First Grade
Curriculum &
Open House
September 22, 2015
Classroom & School Rules
*Be Safe
*Be Respectful
*Be Responsible
*Try your best.
*Be kind and nice to everyone.
*Have good manners.
Behavior Management & Consequences
Less Serious or First Time:
Gentle reminder
Firm reminder
Practice doing it right
More Serious:
Lose a privilege
Time Out?
Minor or Major
Classroom Incentive’s
#1—Like all the other classrooms at Cherry Park, students can earn Charger Coins toward
classroom celebrations. If we do well in the hallway, cafeteria, Assembly or in the
bathroom, we earn a coin. Our celebrations include free choice, bubble gum party, Music
while we work or extra recess.
#2—I also offer Bear Hugs to students. When they have earned 20 hugs they can get into
my Treasure Chest. The surprise in this program is you can earn hugs for making good
responsible choices. The opposite is true too. You can lose a hug when you continue to make
irresponsible choices, especially after being reminded many times during the day. It’s a
bummer for the student and myself. Yet, a lesson was learned.
#3—Our Hero award! Each day I pick one boy and one girl as my hero of the day. These
students were the best example of our school rules of being safe, being respectful, being
responsible an demonstrating good manners. The hero is announced at the end of our day.
I tell the class what attributes made them the hero. That student gets to have the trophy
at their table spot and gets to be the line leader the following day.
Our class mascot is a brave Lion
Everyday, I want my students to be brave
to trying new things. I also want them to
be the best student they can be! I also
promote the importance of getting smarter
every day.
Common Core Standards
Common Core Standards are…
*More challenging than previous standards!
*Nationwide
*Focused on skills students need to learn in order to progress
*Report Card Aligned
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What if my child doesn’t know how to… We’ll work on it!
What if my child already knows how to… We’ll do some
challenge work!
Curriculum in David Douglas
*It’s called Forward!
*It is aligned with the rigorous standards of the Common
Core
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*In some ways similar to past curriculums
with traditional
lessons
*It also has online animations, digital readers in
addition to real books, and links to other
opportunities for learning
Daily Schedule
8:45-9:05 Check in, Morning Work, Calendar
9:05-9:35 Intervention for some. Health, Dailey Oral
Language and Comprehension practice
9:35-11:05 90 Minute Reading Block
11:10-11:55 Lunch and Recess
12:00-1:00 Math
1:00-1:45 Writing
1:50-2:30 Specials (Music, P.E., Library & Computer)
2:30-3:00 ELD (Oral Language Lessons)
3:00-3:15 End of Day Routines
3:15 Dismiss
1:50-2:30 Specials
*Rotating Schedule (A day, B day, C day)
*A Day = P.E. with Mr. Muldoon
Shoes for running and playing
*B Day = Media (Library and Computer Lab)
Bring your library books on this day
*C Day = Music with Ms. Wray
Arrival Time
8:30 Breakfast (no earlier please)
8:45 Come down to class when the bell rings (if you are earlier than
8:45, you must wait in cafeteria or front office lobby… yes, even if you
have a parent with you… unless you have an appointment with a
teacher)
*Bus riders will go to breakfast when the buses arrive, then come down
to class.
*Tardy bell rings at 9:00. All students should be in the classroom and
ready to learn on time. When kids come to class tardy, they often miss
the beginning of the day directions or first lesson of the day. Please
make sure your child is on time.
Dismissal Time
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We begin to get ready for dismissal around 3:05.
If something comes up and your student needs to go home
in a different way please send a note in the morning. Or call
the office before 3:00, so I can get the message.
 The phone, is not a good way to let me know that you are
changing your student’s dismissal plan during the day. I am
not allowed to answer the phone when students are in the
classroom.
 The bottom line is let me know if the dismissal routine is
changing. This helps me make sure your child gets to the
right place! 
Parental Involvement is a vital part of a smooth running
classroom. School safety is a priority at Cherry Park.
Adults in the School: (Safety Protocol)
*Adults must go to office first and sign in, get visitor
badge
*Parents who are volunteering are required to fill
out a new background check form EACH year
before being able to volunteer at school. Fill out
now, even if you aren’t planning to volunteer until
later… (this is also required if you want to
chaperone a field trip later in the year).
BIRTHDAY’S
Celebrating your child’s birthday is important. Each student
will get a birthday card, birthday pencil and a birthday
sticker from me. Also, during the day each student will be
given a few moments to feel honored with both a birthday
song and words of affirmation from his/her peers.
Birthday treats are not allowed. As a first grade team we
have grave concerns about student with food allergies. To
keep a safe environment we have decided to declare us as a
no treat zone.
Homework Expectations
Family participation is needed in homework routines in first grade.
Reading practice is my only homework in first grade. An adult will
need to listen to your child read for 15 minutes Monday through
Sunday. Then write what he/she read on his/her reading log.
Homework goes home each Monday and is returned the following
Monday. Homework starts on September, 28th.
Please support your child's reading habits by providing
opportunities for your child to read nightly.
SPELLING PROGRAM
Spelling is not longer on our district report card. All three First Grade
teachers continue to teach spelling in our classrooms. I believe there
is a direct correlation between spelling, reading and writing.
Therefore, I continuing to teach it.
Every Monday in the Orange Homework Folder, you will find that
week’s words. Please practice with your student at home.
During the week we will spend about 10 minutes each day practicing in
the classroom. At the end of the week, I will give a quiz. I do score
the quizzes and record the data in my grade book.
Students which are not academically ready, such as a newcomer to
English or a student that struggles academically will be exempt from
this program.
Contacting Your Teacher
Email: julieann_weinert@ddsd40.org
I read emails before school and during
my lunch break.
Note: Send it with your child to me
Phone: 503 256 6500 x5197