Back-To-School Night
Mrs. Whitney Zeppetelli
1st Grade
Introduction
Good evening and thank you for coming to
Back-to-School Night
I am so excited to be your child’s 1st grade
teacher this year!
Information reviewed tonight is also in your
handouts and on my Online Classroom,
accessed through the new Lincoln Park
website.
What Your Child Will Learn in
st
1 Grade
By the end of first grade your child is expected to master the following curriculum criteria.
 Reading:
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Mastery of short and long vowels, consonants, blends and diagraphs
Ability to blend sound.
Ability to read and comprehend a short story.
Ability to use expression in oral reading and observation of punctuation marks.
 Language Arts:
 Ability to write a paragraph consisting of 5 sentences which includes a topic, three
supporting details, and closing sentence.
 Ability to write a telling and asking sentence with proper punctuation.
 Ability to use capitalization rules (proper nouns and beginning of sentences)
 Recognition of a noun, verb, adjectives, and pronouns.
 Ability to use comparatives (-er and –est) and suffixes (s, es, ed, and ing).
 Proper letter formation, use of spacing between words, and use of lines.
 Ability to answer open-ended questions using complete sentence format.
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Math Expectations
 Basic addition and subtraction facts through 20.
 Recognizing numbers to 100 (odd and even).
 Recognize coins and values through $.25.
 Add coins and make change for combinations up to $1.00
 Time: hour and half-hour.
 Recognition of basic and geometric shapes (including pattern black
shapes and 3D shapes).
 Oral and written counts by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s to 900.
 Ability to apply a given rule to math problems (“Frames and Arrows”
and “What’s My Rule”).
 Solve simple addition and subtraction word problems.
 Ability to find the difference between numbers.
 Place value – digit numbers: ones, Tens, Hundreds.
 Ability to measure to the nearest inch and centimeter.
 Science Expectations
 Health awareness including healthy eating habits and dental
and personal hygiene.
 Awareness of animal habitats and environmental issues.
 Awareness of general safety rules and respect for living
creatures.
 Awareness of daily weather/temperature changes and units of
measure.
 Awareness of animal needs: food, water, air, and space.
 Awareness of life cycles of living things.
 Social Studies Expectations
 General knowledge of personal information (address, phone
#, and birthday).
 General knowledge of directional words (over, under, behind,
below, North, South, East, West, etc.)
 General knowledge of community including but not limited to:
citizens, jobs, goods and services, wants and needs, roles of
people everyday, leaders, etc.
 Ability to read a map and identify landforms using a map key.
 Comprehension of general holidays.
 General knowledge of the globe: Earth, ocean, continents,
countries, states, towns, suburbs, cities, landforms and natural
resources.
 Knowledge about the past, present, and future.
Behavior Plan
Here is how it works:
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Everyday students begin on the green light. The green light means great
behavior and is worth 2 points.
If a student breaks a rule and/or is not behaving appropriately, he/she will be
given a verbal warning the first time.
If the questionable behavior continues after the warning, the student will be
asked to move their “person” to the yellow light. The yellow light is worth 1
point for the day.
If a student chooses to continue acting inappropriately, he/she will move to
the red light. The red light indicates that behavior was a major issue for the
student that day. The student will be asked to write a reflection of his/her
behavior and what they could have done differently. That reflection will be
sent home for you to discuss, sign, and return the next day. Being on the red
light frequently may also cause the student to miss out on fun activities such
as games, free time, upcoming events, etc. They will earn 0 points for that day.
Classroom Job Assignments
• In order for our classroom to run smoothly,
we all have to pitch in and help.
• The students will take turns doing
classroom jobs.
• When the child is assigned to a particular
job, they will be responsible for that job for the
entire week.
Classroom Responsibility
A few ways the children will practice
responsibility in our classroom are:
– Completing their assigned classroom job.
– Remembering their library books and gym
sneakers on the proper days.
– Taking home, completing and returning
homework and student planner daily.
– Remembering to bring snack and lunch
everyday.
Practice at home as well by giving your child small jobs
and/or tasks to complete independently.
Folders
We will be using the following folders to help keep track of your child’s
work:
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Test Folder: This folder will go home biweekly. It will contain classroom
assignments and tests. Please review the work in this folder with your child, sign
and return the folder. You may keep all work at home, but please look for the sign
and return stamp on top of ALL tests. They MUST be returned in the folder.
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Homework Folder: The homework folder is just that! It will contain your child’s
daily homework. This folder will also contain important notices that might be sent
out from the school or the community. Please take those notices out of the folder
nightly and return the completed homework and/or notes that I need to see.
Homework
• Homework Assignments should take 2535 minutes nightly.
• Nightly homework assignments may
include:
– Spelling
– Blending
– Math
– Decodable Book
Homework Policy
• Miss one homework assignment
– Warning
– Must complete the assignment.
• Miss a second assignment
– Fill out a missing homework form
– Parents must sign and return it
– Must complete the homework assignment during
their own time
Missing homework DOES affect the students’ class work
grade.
Special Schedule
We have “specials” Tuesday – Friday from 1:17 – 1:57. On
Mondays our “special” is from 2:41 – 3:21.
– Monday: We rotate specials. I would recommend
always wearing sneakers on Mondays & Wednesdays
so the students don’t have to keep track and are
always prepared for gym, but that is up to you.
– Tuesday: Music
– Wednesday: Gym
– Thursday: Computers
– Friday: Art
Special Requirements
• Students need to remember:
– Wear or bring sneakers on Wednesdays. I also
recommend wearing sneakers on Mondays so you
don’t have to keep up with the rotating special
schedule.
– Bring a smock in for art.
– Return borrowed library books
Student of The Week
Student of the Week: Every few weeks on Friday a
student’s name is drawn randomly to learn more about
them.
• That student is asked to:
– Complete a poster using any materials they want
• The student will bring in the completed assignment sheet
and poster following Friday.
• The next week that student will present his/her poster to
the class and help us to learn more about them.
Miscellaneous Info
• Lunch: 11: 11 – 11:57
• Snack Time: 2:00
• Birthday Celebrations
• If you would like to send in a special snack for your child’s
birthday, please contact me in advanced. If your child has any
allergies and/or special dietary needs, you may send in a treat
that they can have during the birthday celebrations. If there are
any allergy concerns, please let me and the nurse know ASAP!
• Also, as a policy, I will only allow a child to handout party
invitations in class IF every child from the class is included.
Otherwise, I ask that you refrain from sending party invitations
to school.
Questions & Contact Info
• I like to maintain an open line of communication with
parents at all times. When parents and teachers work
together, the students will recognize that we are all
on the same “team” and that their success is very
important to us.
• You can contact me any time by:
– Calling 973-696-5530
– Emailing me at zeppetelli@lincpk.com
• I look forward to a great school year!