1. Purefoy Paradise First Grade Curriculum Night

2. Shared Reading Concepts of print High frequency words Punctuation Oral expression Letter-sound links and basic story structure Beginning Comprehension Strategies

3. Comprehension Strategies Connections to Text Predicting Fix-up strategies Narrative text structure Asking questions Inferring Creating sensory images Determining the importance of text

4. Flexible grouping based on strengths Book levels Decoding text Fluency Fluency/Comprehension Strategies using a variety of text Guided reading books will be sent home every night. Often, the same book is sent home for multiple nights, as students are working on improving a specific skill such as fluency. The cost for a lost guided reading book is $10.

5. Handwriting D’Nealian Writing Independent Writing (Pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) Connections between reading and writing Stages of writing Six Trait Writing

6. The goal of spelling instruction is to develop independence, fluency, and accuracy in writing. Students in 1 st grade do not begin taking formal spelling tests until the 2 nd nine weeks. Regular spelling lists vs. challenge spelling lists will be based on Pre-test on Mondays. Spelling strategies using at least two word families per week along with sight words.

7. Manipulative based Place Value Fractions Geometry Time Double Digits Skip Counting Story Problems Measurement Money Building Vocabulary

8. Science Journals Weather (daily) Rocks and soils Oceans (Dallas Aquarium) Plants (cycle and parts of a bean plant) Life Cycle (butterfly) Living/Nonliving Organisms Building Vocabulary Magnets Day and Night Light and Sound Energy

9. Community Citizenship Skills State symbols Holidays, Goods and Services Maps/Landforms Cardinal Directions Citizenship Cultures/Beliefs/Customs/Folktales Historical figures Economics (needs and wants) Building Vocabulary Voting Jobs Government U.S.

10. Homework is an integral part of the learning process to support, enrich, or reinforce topics covered in class. PARTNERSHIP-parents and teachers working together READING-nightly reading of guided reading book and completing a response in guided reading journal SPELLING-Optional brief spelling activities to practice the spelling chunks of the week available on website

11. Academic checklists will reflect a child’s academic performance and mastery of the TEKS. Academic Checklist Dates: –Oct. 28, Jan. 20, Mar. 31, Jun. 3

12. Regular school attendance is essential for students to make the most of their education. Students must be present for 90% of the school year. All absences and tardies, both excused and unexcused, count against the 90% attendance rule. When students are sick or out, a written note is required. The absence will be unexcused if a parent/guardian fails to provide a note within 3 days of the absence. Calling to let us know that a student will be absent is great, but all absences must be followed up with a note. Students may be retained based on attendance records.

13. The tardy bell rings and the security door is shut at 8:00 am. Students arriving after 8:00 must get a tardy slip from the front office. If a student is tardy 10 or more times in a 9 month period a “failure to attend school” action will be filed with a judge.

14. Our Purefoy Promise is to choose the me I want to be, by being SAFE everyday. I will S how respect, A ct responsibly, F ocus on learning and E xpect the best.

15. School wide initiative to promote consistent expectations. Hands to Your Side All Eyes to Front Lips Sealed Low Speed

16. School wide initiative to promote consistent expectations. Low Voices Use your manners No sharing food Clean up after yourself Hands raised for permission to get out of seat

17. 7:50-8:00 ~ Pick Up in Café/Unpack 8:05-8:15 ~ Announcements/Morning Work 8:15-8:45 ~ I & E with Daily 5/Stations 8:45-9:15 ~ Calendar Math 9:15-9:45 ~ Handwriting, Grammar, Spelling & Phonics 9:45-10:30 ~ CAMP 10:30-10:45 ~ Snack/Read-Aloud 10:45-11:15 ~ Science 11:15-12:00 ~ Math 12:00-12:30 ~ LUNCH 12:30-1:00 ~ RECESS 1:00-2:10 ~ Reader’s Workshop, Guided Reading, S.S. 2:10-2:50 ~ Writer's Workshop 2:50-3:00 ~ Reflection Time/Pack-Up 3:00 ~ Release for Dismissal

18. Library time is Friday at 1:00-1:30 If you would like to volunteer please contact the volunteer coordinator. Cindy Badon cindybadon@yahoo.com Log onto www.lotsofhelpinghands.comwww.lotsofhelpinghands.com Sign up for parent/teacher conferences on Oct. 11 th 10am-6pm

19. Communication Conference: 9:45-10:30 Before School 7:30-7:50 After School: 3:15- 3:30

20. Ms. DavidsonMrs. Bonn (469) 633-3891 (469) 633-3890 davidsca@friscoisd.orgbonnk@friscoisd.org Mrs. CarlsonMrs. Arterburn (469) 633-3892(469) 633-3887 carlsona@friscoisd.orgarterbuc@friscoisd.org Miss MyersMiss Winkler (469) 633-3889(469) 633-3888 myersb@friscoisd.org winklert@friscoisd.org Mrs. Atkins (469) 633-3876 atkinsf@friscoisd.org