Welcome to North Forest Pines First Grade

My Goals• For your children to grow as learners,

become independent learners and to be successful.

• To provide a positive learning atmosphere, while meeting the needs of each student

• To provide enrichment to students so they can reach their full potential.

• It's very important to me that my students believe in themselves, take pride in their work, and to always do their personal best!

• Most importantly, I want my students to possess a love for learning!

Always do your personal best!

[Effort = Achievement]

School Wide Discipline

how self-control

perate safely

ct responsibly

espect others

•Silent Zones

•Visitors passes

•Volunteer registration (in computer lab)

Classroom Management

~1st Offense~• Prompt/Redirect/Warning• (This will be considered scoring a 3 for the day)~2nd Offense~• Loss of Privilege/Time-out in classroom• (This will be considered scoring a 2 for the day)~3rd Offense~• Time out in another classroom and note home• (This will be considered scoring a 1 for the day)Office Referral• Students may be referred to the office for severe offenses without going

through the first steps. If after the 3rd offence a student continues to need redirection they may also be referred to the office.

• (May receive Out-of-School Suspension, Restitution or Detention in the office)• (This will be considered scoring a 1 for the day)

Rewards• Daily points/checks/weekly treasure box

• Principal Pals twice a month

• Quarterly Celebrations

• PBIS Falcon Tickets

Daily Schedule

• 7:15-7:45 amMorning Work/ Arrival• 7:50-8:20 amWriting• 8:25-9:25 amMath• 9:30-10:15 am Social Studies/Science• 10:15-11:00 am Specials• 11:05-11:30 am Lunch• 11:30-1:20 pm Literacy• 1:20-1:30 pmDifferentiation• 1:40-2:05 pmRecess• 2:15 pm Dismissal

Standards Based Grading

• Level 4• Extends targeted grade level standards• “Since I can do/get this, I can figure out new things!”• Level 3• Demonstrates proficiency of targeted grade level standards.• “I get it!” “ I can do it well!”• Level 2• Needs support to meet targeted grade level standards.• “I almost get it but I need help.”• Level 1• Insufficient performance of targeted grade level standards.• “I don’t get it yet. I need help.”• “P”• This work is not being assessed. I am practicing a new skill.

Literacy [Reading & Writing]

Common Core Standards• RL- Reading Literature• RI- Reading Informational Text• RFS- Reading Foundational Skills• S- Speaking & Listening• L- Language• W- Writing~Standards we are learning are posted in the classroom in a kid

friendly language for students~Students will continue using the Letterland phonics program this

year (related to weekly spelling homework)~For more info, please see: www.corestandards.org~Students will be assessed within the first 2 weeks and a report will

follow

Reading Comprehension

One focus this year will be on talking about literature, not just telling what happened in the

story. You can work on this at home by discussing:

• What the author’s message is (the “moral” of the story)• What the story reminds you of from your life, connected to the author’s

message (if the author’s message is about having patience, then your connection should be about patience)

• Why the characters have made the choices that they made, and what kinds of choices you would make in that situation

• Why the author chose the words, sentences, and structures that they did to tell the story

• Think about this: when you are in a book club, do you sit and retell the events, or do you talk about your opinions, reactions, feelings and author’s writing?

Math Common Core Standards

• OA-Operations & Algebraic Thinking• NBT- Numbers & Operations in Base Ten• MD- Measurement and Data• G- Geometry

Science Units•Comparing and Measuring•Pebbles, Sand and Silt•Organisms•Balance and Motion

Communication• Daily Behavior Log• Email (dbullock1@wcpss.net)• Phone call (I am not able to answer during the

school day)• Weekly newsletters• NFP website• NFP Twitter account• Classroom website• Parent Conferences (after first 9 weeks)• Monday folders • Report cards will be sent home quarterly

Parent Involvement• Classroom volunteers (see teacher for specific days and times,

need to register every year-can register in media center or the computer lab during school day). I will send out a Sign Up Genius quarterly for parent volunteers.

• PTA-$6 per parent Please Join

• Sign behavior log DAILY (be sure to record reading minutes)

• Look through Monday Folders each week, important school info and student work included.

• Please do not return student work to school.

Homework

• Assigned through weekly newsletter

• Read baggie book for 15 minutes daily

• Please record minutes read and sign log

• Spelling Journal

• Homework will consist of spelling, math, reading and writing each week

Should be completed daily

Homework Helpful Hints

Help set up a consistent organized place for your homework to be done

Help your child establish a consistent schedule for completing homework

Encourage, motivate, and prompt your child, but do not sit with them and do the homework for them

If your child is practicing a skill, ask them to tell you which steps are easy for them, which are difficult, or how he is going to improve. If

your child is consistently unable to talk about the knowledge they are practicing or using, please contact your teacher

WCPSS has set up a homework schedule that should be followed based on the grade of your child. When bedtime comes, please stop your child, even if they are not done. It can be completed the next

night.If your child is having difficulty with a skill and becoming frustrated and it is taking a long time please attach a note to the assignment

informing me of this so I can reinforce this skill at school.

Helping at HomeReading

• Index cards for high frequency words

• Read EVERY night!

• Good readers read EVERYTHING (road signs, menus, etc.)

• Keep books in the car for long trips (or visits to grandma!)

Writing•Index cards for high frequency words

•Stretching out words to record all the sounds (not necessarily all the letters) don’t tell them!

•Practice telling stories with a beginning, middle and ending

Math•Count by 2’s, 5’s and

10’s (in the car, grocery store, etc)

•Count out money

•Tell the time, look at the calendar to see

what is coming up, talk about seasons, months,

days of the week…

Math is everywhere!

Other Business• Snack-10 minutes-students bring in daily (please send in

“easy to eat” food)• Our snack time is before lunch each day-please remind

your child to save a snack• Birthday treats- given out at lunch (store bought)• Lunch-can pre-pay in cafeteria or on-line• Lunch $2.00 Breakfast $1.00 • Specials-will change each track out ( when your class

moves classrooms)• Dress code (refer to handbook and wear sneakers on PE

day)• Student Locator Card- verify and fill out new one with

any changes• Field Trips- information, dates, and costs will come home

soon

Other Business Cont.

• Transportation- please be sure your child has one main method of transportation, if possible. If there is a change, please send a written note to school notifying the teacher of the change. Email isn’t always checked before dismissal.

• NFP is GREEN! Please sign up on the NFP website for electronic correspondence via Google docs. Please let me know if you do not have access to email.

THANK YOU!!!

• Thank you for coming and being such a positive aspect of your child’s learning!