1. First Grade Back to School Night Ms. Tanaka’s Class Room 31 Tanaka_Meredith@cusdk8.org

2. Classroom Behavior/Expectations Behavior Clip Chart “Starting the Day Right” “Star Students” Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible Friday Prizes

3. Weekly Schedule MondayTuesdayWednesday Thursday Friday 8:00-8:308:15-8:45 K Library ( Redke) 8:30-9:00 9:00-9:301st Music (Jung) K Music (Redke) 9:30-10:00K PE (Redke) K PE (White) 1st Comp Lab Kindergarten Computer Lab K PE (Underwood) 10:00-10:20Recess 10:20-10:50 10:50-11:201st PE (Uchiyama) 1st PE (Uchiyama) 11:20-11:50 11:50-12:35Lunch 12:35-1:05 1:05-1:35Science w/ Mrs. Failing’s Class 1:15-1:45 1st Library (Uchiyama) 1:35-2:05Science

4. Guided Reading Kindergarten End of Year Benchmark- Level 3 First Grade End of Year Benchmark-Level 16 Book Shopping Once a week with “Just Right Books” Guided Reading At least 3-4 times per week in a small group Instructional Level Books go home/come back to school in zip bag every day Please use these books to have the students read out loud every night

5. Guided Reading Strategies Things to do at home Find a favorite spot to read Create a routine time to read (just before bed, right before dinner) Ask questions to your reader Who is the main character? Setting? Comprehension: What happened in the beginning, middle and end? Can you retell the story without using the book? More challenging books: Making Predictions about what’s ahead Problem and Solution

6. Birthdays Room 31 will celebrate all birthdays on the last school day of the month ex: Thursday, September 30th Non-edible treats only Pencils, Bouncy Balls, Notepads Summer Birthdays Celebrated at the end of the year

7. Parent Volunteers Walk-A-Thon Still need a crafty parent to make a medium sized flag for our class! Gardening Club Need 2 parents for this once a month activity Project Cornerstone 1 parent, 3 hours a month Filing Thursday envelopes, etc.

8. Closing First Grade Team presentation in the GLC Don’t forget to write back to your child on the back of their letter to you!