1. Mrs. Griffin’s 1st Grade Class
Welcome
Mrs. Griffin’s 1st Grade Class

2. Contact Information
Write a note and send it into school in YELLOW folder (please not in the backpacks)
me at
Call the school

3. Dismissal
Please send in a note or if your child is being picked up by someone else or will be picked up early.
We will always exit out the side doors.

4. Absences Please call the school or send an email to let us know.
Bring in a note giving the reason for the absence upon return

5. Yellow Folder Please check and clean out daily
Return to school each day
Put any important notes or documents in the folder

6. Homework write me a note if he/she is having difficulty
in the yellow folder
spelling, math, reading or phonics
posted on my website (no homework on Friday)
write me a note if he/she is having difficulty
corrected homework usually returned only if many errors
if forgotten, please return the next school day
Review and show parent HW show parent reader’s and that I will not send front page home holding pencil properly

7. Classroom Rules Raise your hand Be kind to everyone
Take care of the school supplies
Keep your hands to yourself
Listen to the speaker
Sit criss cross applesauce
Use appropriate language only
Share with others
Be polite to your classmates

8. Lunch and Recess Lunch is at 11:10 am followed by Recess
The cost of lunch is $2.75 per day
If you are paying for lunch, please place the lunch money or check (made out to Pomptonian) in an envelope or a ziplock bag.
Write your child’s name and the amount on the envelope or bag.
Place the money in your child’s yellow folder.

9. Snack Time
Everyday the students will be allowed to eat a small snack in the afternoon.
Snack only lasts for a few minutes so only pack the amount your child will eat.

10. Birthdays
Please contact me ahead of time regarding plans for the birthday
Food celebrations are discouraged
Goody bag or small gift (ex: pencil)
Read a story to the class

11. Scholastic Book Orders
Books are available on the appropriate reading level and at great prices
Place the orders online at scholastic.com/reading club
If sending the order to school please write the checks to Scholastic
My code is HMF9N
Shw them scholastic news and how to go online I will send code with each order

12. Conferences Monday November 6th – in the evening (5-7 pm)
Tuesday November 7th & 8th – in the afternoon (1-3 pm)
Please let me know what time of day works best for you. I will make every effort possible to accommodate your needs.

13. Curriculum Journeys Reading Program and Guided Reading
Oral Language, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Speaking/Listening, Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Spelling, Grammar, Writing
GoMath Developing understanding of :
addition and subtraction within 20
whole number relationships and place value, including grouping in tens and ones
linear measurement and measuring lengths as iterating length units
Social Studies
Responsive Classroom, Responsible and Active Citizenship, Celebrating and Respecting, Cultural Differences, Geography: Map Skills, American Heritage, Scholastic News
Science Dimensions
Engineering and Technology, Sound and Light, Plant and Animal Structures, Living Things
and Their Young, Objects and Patterns in the Sky