Mrs. Dunn’s 1st Grade Class
Russell Ranch Elementary
2015-2016
Please be sure to sign-in and
put your email address!
jdunn@fcusd.org
All About Me
 My background
 Mississippi State University – BS in Education
 National University – MS in Curriculum and Instruction
 Married, 3 children~ girls (college student at UNLV, 9th
grader at Folsom High and 6th grader at Sutter Middle)
 My experience
 I’ve been teaching for 16 years
 I taught for 4 years in Mississippi, 10 years at Folsom
Hills Elem., and 2 years at Cordova Meadows.
 This will be my 10th year teaching 1st Grade!
 I took off for 7 years to stay home with my girls. While
at home I was a cheer head coach, Girl Scout troop
leader, room mom, classroom volunteer, team mom, and a
board member for my girls swim team
Communication
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PowerSchool Parent Portal
 log-in information in your folder tonight
Parent Conferences in November
 Grades: Meets, Developing, Limited Proficiency
Schoolwires Webpage (I’m working on this)
 http://www.fcusd.org/rre
Newsletters will also be e-mailed (blind copy)
Student Profile form (fill out form)
Best way to communicate is EMAIL
Send notes via the homework or Friday folder
Call the school and leave a message.
Mornings are not the best time to stop by the classroom. I’m usually
rushing as I have two girls going to school at different times.
Please schedule a time with me if you have a concern. Thursdays~ I
have staff meetings right after school. I can usually work it out if I
know in advance on any other day.
Folders Going Home
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Daily Homework Folder (black)
 Homework will be sent home on Monday in a packet and due on Friday.
 Math and language worksheets
 Reading Log (read for 20 min.)
 I Love Reading Books (words follow patterns taught in class, keep)
 High Frequency Words (keep at home) These words will be tested
at the end of each theme which is about 3 weeks.
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Friday Folder (red)
 School wide information
 Return Mondays
Classroom Management
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Class Agreements
 Be Respectful
 Be Responsible
 Be Friendly
 Be Safe
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School Wide Positive Behavior Expectations
 RR Silver Horseshoes
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Class Rewards
 Tickets -drawing on Friday
 Group points – group with most points in a week get to go to the prize box
 Lunch with teacher for group with most points in a month
 Fun Friday time- free choice time, game or art
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Consequences
 1st- Verbal warning
 2nd-Time-out (yellow card)
 3rd- Lose recess/privilege and complete behavior Log. This must be signed and returned
(orange card)
 4th- phone call, note or conference (red card)
If behavior continues, a conference will be scheduled with the principal
Absences, Tardies, & Early Dismissals
 Absences
 Call the office
 Missed work will be in cubbies
 Independent Study: Absent more than 5 school days
 Get the form before the absence from the office
 I will compile work and send it home just before the
absence
 Please have work completed upon return to school
 Tardies
 After 8:25 (early readers) and after 9:10 (late readers) get
Late Slip from the office
 Early Dismissals
 Sign child out in office prior to pick up
Class Business
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Forms (Please complete and return ASAP)
Book Bags will come home daily (1 leveled book to start and possibly 1 book
from genre choice later~ may or may not be leveled. Rewarded for bringing
back the bag each day. See handout in the book bag the first day. This will
start Aug. 24th. Any and all donations of books are always greatly
appreciated to add to the baskets.
Student of the Week
 In the bag: poster, photos, favorite book, one item.
Snack (may bring a healthy snack to eat at recess) no candy or sugary
snacks
Lunch pay online at www.mymealtime.com or bring lunch in a labeled lunch
box
Lost & Found
 Please label your child's belongings
Dress Code (see handbook…no flip-flops)
Birthdays
 Treats welcome (store bought only~ no cake to cut), no drinks, 27
students…we serve at lunch time.
 Party Invitations (deliver outside of class)
Common Core State Standards
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The College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards were
developed first then incorporated into the K-12 standards to
become the Common Core we have today.
 Language Arts
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Reading Standards for Literature
Reading Standards for Informational Text
Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
Writing Standards
Speaking and Listening Standards
Language Standards
 Math
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Measurement and Data
Geometry
See Handout
1st Grade Curriculum
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Early/Late Reading (4 levels of core)
 Assessment results coming home soon
 HM Reading program (Literature and Informational text)
 I  Reading books (sent home weekly)
 High Frequency Words (sight words)
Language Arts (Listening, Speaking, and Language Standards)
 Houghton Mifflin program instructs grammar, spelling, etc.
 Daily 5 (teaching independence)
Learning Center (Foundational Skills)
 Double dose of reading skills (Systematic Phonics, Fluency,
Comprehension)
B.A.S.E (Before and After School Enrichment)
 Leveled Independent Reading or computer lab
 Turn in form by due date
All starts Aug. 24
1st Grade Curriculum
 Math
 Scott Foresman /Addison Wesley “enVision Math”
program
 www.pearsonrealize.com
 Common Core State Standards Handout
 Mathematical Practices Handbook
 What does math look like?
 Leaflet and homework page
 Enrichment or Reteach
 Pretests
 Resources on the website
 Enrichment pages
1st Grade Curriculum
 Writing
 Handwriting is D’Nealian
Manuscript
 3 Text Types
 Narrative
 Informative/Explanatory
 Opinion
 Journal Writing (prompts)
 Writers Workshop (text types)
1st Grade Curriculum
 Science
 Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
 Plants and Animals
 Weather & Seasons
 Solids, Liquids, & Gases
 Project Lead the Way
 STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics)
 Social Studies
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Rule-making process
Maps/globes
Holidays
Diversity in
Communities
Everyday life of
earlier generations
Using $ to purchase
goods/services
How location affects
the way people live
Transportation
P.E., Music, Computers,
Library, and Art
 P.E. –Monday
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wear athletic shoes!
Music – Friday
Computers – TBA
Library – Tuesday
Art – Fridays; Fun Arts Program
Mrs. Dunn’s Schedule
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8:25am
9:10am
9:10am
9:50-10:10am
10:10am
10:55am
11:30-12:10pm
12:10pm
12:30pm
1:30pm
1:52pm
1:52pm
2:37pm
Early Readers instruction (or BASE)
Late Readers arrive
Opening /Calendar/Journal/ Music
Recess
Learning Center (M-Th)
Writing
Lunch and Lunch Recess
Storytime/Star of the Week Sharing/ SSR
Math
Social Studies/Science/Art/ Centers
Early Reader dismissal
Late Reader instruction (or BASE)
Late Reader dismissal
Field Trips
 Fog Willow
 Performing arts production
 Another one in the spring (in house)
 Chaperones must have Volunteer 2 status.
 (See Office for details)
 Kindly requesting NO posting of pictures on social media
Volunteers
 Must sign in at office and get badge before
coming to the classroom
 NO siblings in class
 See sign-up sheets if interested
Donations
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$60 to our trustee account for fieldtrips and classroom
enrichment
 Please make checks payable to Russell Ranch.
 Sticky notes on door
 Classroom supplies
 THANK YOU!!
I’m looking forward to a wonderful year!