Welcome to Room 126
Mrs. Kris Williams
Email: williams_kristin@dublinschools.net
Voicemail: 760-6347
A little about me….
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Moved to Dublin in 8th grade, attended Sells Middle School and Dublin High
School – lived in Dublin for over 30 years
•  Graduated from The Ohio State University
•  Received my recertification to teach and began subbing about 3 years ago,
held 3 long term sub positions at Bailey, 2nd year teaching
•  Husband, Scott…Kids – Josh, 16 yrs…
Zach, 14 yrs…Sammy, 9 yrs
Communication
•  Weekly Emails or as needed
•  Take Home Folder
•  williams_kristin@dublinschools.net
•  614-760-6347
Daily
Morning:
Schedule •  Writing Workshop
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Personal Narratives
Informational
Opinion
Conferences
http://www.corestandards.org
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Reading Workshop
•  Shared Reading
•  Word Work
•  Independent Reading
•  Listening to reading
•  High Frequency Words
•  Word Families
•  Guided Reading &
Reading Conferences •  Handwriting
• D’Nealean Bathroom Break: 10:30
Lunch:
11:30-12:15
(Recess first, then lunch)
Instructional Time Will Focus On:
Afternoon:
•  Math Workshop
–  Rich Problems and Tasks
–  Problem-Solving
–  Math Challenges
–  Math Games and
Investigations
–  Math Projects
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developing understanding of addition,
subtraction, and strategies for addition and
subtraction within 20
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developing understanding of whole number
relationships and place value, including
grouping in tens and ones
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developing understanding of linear
measurement and measuring lengths as
iterating length units
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reasoning about attributes of, and
composing and decomposing geometric
shapes
8 Mathematical Practices: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them; 2.
abstractly and quantitatively; 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
Reason
reasoning of others; 4. Model with mathematics; 5. Use appropriate tools strategically; 6.
Attend to precision; 7. Look for and make use of structure; 8. Look for and express
regularity in repeated reasoning Bathroom Break: 1:50
Specials: 1:55-2:45
Brain Break: 2:45-3:00
Math Workshop
•  Focus on number sense,
geometry, and
measurement/data.
•  Problems that show
multiple ways to get an
answer (rich problems) to
extend thinking
•  Explain thinking in words,
pictures, and numbers.
•  Visualizing numbers with
pictures, instead of only
the digits.
•  Flexible in math thinking •  Exploring with math tools
and math games •  Math Journals and
Cooperative Learning with
collaboration
Related Arts and Share
Rotation 1:55-2:45
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- Art
– Music
– Gym (please remember to wear gym shoes)
– Library (library books can be returned any
day of the week)
Social Studies
Families Now and Long Ago, Near
and Far
The first-grade year builds on the
concepts developed in kindergarten by
focusing on the individual as a member
of a family. Students begin to
understand how families lived long ago
and how they live in other cultures.
They develop concepts about how the
world is organized spatially through
beginning map skills. They build the
foundation for understanding principles
of government and their roles as
citizens. •  http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/
Topics/Ohio-s-New-Learning-Standards/
Social-Studies/SS-Standards.pdf.aspx
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Science
• Earth and Space Science: Sun, Energy, Weather This
topic focuses on the sun as a source
of energy and energy changes that
occur to land, air and water. • Physical Science: Motion and Materials
This topic focuses on the changes in
properties that occur in objects and
materials. Changes of position of an
object are a result of pushing or
pulling. • Life Science: Basic needs of Living
Things
This topic focuses on the physical
needs of living things in Ohio.
Energy from the sun or food,
nutrients, water, shelter and air are
some of the physical needs of living
things. •  http://education.ohio.gov/
getattachment/Topics/Ohio-s-NewLearning-Standards/Science/
Science_Standards.pdf.aspx
Enrichment Practices
1st grade focus - A year of Imagining
We Grow Thinkers in Dublin City Schools!
