1. Welcome to First Grade

2. Absences/Tardies Classes begin at 7:50.
Your child is tardy after 8:01.
Breakfast ends at 8:00.
If your son or daughter is absent, please send a note explaining why or a doctor’s note.

3. Transportation
We know from time to time it is necessary to make changes in your child’s transportation arrangements, but it is extremely important to send a note in the morning or call the office before 2 pm that day to make any changes.
Please no voice mail!

4. Medications
Please do not send ANY medicine to school with your child. If it is necessary for your child to take medication while at school, a parent must bring the medication directly to the school nurse and fill out an authorization form.
This includes: cough drops, Tylenol, Advil, allergy medicines, etc.

5. COLTS Behavior Care for property (school, others and self)
Own my choices
Listen and follow directions
Treat others with respect
Stay on task

6. COLTS Behavior System
The students will begin the day with 4 sticks/cards. There will be a number that is noted on your child’s behavior chart showing how many sticks/cards they moved during the day.
4 sticks/clips – Your child had a GREAT DAY!
3 stick/clips – Warning
2 sticks/clips – Note Home
1 sticks/clips - No recess and note/call home
0 sticks/clips - Office referral

7. Birthdays We love to celebrate your child’s special day!
Let the teacher know ahead of time.
Send only individual items, such as cupcakes, cookies, or individual treats! NO cakes please!
If at all possible, please send napkins too!
No Juice boxes or pouches (water only).

8. Snacks
First Grade will have snack this year due to our early lunch time. It will be in the afternoon.
Students may bring a snack everyday.

9. Homework Binder This binder will contain the following:
Pencil pouch – to transport supplies for nightly homework
Behavior Log/ Reading Calendar – initial daily and put reading minutes
Homework – A math page will go home on Monday and is to be returned on Friday. Please check & sign your child’s homework before returning. Reading 15 minutes each night is part of their daily homework.
White Folder- graded/returned work
Please look at this folder daily!

10. Schedule Lunch: 11:00 – 11:30 Recess: 11:30-11:45
A copy of your child’s daily schedule will be in their binder.
Lunch: 11:00 – 11:30
Recess: 11:30-11:45

11. B.E.A.R (Be Excited About Reading!)
Have your child read each night (Monday –Thursday) for at least 15 minutes, for a total of 60 minutes or more, and write their minutes on your child’s reading calendar.
Keep the reading/behavior calendar in your child’s binder so that it is returned daily.
So, READ, READ, READ!!!

12. Baggie Books
It is necessary for your child to read every night!
DRA Reading Levels
(Beginning of Year-3, Middle of Year-10/12, End of Year-16/18)
The books that your child will take home, in their Reading Bag, need to be read every night with an adult.
By the end of the year, all first graders need to be reading at a fluency of 60+ words per minute. The best way to increase fluency is to read, re-read, re-read, and re-read again!

13. Language Arts Open Court~ phonics Spelling Grammar Writing
Guided Reading
Open Court~ phonics

14. Guided Math Encourages multiple ways to solve the same problems
Independent thinking
Hands on learning & real life experiences
Work on math facts at home!
Addition/Subtraction
Time & Money

15. Science Hands on Learning Experiments
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM)
Physical Science
Earth Science
Life Science

16. Social Studies Families Maps Inventors Texas Holidays Presidents
Wants/Needs
Neighborhood/Community/States/Country

17. Teacher/Parent Conferences
Please sign up before you leave and feel free to write your time on the sticky note to take with you!
Volunteers
If you plan to be a volunteer on campus or on field trips, you must complete your online background check. You can find it on the Carver website:

18. PTA
It’s not to late to sign up!
Fundraiser: Sell that cookie dough!!!

19. Thank you for your support! If you have any questions. . .
Please contact me with specific questions or concerns Ms. Mitts ext