Transcript Open House
Open House Miss Michelle Ita First Grade Teacher Raymond Elementary School • Welcome parents to this exciting, yet challenging stage in your child’s education. First Grade is an extremely important time for your child. • This year, your child will be exposed to a variety of new concepts. It takes the combined efforts of teachers, parents, and students to ensure success. Here is a brief outline of our curriculum. Please keep these slides for your future reference. Goals: • • • • To become great readers To have great Math and reasoning skills To print neatly and accurately To write sentences and paragraphs with proper punctuation and capitalization • To become organized and efficient • To become responsible for daily obligations and actions Language Arts… • Language Arts consists of the following… – Reading – Word Study – Writing Reading: Phonetic Development • Distinguish beginning, middle and ending sounds of words • Distinguish long and short vowels, vowel-consonant sounds, and consonant blends • Use both phonics and context clues to figure out unknown words • Discuss a story or poem • Discuss the main idea and characters in a story • Retell or summarize a story • Build a band of vocabulary and sight words • Answer comprehensive questions about a story they have read Word Study • Each week, your child will receive a new list of related words that we will be working with each day at school. • This is referred to as the “Word Study List”. • You will also receive a copy of the “Word Study List” to keep at home and work with your child each night as part of their homework. • Each night, your child will have a different task to complete using the words. Please take time to review the words with your child and check their work. • The Word Study List will always go home on the first day of the each week. • On Fridays, your child will be tested on the words from the list as well as other words that follow the same patterns. Writing • Your child will be taught handwriting in the correct Zaner Bloser style. This must also be reinforced at home and on homework papers. • The other facet of writing is creative writing. This is where your child will compose complete sentences and paragraphs; demonstrating proper spacing, capitalization, and ending punctuation. Math During our math time, we will be learning about… • Numbers in sequential order from 1-100 • Addition and subtraction facts • Counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s • Time to the hour and half hour • Money – counting coins and small money amounts. Also recognizing the penny nickel, dime, quarter and dollar. Math concepts continued… • Collect information and make a graph, table or tally chart • Retrieve information by looking at a graph or chart • Use tools to measure inches, centimeters, and feet • Fractions representing ½, ¼, and 1/3 • Calendars – days of the week and months of the year • Sort objects by a rule and create a rule for sorting Science In Science we will be learning about… • Plants • Various animals and their habitats • Weather/Seasons • Forms of matter • Living things and how they effect the Earth • Recycling • Electricity Social Studies In Social Studies we will be learning about… • Map Skills • Directions • Communities • Oceans and Continents • History Homework • At the beginning of each week, your child will be given a homework packet. The packet will have several Math and Language Arts papers in it, as well as his/her Word Study List. • The goal is to have your child do a few pages each night in the packet and return the packet to school on Friday. Take Home Folders • Your child has been provided a take home folder. Please be sure that your child brings this folder to school each day. • Most days there are important papers inside the folder that your child will be bringing home. • Please check and empty the folder each night. Behavior Chart • Your child will receive a Behavior Chart at the beginning of each month. This chart needs to remain in your child’s Take-Home Folder for the entire month. • Each day, I will write a note or stamp the calendar to let you know about your child’s day at school. • Each night, I ask that you read and initial the calendar and place it back in your child’s folder to return to me the next day. • This chart is a great way for you and I to communicate about your child’s behavior and any other concerns. • Feel free to write notes regarding early pick-up times, changes in transportation, missing work, scheduling a conference, etc. Grades • This year grades are being broken down as follows… – Homework is worth 10% – Class work is worth 40% – Tests, quizzes and projects are worth 50% – Since homework is part of your child’s overall grade, please make sure that your child does his/her homework on a nightly basis. Transportation • If your child rides the bus to school and you are planning on picking him/her up, you must write a note. If we do not have written consent, we are obligated to place your child on the bus, this is for the safety of the child. • A note will alleviate any confusion as to whether or not your child is being picked up • If you plan on picking your child up, please be at Raymond Elementary at 3:35 Lunch • If your child is buying lunch, please send your child’s lunch money in an envelope marked with his/her name. • If your child is being provided a lunch by the school, you need not worry, he/she will be included in the daily lunch count. Specials- Gym, Art, Music • Our Specials schedule of Gym, Art and Music is on a rotational basis. Please refer to your child’s Behavior Chart to view your child’s Specials Schedule. • Please make sure your child has gym shoes on gym days! • If you have not done so, please send your child with an oversized t-shirt to keep here at school for Art. Library- Tuesday is our scheduled Library Day. The students will have a chance to return and check-out a new book each Tuesday. Parties • We will have a fall party, winter party, and a friendship (Valentines) party this year. • Letters will be sent home with details of these parties as they approach. • Help and supplies will be needed to organize these events. Field Trips • We will be going on a few field trips this year. Unfortunately, I can only take a limited number of volunteers on these trips. To be fair, I take parents on a first come-first serve basis. • In addition, I ask that once you’ve chaperoned, you give other parents the opportunity to do so as well. Thank you • I would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation. I am looking forward to a wonderful year with your child. • If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to send a note, call, or email me at any time. I will be prompt in my reply. Thank you again for your support! Contact Information • Here is my contact information… – Phone Number: 216.587.6135 x5208 – Email: [email protected]