Welcome to 1C!
Parent Information Night
Ms. Opre’s Class
Room 103
About Ms. Opre
 I am from Mississauga, Ontario,
Canada
 I am a certified teacher in
Ontario Canada and have a
Master of Arts in Child Study and
Education from the University of
Toronto
 This is my second year teaching
Grade 1 at Delia School of
Canada
 I enjoy hiking, theatre, art,
reading and travelling
First Grade
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Students are expected to be more independent
Students are expected to sit in a desk
No play-based learning and more independent work
Students will have textbooks
Students will have an international language class
Students are expected to walk independently in the
hallway
What is Grade 1 all about?
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Grade 1 is a transition year
Responsibility
 Homework folders
 Handing in assignments
 Doing their job – independent work completed within the allotted time frame
Self-regulation
 Monitoring their own behavior
 Making smart choices
 Staying on task
Organization
 Tidy desk
 Tidy cubby
 Prepared for class
Collaboration
 Working with others
Initiative
 Trying their best
 Asking for help when needed – knowing where to find resources
 Participating in class discussions
Classroom Rules
 Classroom Rules
Always listen when the teacher is talking
Raise your hand when you wish to speak
Speak English
Be nice to your friends
HOP – Hands off policy
Follow directions quickly
Always walk
Have Fun!
Lunch Time Rules
 Students are expected to sit at their desks and eat
their lunch.
 Lunch is 30 minutes long and lunch recess is 20
minutes
 There are 3 teachers who rotate and supervise the
Grade 1 students during this time
 Students need to be able to open their containers
and are expected to eat their lunch on their own
 Duty teachers are not responsible for students not
finishing their lunches
Classroom Managment
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Philosophy
 My discipline plan is based on the three C’s Caring, Consistency and Community
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Behaviour Chart
 Students start every day with their name clip on the green: “Go! Ready to learn.”
 If they receive a warning they place their clip on the yellow: “Slow Down! Think
About It!” This means caution – watch your behaviour.
 If they receive a second warning they move their clip to the red “Stop! Make Better
Choices!” At this point they will be asked to complete a task fitting their
inappropriate behaviour choice.
 If they receive a third warning students will fill in a reflection form about their
inappropriate behaviour choice and bring it home in their homework folders.
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Chance Bin
 If students are “caught being good” they get to put their name on a ticket and put
it in the Chance Can. At the end of the week I will draw at least 3 names from the
can. Each student selected will receive a good behaviour certificate to take home
with them as well as a token of appreciation for their good behaviour from the prize
bin.
Our Daily Classroom Routine
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Students unpack their school bags (hand in homework or forms,
parent/teacher communication books and folder).
Students read silently at their desks, listen to morning announcements
and wait quietly for class to begin.
We start the day by reviewing our schedule and subject matter is
taught according to our class timetable.
Each day we gather as a class to discuss the date (day, month, year),
identify calendar and number patterns, read our monthly poem, and
talk about the weather and any upcoming special events.
At the end of the day students place homework, forms and their
parent/teacher communication books into their folder then into their
bags.
Students who are picked up are released into the courtyard and bus
students walk to the bus.
Schedule
A copy can be found on the class website
Monday
8:20-8:40
20
8:40-9:15
35
9:15-9:50
35
9:50-10:05
10:05-10:40
35
10:40-11:15
35
11:15-11:45
11:45-12:05
12:05-12:45
40
12:45-1:25
40
1:25-1:40
1:40-2:20
40
2:20-3:00
40
3:00
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Homeroom, Attendance and Announcements
English or
ESL
English or
ESL
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics
English or
ESL
English or
ESL
Science &
Technology
Science &
Technology
Visual Arts
Music
Guided Study
International
Language
Recess
English or
ESL
Drama or
Dance
Lunch
Recess
Science &
Technology
Physical
Education
Recess
Social Studies
Guided
Study
Health
Guided Study
International
Language
Visual Arts
Student Dismissal
Friday
English or
ESL
English or
ESL
Social
Studies
International
Language
Mathematics
International
Language
Science &
Technology
English or
ESL
Social Studies
Mathematics
Music
Mathematics
Drama or
Dance
Guided Study
Physical
Education
Guided
Study
* Please remember to
make sure students are in
their red uniform on
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday for Health and
P. E.
September
Here is an overview of what we will be looking at in
the month of September:
English: Review letters, letter sounds, reading sight words, writing
sentences, and choosing just right books
Math: Sequencing, days of the week, seasons
Science: Daily and Seasonal Changes
Social Studies: Self and Family Awareness
Visual Arts: Colours – Primary and Secondary
Dance: Locomotor and Non-locomotor movement
Textbooks
 A list of textbooks can be obtained from the office.
 All textbooks are kept at school and will be sent
home before an assessment
 All school textbooks are labelled with a code in them.
We do not write names on the inside of these books.
 “Math Makes Sense” and “Oxford’s First Dictionary”
are the only consumable textbooks and do not need to
be returned at the end of the year.
 Damaged or lost books will result is loss of your
deposit.
 Textbooks are the student’s responsibility.
English Program
 Resource: Scholastic Literacy Place
 A comprehensive, integrated, strategic and
continuous program which promotes
developmental flow from supported to
independent learning.
