1. Welcome to First Grade
Please have a seat at your child’s desk or any available chair.

2. Introduction Meet Mrs.Westfall 6th year at Arcola
3rd year in first grade
Native of NOVA
Lynchburg College
Lives in South Riding

3. Goals Develop self-control and self discipline
Develop good listening skills
Develop independent working skills
Develop responsible individuals
Develop social skills

4. Good morning! Students begin walking to class at 7:35am
The late bell rings at 7:50am.

5. *If a • is placed in an area of the report card,
Grading
The report card will have the following letters as indicators of development:
1/B Below
*With assistance, student struggles to demonstrate partial mastery of
current grade level expectations
2/P Progressing
*With assistance, student demonstrates partial mastery of
3/M Meets
*Without assistance, student consistently meets and demonstrates mastery of
4/E Exceeds
*In addition to meeting the standard, the student makes application
beyond grade level expectations
*If a • is placed in an area of the report card,
this means that the skill was not assessed during that particular quarter.

6. Pathways
Word Work/Making Big Words Students practice new vocabulary, spelling, and linking known words to new words Literacy Centers Students work in small groups on independent activities to reinforce reading and writing skills Read Aloud Teacher is reading text to students Shared Reading/Poem Reading a poem and finding words with certain features Guided Reading/Literature Circles Teacher assists and instructs as student reads Independent Reading Students read without assistance while maintaining understanding Writers’ Workshop Students work on the elements of writing. They also learn about a variety of texts.

7. Word Study
Word Study is Loudoun County’s spelling program. Words are sorted into groups based upon their features.
gr br pl
green brush place
grape broom play
grade breakfast plate

8. Mathematics Patterns Addition Money Subtraction Fractions Place Value
Geometry
Time
Measurement
Graphs/Charts
Problem Solving
Addition
Subtraction
Place Value
Probability and Statistics

9. Science Units Scientific Process Weather Seasons Matter
Force, Energy, and Motion
Habitats
Cycles
Scientific Process
Asking Questions
Communicating
Gathering Data
Making Sense of Data

10. Social Studies Units Map and Globe Skills Communities/Citizenship
Virginia
Famous Americans
Economics

11. Homework
*Reading is expected every night Children should read aloud: 10/15 minutes
*Complete Reading Log- return it each Friday.

12. Expectations Respect yourself, others and school.
Be safe, be kind, and be honest
Follow directions Quickly!
Raise your hand to speak or stand
Listen to your teacher when she is talking.

13. Behavior Management Plan
Get a Dragon Ticket for outstanding behavior/following school rules.
Collect 15 Dragon Tickets for a trip to the Treasure Box.
Consequences for behavior: 1. Remove from the activity. 2. Think Sheet 3. Parents will be notified.
ROAR Dragon Bites

14. Food
Breakfast: students may eat breakfast at school in the morning when they first arrive with parent permission
Snack : bananas, cereal bars, apple slices, goldfish, crackers,
NO PEANUTS, PEANUT PRODUCTS, or NUTELLA
Lunch begins at 12:40 each day.
*joining your child for lunch
*adding money to their account

15. Communication Email: michelle.westfall@lcps.org Arcola Website
Weekly s
1st grade updates
Daily folder
Thursday folder (not every week)
Conferences
Phone calls and notes as necessary

16. Housekeeping Specials Schedule: on my web page Class celebrations
*three each year
*1st Fall Harvest Party, Winter/Holiday Party
End of year Party
Birthdays
*No food, no goodie bags
*Can donate a book to the class library
Field Trips
*One field trip- not certain yet where
*Send in earbuds
Medication=Nurse
Specials Schedule: on my web page