Mrs' Briscos First Grade Orientation

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Mrs. Briscos First Grade Orientation

• August 14, 2008
• 600pm

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Who is Mrs. Brisco?
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School Supplies

• 1 2 inch 3-ring binder w/clear view pocket cover
• 4 black white composition notebooks
• 5 scissors
• 5 large or 10 small glue sticks
• 24 pencils (2 sharpened)
• 5 two-pocket vinyl folders with 3 prongs
• 2 rectangular erasers
• 3 boxes of 24 count crayons
• 1 box of colored pencils
• 1 highlighter
• 1 flat-clip clipboard
• 2 low/no odor dry erase markers (assorted colors)
• 1 pkg. top-loading sheet protectors (25 sheets)
• 1 large zippered supply bag
• 1 small clear supply pouch/bag (3 hole punched)
• 1 clear shoe box

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Wish List

• 1 pack of incentive stickers
• 1 box of facial tissue
• 1 box of freezer zip-lock baggies
• (Girls-gallon/ Boys-quart)
• 1 old (but clean) sock
• (Used to clean mini white boards)
• 1 bag of individually wrapped candy
• 1bag/box of baby wipes
• 1 bag of Disinfecting wipes
• 1 roll of paper towels
• Treasure Box/ Store Items

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Security

• If you pick up your child during the school day,
  you must stop at the office and ask the office
  personnel to have your child come to the office
  prepared for dismissal.
• Please make sure you sign your child out.
• Also, if you come to the school during school
  hours, please notify office personnel that you
  are in the building. This helps the school keep a
  record of who is in and out of our school. This
  allows for general safety at our school.

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Security

• Written permission must be given for your child
  to ride a different bus or ride with someone else
  after school.

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Medication

• Written permission must be given to have
  medication (over the counter, cough drops, and
  prescription) dispensed at school.

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Labeling

• All items your child brings to school should be
  labelled with your child's name.

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Snacks/Treats

• Please send a small nutritious snack for your
  child daily.
• In celebration of your child's birthday, you may
  send treats for the class. An advanced notice to
  the teacher is requested. This treat will be
  given to the students when they are in the
  cafeteria for lunch. Please send treats that are
  easy to handle distribute. Our time is
  limited.

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F.I.S.H. Folder

• We greatly appreciate your consistency in helping
  to make sure the folder gets to and from school
  every school day. Please check your childs
  folder nightly.

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F.I.S.H. FolderFirst Grade Information Stored
Here

• Left at home This is the left pocket of the
  folder. Everything that is placed in this pocket
  such as the school newsletter, announcements,
  etc. should be left at home and not returned to
  school.
• Clear Pouch Please place any lunch money, field
  trip money, donation money into this pouch, and
  any letters written to the teacher.
• Homework This section will contain the homework
  calendar. It will also contain any homework
  assignment given.
• Daily Schedule This tells you what we will be
  doing each day and helps you to plan for visits
  to our classroom.

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• Class Roster For your personal reference
• Newsletter This will tell you any information
  about upcoming events, spelling words, instant
  words, etc.
• Behavior Calendar This calendar will inform you
  of your childs behavior daily. Please initial
  the calendar each day.
• Spelling Composition This is for spelling
  homework only. It should be placed in right
  pocket of the folder. Please refer to the
  spelling schedule on the inside cover and the
  homework calendar.
• Right Back to School This is the right pocket
  of the folder. Everything that is placed in this
  pocket should be returned back to school.

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Were Fishing for Good Behavior!!!!!
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Mrs. Briscos Expectations

• To provide a safe environment that is conducive
  to learning.
• To encourage self control and proper manners.
• To promote a positive and effective learning
  environment

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Behavior Management Plan

• Each child has a Behaviour Card with four
  colored sticks (green ,yellow, blue, and red).
  Each child starts the day with a green stick. If
  an infraction occurs, a stick is pulled. Your
  childs behaviour will be noted each day on
  his/her Behaviour Calendar. Please initial each
  day indicating you have seen it.