 Focuses on Reading, Writing, Oral
language and Working with Words.
 Each month focuses on a specific Reading
Strategy and Writing Trait. For example:
Reading - Predicting Text, Writing –
Descriptive Writing
English Program Sample Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Reading
Lesson
Centres
Centres
- Review
previous
weeks
skills
- Review
previous
weeks skills
Writing
Lesson
Sight Word
Check
Centers include: Guided Reading, Independent Reading, Reading
Comprehension, Working with Words, Writing Practice.
Students in ESL
There is a presentation in the auditorium
at 7:00pm tonight to talk about the ESL
program and expectations.
International Language
 There are 3 languages to chose from
French
Japanese
Puthongua
 If you have a question about your
child’s class please contact the teachers
directly.
Assessment
 Curriculum based on Ontario
expectations
 Marks based on performance tasks,
tests, interviews and presentations
 Levels and rubrics for assessment
 Tests and assessments are to be signed
and returned to school the next day
Rubric Levels
Level 4
I am an expert. I understand it well and have many
details. I can teach what I am learning to others.
Level 3
I can do this independently. I understand.
Level 2
I can do this with some help. There are some parts I
don’t understand.
Level 1
I am just starting to learn this and need a lot of help. I
don’t really understand it yet.
Level R
I do not understand. I did not try to answer the
question.
Homework
 The homework will be listed on the class website and sent home
in your child’s homework folder.
 Please return the homework the next day in the homework
folder that was provided.
 The homework should only take about 1-2 hours per week.
Homework focuses on what we are learning in class and gives
students extra practice
 Homework will begin in October.
Homework schedule for grade 1:
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English: Sight Words - Monday-Thursday
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Math: Tuesdays and Thursdays, use of Mathletics
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Reading: RAZ Kids
Homework Folders
 I have provided your child with a homework folder that all
important documents are placed in (notes home, homework,
and assessments.)
 Please check your child’s homework folder every night and
return it the next day.
 If you are sending in money please clearly mark the envelope or
note whose money it is and what it is for.
 Please make sure the “Parent/Teacher Communication” book is
in your child's homework folder every day.
 It is helpful, if you write me a note, to please leave the
parent/teacher communication book open to that page.
Classroom Website
What do we use our classroom website for?
1. Check homework
2. Find all important school related notices
including calendars
3. Communicate with other classmates on
school related material only
4. View school calendar and student timetable
1C Website
http://dsce1c.weebly.com
Students and parents are encouraged to
look at the website together frequently.
Reading at Home
 We will begin an at home reading
program in October. It will be a
computer based reading program called
Raz-Kids
 Students will be required to read one
story each night and complete a
comprehension activity
 More information will be going home
soon
Mathletics
 Mathletics is a new learning platform we are
using
 Each student will have a log-in
 With the log-in students can access activities,
lessons and a global community of students
in Grade 1
 The online content relates to what we are
learning in class
Birthday Party Procedures
 Parents are more than welcome to bring a cake or treat in to
help celebrate their child’s special day. However I have a few
requests if you plan to have a party.
 Please let me know a week in advance if you plan to come in and
host a party. This way I can make sure I have no previous
engagements and we can agree on an appropriate time.
 Parents are required to come in and help supervise the party.
 If you are bringing a cake please remember to bring a cake cutter,
paper plates, utensils and napkins. Make sure you have enough to
supply 23 students.
 All treats must be commercially purchased and can not be
homemade.
 For students who have a birthday in July or August please plan
to have a party in June.
Library
 Students have begun to visit the library
 They will begin to take out one book a
week to read at home starting next
week
 It is the student’s responsibility to
return the borrowed book the following
week
Tuck Shop
 Students have the opportunity to use the tuck
shop at recess and at lunch
 We talk about making healthy choices and no
sharing snacks or money
 Items range from $8- $15
 If your child brings money in, it is their
responsibility to keep it safe and spend it
wisely.
 I recommend an octopus card with their
name written on it.
Bus List
 If your child takes the bus you must
email or phone the office when you will
be coming to school to pick your child
up.
 If there is no email the homeroom
teacher will send the student on the
bus.
Co-curriculars Begin in October
*Student pick-up area to be announced. Determined by which classroom activity
is taking place not necessarily homeroom.
Remember:
 There is no bus service after cocurriculars. Parents must arrange to
pick up their children at 4:00 p.m.
 Students need to have plenty of water
 Students should have the proper shoes
if they are playing a sport
How can you help?
• Read with your child every night.
• Try and reinforce some basic rules and routines we
have in class, for example; respect others and
property, put things away that you use and make sure
they do their work.
• Make sure their homework folder comes to class
everyday.
• Check the classroom and ESL website regularly.
• Understand that this is a transition year and that it
will take them time to adjust.
Do you have any questions or
comments?
Feel free to
1. Email k.opre@delia.edu.hk
I will check my email before 8:00 and after 3:00 everyday.
2. Send a note – inside parent/teacher
communication book
3. Call – between 3:20pm – 4:00pm
4. Stop by the classroom between 3:30pm – 4:00
Thank You for Coming!
Let’s make this a great year!
I am excited and look forward to a
wonderful school year full of meaningful
learning experiences.
Ms. Opre
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