1. Husmann School First Grade Mrs. Felz’s Class 2014-2015

2.  Homework Procedures ReadingMath Spelling  Behavior Management Class DojoColor System  Important Reminders  Progress Reports

3.  Trimester 1:  Unit 1: Relationships (Community & Traditions)  Unit 2: Relationships (Interdependence)  Trimester 2:  Unit 3: Movement (People, Places and Things)  Unit 4: Movement (Functions)  Trimester 3:  Unit 5: Change (Patterns & Cycles)  Unit 6: Change (Adaptations)

4.  Our ELA (English/Language Arts) curriculum has been redesigned to align with the Illinois State Standards (which were adopted from Common Core State Standards). What this means for your child is that he/she will be exposed to more grade level text, especially informational text, and have opportunities to read “closely” (reread for a specific purpose or to find text evidence) so they can gain deeper understandings to text. Guided reading at your child’s instructional level will still take place during the “language arts” block.

5.  Curriculum Skills  Guided Reading  Small group instruction  Lessons are tailored to enhance a reader’s strengthens and support new concepts through the use of leveled text.  Goals for “at grade level” readers: August = C November= E March=G June=I  Combination of reading text, discussing comprehension aspects, working with words, and written response  RAH RAH (read at home) Folders * Child should read to you.*Check for written response in journal. *Teacher will assign response (only 1 per assignment) * Sign Parent Log

6.  Curriculum Skills  Math Home Links  Journal sent home 4 times a week  Parents sign top portion of each page under name once completed  I will be checking completion the following morning  Please send back to school each day  Friday= “Exploration Days”  Small group review  Opportunity to play math games  Additional instruction Math games on ling: www.everydaymath.com  Student log in information

7.  Set of Core Words to master for the year.  Daily practice will take place to support spelling concepts.  Integrated practice learning sight words during reading and writing activities.  Home Practice:  Beginning spellers  Invented spelling  Reinforce priority words  Encourage correct beginning and ending sounds  Prompt for parts of words they know (word families, spelling patterns)

8.  Ideas the main message Ideas  Organization the internal structure of the piece Organization  Voice the personal tone and flavor of the author's message Voice  Word Choice the vocabulary a writer chooses to convey meaning Word Choice  Sentence Fluency the rhythm and flow of the language Sentence Fluency  Conventions the mechanical correctness and Conventions  Presentation how the writing actually looks on the page Presentation  Mentor Text  Author Videos  Writing Process  Prewriting  Drafting  Revising  Editing  Publishing

10.  Weekly Newsletters sent home on Friday’s  Important updates, curriculum highlights  Upcoming events and more  Fine Arts Reminders  Celebrations  Volunteers  Donations (Helping hands on door) * These are extra wish list items for our class projects, lessons and actives

11.  Standards are established for each grade level in Reading, Writing and Math  Reports reflect student progress as a whole  Learning Characteristics  Academic Progress over time  Student Work, assessments, projects  Evaluation of students progress is supported by a district-wide rubric created specifically for the reporting document  Attendance/Tardy information will be recorded by the office each trimester  Map Testing: Measures of Academic Progress  Measures student growth over time  Adapts to student level  All 1 st -5 th graders will take it 3 times a year (Sept., Dec. and April)

12. We are going to have a fabulous year!!!