WELCOME TO FIRST WELCOME TO FIRST GRADE ORIENTATIONGRADE ORIENTATIONWELCOME TO FIRST WELCOME TO FIRST GRADE ORIENTATIONGRADE ORIENTATION

Sample Daily AM Schedule

• 8:40 – 9:05 Students Arrival• 9:05 – 9:30 Morning Work / Morning Meeting• 9:30 – 10:15 Guided Reading (45 min)• 10:15 – 10:55 Writing (40 min)

• 10:55 – 11:10 Read a Loud (15 min)• 11:10 – 11:40 Lunch (30 min)• 11:50 – 12:20 Recess (30 min)

Sample Daily PM Schedule

• 12:20 – 12:40 SSR / Snack / AR (20 min)• 12:40 – 1:10 Working with Words (30

min)• 1:10 – 1:35 Social Studies / Science (25

min)• 1:35 – 2:20 Related Arts (45 min)• 2:20 – 3:20 Math (60 min)• 3:20 – 3:38 Pack up

The Bricky Pledge

Today I pledge to beThe best possible me

Responsible, Respectful and Ready

Brick Mill Dolphins are All 3!

Subjects• Reading – 4 Blocks• Math• Social Studies• Science

4 Blocks• Guided Reading • Writing• SSR • Working With Words

Guided Reading• McGraw Hill Reading Series

– Whole group reading instruction– Story elements– Decoding skills / Reading strategies– Comprehension skills

Guided Reading• Before Reading

– Introduce / review comprehension skills, picture walks to make predictions, KWL Charts

• During Reading– Reading of story selection using various reading

configurations• Echo reading, partner reading, three ring circus, choral

reading, small / flexible groups

• After Reading– Practice comprehension skills through various

activities (practice pages, projects, writing, etc.)

Writing• 6+1 Traits

– Ideas– Organization– Voice– Conventions– Sentence Fluency– Word Choice– Presentation (+1)

• Process Writing– Pre-writing– Rough draft– Revising

(conferencing)– Editing– Publishing

• Handwriting

• AR – Accelerated Reader– Must know 100 Dolch words to begin and

have good comprehension when reading– Students average taking 1 AR test / week

• SSR – Self Selected Reading– Begins with teacher modeling early in year

and progresses from 5 – 7 minutes of SSR during the first half of the year to about 15 minutes of SSR in the second half of the school year.

– Teacher reads, students read, students share

AR / SSR

Working with Words• Word Wall Words

– learn to read / spell high frequency words / patterns– See, Say, Chant, Write, Use in a sentence– On the Back Activities

• Phonics Skills– Practice specific sounds through various activities

• Highlighting words in story selection, poems, etc.• Centers• Making Words• Guess the Covered• Word Games (Wordo, Sparkle)

MATH• TERC Investigations

– Hands on approach to teaching– Builds on what the children learned

during their Kindergarten year– Focus on math reasoning and

problem solving– Focus on process not product

• “How do you know?”

SOCIAL STUDIES• Civics: All About Me• History: Colonial Times

– Research• Economics

– Wants & Needs– Good & Services– Producers & Consumers– Scarcity

• Geography: Map Skills• International Initiative: Flat Stanley

SCIENCE• Smithsonian Science Kits

– Weather– Solids and Liquids– Organisms

Report Card• 3 report cards• 3 progress reports• 2 parent – teacher conferences

– November and February

• Weekly Progress / Behavior Reports

Benchmarks• 140 Dolch Words• Fluency, can read 40-60 words per minute of grade

level text.• All Reading competencies must be satisfactory.• In Writing, students must be satisfactory in developing

and organizing ideas.• In Math, students must be satisfactory in problem

solving, communicates math reasoning, and number sense.

• In Science and Social Studies, students must be at least inconsistent / in progress in all competencies.

Related Arts

• Physical Education• Art• Computer• Music• Enrichment• Guidance• Library

• Once a week through March.

PBS Positive Behavior SupportToday I pledge to beThe best possible meResponsible, Respectful and ReadyBrick Mill Dolphins are All 3!

* Dolphin Gold * * Dolphin Days *

* Dolphin Cart *

Wee Deliver

• Brick Mill implemented a school mail system called Wee Deliver in January 2008.

• Several other elementary schools have a system in place too.

• Students can send mail to anyone within the Appoquinimink School District.

• At BME, mail is picked up and delivered by Fourth grade students two times per week.

• Wee Deliver encourages traditional friendly letter writing, while emphasizing correct letter writing format.

Additional Information• www.brickmilldolphins.org

• Power Point Presentation• First Grade sites & pictures

• http://apposchooldistrict.com• 2009 – 2010 calendar

• Field trips

• Homework• Agenda• Snack Daily• Curriculum Nights• PTO• Birthdays – no treats• Volunteering

Summer Suggestions• Practice reading and writing Kindergarten

sight words.• Keep a journal (kid writing).• Read to your child.• Have your child “help” you read.• Visit the library.• Complete summer reading requirements.

August Meet Your Teacher Night

• Thank you so much for coming tonight. We look forward to meeting each of you on August 19, 2009 when we will ALL find out who your child’s First grade teacher will be

Questions & Answers• Parents please remain for a

question / answer period with our administrators.

• Thank you for coming tonight!

»Sincerely, »The BME First Grade Team