1. Welcome to Mrs. Cross’ First Grade Class 2015-2016

2. To Do Please sign in Find your child’s desk Sign up for a conference time  Take conference reminder slip Parent Wishes Parent Survey-put in pink basket Solve your child’s quiz Write a message to your child Look through folder

3. Day in the Life of a First Grade Student  Unpack/Opening/Calendar  Word Work (Fundations)/RTI  Reader’s Workshop  Literacy Centers/Guided Reading  Lunch/Recess  Math  Special  Writer’s Workshop  Social Studies/ Science  Pack Up/ Dismissal

4. Special Schedule Day 1- Art/Library Day 2- Gym Day 3- Coding Day 4- Gym Day 5- Art Day 6- Gym/Coding

5. Opening/Calendar Students –Backpacks on Hook Attendance Lunch Count Do Now/ Journal Calendar Day of the Week/Date Today is..., Yesterday was..., Tomorrow will be... Weather Poems Word Wall

6. Word Work  Fundations-guidelines in folder -school’s WIG to improve phonics  Sorts  Smartboard  Spelling/ Writing skill of week  Ipad

7. Reader’s Workshop Mini-Lesson  Read A-Loud  Turn and talk  Independent reading books/ “Just Right Books”  Independent reading Book Buddy Bags  Shop every Monday  Take home and read each night  Bring back EVERY day  Take care of books  Independent level to practice strategies and master words

8. Literacy Centers and Guided Reading Centers- listening, word work, writing, write the room, reading, computers, ipad Teacher works with children in small reading groups at this time Center sheets- need to be signed and returned each week

9. Writer’s Workshop Interactive writing Teacher modeling Sketching Pre-writing Peer editing Adding details Conferencing Sharing

10. Integrated Literacy/ Science and Social Studies Integrate various thematic science and social studies units through the use of literature Hands on learning Centers Writing Math

11. Addition*- master facts Subtraction*- master facts Word Problems- critical thinking Hands on learning using manipulatives, Smartboard, computers, ipad, and centers Go Math -ww.thinkcentral.com -Log information in folder

12. Websites Student usernames in folder Reading Eggs My On Go Math

13. Homework Choice Board and Math every night Math is turned in the next day Choice boards due Friday. Will be different based upon child’s needs Check for name! Read 10-15 minutes  Book Buddy Bag books  Fill out reading log and sign-keep in book buddy bag/Friday Word Ring- sight words/differentiated for each student  Bring back every day!  Only get new words if they master the previous week’s  Practice each night!

14. Word Work Choice Board Chose one activity to complete each night Cross it off Rip off completed sheet to turn in next day Parent signature required on some boxes New words each week ReadingWritingWork Word Story MapSuper SentencesVowel Find Story Talk “Tell a parent about your favorite part of a story you read. “ Personal Narrative Sky Write Words Technology Log on and Complete 1 Lesson Integrated Writing Choose 3 words from the list of science/social studies words and write a story! Make it “Write” a e i o u Words 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Parent Signature________

15. Snack (optional) 10 minute working snack during independent reading time Healthy Snack! One snack during snack time Can pack others for lunch

16. Behavior Follow class and school rules Team Star Stars (20 for prize by Friday) Super hero Clip Chart/Super Star Bucket Filling

17. Super Hero of the Week! Form will be sent home Please fill it out with your child Send in 2 pictures that your child likes

18. Scholastic Order online or By check and hand in to teacher Online code for our class : HZC62 Link on class website to access online order form

19. Big Book Exchange Sent home for one week Complete activity to go with big book Please take care of books! Share with the family!

20. Class Parents Many interested! Will be meeting with them and will be assigned to parties to be fair!

21. Communication E-mail: mbcross@somervillenjk12.org Phone: 908-218-4105 ext. 1334 Note Class website- check for updates! Twitter- Follow @firstvdv and @Mcross711 Peek at Our Week- HW Sheet Last minute changes for the day-please call the office-they will let me know-example: change in how child is getting home, who is picking up...