Welcome toCurriculum

Night!Please find your child’s seat and leave them a note on the blank sheet of paper on their desk.

All of the items in the black folded paper are yours to take home and keep!

Also, please sign up for a conference time and write your preferred e-mail address on the lists

located on the brown table.

1DMiss Kristen

Ericson

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

Supplies:

-Sharpened pencils-Crayons-Colored Pencils-2 folders (1 to take home and 1 for desk)-Pencil Box-Glue sticks & bottle-Scissors-Markers - optional (for special projects)-Extra supplies at home just in case!

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

Behavior Clip Chart:

-Please check and initial your

child’s calendar each night!

-Yellow = warning

-Red = parent contact

-10 consecutive days of

green/purple: earn a reward

-E-mail if any questions

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MORNING CHECK IN

-Send any notes in the “Bring Back to School” side of

your child’s folder.

-If students are being brought in to school after 9:30,

please pack a lunch or call/e-mail the school (or me)

beforehand to give your child’s lunch order.

-Send in Library books every Tuesday to be returned

or renewed.

-Formerly CA-Consists of Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Spelling, Comprehension, Fluency, Vocabulary, Grammar, & Writing-Weekly Homework:

-Spelling Tic Tac Toe (optional), study for Spelling test (every Friday)

-Ziploc bag decodable book & worksheet – will come home on Tuesday or Wednesday

-High Frequency Word (HFW) practice worksheet – will come home on Wednesday or Thursday

-Practice reading weekly story (bring home anthology or access online)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA)

Username=NA[Student ID]Password=Student IDe.g. Username=NA123456Password=123456

http://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do

HANDWRITING

-D’Nealian Handwriting Program (see letter in folder)

-Please practice writing both letters and numbers with your child, especially if you notice frequent reversals.

SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE

In 1st grade, there are no tests in Social Studies and Science. Lessons in these subject areas

are primarily centered around class discussions and hands-on activities.

Social Studies Units: • Time For School (rules & laws)• In My Community (neighborhoods, maps)• Work, Work, Work (needs and wants, goods and services)• Our Earth, Our Resources (weather, climate, landforms,

resources)• This is Our Country (holidays, historical Americans, citizenship)• Our Country, Our World (inventions, technology, similarities &

differences)

SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE

Science Units: • Life Science (living/non-living, habitats, survival)• Earth Science (weather)• Physical Science (matter, sound, energy)• Space & Technology (day/night, science in our world)

The units are presented and explored using sequenced, inquiry-based lessons:

Directed Inquiry (explore)Guided Inquiry (investigate)

Full Inquiry (experiment)

LUNCH: 11:10-11:40

-Lunch money can be sent to school in your child’s folder in a

sealed, labeled envelope with their name and homeroom (1D)

on the front.

-Lunch money can also be added into their account online.

-You will be notified if your child owes lunch money.

-Please label all lunch boxes!

-Please practice your child’s 6-digit student number

(lunch number) at home each night, regardless of

whether or not they buy lunch often.

RECESS: 11:40-12:10

-Please make sure that your child has appropriate clothes with them for recess, regardless of what the weather is like in the morning. An extra sweatshirt can be kept in your child’s backpack for any days of uncertain weather conditions and temperature!

-Please label anything that your child brings to school (coats, hats, gloves, etc.). This will help us to quickly return any missing items to their proper home!

-No toys please! We would hate for anything to get lost, damaged, or stolen.

MATH

We use the Harcourt Math Curriculum in 1st grade.

Math units include:• Addition and Subtraction Concepts• Addition and Subtraction Facts to 10• Graphs, Numbers to 100, Facts to 12• Geometry, Addition/Subtraction to 20• Money, Time, and Fractions• Measurement, Operations, and Data

Rocket Math (daily timed facts practice) will not begin until the second semester.

Homework: Nightly practice worksheet: Practice side required, Challenge side optional

SPECIALS: 1:30-2:15

-Monday: Integrated Arts rotation (next slide)

-Tuesday: Library

-Wednesday: Music

-Thursday: Art

-Friday: Physical Education

INTEGRATED ARTS: MONDAYS FROM 12:45-1:45

-Integrated Arts is a weekly rotation between 3 different specials:

Art, Physical Education, and Music.

