Learning in K-106

Specialist Period ScheduleMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Art with Michelle Liss

Spanish with Mr. Martin (begins 10/7)

Art with Michelle

Music with Ms. Sarah (and K101)

Starts at 8:15am

Chess with Chess NYC(begins 10/3)Starts at 8:15

Art with Michelle

Physical Educationwith Mr. Goodman

Please wear sneakers!

Daily Morning Schedule8:15-8:45 Library Time and Independent

Reading8:45-9:00 Morning Meeting 9:00-9:20 Handwriting, Word Study

(Spelling & Letter/Sound Work)9:20-10:00 Writing Workshop10:00-10:15 Bathroom

Morning MeetingDeveloping Routines and Building a Sense of

CommunitySpecial Good MorningWho’s Here?Morning NewsCalendar ActivitiesReview Daily Schedule

Word Study & handwritingWord Study-developing phonological

awareness

Word Wall-reference for frequently used words

Interactive Smart Board Program Practice

Reading WorkshopTeachers College Reading & Writing Project

Mini-Lesson

Independent Reading and Buddy Reading

Shared Reading

Guided Reading

Levels (green dot thru

pink dot)

Reading LogsCan be filled out at home on a daily basis.

Send in monthly inside the red folder.

Students are welcome to fill the logs out at home on their own or with the assistance of parents.

When the log is complete we will replace and send the old one home with a sticker.

Writing WorkshopWriting Workshop Modeled WritingShared WritingGuided WritingIndependent WritingInteractive WritingFolders Individual and Group Conferences

Writing Units of StudyLaunching the WorkshopLooking Closely: Looking Like ScientistsWriting for ReadersProcedural: How To/Writing to Teach OthersInformational Books/All About BooksPersuasive Writing/Using Words to Make a

ChangeInformational Books in ScienceNarrative Stories

Publishing Parties

Students will share published work Publishing Celebrations will be held at the

end of some writing units.

Afternoon (Approximate Schedule)11:20-11:35 Rest, Water11:45-12:00 Shared Reading 12:00-12:45 Math Workshop12:45-1:00 Snack1:00-1:20 Read Aloud1:20-1:50 Social Studies or Science1:50-2:15 Activity Time2:15-2:25 Pack Up

Math WorkshopK and 1st Grade CurriculumCommon Core StandardsInvestigations & Math in the City

1. Learning Rooted in Explorations2. Focus on Process, not just answers3. Games and Small Group Work

Units of StudyHow Many of Each?Making Shapes & Designing QuiltsSolving Story ProblemsWhat Would You Rather Be?Fish Lengths & Animals JumpsNumber Games and Crayon PuzzlesColor, Shape and Number PatternsTwo’s, Fives, and TensBlocks and Boxes

Important Number Strategies One to one correspondence Counting UpConservationOrganizing and Keeping TrackSequencing Numbers (forward and

backward)

Social Studies Month FocusSeptember School and CommunityOctoberNovember Self and OthersDecemberJanuary FamiliesFebruaryMarchApril The NeighborhoodMayJune

ScienceUnit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3Tree’s Through the Seasons: What are some changes we see in trees during the year?

Exploring Properties:

How do we observe and describe objects?

Animals:

What are animals?

Human Body Study

Activity TimeApproximately 30 minutes where students have

the opportunity to play in various centers & work on problem solving & interpersonal

skills including:PuzzlesGamesWooden BlocksDramatic PlayDrawing and Painting Magna Tiles & Lego

Trips & Additional Specials Spanish will be on Monday afternoons.

Chess will be on Thursday mornings.

We will be making several trips. We will inform of the places and dates. (Central Park Zoo, Theatre Productions, Art Museums)

The city is our classroom….Trips for 2013-2014Parent Volunteers Parent will be assigned from 1-4

children. All trips will either be walking or

yellow school bus. We will always return before 1:45pm.Brown bagged lunches are easiest!

ChessChess in the classroom is a great opportunity for kids to get exposure to the game.

If they enjoy it they may enroll in afterschool opportunities to play.

Provides kids a chance to develop critical thinking skills.

HomeworkOfficial homework packets will be distributed

in January. (Optional packets are available Oct.-Dec.)

Students should be reading or be read to daily.

They should be bringing home correct level dots.

PLEASE LABEL all correspondence with place, name, class

Lunchroom-Every Moment Is a Teachable Moment!Teaching our Kids Responsibility.*For their belongings (labels) and for their food while

sitting in the lunchroom.

*Setting and reaching goals for keeping cafeteria clean.

*Parent Volunteers are most helpful when they are guiding the kids. For example: “I noticed that there are some wrappers under your table. Can we work together as a team to clean under the table?”

Social and Emotional LearningThrough literature and class discussions we

are learning to resolve conflicts peacefullyDiscussions about our feelings and the

feelings of othersRespecting differencesLearn to cooperate and problem solve

through play

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