We Are On A
Mission!
Welcome to Back To
School Night
Dr. Sally K. Ride
Mission Statement
We are a diverse learning
community comprised of
educators, students, and parents
who have high expectations and
strive together to achieve lifelong learning for all students.
“Learning Together
Learning Forever!”
To focus on students oral and written
comprehension in reading and math.
Positive Behavior Intervention Supports
Communication
•Homework
•Monthly newsletters
•Parent-teacher conferences
•Progress reports (interims)
•Report cards
•Thursday folders
Rubric
ES
Goes above and beyond
P
Knows it and shows it
-Exceeds the standard in exceptional and multiple
ways
-Proficient, meets standard
I
Working on it
N
Needs more help.
-In progress towards meeting the standard
-Not yet making progress or making minimal
progress toward the standard
 8:50-9:05 Breakfast
 9:00-9:10 Attendance, lunch count,
morning announcements
 9:00 -9:40 Reading Whole Group Lesson
 10:40- 10:55 Small Groups Guided
Reading
 10:55-11:40 Specials (Art, Music, & P.E.)
 11:40 -12:50 Lunch and Recess
 12:50 - 1:40 Writing
 1:40- 2:45 Math (Whole and Small
Groups)
 2:45-3:15 Science/Social Studies
 3:25 Dismissal
• Empowers students by nurturing skills that
build confidence and success
• Connects content: blending subjects
• Integrates thinking, reasoning, and
creativity for a lifetime of learning
• Academic success skills (Analysis &
Collaboration)
Curriculum 2.0
Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, and Academic Success Skills
• Critical Thinking:
Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation
• Creative Thinking:
Fluency, Flexibility, Originality, Elaboration
• Academic Success:
Collaboration, Effort/ Motivation/ Persistence,
Intellectual Risk Taking, Metacognition
Collaboration
Working effectively and
respectfully to reach
a group goal
Analysis
Breaking down a whole
into parts and examining
the parts so the structure
of the whole is understood
Curriculum 2.0
Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, and Academic Success Skills
How do
you think?
What helps
you think?
I collaborate.
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I respect the ideas of others.
I tell people what I think I heard them say.
I ask other people what they think.
I work with others to accomplish a goal or task.
I know how to lead a group and be a member of a
group.
I analyze.
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I notice what’s alike and what’s different.
I describe what parts make up a whole.
I see how things fit together.
I look for patterns.
I sort objects.
Analysis KMP1, 1MP1 2MP2, 3MP1
Collaboration KMP1, 1MP1 2MP1, 3MP1, 4MP1, 5MP1
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Foundational Skills
Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational texts
Vocabulary
• Concepts of print
• Letter names and sounds
• Know and apply grade level phonics and
word analysis skills
– Recognizing short and long vowel words
– Blending sounds to read words
– Recognize misspelled words
• Read on-level text orally with accuracy,
fluency, and expression
• Identifying main idea and key details in a
text
• Understanding central message
• Describe characters, setting, and major
events in a story using key details
• Identify who is telling the story
• Compare and contrast the adventures and
experiences of characters in stories
• Identify main topic and key details
• Know and use various text features (e.g.,
headings, photos, table of contents, etc.)
• See the illustration and details in a text to
describe key ideas
• Ask and answer questions to help determine
the meaning of words
• Participate in collaborative conversations with
diverse topics about grade I topics
• Ask and answer questions to clear up meaning
of words
• Ask questions to clear up confusing words
• Use sentence-level context clues
• Sort words into categories
• Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs
GRADE LEVEL
Kindergarten
End of
Quarter
1st
NA
End of
Quarter
2nd
Level 1
(A)
End of
Quarter
3rd
4th
End of
Quarter
Level 2-3
Level 4
(B-C)
(C)
Level 16-17
Level 5-7
Level 8-11
Level 12-15
(D-E)
(E-G)
(H-I)
2nd Grade
Level J
Level K
Level L
Level M
3rd Grade
Level
Level N
Level O
Level P
1st Grade
4th Grade
Level Q-R
Level S- T
5th Grade
Level T-U
Level V-W
Students reading above a Level
18 (Level J…) are considered
reading on a second grade level.
