Welcome to Back to School Night!

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• Welcome to Back to School Night!

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Introduction

• Teaching Experience Canyon View/Woodbury (10
  years)
• College - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Masters Degree in Education / Concentration in
  Reading
• Both Parents are Teachers

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Philosophy of Education

• Philosophy I believe that children rise to the
  expectations that are set for them. I believe in
  creating a positive classroom environment where
  learning is enjoyable.

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ABCs of First Grade

• 1) School Hours
• 800-157 M,T,TH,F
• 800-117 W
• Instructional Schedule
• 2) Label All Items
• (sweaters/jackets/lunch boxes)
• 3) Star Student
• Poster will go home on Friday and will be due
  back on Monday

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• 4) Birthdays
• No food items due to
• severe allergies
• (pencils, books, etc)
• 5) Healthy Snack- please avoid
• thermos containers/ label all snacks

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6) PTA- 100 Participation! ?

• PTA spends about 100/child at Woodbury
  Elementary. Here's how it's spent
• Kids Programs (City Fitness (only school in the
  district which offers this!), Lunchtime
  Activities, LEAD Incentives) - 43
• Academic Programs (Assemblies, Art) - 34
• Staff School Support (Money to teachers for
  supplies, NEW Computers, Health Clerk, Supplies)
  - 20
• Social Events (Welcome Coffee, Donuts
• w/ Dad, Muffins w/ Mom) - 2
• Business Expenses - 1

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• 7) Absences No Independent Study Contracts
• 8) Fevers no school!
• 9) Absent Work
• 10)Take home folder (Blue)- returned every day
• 11)Field Trip- Kellogg
• House

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Conference Week

• 1) September 8th 12th (September 2nd-5th)
• 2) No School on Monday, September 8th
• 3) Minimum Days Tuesday-Friday
• (Sept. 9th-12th ) 117 p.m. dismissal
• 5) Sign up online (Sign Up Genius)?
• 6) A time to
• set goals for the year
• review our Homework Policy
• introduce Math Fact/Sight Word testing
• review reading assessment scores
• address any questions/concerns

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Parent Volunteers

• Screening Form/Sticker
• in front office
• Confidentiality
• RTI help!
• Formal schedule will
• be provided after RtI
• groups are created
• (September)
• Sign up on Signup
• Genius! ?

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Website

• First Grade Website

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Curriculum

• Language Arts Whole Class/RtI
• RtI (Response to Instruction)- 4 days a week
  (Music on Th.)
• Common Assessments
• Extend learning/Intensive
• instruction
• FLEXIBLE!!!
• (Based on each childs needs)

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• Anthology books will go home on Wednesdays (check
  website for story) and will need to be returned
  the following day
• RtI book baggies need to be returned the
  following day

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Writing Process

• Units of Study Daily writing activities
• Writers Workshop
• Spelling when writing developmental stages

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Spelling

• Houghton Mifflin Program is based on reading
  series
• Start when we get to Theme 3 (about one month)
• Spelling tests on Friday (think of how the sounds
  match or dont match the letters, highlighted
  parts)

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Math

• McGraw Hill My Math (start in September)
• Grading
• Problem Solving- discussing how a problem is
  solved (higher level thinking skills!) Common
  Core Standards
• Weekly Basic Math Fact
• tests- flashcards
• discussed/handed out
• during conferences

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Science

• 3 Units
• Air and Weather
• Solids and Liquids
• Plants and Animals
• Investigation, experiments, recording data
• HANDS ON!

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Social Studies

• Scott Foresman
• Booklets (no textbook)
• Six themes Citizenship, People and Places, Our
  Country, Changes Over Time, Celebrate Cultures,
  and Goods and Services

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Physical Education

• Mondays / City Fitness
• Wear tennis shoes these days!

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Music/Computer Lab

• Formal music instruction
• every other week (Th.)
• Formal computer Lab once a
• week (Miss Murphy)
• AR Quizzes (explained at Parent
  Conference)

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Homework

• Weekly contract sent home on Monday, returned
  Monday
• We will start on September 15th
• Please make sure your child writes his /her name
  and number on the cover
• Weekly assignment on website
• Homework Policy-
• Odds only (for math)
• 20 minutes
• Challenge!

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Behavior

• Marble Jar
• LEAD cards
• Woodbury Bench Reservation Slips
• Class Dojo
• Star chart/Clip Slip

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Clip Slip
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Ending Comments

• PLEASE feel free to email/phone me with ANY
  concerns!
• Communication is key ?
• Questions on index cards
• Letter to child on blue paper
• I am EXTREMELY happy to be your childs teacher!!
• Thank you for coming!!!