WELCOME TO THE 1ST
GRADE’S BACK TO SCHOOL
NIGHT
Ducketts Lane Elementary School
September 17, 2013
7:00pm
MEET THE 1ST GRADE TEAM
Teachers:
Mrs. Wilson, ITL
Miss Belcher
Mrs. Choe
Ms. Friedman
Mrs. Holter
Ms. Tavenner
Special Educator:
Miss Newnan
Para-Educators:
Mr. Harwood
Ms. Washington
Support Staff:
Mr. Morrison, Reading Specialist
Mrs. Kauffman, ELL Teacher
MRS. WILSON’S WEEKLY SCHEDULE
8:35 – 9:00
9:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:45
12:45 – 1:15
1:15 – 2:00
2:00 – 3:10
3:10 – 3:15
3:15 – 3:25
Morning Routine and Announcements
English Language Arts/ Social Studies
Integration
Media on Mondays (9:00 – 9:45)
Recess
Lunch
English Language Arts/ Social Studies
Integration
*** Switch to afternoon teacher***
Math/ Science/ Health
World Language
Specials
Math/ Science/ Health
***Switch to Homeroom teacher***
Stack and Pack
Dismissal
RELATED ARTS SCHEDULE
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Mrs. Wilson’s homeroom class will sprinkle into
Miss Belcher, Mrs. Choe, Mrs. Holter, or Ms.
Friedman’s related arts class.
Please look on your child’s desk for their current
related arts schedule.
Make sure your child wears sneakers when they
have PE and they bring a smock to use in art.
MISS BELCHER’S WEEKLY SCHEDULE
8:35 – 9:00
9:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:15
1:15 – 2:00
2:00 – 2:30
2:30 – 3:10
3:10 – 3:15
3:15 – 3:25
Morning Routine and Announcements
English Language Arts/ Social Studies
Integration
Media on Tuesdays (9:00 – 9:45)
Recess
Lunch
English Language Arts/ Social Studies
Integration
*** Switch to afternoon teacher***
Math/ Science/ Health
Specials
World Language
Math/ Science/ Health
***Switch to Homeroom teacher***
Stack and Pack
Dismissal
RELATED ARTS SCHEDULE
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Please look on your child’s desk for their current
related arts schedule.
Make sure your child wears sneakers when they
have PE and they bring a smock to use in art.
MRS. HOLTER’S WEEKLY SCHEDULE
8:35 – 9:00
9:00 – 10:30
Morning Routine and Announcements
English Language Arts/ Social Studies
Integration
Media on Thursday (9:00 – 9:45)
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:30
12:30- 1:15
1:15 – 2:00
2:00 – 3:10
3:10 – 3:15
3:15 – 3:20
Recess
Lunch
English Language Arts/ Social Studies
Integration
*** Switch to afternoon teacher***
World Language
Math
Specials
Math/ Science/ Health
***Switch to Homeroom teacher***
Stack and Pack
Dismissal
RELATED ARTS SCHEDULE
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Please look on your child’s desk for their current
related arts schedule.
Make sure your child wears sneakers when they
have PE and they bring a smock to use in art.
MRS. CHOE’S WEEKLY SCHEDULE
8:35 – 9:00
9:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:45
12:45 – 1:15
1:15 – 2:00
2:00 – 3:10
3:10 – 3:15
3:15 – 3:25
Morning Routine and Announcements
Math/Science/Health
Media on Fridays (9:00 – 9:45)
Recess
Lunch
Math/Science/Health
*** Switch to afternoon teacher***
English Language Arts/ Social Studies
Integration
World Language
Specials
English Language Arts/ Social Studies
Integration
***Switch to Homeroom teacher***
Stack and Pack
Dismissal
RELATED ARTS SCHEDULE
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Please look on your child’s desk for their current
related arts schedule.
Make sure your child wears sneakers when they
have PE and they bring a smock to use in art.
MS. FRIEDMAN’S WEEKLY SCHEDULE
8:35 – 9:00
9:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:15
1:15 – 2:00
2:00 – 2:30
2:30 – 3:10
3:10 – 3:15
3:15 – 3:25
Morning Routine and Announcements
Math/Science/Health
Media on Wednesdays (9:00 – 9:45)
Recess
Lunch
Math/ Science/ Health
*** Switch to afternoon teacher***
English Language Arts/ Social Studies
Integration
Related Arts
World Language
English Language Arts/ Social Studies
Integration
***Switch to Homeroom teacher***
Stack and Pack
Dismissal
RELATED ARTS SCHEDULE
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Please look on your child’s desk for their current
related arts schedule.
Make sure your child wears sneakers when they
have PE and they bring a smock to use in art.
Shifts in Instruction and Assessment
2013-2014
HCPSS VISION
AND MISSION
Vision
Every student is inspired to learn
and empowered to excel.
Mission
We cultivate a vibrant learning
community that prepares students to
thrive in a dynamic world.
HCPSS GOALS
Goal 1
Every student achieves academic excellence in an
inspiring, engaging, and supportive environment.
