Welcome Parents!Welcome Parents!

Your Teachers Are:• Ms. Blanco—Team Leader/Bilingual

Dual Language• Ms. Baca-Bilingual/Dual Language• Mrs. Broome-ESL/Dual Language• Mrs. Cadena – ESL/General Ed. • Mrs. Fluitt – ESL/General Ed.

Agenda• Introduction• Expectations• Supplies• Dress Code• Behavior• Homework• Volunteering• Language Arts• Math• Dual Language

What are our expectations?

• If we want our children to be successful, we must work together!

• In 1st grade, we want to see students:– Reading every day!– Writing every day!– Becoming individual and responsible people!– Who are EXCITED to come to school and learn!

Supplies• Please replenish your child’s school

supplies when needed.

Dress Code• No spaghetti straps, tank tops, or halter

tops.• No flip flops. (Sandals with a strap in back

are safer and preferred.)• When wearing a skirt/dress, be sure to

wear shorts under it.• No violence related themes.• Tennis shoes on P.E. days. Check with your

child’s Dual Language teacher for P.E. days.

Behavior• Purple = GREAT DAY!!• Blue = warning• Green = detention• Yellow = loss of a privilege• Orange = contact the parents• Red= OFFICE• In extreme cases, an office referral will be given.

Please check your child’s folder each night and SIGN IT! It is important that

we stay in communication. Unsigned folders will result in a card change!

I Will Smile…• S—stay on task.• M—make sure to follow directions.• I—I will keep my hands, feet, and

objects to myself.• L—leave my loud voice outside.• E—I am Expected to bring my folder

and materials every day to school.

Homework• There will be a homework sheet in your

child’s folder every week, starting the fourth week of school. It will list what is to be done each night.

• Your child will be responsible for bringing the appropriate materials home to do their work.

Volunteering• If you would like to do volunteer work for

the school, you MUST do the following.– Complete a criminal background check for

GPISD– Go to www.gpisd.org to the parent’s page for

more information.– This is necessary if you would like to join our

class on field trip days.

Language Arts

DRA• Developmental Reading Assessment• Your child needs to be reading on a level

16 at the end of 1st grade. He/she must also be reading 60 words per minute (fluency). Comprehension skills are also a key factor in determining your child’s academic reading level.

DRA Levels• A• 1• 2• 3• 4—where your child

should be at the start of 1st grade.

• 6• 8

• 10• 12• 14• 16—where your child

should be at the end of 1st grade.

Reading with Strategies• Look at the picture• Does it make sense?• Get your mouth ready.• Does it look right?• Reread• Does it sounds right?• Look for chunks.

Look at the Pictures• Look for your child doing the following:

– Looking at the picture for clues before reading when stuck on a tricky word.

– Pointing under each word with index finger while reading.

– Reading from left to right along the line.– Moving from the top to the bottom of the

page.

Does It Make Sense?• Look for your child doing the following:

– Looking at the pictures for clues before reading.

– Looking at the picture to self-monitor while reading.

Foster independence by asking:Does it make sense?Does the picture match what you read?

Get Your Mouth Ready• Look for child doing the following:

– Self-monitoring by asking, “Does it make sense?”

– “Getting your mouth ready” to help predict a tricky word

Foster independence by asking:Did you look at the picture?Did you “get your mouth ready?”Can you think of a word that would make sense with

that letter?

Does It Look Right?• Look for child doing the following:

– Self-monitoring by asking, “Does it make sense?”

– “Getting your mouth ready for the first sound” to help predict a tricky word

– Self monitoring by asking,” Does it look right?”Foster independence by asking:

Does what you read make sense?Does that word look right?

Reread• Look for child doing the following:

– Go back and read through the line again to see if the word makes sense.

Does It Sound Right?• Look for child doing the following:

– Looking at picture– Getting mouth ready– Rereading– Asking, “Does it make sense, look right,

and sound right?”

Look for Chunks• Look for child doing the following:

– Look for chunks (ex. -am, th, sh)– Look for similar words– Using strategies– Asking, “Do I know any part of this word

that could help me sound it out?”

Math

Focuses for 1st Grade Math

• Patterns• Numbers to 100• Graphing• Shapes• Time• Money• Fractions• Addition• Subtraction• Problem Solving

Problem Solving• Understand the problem

– Read the problem & find important facts• Plan of action

– Decide on a plan (draw, graph, tally, pattern, etc.)

• Solve the problem– Carry out your plan

• Look back– Don’t forget to answer the question!

Dual Language• Your child was placed into an appropriate

classroom based on their participation in the program from Kindergarten.

• Dual Language Partner Teachers:– Mrs. Broome (ESL) and Ms. Blanco (Bilingual)

• Your child receives Language Arts (reading/writing) in his/her dominant language in the morning.

• In the afternoon, your child will receive Math from Mrs. Broome in English. Science and Social Studies are presented in Spanish by Ms. Blanco

MISCELLANEOUS• Lunch is at 11:30. Please be sure your child

eats breakfast in the morning.• Please make sure your child has

appropriate funding in his/her lunch account.

• Please notify in writing any changes in your child’s transportation, including first and last names.

• Box Tops- We need them!

QUESTIONS?

A million thanks for all you do!!!

Contact Information:

Brenda.Cadena@gpisd.orgSarah.Broome@gpisd.org

Dawn.Fluitt@gpisd.org

Ph: 972-522-7100