We grow thinkers by immersing all students in a school-wide culture committed to
the development of thinking skills through thoughtful engagement with big ideas
and complex problems. Through explicit support from a collaborative instructional
team, students blossom into thinkers who are able to independently apply thinking
habits in complex and creative ways.
www.dublinschools.net/gifted.aspx
The 6 Habits of Thinkers:
1. Ask questions
2. Collaborate with others
3. Create and Innovate
4. Persevere
5. Think flexibly
6. Communicates ideas with confidence
Within our classroom, we will be offering enriching,
challenging, collaborative, problem based activities to stretch
students!
It’s Snack Time! Our class will have an afternoon snack. Each student is responsible for
bringing his/her own snack each day if desired. Due to some food
allergies in our building, we have narrowed our snack choices to the
following five (5) items or categories. - Cheese squares or string cheese
- Plain Cheerios
- Plain Pretzels
- Vegetables- carrots, celery sticks, peppers, etc
- Fruits- (cut up, finger food) grapes, blueberries, raisins, apple slices, etc
Students must be able to eat the food with their fingers and open their
own snack bags so please make sure they are packaged appropriately. We
don’t have time to peel fruit. Students may bring in a water bottle to
keep in their backpack. No other drinks are permitted in the classroom.
Thank you so much for your cooperation :) Special Shares
•  Part of our Ohio academic learning standards in
Language Arts (Speaking and Listening) Program
will be graded for the report card.
•  4 times a year, a new theme will be assigned. •  Please work with your child in developing a 2-3
minute presentation.
•  They may present their share anytime
during the scheduled week.
Star Student
•  Each week, we will have a different star student so that we can
learn a little more about everyone in the classroom.
•  Monday – Share poster
–  A poster will come home that your child can work on to share with the class.
•  Tuesday – sit anywhere in the room to do work or sit in special
chair for class meetings and lessons
•  Wednesday – bring in a favorite book to share with the class
•  Thursday – bring a special object in a bag and students can ask
yes/no questions to figure out what is in the bag
•  Friday – take home Mouse or Moose, to write and draw pictures
about
I will send an email home letting you know when
your child will be the star student!
Homework
Reading Log
•  20 min per night
Word Study
•  Practice words and
connections to words
•  Students should read,
write and generate new
words from word study
words
•  May be some
handwriting pages
•  Special shares
•  Math games/extra
practice at home
Reading at Home
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15-20 min each week night - 5x a week.
Just Right Book/Book Baggies
Reading Strategies
Comprehension Strategies Look and talk about the pictures
Make predictions
Ask questions that focus on the meaning of
the story. •  85% of everything a child reads should be easy for them!!
•  15% should be a bit of a challenge!!
Bailey “3”
•  Be kind
•  Respect each other
•  Follow the directions the first time
We review and discuss these during our
morning meeting and throughout the
day. It’s common language used
throughout the school.
Guidance
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Don’t Panic
Ask for Help
Adjustment to first grade
Role-playing on how to handle conflict,
bullies and making friends
•  Anger Management
Housekeeping
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Fall Conferences (Wed, Oct. 14 and Tues, Oct 20)
Report Cards: ProgressBook (trimesters)
Classroom management
Dismissal (need note if there is change in plans)
Procedure if child is sick or has a dr appt Eating lunch at school – memorize lunch numbers
Lunch Money
Progress Book
Celebrating Birthdays!
•  Class Birthday Book
•  Non-Edible Treats
-Birthday Bubbles
-Glow Day
-Parent Read Aloud
-Present for class
(recess game or book)
*End of the Day before
Dismissal
Scholastic Book Orders
•  Each month, I will send home a
Scholastic book order form. •  Great way to build your library at
home
•  Great way to build our library at
school
•  You can send in a check with your
order or submit order on-line
Final Thoughts
•  Wish list (classroom rewards)
•  Volunteers (please sign up if you wish to
volunteer for classroom parties)
•  Thank you for coming tonight and I am so
excited to have a great first grade year with
your child!!!