Goal 2
Every staff member is engaged, supported, and
successful.
Goal 3
Families and the community are engaged and
supported as partners in education.
Goal 4
Schools are supported by world-class
organizational practices.
PILOTS WE ARE STARTING AT DUCKETTS
LANE
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Co-teaching Technology
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World Language
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Departmentalization
AS WE CONTINUE OUR
IMPLEMENTATION…
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want to focus on
instruction so that we
understand the depth,
complexity, and rigor of new
standards.
ASSESSMENT TASKS TEACHERS FREQUENTLY
USE
Running records
 Field journals
 Observations
 Entrance and Exit tickets
 Representing understanding with drawings/models
 Writing journals
 Creation of poems, plays, act-it-outs, political
cartoons
 Quizzes
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WHAT TOOLS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO
ASSESS LONG-TERM LEARNING?
Standardized measures aligned to
our curriculum that measure our
progress.
NEW DIRECTION FOR STANDARDIZED
ASSESSMENTS IN HCPSS
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for
College and Careers (PARCC)
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MEASURES OF ACADEMIC PROGRESS
(MAP)
http://www.nwea.org/products-services/assessments/help-all-kidslearn
LANGUAGE ARTS
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Reading- groups are based on instructional levels of each
student
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Writing- Personal Narratives, Poetry, Author Study, All
About Books, Friendly Letter and Realistic Fiction
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Spelling- follows a rule or pattern
Words Their Way- based on child’s spelling stages that are
evaluated throughout the year
 This will not begin until October
 Look for homework examples we complete in class
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Minds in Motion- school-wide reading incentive program
starting in October
http://elaparentsupport.weebly.com/
DAILY 5
“Daily 5 is a structure that helps students develop the daily
habits of reading, writing, and working independently that
will lead to a lifetime of literacy independence.”
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When the students are not working with their teacher,
they will be doing Daily 5 stations to help increase their
reading and writing abilities.
Below are the different activities the students will
complete:
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Read to Yourself
Read to Someone
Work on Writing
Listen to Reading
Spelling/Word Work
MATH
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Flexible groups are based on instructional levels
of each student
Homework
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Students will receive a packet of homework for the
entire week and will need to return the homework on
Friday.
EXAMPLE OF MATH HOMEWORK
WHY THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS?
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The standards are the result of a national
movement to provide an equitable, coherent,
focused, and rigorous curriculum.
The standards will enable our students to be
college and career ready in order to compete
globally.
WHAT WILL OUR STUDENTS LEARN?
Grade 1
Problem Solving
 Place Value
 Addition/Subtraction
 Fact Fluency
 Measurement
 Time
 Shapes and Attributes
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Grade 2
Problem Solving
 Place Value
 Addition/Subtraction (to
1,000)
 Fact Fluency
 Time
 Money
 Measurement
 Shapes and Figures
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WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
HCPSS SMART Pages
 More information about the Common Core State
Standards
 Specific grade level standards
 Optional activities you can do at home to support your
student
http://smart.hcpss.wikispaces.net
OUR ASSESSMENT JOURNEY IN HCPSS
NEXT GENERATION ASSESSMENTS…
WITH…
Assessment Tasks for Language Arts
 Assessment Tasks for Mathematics
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SHIFTS IN ASSESSMENT IN HCPSS
The Common Core will be assessed with new
innovative item structures that were not used on
previous assessments.
 Local assessments were administered within a
testing window that did not align with some
students’ needs.
 Assessments should drive daily instruction and
customizing assessments will allow for more
timely data-driven decision making.
 Teacher-designed assessments will increase
teacher knowledge of Common Core standards.
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OUR NEW DIRECTION…
Avoids over-testing by replacing formal local
assessments with a menu of tasks that can be
used at the discretion of each teacher.
 Provides teachers with assessment examples to
develop their understanding of CCSS.
 Provides opportunities for students to work with
rigorous items.
 Provides models that teachers can use to develop
their own assessment items.
 Supports data conversations.
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LANGUAGE ARTS
ASSESSMENTS TASKS
Reading
• Optional Assessment Tasks based on CCSS
Clusters
• Informational & Literature Text
– Key Ideas and Details
– Craft and Structure
– Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
MATHEMATICS
ASSESSMENTS TASKS
Mathematics
• Collection of tasks aligned to each standard
• Variety of tasks include:
• open-ended questions
• writing tasks
• hands-on tasks for observation and
interviews
WHAT TOOLS DO WE USE FOR
DAY-TO-DAY LEARNING?
Rigor
Open Ended
GRADE 1
ASSESSMENT
TASK
More than 1
answer
More than
procedural
understanding
1.NBT.1 – Count to 120 starting with any number.
