Welcome to 1E!

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Welcome to 1E!

• Room 110
• Mrs. Karagory

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Mrs. Tiffany Karagory

• Graduate of Canon- McMillan High School
• Graduate of California University of Pennsylvania
• Elementary Education degree
• Masters degree in Education with a focus on
• Curriculum Instruction from Gannon
  University.
• 2010 hired at NA-This is Year 4 at MES
• Happily married for 5 years to my husband, Kris,
  who
• is a high school Physical Education teacher
  football
• coach.

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Schedule

• 850-915 Students arrive, select lunch, unpack
• 915- 1100 Communication Arts
• 1115-1145 Lunch
• 1145-1215 Recess
• 1215-1230 Read-Aloud/Bathroom Break
• 1230-110 Math
• 115-200 SPECIAL
• 215-315 Finish Math/Science/Social Studies
• 320 Dismissal begins

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Special Schedule

• Monday- Music
• Tuesday- Art
• Wednesday- Gym
• Thursday- Library
• Friday- Integrated Arts

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Go Green!

• Class news announcements
• Greater effort to use E-MAIL rather than paper
  copies.
• If this isnt a good way to communicate with your
  family, please let me know.
• Thursday Envelope
• All info is ON-LINE! List of items can be
  accessed via NA website.

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Website

• NA? Marshall Elementary? Building Staff?
  Karagory, Tiffany
• Class photos(once approved)
• Class list (once approved)
• Lunch menu
• Volunteer calendar

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Think Central
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Lunch Money

• You should have received a letter detailing the
  POS system used by our cafeteria.
• Your child has a pin number to purchase a
  school lunch in the cafeteria.
• Money may be applied to your childs account on
  any day.
• Please make sure that your childs name, our
  classroom section and room number (1E-110), pin
  number, and the amount are written on the outside
  of the envelope.
• If your child has brought money for only that
  days lunch, he/she will take the money with them
  to lunch.

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Parent Volunteers

• Parent volunteers are very welcome and needed in
  our classroom. If you can assist in any way, your
  help will be greatly appreciated!
• Sign-up tonight! ?

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Parent Volunteers (cont)

• Thursday mornings- CENTERS
• 930-1100 2 parent volunteers will be needed to
  run a center, which might involve a game, craft,
  etc.
• Miscellaneous
• Organizing, cutting, assembling, teachers helper
  ?

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Birthday Celebrations

• We like our children to share birthday
  celebrations with their classmates!
• Due to the Wellness Policy and to protect
  children with allergies, please consider a
  NON-FOOD item if you want to provide a treat.
  Non- edible treats such as pencils are great!
• Edible treats MUST be approved by nurse 48 hours
  prior to distribution The on-line form is on my
  website
• Please do not send birthday invitations to school
  unless there is one for every boy or every girl,
  or the whole class. We dont want any hurt
  feelings. Thank You! ?

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Communication

• E-mail TKaragory_at_northallegheny.org
• I check it in the morning before 9AM, and after
  school when the students leave.
• Voicemail 724-935-4044 x6110
• I will check my voicemail each morning before 8AM
  
• Write a note
• Pick up for today
• Early dismissal for today
• Medication for today
• Call school secretary
• Pick up for today
• Early dismissal for today
• Medication for today

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Homework Folder

• PLEASE check this folder every night!
• LEFT at home- keep all of these papers at home.
  (please empty nightly)
• Bring RIGHT back- this will almost always be your
  1st graders homework for the evening, or it will
  be something else that needs to be returned

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Homework

• Spelling (Monday-Thursday)
• Practice every night
• Math (Monday-Thursday)
• Typically the Practice side is homework, the
  Problem Solving side is optional
• Reading
• Rereading stories, sentences, etc. for fluency
• All HW should not take longer than 20-30 minutes,
  if there are any problems, PLEASE let me know!

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Behavior Management

• Traffic Light system
• Green- no news is good news ?
• After one verbal warning
• Yellow- 5 minutes off recess yellow paper strip
  sent in homework folder- please SIGN and RETURN
• Red- stay in from recess and fill out behavior
  reflection with
• Mrs. Karagory (to be signed returned by
  parent) phone call/e-mail home
• Incentives
• Caught Being Good tickets given for following
  directions, using good manners, etc.
• Positive praise, stickers, special allowances
• Raffle tickets are chosen at random on Fridays
  and those students may pick a prize.

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Book Orders

• Info in folder
• www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
• ALL ORDERS ARE TAKEN ON-LINE
• You will be prompted to make your own sign-in
  information- order pay on-line
• Use our Class Activation Code GZ94Y
• Order by 9/20/13
• Orders CANNOT be placed after due date ?