Consequences Green stick --- Were having a
fin-tastic day! Verbal warning! Yellow stick
5 minutes time out at recess or free
time Blue stick 10 minutes of time out at
recess or free time Red stick - a note or
phone call to parents
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Positive Reinforcement

• Class Store (Twice Monthly)
• Treasure Box (Weekly)
• Earn a Penny/Ticket (Daily)
• Stickers (Daily)
• Good notes home (Sporadically)
• Verbal Praise (Daily)
• Fun Friday (Weekly)
• Student of the Week (Bi-Weekly)

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First Grade Curriculum

• Language Arts
• Reading
• Phonics Instruction
• Grammar/Writing
• Spelling
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies

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Reading

• Textbook Harcourt Brace Trophies Reading Series
• Guided Reading Groups group according to
  reading level
• Read Well

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Phonics Instruction/Spelling

• Words Their Way by Donald Bear, Marcia
  Invernizzi, Shane Templeton, Francine Johnson
• What is Words Their Way?
• Words Their Way is a developmental spelling,
  phonics, and vocabulary program. It was
  developed by Invernizzi, Johnston, Bear, and
  Templeton. Words Their Way is intended to be a
  part of a balanced literacy plan that includes
  fluency, comprehension and writing. Word study
  is implemented as a small component of the
  literacy plan but it is also interwoven in actual
  reading and writing texts.

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Grammar/Writing

• Georgia Performance Standards
• 1st Grade Language Arts Curriculum Map

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Math

• Textbook Harcourt Math Georgia Edition
• Calendar Math
• 1st Grade Math Curriculum Map

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Social Studies

• Textbook Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
• 1st Grade Social Studies Curriculum Map

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Science

• Textbook Harcourt Georgia Science
• 1st Grade Science Curriculum Map

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Grading Policy

• Numerical grades will be given for Language Arts
  and Math.
• Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory will be given for
  Social Studies, Science, and Conduct.
• Grading Scale
• A 90-100
• B89-80
• C79-74
• D73-70
• F69 or below

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Language Arts

• 70 Reading
• 20 English
• 10 Spelling

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HOMEWORK

• Homework assignments will reflect concepts and
  skills being studied in class. Homework will
  serve as a means of acceleration, remediation,
  and/or reinforcement.
• Homework assignments will be noted on a Homework
  calendar.
• Periodically, Special Assignments will be given
  that require more time. Students will receive a
  detailed instruction sheet explaining how to do
  the assignment and when the assignment is due.

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HOMEWORK CONT.

• Reading Log Students are to be reading
  something nightly whether it is story from class,
  AR book, etc. This should not take longer than
  10 minutes.
• Spelling Homework Refer to calendar and spelling
  journal. Assignments given such as cut spelling
  words, repeat sort, practice test, etc.
• Math Reinforcement from daily lesson. This may
  not be given daily. Study math facts daily.
• Instant Words Practice recognizing words with
  speed. Using flashcards on ring will help.
• Vocabulary Words Students should review meaning
  of the words. Using flashcards will also help.
  

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Accelerated Reading

• Incentive Reading Program
• Not a required or graded program in 1st grade
• Must abide by the Honor Code
• Students will check out books according to their
  reading level based on STAR testing.

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CRCT

• Given in April
• Consists of Language Arts and Math
• Teacher Read Test
• Assess students on Georgia Curriculum only

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Parent Volunteers

• Room Mother
• Leaders in Literature Coordinator
• Special Crafts
• Classroom Helper
• Party Organizer
• Classroom Store
• If you are interested, please sign up after
  Orientation.

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Leaders in Literature

• a school wide program where moms, dads,
  grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. are encouraged
  to come into the classroom and read to the
  children.
• Coordinator communicates with teacher and parents
  to schedule times.
• Please keep in mind that we are on a "tight"
  schedule therefore we ask that you stay with us
  about 15 minutes.
• Please consider reading to your childs class
  for his/her birthday.
• The volunteer reader becomes our Mystery
  Reader. This means that not even your child
  will know when you are coming to read. It will
  be a pleasant surprise! ?

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Book Clubs

• home fliers from book companies showing their
  book selections
• Bonus points are awarded to the teacher for each
  book purchased
• You are under no obligation to make a purchase
• Send a check (no cash) made out to the
  appropriate Book Club

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Contact Information

• Email Address tynisha.brisco_at_ccboe.net
• School Number 706-868-3705 voicemail ext. 326
• Note
• Face to Face Conference
• If a face-to-face conference is desired or
  needed, please give us the courtesy of at least
  one day's notice. We will extend the same
  courtesy to you.

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Webpage

• Check my webpage periodically starting August 18,
  2008.

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Questions/Concerns????
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Have a Fin-Tastic Night!! Thanks for coming!!!!