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Reading/ELA Math/Science/SSKelly Hinze Sarah BizzellKim Guzzetta Lynn BakerStacey Painter Libby HilliardKesley Thompson Molly Bohac

Gina Dockal- all subjects

Snacks and Water Bottles

Snacks: Students may bring a healthy snack to school. It will be eaten during instructional time. All snacks should be small, healthy, dry, and finger friendly. Please be mindful of the snack you send if your child’s class contains an allergy.

Water bottles: Students may bring water bottles to keep by their desk. Water bottles must have a sports top. (the kind that snap open and closed).

Flashlight Fun

• Please send in a labeled flashlight with new batteries

• For use during fun activities

Reading What does it include?

•Read aloud•Shared reading of big books & poetry

•Guided reading (small group)•Independent reading

•Partner reading•Reading conferences•Strategy groups

ReadingWhat will we work on?

•Developing reading comprehension strategies•Comprehension and fluency in different genres•Reading on grade level•Instant recognition of sight words

Sight Words

•Flashcards will be sent home at the beginning of every grading period.•Please study these with your child so they can recognize these words instantly.•They are also posted on our first grade website.

Expected Instructional

Reading LevelsSept- C/D Oct- D/E Nov- E

Dec- F Jan- F/G Feb- G

Mar- H April- I May- J

Reading Grades•Comprehension•Sight Words•Reading Level•Reading Response Notebooks

LanguageWhat does it include?

•Writer’s WorkshopShared & Interactive writingIndependent writing

•Language/Grammar skills (capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, etc.)•Word Study (word families)

LanguageWhat will we work on?

•Writing for different purposes and audiences•Writing process: revise, edit, publish•Peer/teacher conferencing

LanguageWhat will the kids be doing?

•Writing! •Generate their own ideas for writing•Self selecting topics to write about •Use tools such as the word wall, word banks, anchor charts, etc.•Practicing and showing mastery of writing conventions skills such as punctuation, capitalization and spacing

LanguageGrades might include?

•Writing Pieces •Grammar skills•Word Study

Word StudyWhat does it include?

•Study of word families (ex: -at)•Shared Reading with word families•Study of phonics patterns•High frequency words (Sight Words)•Making words•Word sorts

Word StudyHow will it be assessed?

• District Word Study Test

• See orange word study calendar in daily folder for assessment dates

HandwritingWhat does it include?

•Letter formation•Spacing•Alignment

•Neatness and appearance

HandwritingHow will it be assessed?

•Handwriting Rubric to assess writing•Letter formation- points will be deducted for reversals starting in January•Spacing•Neatness and appearance

MathWhat does it include?

•Numeracy focus to 120•Skip Counting•Addition and subtraction strategies•Problem solving •Money•Time•Geometry

• Organizing data into tables and graphs•Measurement•Place value•Fact fluency•Fractions

MathNumeracy

•Counting forward/backward on and off the decade•Nearby numbers•Using ten frames, number lines, manipulatives and hundred charts•Counting on and counting back

MathWhat will the kids be doing?

•Math tub games/hands-on activities•Independent work•Math journals•Working with manipulatives•Small groups

Math Flashcards

• Similar to sight words but for math • Like sight words, they will need to

recognize the facts and remember the answers quickly

• These facts will be assessed and taken for a grade at the end of every nine weeks

MathGrades might include

•Problem solving•Skills practice•Math journals•Small group observations•Independent Work•District Fact Fluency each grading period

MathReversals

• Beginning in January, students will begin to lose 1 point for reversals that do not change the value of the number

• They will lose credit if the reversal changes the value of the number.

ScienceWhat does it include

Units of study:•Body systems•Rocks/soil•Heat/temperature•Plants•Life cycle (Chicks)•Matter/energy

•Hands On Science•Classroom observations•Hands on stations

Social StudiesWhat does it include

Lessons on:•Citizenship•Customs and traditions•U.S. symbols•Texas symbols

•Landforms•Black history•Inventors

Science & Social Studies GradesE = 95S = 85N = 74U = 65

•First grade will not be using planners.

•All first grade students will have a blue take home folder. Please check their expectation card and sign nightly.

• Graded work will be sent home in Tuesday folders. Please return the next day.

Homework will begin this week!

Daily Homework Schedule:•10 Minutes of Homework Choice Board•5 Minutes of Sight Words/Math Flashcards

•15 Minutes of Reading

*See homework schedule in daily folder

Reading Homework

•15 Minutes of Reading daily

•Please read with your child or to your child!

•You can read library books, leveled readers that come home, and/or Raz-Kids.

*Information about Raz-Kids and leveled readers will be coming

home soon!

• Each class will have a slightly different behavior management system which was explained in your child’s meet the teacher packet.

• Behavior not meeting the school community agreements will be noted on the expectation card.

Top Dog of the Week

• Every week a student from each class will be chosen as the Top Dog.

• That week they will get to share the Top Dog poster they created.

• This will look different in each classroom.

•Ms. Baker & Mrs. Guzzetta: 10:45-11:15•Mrs. Hilliard & Ms. Painter: 10:50-11:20•Mrs. Bohac & Mrs. Thompson: 10:55-11:25•Mrs. Bizzell & Mrs. Hinze: 11:00-11:30•Mrs. Dockal: 11:00-11:30

*Lunch will be an hour early on early release days.

1st Grade Website

1. Go to www.katyisd.org2. Click on campuses, click Directory, then Randolph.3. Click on “Campus.”4. Click on “Grade Level and Department

Information.”5. Click on First Grade

The direct website is also included in the weekly newsletter.

Newsletter

• An electronic newsletter will be sent home weekly with information about what we are learning and reminders.

• Look for the newsletter each Monday by email.

Remind: Reminders by Text Message!

81010 Enter this number

@khinze Text this message

SeeSaw

• All classrooms will be using SeeSaw.

• You can see what your child is doing at school!

• Look for a letter coming home soon.

•Please visit the PTA website to sign up and receive volunteer opportunities.

•Some include:

o Thursday Workbasket Volunteero Brown Bag Volunteero Friday Mystery/Parent Reader

We appreciate your support and look forward

to a great year!