TEACHER NOTES AND SCORING RUBRIC
SOCIAL STUDIES UNITS
Unit 1- Working Together
 Unit 2- Family and Our Community
 Unit 3- Our Changing World
 Unit 4- Community at Work
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SCIENCE UNITS
Unit 1- Rocks and Fossils
 Unit 2- Exploring Our World~ Moon and Space
 Unit 3- Forces~ Toys in Action
 Unit 4- Changes Big and Small
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HEALTH UNITS
Unit 1- Social and Emotional
 Unit 2- Safety, First Aid, and Injury Prevention
 Unit 3- Disease Prevention and Control
 Unit 4- Nutrition and Fitness
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GRADING POLICY
Academic Progress:
 I- Independent (student consistently demonstrates skill in a variety of
ways)
 W- With assistance (student requires help with a skill)
 N- Not apparent at this time (student does not yet grasp the skill)
Effort Grades:
 1- Outstanding (student consistently puts in extra effort, attention to
detail, goes above and beyond)
 2- Satisfactory (student shows acceptable effort on all assignments)
 3- Needs Improvement (student is inconsistent with work completion and
effort)
Learning Behaviors:
 1- Outstanding (student consistently demonstrates excellent behavior)
 2- Satisfactory (student needs a few reminders about behavior)
 3- Needs Improvement (student needs many reminders about behavior)
**Teachers will communicate regularly with you about your child’s
progress through ongoing assessments, progress reports, report cards,
and parent/teacher conferences.
HOMEWORK
Homework will start soon and will be in your
child’s Go Home Folder
Words Their Way homework- Sept. 30th
 Math Homework packet- This week
 Reading Group Book re-read
 Extra reading book to practice fluency (inside
Reading A-Z Folder)- Nov.
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THURSDAY FOLDERS
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They will go home on Thursday nights and will
need to be returned on Friday morning.
Teachers will alternate writing in each child’s
Thursday folder.
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Homeroom/AM teacher will write in week 1, and PM
teacher will write in week 2. Comments will only be
able behavior concerns.
Please look at your child’s work for additional
comments about each activity they complete.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CARDS
 Found
and completed online
 Consolidates
Confidential School Information Card,
Major Emergency Contact, Media Exposure,
Arrival/Departure Form, and Unscheduled Early
Closing Card into one form!
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complete if you have not already. If you need
help completing this, please contact the front office.
VOLUNTEERING IN 1ST GRADE
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During your first time volunteering, you will read
over some information about reporting Child
Abuse and Neglect.
More information will be given out later about
volunteering in our classrooms.
P.B.I.S. BIG IDEAS
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Positive Behavior Interventions and Support is a
process for teaching children appropriate
behavior and providing the supports necessary to
sustain that behavior.
PBIS is not a curriculum- it is a framework for
systems to identify needs, develop strategies, and
evaluate practices towards success.
PBIS BIG IDEAS
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Ducketts Lane has identified 3 overarching
expectations which reflect the needs of the school
community. The expectations are stated briefly and in
a positive manner.
The expectations for DLES are:
 Respectful
 Responsible
 Ready to Learn
Incentives include DLES owl feather tickets, Team
Celebrations, etc. for displaying positive behaviors
PBIS BIG IDEAS
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Character Education
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Character Trait lessons will occur each month with
Mrs. Miller, your school guidance counselor
Bully-Free School
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Lessons and a pledge will occur with each class
5 CORE RULES IN 1ST GRADE
Follow directions quickly
 Raise your hand for permission to speak
 Respect yourself, others, and property
 Make wise choices
 Take responsibility
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F.Y.I
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Breakfast is offered each day for students who are not
able to eat before they come to school.
Lunch is $2.75 and milk is $0.50
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If your child is ordering lunch, please place all money in a labeled
snack bag with your child’s name
*Please pay for or pack a lunch if you have filled out a lunch
application but not received information. Contact the office if you
have any questions.
Label all personal items
Absentee notes must be provided upon return to
school
Dismissal Procedures
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Children are not allowed to ride any bus other than their
own AND if dismissal procedures change, you must provide
a note or contact the front office
IN NEED OF DONATIONS….
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As the students are busy at work, we often go through
many supplies. We always appreciate donations of:
- index cards
- glue sticks
- scissors
- whiteboard cleaner
- tissues
- any whiteboard markers
- qt and gallon size baggies
- hand sanitizer
- magnetic tape
- velcro
** School supplies will need to be replenished throughout
the year. I would recommend stocking up on extra crayons,
glue sticks, and pencils over the summer since many stores
have specials on them. (Most students use one box of
crayons for each quarter.)
CONTACTING TEACHERS
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Open Communication between home and school
By phone: 410 – 313 – 5050
 By email
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Kristy_wilson@hcpss.org
Alyssa_belcher@hcpss.org
Alicia_holter@hcpss.org
Linda_choe@hcpss.org
Megan_friedman@hcpss.org
Kimberly_tavenner@hcpss.org
Brett_harwood@hcpss.org
Jessica_newnan@hcpss.org
Donald_morrison@hcpss.org
June_kauffman@hcpss.org
**Please allow 24 hours for responses
By note
QUESTIONS?
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Thank you for coming and please check our 1st
grade website frequently for updates in 1st grade.
http://www.dles1stgrade.weebly.com
http://www.dles.hcpss.org
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