Grade 1 Information Night WELCOME

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Grade 1 Information NightWELCOME

• Harrington School
• 120 Richardson Road
• North Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01863
• [phone]

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Adjustment to First Grade

• Long day based on the teachers agenda
• Children may be tired
• Morning is packed with direct instruction
• Afternoon is less structured
• Children may be anxious or teary during the first
  long days, weeks of school
• Some children may have a delayed adjustment

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Making the Transition Easier

• Come to the Meet and Greet Day
• Practice walking the route to your childs
  classroom
• Begin a more consistent bedtime schedule 1-2
  weeks before school starts
• Teach responsible behavior at home by giving your
  child simple jobs
• Model a positive attitude towards school
• Come to Parent Orientation and Open House

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Parent/ Student Responsibilities

• Snack and Lunch
• Snack is eaten everyday in the classroom.
• Please have your child bring in a healthy snack
  (fruit, vegetables and dip, cheese and crackers)
  and a water bottle.
• Snack is very important since they do not eat
  lunch until 1245pm.
• If your child forgets their snack, we cannot
  provide a snack for them.
• For lunch they can bring their own lunch or buy
  lunch.
• Milk is a part of hot lunch, however they can buy
  milk separately if they bring their lunch.
• Buying lunch tickets is helpful. You can buy
  multiple lunch tickets. Please write your
  childs name each ticket.

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Parent/Student Responsibilities

• Label Belongings
• Label coats, sweaters, sweatshirts, hats,
  mittens, pencil boxes, poetry binder and folders.
• Toys
• Toys are not allowed in school. They can be
  easily lost and are a big distraction.

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Parent/ Student Responsibilities

• Homework
• Your child is responsible for doing their
  homework each week.
• Please set up a quiet area for your child where
  they can do their homework.
• Create a routine for when your child does their
  homework each day, such as after dinner.
• Please check over your childs homework to make
  sure it is complete.
• Reading is a part of homework, please read to
  your child, partner read or have them read to
  themselves for at least 15 minutes each night.

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Parent/ Student Responsibilities

• Backpack
• Children should be responsible for their own
  backpacks. Please have them pack it the night
  before.
• Packing his/her own backpack will help foster
  independence.

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SUPPLIES

• Supply list will go home with placement letters
  in July.
• Backpack should be an appropriate size for your
  child. No backpacks with wheels!
• All supplies may be brought to school the day
  before school starts at the Meet and Greet.
• Pencil Box 8 X 5 Contains 2 sharpened
  pencils, 24 crayons in a zip lock bag, 2 glue
  sticks and scissors.
• 1-inch Blue binder for Poetry

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Role of the Reading Specialist

• Assess all Grade 1 students
• Instruct small groups of students
• Monitor student progress
• Support literacy instruction in classrooms
• Participate in the school Student Study Team
• Conduct formal evaluations
• Consult with parents and teachers

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Growing Readers at Home

• Children are made readers on the laps of their
  parents.
• Emilie Buchwald

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Growing Readers at Home

• Enjoy reading together
• Model reading behaviors
• Show an interest in letters, sounds and print
• Encourage conversation
• Encourage thinking
• Encourage problem solving
• Encourage perseverance
• Limit video games and T.V.

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Accessing Information from our School Website

• http//www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us/harrington/home/in
  dex.htm

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Second Step A Violence Prevention Curriculum

• It is designed to
• Promote social competence
• Reduce social and emotional problems
• Teach children in the core areas of empathy,
  emotional management
• Impulse control
• Emotion regulation
• Anger management
• Social problem solving

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Active Parenting

• Designed for parents of children ages 5-12
• To help parents raise responsible, cooperative
  children
• Help parents to prepare children in order to meet
  the many challenges of the teen years
• Proven program listed on the National Registry of
  Evidenced Based Programs (NREPP)
• Go to the website for Active Parenting Models
  www.activeparenting.com