At this level, we focus on
demonstrating comprehension
through written responses
to text.
Writing
Writing
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Writer’s Workshop routines
Handwriting
Narrative/personal experiences writing
Informative, explanatory writing
Opinion writing
Process, Production and Research
Use of Language
Descriptive words
 Complex sentences
 Conventions and grammar
 Practice and expand complete sentences
 Capitalization and punctuation
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The Developing Writer
Uses letters heard in words
 Uses sight vocabulary or word wall
 Uses correct capitalization and
punctuation
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Rules and Rubrics-set a goal for writing
Math Curriculum
Marking Period 1
 Routines
 Counting up to 120 from any number
 Place value
 Comparing 2-digit numbers using symbols
 Ten more, ten less
 Part-whole concepts; addition and subtraction
 Categorical data: bar graphs and pictographs
Math Curriculum
Marking Period 2
 Place value decomposing and composing 2-digit
numbers
 Meaning of =
 Problem solving with 1- and 2-digit numbers
 Addition of 3 numbers with sums to 20
Math Curriculum
Marking Period 3
 Length: comparison, non-standard units
 Relationships and properties of addition and
subtraction
 Fact families
 Finding the unknown in an equation
 Addition of 1-digit to 2-digit numbers, 2-digit to 2digit multiples of 10, modeled
 Subtraction of 2-digit multiples of ten, modeled
Math Curriculum
Marking Period 4
 Addition of 1-digit to 2-digit numbers, and 2-digit to
2-digit multiples of 10, written
 Subtraction of 2-digit multiples of 10, written
 2- and 3-dimensional shapes: attributes and fractions
 Time to the hour and half-hour
Social Studies Curriculum
Marking Period 1
Civics
Importance of rules
 Rights and responsibilities
 Leadership and authority
 Contributions of people important to
the political system
 United States symbols
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Social Studies Curriculum
Marking Period 2
History
People share and borrow cultures
 Difference between past and present
 People and objects today and long ago
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Social Studies Curriculum
Marking Period 3
Geography
People modify, protect and adapt to
the environment
 Tools used to locate and describe
places on earth
 Geographic characteristics
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Social Studies Curriculum
Marking Period 4
Economics
Goods and services
 Production process
 Effects of technology
 Markets in the community
 Economic choices
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Science and Engineering
Quarter 1
Comparing plants and animals
 Basic needs of animals
 Observable features of animals
 Health
 Parts of living things
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Science and Engineering
Quarter 2
Living things and non-living things
 Movement of objects
 Effects of magnets on objects
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Science and Engineering
Quarter 3
Natural features of the earth
 Changes in the environment
 Natural and man-made objects
 Human actions that harm the
environment
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Science and Engineering
Quarter 4
Human actions that affect the
environment
 Conservation and protection of
natural resources
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First Grade Homework Policy
Purpose:
• Provide critical and creative thinking activities that
correspond with our new curriculum
• Provide reinforcement of lessons/units taught,
practice towards mastery of a skill, introduce a new
unit or subject area.
• Provide opportunities for independent and guided work
• Strengthen concepts and skills
• Develop initiative, responsibility, self-direction and
organizational skills
Homework Assignment Sheets
• At the beginning of each week, first graders receive a
list of open-ended activities. Please have your child do
at least 4 activities per week, from any of the subject
areas.
• Parents can choose the activities that are appropriate
for their child.
• The homework should be turned in by Friday of that
week.
•Homework will be checked to see if it is complete,
correct, and neat.
• 15-20 minutes should be spent on homework a night.
•Reading 5-10 minutes a night is required. A monthly
reading log will be attached to the homework.
Thank You For Coming To This
Portion Of
Back-To-School-Night!
Please proceed to your child’s
homeroom to hear more.
The First Grade Team