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2. Samantha Bastian
Rena Campbell
Rachael McKnight
Stacy Risinger
Katherine Sand
Nyesha Sevier
Emily Smith
Melissa Saur (ESL)

3. What do we learn in First Grade?

4. Reading Workshop Mini-Lesson Practice Independent Reading
Partner Reading
Small Group Reading

5. Reading Areas of Focus: Word Recognition Strategies
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Fluency and Stamina in Reading
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

6. Reading Grades will include: Reading Rubrics/Checklists
Reading responses
Retellings
Independent Silent Reading Tests
High-Frequency Word Assessments

7. Writing Workshop Writer’s Workshop Shared writing/interactive writing
Independent writing
Language/Grammar Skills
Phonics/Word Study

8. Language Areas of Focus: Writing Process
Generate their own ideas for writing
Writing for different purposes
Word families used correctly in writing
Conventions (punctuation marks/Capitals)
Grammar (parts of speech)
Conferencing

9. Language Grades will include: Writing Pieces with grading rubrics
attached
Notebooks and Conferences
Grammar Skills
Word Study

10. Phonics Workshop What does it include? Study of word families
Study of phonics patterns
Making words
High frequency sight words

11. Math Workshop Math Talk Problem Solving Mini-lesson Small Group
Seatwork
Math Stations

12. Math What does it include? Numeracy focus to 120
Organizing data into tables and graphs
Addition & subtraction strategies
Measurement
Problem solving
Place value
Money
Fractions
Time
Related facts
Geometry
Fact fluency

13. Math Numeracy Counting forward/backward from 0 to 120 from any
given number
Nearby numbers
Using ten frames, number lines,
manipulatives and hundred charts
Skip counting by 2 (even and odd)
Skip counting by 5 (forward and backward)
Skip counting by 10 (on and off the decade,
forward and backward)
Doubles, doubles plus 1 or 2, doubles
minus 1 or 2

14. Math Grades will include: Problem solving / Story Problems
Skills practice/Math Journals
Math Reviews
Small group observations
Content Assessments

15. Science What does it include? Units of Study: Hands-On Science
Body systems
Classroom observations
Rocks/soil
Heat/temperature
Hands on
Plants
stations
Animals
Matter/energy

16. Social Studies What does it include? Lessons on: Citizenship Landforms
Customs and
Black history
traditions
Inventors
U.S. symbols
Texas symbols

17. Social Studies / Science Grading
Report card and progress report grades in First Grade science and social studies will be reflected as E, S, or N. Teachers enter numeric grades for assignments and assessments into the District gradebook for progress reports and report card purposes. The district gradebook will convert the numeric grades to letter grades.
95 - Excellent (E)
85 - Satisfactory (S)
74 or below - Needs Improvement (N)

18. Handwriting What does it include? Letter formation Spacing Alignment
Neatness and appearance

19. Technology Raz-Kids Reading I-Station Reading Dreambox Math
Each of these programs may be accessed at home for additional support and extension.
Please send earphones for computer lab use.

20. Daily Homework Schedule:
10 Minutes of Sight Word Practice
20 Minutes of Reading (Take Home Books and Raz-Kids)
Additional home activities include counting, measuring, grouping, and other means of real world problem solving.

21. Visit the First Grade website for lunch times.
Please limit visits to have lunch with your child to one or two times per week. Students learn important socialization skills when they eat lunch with their peers independently.
Please greet your child by the cafeteria doors when lunch begins.
Please allow your child to walk with his/her class back
to the classroom. Do not accompany your child
back to the classroom or playground.

22. Water Bottles
Students need to bring a water bottle with a leak-proof cap to school.
Water bottles should have a leak-proof cap to avoid spills.

23. Snacks
Snacks: Students may bring one, healthy, dry snack to school. It will be eaten during instructional time. Your child may not bring a cafeteria snack back to the classroom after lunch. Please pack your child’s healthy snack at home.
Students are asked not to bring snacks that contain peanuts into the classroom due to allergy concerns.

24. gRAEt Community Plan
Students will follow our agreements for gRAEt classrooms!
Give 100%
Respect
Appreciation
Etiquette
Think/Stay Focused

25. Behavior Management

26. CHAMPS

27. Continuum of Consequences
Verbal reminder
Teacher student check in
Reflection sheet
Teacher student meeting
Parent teacher conference
Office referral
*Automatic Office Referral: Fighting, weapons, damage to school property, emotional outbursts that disrupt learning in the classroom*

30. Parent Communication Tuesday Folders gRAEt Community Calendars SeeSaws
Notes
First Grade Website
Check it out for all the updates in first grade!

31. Parent and Visitor Identification (ID) Requirement:  All parents and visitors must now present a valid, current, government-issued picture ID outside of the main entrance at all Katy ISD campuses prior to gaining admittance.  Each campus is equipped with a controlled access system that includes a camera and an intercom that parents and visitors will need to utilize when presenting their ID for entrance.  To gain further access beyond the campus front lobby, individuals will again be required to present their ID to the front desk receptionist in order to be officially logged into the visitor tracking system.   

32. Student Identification (ID) Badge Requirement: Students in grades PK-5 will continue utilizing their badges during lunch and library times. We are having our students keep their badges on throughout the day as a safety tool in case of emergency.

33. RAE Field Trip T-Shirts
Please order for our
First grade field trips.

34. Classroom Volunteers
Please visit the PTA website ( to sign up for volunteer opportunities.
Volunteer Opportunities include:
Read Aloud
Copying for grade level
Sorting/straightening classroom libraries
Take Home Work Baskets
Parties/Field Trips

35. Thank you for coming tonight!
Please make sure to take a hand-out from your first grader’s teacher with more information about her classroom.
The PowerPoint presentation will be on the website for you to refer to anytime.
Thank you for coming tonight!