1. Mrs. Garcia Crafton Elementary School 1st Grade
Welcome to 1st Grade
Mrs. Garcia
Crafton Elementary School
1st Grade

2. A Little Bit About Me! Teaching – 34 years - 18 years in RUSD
- Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd,3rd, 4th and 5th grades
University of Redlands
- B . A. degree
- Teaching Credential
Married – 32 years
3 children – Ryan, Josh, Carly

3. My Commitment All students have the right to learn.
I am committed to educating every student in a way that prepares them for a successful future. I am dedicated to two core beliefs:
All students have the right to learn.
The teacher has the right to teach.

4. Character Pledge
“Character is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” I will be trustworthy. I will be respectful. I will be responsible. I will be fair. I will be caring. I will be a good citizen.

5. Classroom Management Red Yellow Green Positive Negative Praise
Encouragement
Cougar Paws
Character Counts Award
Note home
Whole class reward
Negative
Warnings
Change color
Sign in folder, miss some recess
Rethinking letter
Time out in another class/ phone call home
Please sign the Classroom Management Plan and return ASAP – I will make a copy and send it back home to keep.

6. READING Core of our literacy program Emphasis on phonics skills:
Guided / independent
Emphasis on comprehension, decoding strategies, vocabulary
Goal : enjoyment
preferred choice
Emphasis on phonics skills:
consonants and all vowel sounds, blends, diagraphs, contractions, prefixes, suffixes, compound words, plurals, possessives…

7. COMPREHENSION WRITING Skills emphasized are:
Predicting
Clarifying
Inferring
Analyzing
Summarizing
Making connections
Writer’s Workshop/Journals
Common Core
3 types:
NARRATIVE
OPINION/ PURSUASIVE
EXPOSITORY/INFORMATIONAL
Rubrics for scoring

8. MATH Science/SS Math In Focus Woven throughout the year
Various Math Strategies
Number Bonds (10)
Problem solving
Computation (addition/subtraction)
Writing #s to 120
Telling time
Measurement
Math Resources (web)
Woven throughout the year
Read and Write
5 Senses, Seasons, Weather, Plants, Animals, Matter…
Citizenship, Maps/Globes, Our Country, Changes in Time, Celeb. Cultures, Goods/Services

9. Grading
Majority of our work is discussed and completed as a class
Classwork with no grade - means we did it all together – should be correct!
PRACTICE !
Trimester reporting periods with parent conferences in November
Achievement and effort grades on report cards
O, S, N, U grades are given in all content areas

10. Homework Expectations
Daily homework in green Crafton School folder
Homework is graded and recorded
check check check –
Parents encouraged/expected to check homework
Monday- Spelling : 3x each / Math Practice
Tuesday- Reading fluency / Math Practice
Wednesday- Writing / Math Practice
Thursday- Phonics / Grammar Math practice
Friday - Spelling Test
Reading minutes every day
High Frequency words
Practice Math Facts for quick recall

11. Absences and Tardies Bell rings at 8:00 a.m.
Students are considered tardy if not in 8:00am
After 8:15am, students must report to office 1st for note before going to class
PLEASE call office when absent!
Mondays and Fridays – Worst days to be absent – newsletter / spelling test
Missed classwork will be sent home when
student returns – complete and return! But
keep in mind that much of our CW is oral and
can not be made up.

12. Volunteers & Communication
Need parent volunteers throughout the year for:
-Accelerated Reader ‘Mystery’ Readers
-Book Bridges Field Trips
-Library/Computer Lab *need D.O. approval
Contact me with any questions or concerns with a note or phone call.
The best time for phone contact is between 2:15-3:15 at
Put your child’s name as the subject

13. Extras
100’s Club
Handouts
Wish Fish
Love Notes
Questions?

14. We have an exciting adventure ahead of us!
Thank you for coming!
We have an exciting
adventure ahead of us!