• Math Concepts
• Money, place value, add/sub, tally marks, etc.
• Weather/Observation
• Public Speaking

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Snack and Morning Recess1025-1045

• Take a break for a healthy snack

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Drama

• Step 1 Introductory Games
• Step 2 Story Dramas
• Step 3 Mini-Dramas
• Step 4 Productions/Plays

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Lunch Recess

• 1200-1240
• Lunch Schedule Online
• Account Balance Inquiries Contact Pam Charles
• Lunch Money
• Send in an envelope with students first and last
  name and my last name on the outside

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Literacy Mini-Lesson

• Phonics Dance
• Word Wall Words (WWW)
• Vowels (long/short sounds)
• Rebecca Sitton spelling and literacy activities

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READERS WORKSHOP and CENTERS

• Minilesson- model skill or strategy
• Workshop/Center- students practice skills and
  strategies
• Reading Groups

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Clean Up/Afternoon Meeting

• Afternoon Jobs
• Gather Mail
• (School/Home Folder)
• Afternoon Meeting
• Dismissal (315)

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1st Grade Units of Study
WRITING Capitals Punctuation (Ending
Marks) Details Main Ideas Spelling Handwriting Sen
tence Length Writing Process    
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• READING
• Strategies
• Fluency
• Text Selection
• Phonemic Awareness
• Comprehension
• Retelling
• MATH
• Recognition and Writing of Numerals 1 100
• Addition and Subtraction Facts (with and without
  manipulatives)
• Place Value
• Money
• Time
• Measurement
• Geometric Shapes
• Fractions
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Assessments

• Rubrics (Beginning in October) in Math, Reading,
  and Writing
• Emerging- Beginning of first grade
• Transitioning- Middle of first grade
• Achieving -END of first grade
• Extending- Exceeding first grade standards
• Purpose

Learning Profile

• Closely matches rubrics
• Thoroughly discussed at conferences in November

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The Responsive Classroom(Behavior Model)

• An approach to teaching and learning that fosters
  safe, challenging, and joyful primary
  environments.
• Consists of practical strategies for bringing
  together social and academic learning throughout
  the school day

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Class Expectations

• Rules
• 1. Be a friend to make a friend
• 2. Be a champion!
• 3. Be Respectful
• 4. Work during work time
• Logical Consequences
• Time-outRest Stop
• Making reparations You break it, you fix it
• Mishandling responsibility More limits set
• Reflection Situation Jar
• Apology of action Making amends
• Conflict resolution Discussion and resolution

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Student RewardsBuckeye Bucket

• Students earn buckeyes throughout the day for
  great classroom behavior
• 30 buckeyes Class Party!!

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Class Portal

• www.new-albany.k12.oh.us
• Weekly Academic Information
• Past Newsletters
• List of Classroom Routines and Procedures
• Classroom Pictures
• Important Dates
• Lunch Menu
• Homework Calendar

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Homework!

• Homework Calendar
• Math, Literacy, Reading, and Writing
• Baggie Books- Monday and Thursday
• Both beginning in October

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Birthdays

• Birthday crown and recognition in classroom
• No treats please!!
• Monthly school wide celebration

Volunteers

• Volunteers are always welcome!
• Volunteer Form
• Volunteer Schedule

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• It is going to be a great year!
• Please feel free to contact me throughout the
  year with comments questions!