Transcript Word Study - Loudoun County Public Schools

Welcome to First Grade
Back to School Night
Please find your child’s desk. You may write them a short not on the
note card for them to read tomorrow.
Introduction
Meet Mrs. Tyson
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6th year in Education
2nd year in first grade
Native of Saint Louis, MO
Howard University Graduate M.Ed
Goals
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Develop self-control and self discipline
Develop good listening skills
Develop independent working skills
Develop responsible individuals
Develop social skills
Good Morning
•Students begin walking to class at
7:35am
•The late bell rings at 7:50am.
•Dismissal bell rings at 2:35pm.
Pathways
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Word Study-Students will learn the different spelling patterns
Literacy Centers-Students work independently or in small groups on
literacy activities
Read Aloud-Students listen to a story read to them and respond in a
variety of ways
Shared Reading-Choral reading to develop fluency and expression
Guided Reading-Leveled small group reading instruction
Independent Reading-Students will read just right books
independently
Writers’ Workshop-Students will become authors and learn about
different genres
Word Study
• Word Study is Loudoun County’s spelling program.
Words are sorted into groups based upon their
features.
gr
green
grape
grade
br
pl
brush
broom
breakfast
place
play
plate
Mathematics
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Patterns
Money
Fractions
Geometry
Time
Measurement
Graphs/Charts
Problem Solving
•Addition
•Subtraction
•Place Value
•Probability and Statistics
Science
Units
Weather
Seasons
Matter
Force, Energy, and Motion
Habitats
Cycles
Scientific Process
Asking Questions
Communicating
Gathering Data
Making Sense of Data
Social Studies
Units
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Map and Globe Skills
Communities/Citizenship
Virginia
Famous Americans
Economics
Grading
The report card will have the following letters as indicators of development
•1/B Below- With assistance, student struggles to demonstrate partial mastery of
current grade level expectations.
•2/P Progressing-With assistance, student demonstrates partial mastery of
current grade level expectations.
•3/M Meets-Student consistently meets and demonstrates mastery of
current grade level expectations.
•4/E Exceed-In addition to meeting the standard, the student makes application
beyond grade level expectations.
•*If a • is placed in an area of the report card,
this means that the skill was not assessed during that particular quarter.
Homework
• Homework should take 25 minutes each day
• Homework will be sent home every Monday and
brought back the following Monday.
(Homework begins the first week in October)
– Word Study
– Other optional ideas
• Dreambox, IXL,Addition/Subtraction,
• Flash Cards, Reading/Writing Sight Words
Expectation
ROAR
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Respect yourself, others and school.
Be safe, be kind, and be honest
Follow directions Quickly!
Raise your hand to speak or stand
Listen to your teacher when she is talking.
Food
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Breakfast: Please make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast in
the morning.
Snack
*choose a healthy, peanut free snack
* make it easy to open and something they can eat in 15
minutes
*water only in the classroom
Lunch begins at 12:05 each day.
*feel free to join your kiddo for lunch
*adding money to their account
*ice cream(Thursday) and cookie day(Monday)
Communication
• Email, Evite, phone call and notes as necessary
• Arcola Website
• Weekly Newsletters
– 1st grade updates
• Take home folder, Thursday folder
• Conferences
Housekeeping
Class celebrations
*three each year
*Winter/Holiday Party, Valentine’s Day Sock Hop, End of year Party
• Birthdays
*No food, no goodie bags
*Can donate a book to class or to the library
• Field Trips
*One field trip
•Medication
*Nurse
 Specials Schedule: on my web page
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To Do List
 Conference Sheet
 Volunteer Opportunities
 Class Directory
 Sign up for PTA
Thank You!
I look forward to an amazing year!