-Because we are the 4th section, our class is divided into 3 groups,

with one group rotating with 1A, one group rotating with 1B, and 1

group rotating with 1C.

Integrated Arts groups:

A: Rylee, Bianca, Lily, Ryan, Connor, Aaron, Henry

B: Sloane, Leah, Max, Micah, Kamryn, Ben, Nathan, Sebastian

C: Miles, Tyler, Briana, Tabby, Ava, Danny, Evan, Morgan

DISMISSAL/PICK UPS

-If your child is riding a different bus home, please notify the bus garage and send a note/e-mail to the school.

-If someone else is picking up your child, please make sure that you have added them to the parent portal in Tyler.

-For any dismissal or pick up changes, please call the school (412-366-9665) and/or e-mail me (kericson@northallegheny.org) and our building secretary, Mrs. Kelly Yatcko (kyatcko@northallegheny.org).

CENTERS & VOLUNTEERS

-Volunteers are welcome! Please get and submit your

clearances to the district.

-Throughout the year, I will be reaching out for

volunteers to read to the class, read with individuals

or small groups, help with Sticker Word Books, run a

center, etc.

-When you are volunteering, please always bring

your drivers license for our new “Raptor” visitor

identification system.

STICKER WORD BOOKS

-Basic sight words for 1st grade

-5 books total

-Practice reading word lists at home

-When your child can read a word list

fluently and smoothly, they can bring in the

book to read the word list to a teacher or

parent volunteer.

- Once a student completes a word list, they

earn a sticker on that page!

WELLNESS POLICY/BIRTHDAYS

-While we understand the importance of being able to share a treat for special events, such as birthdays, we would strongly encourage non-edible treats, i.e. pencils, erasers, stickers, etc. Many students have shared non-edible treats with their classmates. Children are delighted to receive a small note pad, pencil, or sticker.

-All birthdays are recognized during morning announcements when children are asked to come to the office for their birthday pencil!

-Summer birthdays are also celebrated during the course of the year (typically as close to half-birthdays as possible). If your child has a summer birthday and there is a specific day/week that you would like us to celebrate it, please let me know!

BOOK IT

Pizza Hut Book-It Program: -Ingomar Elementary school has partnered with Pizza Hut to provide a reading incentive for our students. 

-1st Graders are to complete one reading project each month - at home - to earn a personal pan pizza coupon. 

-The projects will be assigned and details will be provided at the beginning of each month from October through March.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

-Every week, we will have a different student that will be our “Student of the Week!” -That lucky person gets to take home the “Student of the Week” bag on the Friday before their designated week. Inside he/she will find a poster to color and fill in special things about him/herself (pictures can be put in a baggy or envelope, or attached directly to the poster). -Bring this bag back on Monday with the completed poster for your child to present to the class. Favorite toys, books, trophies, etc. may also be brought in the bag to be displayed during the week. -Everything will be returned home on Friday. This helps us get to know one another better as we practice oral communication skills!

CLASS MEETINGS (BULLY PREVENTION)

-Held once a week

-Focus on monthly themes (respect, responsibility, etc.), as well as relevant school issues

-Role playing

-IES Bully Prevention Rules:1- We will not bully others.2- We will help students who are bullied.3- We will include students who are left out.4- If we know that someone is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.

REPORT CARDS

-The only grades that will be entered into Tyler are spelling and math test grades.

-Students will not receive letter grades:“+” represents a strength“✓” represents appropriate progress“-” represents an area that needs further

attention.

-We will discuss report cards in more detail during conferences.

CONTACT INFORMATION

-Parent-Teacher communication is KEY!

-E-mail is the easiest and quickest way to contact me, and I try to respond A.S.A.P.!

-Check the class website daily for homework assignments and important dates.

-Our weekly newsletter is sent over e-mail – please write your preferred e-mail address on the e-mail list located on the brown table.

FINAL ITEMS

In your folder:• Scholastic Book Order: Code MDCWM• Highlights order form: sign and return even if you do not plan

on ordering – we still earn rewards for our classroom!• D’Nealian Handwriting information• Sticker Word Book #1• Practice book pages• 1st day of school photo

Please remember to sign up for a conference time and write your preferred e-mail address

on the sheets located on the brown table! Thank you so much for taking the time to come

tonight! Any questions?