Welcome to Mrs. Cross’ Welcome to Mrs. Cross’ First Grade Class First Grade Class

2015-2016 2015-2016

To DoPlease sign in Find your child’s deskSign up for a conference timeTake conference reminder slip

Parent WishesParent Survey-put in pink basketSolve your child’s quizWrite a message to your childLook through folder

Day in the Life of a First Grade Student Unpack/Opening/Calendar Word Work (Fundations)/RTI Reader’s Workshop Literacy Centers/Guided Reading Lunch/Recess Math Special Writer’s Workshop Social Studies/ Science Pack Up/ Dismissal

Special Schedule

Day 1- Art/LibraryDay 2- GymDay 3- CodingDay 4- GymDay 5- ArtDay 6- Gym/Coding

Opening/Calendar• Students

– Backpacks on Hook

• Attendance• Lunch Count• Do Now/ Journal• Calendar• Day of the Week/Date• Today is . . . , Yesterday was . . ., Tomorrow will be . . .• Weather• Poems• Word Wall

Word WorkFundations-guidelines in folder

-school’s WIG to improve phonics

SortsSmartboardSpelling/ Writing skill of weekIpad

Reader’s Workshop• Mini-Lesson Read A-Loud Turn and talk Independent reading books/ “Just Right Books” Independent reading

• Book Buddy Bags Shop every Monday Take home and read each night Bring back EVERY day Take care of books Independent level to practice strategies and master words

Literacy Centers and Guided Reading

• Centers- listening, word work, writing, write the room, reading, computers, ipad

• Teacher works with children in small reading groups at this time

• Center sheets- need to be signed and returned each week

Writer’s Workshop• Interactive writing• Teacher modeling• Sketching• Pre-writing• Peer editing• Adding details• Conferencing • Sharing

Integrated Literacy/Science and Social Studies

• Integrate various thematic science and social studies units through the use of literature

• Hands on learning• Centers• Writing• Math

Math• Addition*- master facts

• Subtraction*- master facts

• Word Problems- critical thinking

• Hands on learning using manipulatives, Smartboard, computers, ipad, and centers

• Go Math- ww.thinkcentral.com- Log information in folder

Websites• Student usernames in folder

• Reading Eggs

• My On

• Go Math

Homework• Choice Board and Math every night• Math is turned in the next day Choice boards due Friday. • Will be different based upon child’s needs• Check for name!• Read 10-15 minutes Book Buddy Bag books Fill out reading log and sign-keep in book buddy bag/Friday

• Word Ring- sight words/differentiated for each student

Bring back every day! Only get new words if they master the previous week’s Practice each night!

Word Work Choice Board

• Chose one activity to complete each night

• Cross it off• Rip off

completed sheet to turn in next day

• Parent signature required on some boxes

• New words each week

Reading Writing Work Word

Story Map Super Sentences

Vowel Find

Story Talk“Tell a parent about

your favorite part of a story you read. “

Personal Narrative

Sky Write Words

Technology

Log on andComplete 1 Lesson

Integrated Writing

Choose 3 words from the list of science/social

studies words and write a story!

Make it “Write”

a e i o u

Words1. 2.3.4.5.6.

Parent Signature________

Parent Signature________

Parent Signature________

Snack (optional)• 10 minute working snack during

independent reading time

• Healthy Snack!

• One snack during snack time

• Can pack others for lunch

Behavior

• Follow class and school rules

• Team Star

• Stars (20 for prize by Friday)

• Super hero Clip Chart/Super Star

• Bucket Filling

Super Hero of the Week!• Form will be sent home

• Please fill it out with your child

• Send in 2 pictures that your child likes

Scholastic• Order online or

• By check and hand in to teacher

• Online code for our class : HZC62

• Link on class website to access online order form

Big Book Exchange• Sent home for one week

• Complete activity to go with big book

• Please take care of books! • Share with the family!

Class Parents

• Many interested!

• Will be meeting with them and will be assigned to parties to be fair!

Communication• E-mail: mbcross@somervillenjk12.org• Phone: 908-218-4105 ext. 1334• Note• Class website- check for updates!• Twitter- Follow @firstvdv and @Mcross711• Peek at Our Week- HW Sheet• Last minute changes for the day-please call the

office-they will let me know-example: change in how child is getting home, who is picking up . . .