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Find your childs seat and read the letter your child wrote to you Write a note to your child on the sticky note. It will be a great surprise in the morning! Transdisciplinary Themes & Units of Inquiry Who We Are: Character How We

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Find your child’s seat and read the letter your child wrote to you ☺ Write a note to your child on the sticky

  • note. It will be a great surprise in the

morning!

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Transdisciplinary Themes & Units of Inquiry

Who We Are: Character How We Organize Ourselves: Community How the World Works: Structures How We Express Ourselves: Communication Where We Are in Place and Time: Exploration Sharing the Planet: Growth

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Iles Gifted Program

Gifted learners usually need less repetition to learn a new skill or concept. Iles offers an accelerated curriculum to give children the opportunity to work at a pace that fits their needs. By the end of third grade, children at Iles are working a full year ahead in both reading and math.

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Our School Day

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Mor Morning ning Choices Choices

  • Writing center
  • Classroom libraries
  • Math center
  • Wonder table or

wonder journals

  • Games and puzzles
  • Word work
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Mor Morning ning C Cho hoices ices

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Mor Morning ning Mee Meeting ting

  • Build our classroom

community

  • Second Step lessons
  • Social-emotional skills
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Read eading ing Wor

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  • Focus Lesson
  • Read to Self
  • Partner Reading
  • Reading conferences

and/or small groups

  • Share how we used

strategies

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First Grade Reading Goals

Comprehension

  • Predict
  • Retell
  • Understand story elements
  • Ask and answer questions
  • Point of view/Perspective
  • Vocabulary

Fluency

  • “Snap” words
  • Letter sounds and blends
  • Decoding strategies
  • Phrasing
  • Expression
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Spelling Spelling

and and Voc

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  • We will have spelling and

vocabulary tests when we have a regular 5-day week.

  • The children take a pretest on

Mondays and the test on Fridays.

  • We will work on “snap words”

during short weeks.

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Snac Snack & k & Stor Story

  • Model reading strategies
  • Model fluency and

expressive reading

  • Explore our units of

inquiry

  • Enjoy books!
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Recess

We go outside for fresh air and exercise every day. The children also practice social skills during recess. If we can’t go outside, we will have brain breaks in the classroom.

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Math

  • Focus Lesson
  • Guided Practice
  • Independent Practice
  • Games
  • Reflex Math
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Fir First Gr st Grade ade Ma Math th

  • Add & subtract to 20
  • Fact Fluency to 20
  • Number stories
  • Represent data
  • Counting strategies
  • Place Value
  • Add & subtract 2-digit numbers
  • Measure length
  • 2-D and 3-D shapes
  • Equal shares
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Second Second Gr Grad ade Ma e Math th

  • Work with equal groups
  • Add & subtract within

100

  • Fact fluency within 100
  • Solve word problems
  • Tell time
  • Count money
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Wri Writing ting Wor

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  • Focus Lesson
  • Time to write
  • Meet with writing

partner

  • Individual writing

conferences and/or strategy groups

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First Grade Writing Goals Writing Units

  • Narrative Writing
  • Informational Writing
  • Poetry
  • Opinion Writing
  • Fiction series

Grammar

  • Sentence rules
  • Commas
  • Quotation marks
  • Parts of speech
  • Verb tenses
  • Affixes
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Technology

We have a 1:1 iPad cart

  • EPIC!
  • Reflex Math
  • SeeSaw
  • Research
  • Word processing

We will visit the computer lab at least once a month to practice keyboarding and learn about word processing.

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Wonder Workshop

  • Inquire
  • Ask questions
  • Find answers
  • Share discoveries

STAY CURIOUS!

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Essential Agreements

District 186 Goals for Life

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Class Compliments

We earn compliments when

  • ther teachers and

adults in the school notice we are respectful.

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IB Learner Profile

Our goal is for children to demonstrate the Learner Profile attributes.

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Thank You Tickets

Children can choose a “thank you” ticket when they demonstrate the Learner Profile attributes.

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Calm Corner

Children can go to this quiet area when they need to take a break to calm down and refocus.

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Think sheet

Children will fill out a “think sheet” with help from the teacher when they are having a recurring behavior problem or concern. It is sent home for parents to discuss with their child and then sign and return.

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Working Together

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Homework Expectations

Homework folders will be sent home Monday - Thursday

  • Daily Review – 10 -15 minutes
  • Spelling & Vocabulary – 10 minutes
  • Read Together – 20 minutes
  • Incomplete daily work

Family projects will also be sent home throughout the year

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Wednesday Folders

  • Classroom newsletter
  • School news
  • Community flyers
  • Student work
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Grades and Report Cards

Assignments and assessments that are graded with a 1, 2, or 3 will be entered in the grade book and used to complete report cards. 3 – mastery 2 – progressing 1 – area of concern

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Parent / Teacher Conferences Oct Octob

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  • Review the 1st grade learning standards
  • Discuss student progress
  • Set learning goals

Report cards will be sent home on November 13

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  • Daily Snacks
  • Birthday treats
  • Friend of the Week

Wellness Committee Treat Policy

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Thank you for coming! I’m looking forward to a great year! ☺