We Are On A Mission!

Welcome to Back To

School Night2015

Dr. Sally K. Ride Mission Statement

We are a diverse learning community comprised of educators, students, and parents who have high

expectations and strive together to achieve life-long learning for

all students.

“Learning Together

Learning Forever!”

To focus on students oral and written comprehension in reading and math.

Positive Behavior Intervention Supports

Communication

•Homework

•Monthly newsletters

•Parent-teacher conferences

•Progress reports (interims)

•Report cards

•Thursday folders

Rubric

ES Goes above and beyond-Exceeds the standard in exceptional and multipleways

P Knows it and shows it-Proficient, meets standard

I Working on it-In progress towards meeting the standard

N Needs more help.-Not yet making progress or making minimal progress toward the standard

8:50-9:05 Breakfast9:00-9:10 Attendance, lunch count,

morning announcements9:00 -9:40 Reading Whole Group

Lesson10:40- 10:55 Small Groups Guided

Reading 10:55-11:40 Specials (Art, Music, & P.E.)11:40 -12:50 Lunch and Recess12:50 - 1:40 Writing1:40- 2:45 Math (Whole and Small

Groups) 2:45-3:15 Science/Social Studies3:25 Dismissal

• Empowers students by nurturing skills that build confidence and success

• Connects content: blending subjects • Integrates thinking, reasoning, and

creativity for a lifetime of learning• Academic success skills (Analysis &

Collaboration)

Curriculum 2.0Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, and Academic Success Skills

• Critical Thinking: Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation

• Creative Thinking: Fluency, Flexibility, Originality, Elaboration

• Academic Success: Collaboration, Effort/ Motivation/ Persistence, Intellectual Risk Taking, Metacognition

CollaborationWorking effectively andrespectfully to reacha group goal

AnalysisBreaking down a wholeinto parts and examiningthe parts so the structureof the whole is understood

Curriculum 2.0Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, and Academic Success Skills

I collaborate. I respect the ideas of others.I tell people what I think I heard them say.I ask other people what they think.I work with others to accomplish a goal or task.I know how to lead a group and be a member of a group. Collaboration KMP1, 1MP1 2MP1, 3MP1, 4MP1, 5MP1

I analyze. I notice what’s alike and what’s different.I describe what parts make up a whole.I see how things fit together.I look for patterns.I sort objects. Analysis KMP1, 1MP1 2MP2, 3MP1

What helps you

think?

How do you

think?

• Foundational Skills• Reading: Literature• Reading: Informational texts• Vocabulary

• Concepts of print• Letter names and sounds• Know and apply grade level phonics

and word analysis skills– Recognizing short and long vowel words– Blending sounds to read words– Recognize misspelled words

• Read on-level text orally with accuracy, fluency, and expression

• Identifying main idea and key details in a text

• Understanding central message• Describe characters, setting, and major

events in a story using key details• Identify who is telling the story• Compare and contrast the adventures

and experiences of characters in stories

• Identify main topic and key details• Know and use various text features

(e.g., headings, photos, table of contents, etc.)

• See the illustration and details in a text to describe key ideas

• Ask and answer questions to help determine the meaning of words

• Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse topics about grade I topics

• Ask and answer questions to clear up meaning of words

• Ask questions to clear up confusing words• Use sentence-level context clues• Sort words into categories• Distinguish shades of meaning among

verbs

GRADE LEVEL End of 1st Quarter

End of2nd Quarter

End of3rd Quarter

End of4th Quarter

Kindergarten NA Level 1(A)

Level 2-3(B-C)

Level 4(C)

1st Grade Level 5-7(D-E)

Level 8-11(E-G)

Level 12-15(H-I)

Level 16-17

2nd Grade Level J Level K Level L Level M

3rd Grade Level Level N Level O Level P

4th Grade Level Q-R Level S- T

5th Grade Level T-U Level V-W

MCPS Reading Targets

Students reading above a Level 18 (Level J…) are

considered reading on a second grade level.

At this level, we focus on demonstrating

comprehension through written responses

to text.

WritingWriting

WritingWriting Writer’s Workshop routines Handwriting Narrative/personal experiences writing Informative, explanatory writing Opinion writing Process, Production and Research Use of Language

Descriptive words Complex sentences Conventions and grammar Practice and expand complete sentences Capitalization and punctuation

The Developing The Developing WriterWriter

Uses letters heard in wordsUses sight vocabulary or word wallUses correct capitalization and

punctuation

Rules and Rubrics-set a goal for writing

Math CurriculumMath Curriculum

Marking Period 1 Routines Counting up to 120 from any number Place value Comparing 2-digit numbers using symbols Ten more, ten less Part-whole concepts; addition and subtraction Categorical data: bar graphs and pictographs

Math CurriculumMath Curriculum Marking Period 2

Place value decomposing and composing 2-digit numbers

Meaning of = Problem solving with 1- and 2-digit numbers Addition of 3 numbers with sums to 20

Math CurriculumMath Curriculum

Marking Period 3 Length: comparison, non-standard units Relationships and properties of addition and subtraction Fact families Finding the unknown in an equation Addition of 1-digit to 2-digit numbers, 2-digit to 2-digit

multiples of 10, modeled Subtraction of 2-digit multiples of ten, modeled

Math CurriculumMath Curriculum

Marking Period 4 Addition of 1-digit to 2-digit numbers, and 2-digit to

2-digit multiples of 10, written Subtraction of 2-digit multiples of 10, written 2- and 3-dimensional shapes: attributes and fractions Time to the hour and half-hour

Social Studies Social Studies CurriculumCurriculum

Importance of rulesRights and responsibilitiesLeadership and authorityContributions of people important

to the political systemUnited States symbols

Marking Period 1

Civics

Social Studies Social Studies CurriculumCurriculum

People share and borrow culturesDifference between past and presentPeople and objects today and long

ago

Marking Period 2

History

Social Studies Social Studies CurriculumCurriculum

People modify, protect and adapt to the environment

Tools used to locate and describe places on earth

Geographic characteristics

Marking Period 3

Geography

Social Studies Social Studies CurriculumCurriculum

Goods and servicesProduction processEffects of technologyMarkets in the communityEconomic choices

Marking Period 4

Economics

Science and EngineeringScience and Engineering

Comparing plants and animalsBasic needs of animals Observable features of animalsHealthParts of living things

Quarter 1

Science and EngineeringScience and Engineering

Living things and non-living things

Movement of objectsEffects of magnets on objects

Quarter 2

Science and EngineeringScience and Engineering

Natural features of the earthChanges in the environment Natural and man-made objectsHuman actions that harm the

environment

Quarter 3

Science and EngineeringScience and Engineering

Human actions that affect the environment

Conservation and protection of natural resources

Quarter 4

First Grade Homework Policy

Purpose:

•Provide critical and creative thinking activities that correspond with our new curriculum •Provide reinforcement of lessons/units taught, practice towards mastery of a skill, introduce a new unit or subject area.•Provide opportunities for independent and guided work•Strengthen concepts and skills•Develop initiative, responsibility, self-direction and organizational skills

Homework Assignment Sheets

•At the beginning of each week, first graders receive a list of open-ended activities. Please have your child do at least 4 activities per week, from any of the subject areas. •Parents can choose the activities that are appropriate for their child.•The homework should be turned in by Friday of that week.

•Homework will be checked to see if it is complete, correct, and neat. • 15-20 minutes should be spent on homework a night.

•Reading 5-10 minutes a night is required. A monthly reading log will be attached to the homework.

Thank You For Coming To This Portion Of

Back-To-School-Night!

Please proceed to your child’s homeroom to hear

more.The First Grade Team