WELCOME TO FIRST GRADE ORIENTATION

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WELCOME TO FIRST GRADE ORIENTATION
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Sample Daily AM Schedule

• 840 905 Students Arrival
• 905 930 Morning Work / Morning Meeting
• 930 1015 Guided Reading (45 min)
• 1015 1055 Writing (40 min)
• 1055 1110 Read a Loud (15 min)
• 1110 1140 Lunch (30 min)
• 1150 1220 Recess (30 min)

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Sample Daily PM Schedule

• 1220 1240 SSR / Snack / AR (20 min)
• 1240 110 Working with Words (30 min)
• 110 135 Social Studies / Science (25 min)
• 135 220 Related Arts (45 min)
• 220 320 Math (60 min)
• 320 338 Pack up

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PBS Positive Behavior Support

• Today I pledge to be
• The best possible me
• Responsible, Respectful and Ready
• Brick Mill Dolphins are All 3!
• Dolphin Gold
• Dolphin Days
• Dolphin Cart

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Subjects

• Reading 4 Blocks
• Math
• Social Studies
• Science

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4 Blocks

• Guided Reading
• Writing
• SSR
• Working With Words

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Guided Reading

• Scott Foresman Reading Street Series
• Whole group reading instruction
• Small group reading instruction
• Story elements
• Decoding skills / Reading strategies
• Comprehension skills
• Grammar

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Response to Intervention - RtI

• MAP 3 times per year
• DIBELs
• Phoneme Segmentation (sam s a m)
• Nonsense Word Fluency (sim / lut)
• Oral Reading Fluency
• Word Wall Words (140 / 200)
• Words per Minute (40 60 wpm)

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Guided Reading

• Before Reading
• Introduce / review comprehension skills, picture
  walks to make predictions, KWL Charts
• During Reading
• Reading of story selection using various reading
  configurations
• Echo reading, partner reading, three ring circus,
  choral reading, small / flexible groups
• After Reading
• Practice comprehension skills through various
  activities (practice pages, projects, writing,
  etc.)

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Writing

• The Writing Academy
• Brainstorming
• Prewriting
• Rough Draft
• Revise
• Final Copy
• Rubric
• RARE

• 61 Traits
• Ideas
• Organization
• Voice
• Conventions
• Sentence Fluency
• Word Choice
• Presentation (1)

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AR / SSR

• AR Accelerated Reader
• Must know 100 word wall words to begin and have
  good comprehension when reading
• Students average taking 1 AR test / week
• SSR Self Selected Reading
• Begins with teacher modeling early in year and
  progresses from 5 7 minutes of SSR during the
  first half of the year to about 15 minutes of SSR
  in the second half of the school year.
• Teacher reads, students read, students share

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Working with Words

• Word Wall Words
• learn to read / spell word wall words / patterns
• See, Say, Chant, Write, Use in a sentence
• On the Back Activities
• Handwriting
• Phonics Skills
• Practice specific sounds through various
  activities
• Highlighting words in story selection, poems,
  etc.
• Centers
• Making Words
• Guess the Covered Word
• Word Games (Wordo, Sparkle)

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MATH

• TERC Investigations
• Hands on approach to teaching
• Builds on what the children learned during their
  Kindergarten year
• Focus on math reasoning and problem solving
• Focus on process not product
• How do you know?

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SOCIAL STUDIES

• Civics All About Me
• History Colonial Times
• Research
• Economics
• Wants Needs
• Good Services
• Making Choices
• Producers Consumers
• Scarcity
• Geography Map Skills
• International Initiative Flat Stanley

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SCIENCE

• Smithsonian Science Kits
• Weather
• Solids and Liquids
• Organisms

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Report Card

• 3 report cards
• 3 progress reports
• 2 parent teacher conferences
• November and February
• Weekly Progress / Behavior Reports

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Benchmarks

• 140 Word Wall Words
• Fluency, can read 40-60 words per minute of grade
  level text.
• All Reading competencies must be Satisfactory.
• In Writing, students must be Satisfactory in
  developing and organizing ideas.
• In Math, students must be Satisfactory in problem
  solving, communicates math reasoning, and number
  sense.
• In Science and Social Studies, students must be
  at least Inconsistent / In Progress in all
  competencies.

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Related Arts

• Physical Education
• Art
• Computer
• Music
• Guidance
• Library
• Once a week through March.

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Wee Deliver

• Brick Mill implemented a school mail system
  called Wee Deliver in January 2008.
• Several other elementary schools have a system in
  place too.
• Students can send mail to anyone within the
  Appoquinimink School District.
• At BME, mail is picked up and delivered by Fourth
  grade students two times per week.
• Wee Deliver encourages traditional friendly
  letter writing, while emphasizing correct letter
  writing format.

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Additional Information

• www.brickmilldolphins.org
• Power Point Presentation
• First Grade sites pictures
• http//apposchooldistrict.com
• 2010 2011 calendar
• Field trips
• Homework
• Agenda
• Snack Daily
• PTO
• Birthdays no treats
• Volunteering

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Summer Suggestions

• Practice reading and writing Kindergarten 40
  sight / word wall words.
• Keep a journal (Kid Writing).
• Math concepts money, time, addition /
  subtraction
• Read to your child.
• Have your child help you read.
• Visit the library.
• Complete summer reading requirements.

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August Meet Your Teacher Night

• Thank you so much for coming tonight. We look
  forward to meeting each of you on August 26, 2010
  when we will ALL find out who your childs First
  grade teacher will be?

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Questions Answers

• Thank you for coming tonight!
• Sincerely,
• The BME First Grade Team

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The Bricky Pledge

• Today I pledge to be
• The best possible me
• Responsible, Respectful and Ready
• Brick Mill Dolphins are All 3!