WELCOME TO BACK
TO SCHOOL NIGHT!
Ms. Ng and Yang Laoshi
First Grade Immersion
September 24, 2014
Agenda
◦ Introduction
◦ Goals
◦ Daily Class Schedule
◦ Curriculum
◦ Homework
◦ Reward System
◦ Home Support
◦ Contact Information
Introduction – About Ms. Ng
◦ B.A. in Sociology (emphasis in Organizational Studies) from UC Davis
◦ Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from San Diego State University
◦ Secretly wishes that her life was a musical so people around her would burst into
song and dance every 5 minutes
Goals
◦ Inspire every child to love reading
◦ Develop caring and responsible children
◦ Teach every child to understand the concepts of math and explain their thinking
process
◦ Meet the needs of students through different levels of differentiating
Daily Schedule: M,T,TH,F
Time
Schedule
7:45 – 7:55 (10 minutes)
7:55 – 8:15 (20 minutes)
Morning routine (DOL/Morning
message/Calendar)
Shared reading
8:15 – 8:50 (35 minutes)
8:50 – 9:10 (20 minutes)
9:10 – 9:50 (35 minutes)
Writing
Phonics/Word Study
Guided Reading/Centers
9:50 – 10:00 (10 minutes) Math (Warm up/Introduce Lesson)
10:00 – 10:15
Recess
10:15 – 10:40 (25
Continue Math (seat work/small
minutes)
groups)
10:40 – 10:45 (5 minutes) Clean up/pack up and get ready to
transition
10:45
Line up at Rm. 7
10:45 – 11:20 (35
minutes)
11:20 – 12:00
Math
12:00 – 12:10 (10
minutes)
12:10 – 12:30 (20
minutes)
12:30 – 12:50 (20
minutes)
12:50 – 1:25 (35 minutes)
DOL/Messages/Calendar
1:25 – 2:00 (35 minutes)
Writing
2:00 –2:10 (10 minutes)
Clean up/pack up and get ready for
pick up
Dismissal
2:10
Lunch
Shared Reading
Phonics/Word Study
Guided Reading/Centers
Wednesday Schedule
Time
8:00 – 8:10 (10 minutes)
Schedule
Morning routine (DOL/Morning message/Calendar)
8:10 – 9:10 (55 minutes)
9:10 – 9:40 (30 minutes)
9:40 – 9:45 (5 minutes)
9:45
Science
Math
Clean up/Get ready for transition
Line up at Rm. 7
9:45 – 9:55 (10 minutes)
9:55 – 10:00 (5 minutes)
10:00 – 10:15
Morning routine (DOL/Morning message/Calendar)
Math (Intro)
Recess
10:15 – 10:40 (25 minutes)
Math
10:40 – 11:15 (40 minutes)
11:20 – 11:40
Science
Lunch
11:40 – 12:00 (20 minutes)
12:00 – 12:10 (10 minutes)
12:10
Continue Science
Clean up/pack up and get ready for pick up
Dismissal
Curriculum Standards
◦ What is Common Core?
◦ http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/tl/whatareccss.asp
◦ ELA/Social Studies/Science
◦ http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/finalelaccssstandards.pdf
◦ Math
◦ http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/ccssmathstandardaug2013.pdf
Homework
◦ ELA packet will be given every Monday and are due on Friday
◦ Math and Chinese will be given daily and are due the next day
◦ Students are expected to read at least 20 minutes every night
(including Friday)
Reward System
◦ Individual
◦ Clips
◦ Everyone starts at green and moves up or down
◦ Purple: Outstanding Citizen, Blue: Making Smart Choices, Green: Ready to Learn,
Yellow: Make Better Choices, Red: Call or Note Home
◦ Those who get Purple get a ticket
◦ Tables
◦ Table Points
◦ Table with the most points at the end of the week gets 5 table points
◦ Class
◦ Marbles
◦ 50 marbles means a “class party” or extra recess time
Home Support
◦Raz-Kids
◦http://www.raz-kids.com
◦Login information needed
◦Starfall
◦http://www.starfall.com/
◦Free!
Contacts
◦ Ms. Ng
◦ Email: bng@sandi.net (best method)
◦ Phone: (619)224-3306