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Recess

• 1145-1215 everyday
• The children go outdoors for recess unless it is
  extremely cold, raining, or snowing.
• Please keep these factors in mind and dress your
  child accordingly.

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Top Cat

• Randomly selected students-everyone has a turn
• Complete Read All About Me poster to be
  returned on Monday.
• Monday- share poster with the class
• Tuesday- write with a special pen
• Wednesday- comfy seat cushion day
• Thursday- Cats Meow-show tell
• Friday- pick from treasure chest
• Teacher of math for Every Day Counts

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Writing/ Book Buddies

• Every other Thursday
• With Ms. Zaccaris 5th grade class
• Builds confidence in writing and allows them to
  build friendships with older students.
• We will also do book buddies when we arent
  working on a writing piece.

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CA (Communication Arts)

• Story Town- Harcourt- Year 4 using this series
• Thematic
• Components
• Various types of literature
• Phonemic Awareness
• Phonics/Spelling
• High Frequency Words
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Robust Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Handwriting
• Writing
• Check my website under Curriculum

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Math

• Developing concepts w/ manipulatives
• Practicing for understanding
• Developing fluency of numbers facts
• Topics
• Addition Subtraction Concepts
• Addition Subtraction Facts up to 18
• Graphs
• Numbers to 100
• Geometry
• Addition Subtraction to 20
• Money
• Time
• Fractions
• Measurement
• Operations
• Data
• Problem Solving

• Texts/Resources
• Every Day Counts (calendar system)
• Harcourt Math Pennsylvania Edition
• Otter Creek Math Facts (Rocket Math)
• Differentiated Instruction based on how quick a
  student writes and how well they know their basic
  facts (,-)
• Problem Solver
• Check teacher website

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Rocket Math

• Differentiated basic facts (,-) math program
• Based on students ability to write a number
  quickly, how goal is determined
• Begins in mid/end October
• Check teacher website

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Rocket Math

• How to Practice
• Use practice sheet that comes home to have your
  child verbally read the problem and the answer.
• If your child hesitates or gives an incorrect
  answer, tell the correct answer, your child
  repeats it, then goes back 3.
• Flashcards or ipad apps

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How Can I Help at Home?

• NA
  Website
• 
  Especially for
• 
  Parents
• 
  Rocket Math
• 
  

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Science

• Living and Nonliving
• Habitats
• How Plants and Animals Live
• Life Cycles
• Food Chains
• Land, Water, and Air
• Weather

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Pond Walks

• Pond Walk
• Each season, weather permitting, we will take a
  Pond Walk to the pond that is located behind
  our playground.
• Our pond walks are always tentatively scheduled
  due to weather, volunteers, and possible other
  factors.
• Please have your child wear old tennis shoes on
  the day of a scheduled pond walk.
• Our first pond walk will be next week weather
  permitting)

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Social Studies

• Scott Foresman Social Studies text- All Together
• UNIT 1  TIME FOR SCHOOL 
• UNIT 2  IN MY COMMUNITY
• UNIT 3  WORK !  WORK !  WORK !
• UNIT 4  OUR EARTH, OUR RESOURCES
• UNIT 5  THIS IS OUR COUNTRY
• UNIT 6  OUR COUNTRY, OUR WORLD

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Report Card
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CogAT Testing

• The CogAT (a cognitive abilities test) will be
  administered to the First Grade students November
  11-15.
• Make sure your child is well-rested and has eaten
  breakfast!
• Oct. 11 Practice Test
• Oct. 12-15 Real Test

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Anti- BullyingGetting Better At Getting
Along

• Olweus Bully Prevention Program (OBPP)
• Monthly Themes (i.e., respect, responsibility)
• Anti-Bullying Rules
• Class Meetings
• Role Playing
• Order anti-bully t-shirts

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School-Wide Theme

• Every homeroom is working together on a monthly
  theme.
• Building character and reinforcing positive
  behavior.
• Class reward will be given when chain is
  complete.

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MES Anti-Bullying Rules

• We will not bully others.
• We will try to help students who are bullied.
• We will try to include students who are left out.
• If we know someone who is being bullied, we will
  tell an adult at school and an adult at home.

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Bully- free in 1E
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How can you help?

• If your child reports a bullying incident
• Bullying is an unwanted, repeated behavior.
• Please e-mail or call Mrs. Karagory first!

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Questions?

• Please call or email me, no matter the problem
  (big or small) and we will work together to find
  a solution. I want our year to be successful,
  and for your child to enjoy being in first grade.
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Thank You for Coming! ?

• Please make sure to sign up for
• - Mystery Reader
• - Volunteering
• Dont forget to write a note back to your
• child