Welcome! 1st Grade Open House Wednesday, September 16th Mrs. Dara McFadden

❖ Classroom Community ❖ Positive Progress and Motivation ❖ Whole Brain Teaching ❖ Class Dojo Classroom Philosophy

1.We follow directions quickly. 2.We raise our hand for permission to speak. 3.We raise our hand for permission to leave our seat. 4.We make smart choices. 5.We treat others the way we would like to be treated. 6.We keep our Dear Teacher Happy. 7.We keep our eyes on the speaker. Classroom Rules

❖ Daily 5 ➢ Promotes Balanced Literacy in the classroom. Students are motivated and engaged while continually working on reading and writing. ➢ Read to Self, Read to Someone, Word Work, Working on Writing, Listening to Reading ➢ Teacher is working with individual students or small groups of students. Our Curriculum

✓ Journaling/Handwriting ✓ Mini-lessons ✓ Writing Process ✓ 4pt Rubric Writing Workshop

Common Core Aligned Math Series Math Expressions Unit 1Unit 2Unit 3Unit 4Unit 5Unit 6Unit 7Unit 8 SeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember/ January FebruaryMarchAprilMay/June Partners and Number Patterns through 10 Addition and Subtraction Strategies Unknown Numbers in Addition and Subtraction Place Value Concepts Place Value Situations Comparisons and Data Geometry, Measurement, and Equal Shares Two Digit Addition/ Money

Our science curriculum is provided by Erie 1 Boces. ✓ Properties ✓ Goldfish and Guppies ✓ Weather ✓ Rocks, Fossils, and Dinosaurs ✓ Science Spin Magazine Science

Themes ✓ Families ✓ Now and Long Ago ✓ Current Events ✓ Scholastic News Social Studies

✓ Homework will be sent home every Friday and is due the following Friday. ✓ Math Homework

❖ Webpage and Resources Webpage and Resources ❖ Common Core Help Common Core Help ❖ Scholastic Book Orders ❖ Homeroom Parents/Class Parties (volunteers)  Classroom Wellness Extras

 Erie County Fairgrounds – Farm to Table Series (Oct. 6 th )  Albright Knox Art Gallery (Spring)  Science Museum (Spring) Field Trips

Thank you for coming tonight! Please always be in touch with questions and concerns. Thank you for all that you do for your child everyday; it makes a huge difference in every way!