Look over the Personal Summary Report for accuracy-

Fix if necessary Please write a local emergency contact (not

yourself)on the bottom of the sheet Please write: Birthday Treats (Yes or No) Add Emergency Dismissal Plans- Parents will be

contacted by “School Reach.” Please listen to or check local TV or Radio stations for closure information. Regular After School Plans Keep at School. Picked up by

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Contact Information(While you wait…)

1st Grade Parent Informational

Meeting

Mrs. Diane BroksieckClassroom Phone: 696-4620

Email: Diane.Broksieck@k12.sd.us

My Family…My Story

Communication Back &

Forth Front Pocket Middle Pocket Back Pocket

Take-Home Folder

Shared Reading (poetry, big books, basal stories) Reader’s Workshop

~Comprehension Strategies*Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Determining Importance, and Synthesizing)

~Guided Reading*Small Groups, Daily Menu, Assessments, Conferences

~Café *Reading Strategies, Reading Toolkit

~Reading Bags*Back and Forth Every Night, Beginning Sometime in September, Book

Exchange

Writer’s Workshop~Small Moments, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Letter

Literacy

Differentiated Word Study Groups Reading Recovery and Title I Word Work and Spelling Oral Language Handwriting ELA Common Core State Standards

http://doe.sd.gov/octe/commoncoreStandards.aspx

Literacy (Cont.)

Investigations

~Newly adopted…3rd year for 1st grade~Calendar~Math Workshop~Homework/Extra Workbook Pages~Home Letters~Game Binders~See Math Handouts-layered curriculum

Inquiry Based AddVantage Math Recovery Assessments Math Common Core State Standards Practice Standards

http://doe.sd.gov/octe/commoncoreStandards.aspx

Math

Usually focus on ONE of these areas at a time The same grade will be reflected in both areas

on the report card. The grade is based on effort, participation,

and completion of work Topics include: Ladybugs, Hatching Chicks

(lifecycles), Oceans, Deserts (Habitats), Living/Non-Living, Animal Groups, Voting, Rules (Citizenship), Friendship, Maps/Atlas

Social Studies/Health/Scienc

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3 Basic Rules

~Respect~Responsibility~Caring

Go Green ~Tiered Card System~Go Green Celebrations~Clipboard

Smile Sticks

Classroom Management

Monthly "Go Green" Celebrations!

·1 celebration each month·Everyone has a chance to participate·Less than 5 checks in a week is a "Go Green" week·2 weeks with 5 or more checks you cannot attend the celebration ·However, a week with 0 checks can cancel out a week with 5 or more checks!

You have been given a hand out on healthy

snacks. Our district would like to encouraging healthy/snacks treats.

What would we like to do for Birthdays? Please avoid peanuts and tree nut products.

There are several kids in Hillcrest who are allergic to these.

In our classroom could we please avoid any foods with Red 40 Food Dye

Healthy Snacks

Book Orders Weekly Newsletters Birthdays (We Celebrate ½ Birthdays) Healthy Snacks Friendship List Volunteers Sign-up Genius Hillcrest Website: http://

brookings.k12.sd.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=67

Odds & Ends