1. Welcome to First Grade!
Miss Matan’s Class

2. Your Teacher… Valerie Matan 6th year of teaching
Eager to begin a new and exciting year

3. Our Daily Schedule 8:30 Breakfast 8:55 Calendar Math 9:15 Reading
11:45 Lunch
12:15 Recess
12:30 Writing
1:10 Core Extension
1:40 Encore
2:30 Science / Social Studies
3:30 Dismissal
Encore
Day 1 PE
Day 2 Art
Day 3 Music
Day 4 PE
Day 5 Media

4. Arrival and Breakfast…
Doors open at 8:30
After 8:55 students are marked late and must sign in at the office.
All students receive a free breakfast each morning. Students eat breakfast from 8:30-8:55.

5. Dismissal Dismissal is at 3:30
Walkers are dismissed from classroom doors
Students are dismissed after announced over intercom
Car riders are taken to the gym
Parents follow the traffic loop to front door
Please be sure your child knows how they will go home from school. A written note must be sent in for dismissal changes.

6. School Supplies All school supplies have been purchased
Book bags have also been provided for each child this year.

7. Ride the Wave… To Awesome Behavior!
All students start on 4 each day
5- caught showing outstanding behavior
3- warning
2- loose part of recess
1- loose all recess and note sent home

8. Bounce-Back Binders Bounce it Home, It Bounces back
Travel to and from school each day
Reviewed each morning
Please review each night
Best form of communication
HW sheet – sign and return
All homework is kept inside this binder at all times

9. Homework… See the HW sheet in folder each night Spelling Math Poems
First week done in class
Math
Fact practice
Poems
Read 2-3 poems and complete activity
Reading
Guided reading books

10. Homework Chart Week of September 27
Spelling
Math
Facts Book
Poems
Reading Envelope
Notes
Parent Signature
Monday
Sept. 27
Picture Boxes
Complete tonight’s facts
Tuesday
Sept. 28
3 times each
Read poems and complete activity
Wednesday
Sept. 29
Word Sort
Thursday
Sept. 30
Sentences
Read Guided reading books
Friday
Oct. 1
Enjoy your weekend!!
Early Dismissal
Things to Remember
* Homework should take less than 20 minutes. If it is lasting longer, please let me know!
Coming
Up…
* No School Friday, October 15th
* Early Dismissal Friday, October 29th

11. Curriculum What will we learn?
Math
Patterns
Addition / Subtraction
Measurement
Geometry
Money
Fractions
Reading
Word families
Word wall words
Reading strategies
Fluency
Comprehension

12. Curriculum What will we learn?
Science
Solids and liquids
Sand, silt, pebbles
Insects
Social Studies
Community helpers
Maps and geography
People around the world
Past and present

13. Before you leave… Fill out information card
Sign behavior tracking sheet
leave a message on the sandcastle

14. Do you have any other questions about this school year?

15. Thanks for coming to meet me and see the classroom.
Thank You!
Thanks for coming to meet me and see the classroom.
Remember- school begins Wednesday at 8:30!