Welcome to First Grade! Miss Raygor Room 20 August 17, 2011 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to First Grade!

Miss Raygor Room 20

August 17, 2011

Introduction Introduction

A little about me….

When I was your age…

Now…

Introduction

 A “sneak peak” at first grade…

First Day of First Grade

 Necessary Items

 Backpack  Lunchbox  Athletic (closed toe shoes)*

 NO pencil sharpeners

 Items provided

 Pencils, erasers  Scissors, glue  Crayons, etc.

First Days of 1st Grade

 First day

 Must wear name and bus tag number to school (complete rest & keep in folder)

 Emergency information form

 Need back ASAP! (accepting tonight)

 Snacks

 Allotted short snack in afternoon  Snack donations will be provided for entire class (do not bring in individual snack)  Donations accepted: graham crackers, goldfish, Cheeze-its, pretzels, Capri Suns…  Birthday treats are also accepted

Lunch

 Lunch = $2.00  Milk = .40  Water =.40  Pin #-  Starts @ 11:00

Communication

 School Phone Number

 Office ext. 2000

*call during school hours & for any change in dismissal procedure

 My ext. 2120

 Write a Note

 Notes- write a note with name, concern, and best time and # to contact you

 School E-mail

 raygorj@sgasd.org

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School Website www.sgasd.org

Communication

 Home/Back folder

 Every night  Assignment sheets (please initial)  Letters/Updates-Thursdays & Fridays  Monthly Newsletters  Podcasts

 Permission slip to be sent home first week of school

Rules

 Classroom rules

 Speak and act kindly  Make our school neat and clean  Always listen with respect  Respect each other’s space  Take time to walk quietly in the hall  Use manners by saying, “Please, thank you, and excuse me”  Always tell the truth

Classroom Incentives

 Group

 Marbles in a jar

 Individual

 Treasure box  “Retraining” Please review the handbook! sign the last page and return the first week!

Disciplinary System

Homework

 Used only as reinforcement/ never punishment  Found in home/back folder  Please initial  Due next school day unless otherwise stated  Even if homework is not assigned, always a good idea to read/study, sight/spelling words and review math facts approximately 10-15 minutes/night

Room 20 Specials

Day 1: Technology Day 2: Wellness Day 3: Physical Education Day 4: Music Day 5: Library Day 6: Art

Star of the Day!

 Photographs  Souvenirs form a favorite trip  Favorite stuffed animals  Presentation =5-10 minutes  Please keep items small enough to fit into backpack  Items will be returned at the end of the day, after presentation

Curriculum: Reading

 NEW Reading Series- Journeys  Stories will contain more non-fiction, informational texts, biographies  Phonics

 Practice sounds of letters (beg./ end)  Vowels (short vowels, then long)  Digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh)  Blends/ Clusters (st, bl, tr…)  Compounds Words, Contractions, Possessives  Phonics Dance (to introduce ee, ea, eigh, oo, ou, ice, etc.)  Rhyming words (word families, real rhyming words)

Curriculum: Reading

 Comprehension

 Parts of a Story- beg., middle, end  Sequence of Events- first, second, third…  Noting Details  Cause and Effect  Compare and Contrast  *Retell- characters, setting, plot

Curriculum: Reading

 Vocabulary Strategies

 Using context clues  Classifying  Alphabetical Order  Word endings –ing, -ed  Suffixes –er, -est  Antonyms/ Synonyms  Homophones and homonyms

Curriculum: Reading

 Grammar

 Nouns  Verbs  Adjectives  Complete sentences  Proper Nouns  Subjects and Verbs  Prepositional Phrases

Curriculum: Reading

• Fluency

“ Fast Start” program Students will complete 2 poems per six day cycle