First- Grade
Curriculum Night
Welcome, parents!
Welcome to First Grade!
 We will introduce
you to first grade
and our procedures.
 Please feel free to
ask questions at the
end of presentation.
Our Mission
 Our first grade team will provide a
positive learning environment and
experience so all students reach their
academic potential.
 Our goal is to ignite each child’s
passion for learning!
Common Core Standards
 Quality over quantity
 Preparing students with 21st century skills
 Rigorous Content-Focus on Higher Level
Thinking
 Not just about right answer-about the
thinking process
 Prepares students to succeed in a global
economy
ELA Standards
 Guided Reading
Approach
 Word Study
 Informational Text
 Writing across content
areas
 Literacy across content
areas
 Speaking and Listening
Skills
Writing
 Use correct spacing
between words
 Use correct punctuation
and capitalization
 Write on topic
 Spell high frequency words
correctly
 Use sounds to spell
untaught words
Math
 Numbers &
Operations in Base
Ten
 Operations &
Algebraic Thinking
 Geometry
 Measurement &
Data
Response to Instruction
or RtI
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Whole school working together
Using resources and expertise to help all students
Regular monitoring of success/needs
Data driven instruction
High-quality, research-based instruction and
interventions
 Match interventions to student’s needs
Homework
 We will assign about 30 minutes of
homework every night. This includes 20
minutes of reading. This should be recorded
on the daily reading log in your child’s binder.
 Assignments are due on the following day.
 We will have a weekly reading and Letterland
assessment on Friday.
 Parents keep Letterland information in child’s
binder.
PBIS-What is it?
 Positive Behavior Interventions and
Support
 Proactive approach to school-wide
discipline
 Promotes positive student and staff
behavior
 Implemented consistently by staff and
administration
First Grade Binder
 Each night our 1st graders will bring home
their binder with important papers and work.
 Please help them to learn responsibility by
taking out the papers each night.
 It is their job to turn in important notes and
money each morning. Thanks for your help!
Let’s Have a Great Year!