Curriculum Night 2015-2016
Let the Games Begin…
1st Grade
Welcome to Curriculum Night
1st Grade Teachers
Jennifer Heath
Alyssa Morales
Stephanie Morales
Holly Wendt
jheath@lcisd.org
almorales@lcisd.org
smorales@lcisd.org
hwendt@lcisd.org
Schedule
7:45-8:25
8:25-10:15
10:15-10:35
10:35-11:25
11:30-12:00
12:05-12:25
12:25-1:45
1:45-2:10
2:10-2:35
2:40
Writing
Reading/Language Arts
Recess
Specials/Conference
Lunch
Calendar Math
Math
Science
Social Studies
Dismissal
Daily Folder Conduct Chart
Teachers will mark daily conduct in the
Daily Folder. Please check this each night,
sign and return.
 Students that are on green for the day
will have a green dot, a sticker, or an
empty box.
 Other color changes will be noted in the
folder.
 The behaviors are stapled in each Daily
Folder.
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Consequences
GREEN – Excellent Behavior…positive
reinforcement
 YELLOW – a reminder to check
behavior….will walk 2 laps during recess
 BLUE – will want to make behavior
changes…..will walk 5 laps during recess
 RED – automatic office referral….will walk
the track during all of recess
 Students that receive a color change after
recess will walk the track the following day.
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Homework
 Math – Monday-Thursday
 Reading – Monday-Thursday
 Spelling – Monday-Thursday
 Science – Tuesday due Thursday
Guided Reading
As part of our Balanced Literacy curriculum, teachers will
differentiate reading instruction through Guided Reading.
Teachers will use assessment data to plan and adjust small
group Guided Reading lessons. Groups will be flexible and
will focus on specific strategies and skills needed by
students.
Students will rotate between literacy-based activities,
independent reading, and meeting with the teacher as part
of our Reader’s Workshop approach.
1st Grade DRA2 Reading
Assessment
• Teachers will administer the DRA2 reading assessment
for the 1st, 2nd and 4th nine weeks.
• Teachers will use running record assessments to
determine reading levels for the 3rd nine weeks.
• Reading levels will be recorded on the report card.
Minimum Reading Levels for First Grade
1st Grade Word Study
First grade will use an integrated word study program for phonics,
vocabulary and spelling instruction called Words Their Way.
This approach involves differentiation using hands-on lessons centered
around five stages and instructional levels based on students’ individual
needs.
Highlights:
 Students are given an assessment to determine their word study
level, and teachers will use the results to create word study groups.
 Students will meet with the teacher in small groups and will receive
differentiated word lists that correspond with their level.
 Students will practice critical features of words through sorts,
poems, games and other literacy activities.
 Students’ spelling lists will be individualized based on their word
study groups. (No more one size fits all approach to spelling!)
Words Their Way Homework
Monday – Students will receive lists with their Homework
packet.
Tuesday – Students should cut their sort and sort according to
the spelling feature.
Wednesday – You and your child can play the spelling feature
game.
Thursday – Students should practice spelling their words orally
and on paper.
Friday – We take the spelling test in class. We will take a Spelling
grade only on the review test at the end of the Nine Weeks.
Home Readers
Home readers will be sent home with
students September 14th.
 Books may be returned on Mondays and
Thursdays. A new book will then be sent
home. We remind the students to turn in
their books on Mondays and Thursdays but it
is the students’ responsibility to turn in their
Home Reader. We are unable to go through
each student’s backpack.
 A $5.00 fee will be charged for all lost books.
It is a good idea to keep the book in the bag
when your child is not reading it.
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Sight Words
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The newly revised Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills (TEKS) require that first graders identify and
read at least 100 high-frequency words. We have
added additional words to support their continued
growth in reading and writing.
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As soon as your child masters a list of words, return
the signature note at the bottom of the sight word
page and we will test your child.
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A new list will be given out at that time. As your
child learns more and more words, spend some time
using them to make sentences building their fluency.
Sight Words
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Only ONE list will be sent home at a time.
A new list will not be sent home until the
previous list is returned.
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There are 41 lists to read by the end of May.
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If students return all 41 lists, they will be
invited to the Sight Word Party at the end of
the year.
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The first list was sent home on Sept. 2.
Safety Awareness
A campus crisis team is in place at all campuses in the
district. The Frost team consists of administrators, office
staff and specialists.
 Campus Emergency Procedures Training was completed
with the staff on 9/2/15
 District staff training is underway
◦ Staff will complete district training requirements by
9/24/15
 Blood Borne Pathogens
 Child Abuse
 Emergency Go Kit Training
 Suicide Prevention
◦ Fire Drills will take place monthly
◦ Additional drills are conducted each semester
(Lockdown, Duck and Cover, Evacuation, Shelter-inPlace)
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Birthday Guidelines
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In accordance with district policy, we
discourage food being brought in by
parents/grandparents for the following
reasons: protect instructional time; student
food allergies (peanut, gluten, eggs); student
medical conditions (diabetes); liability
assumed by person bringing in food
Foods brought in must be store purchased
Flowers, balloons, pencils, invitations and any
other treats in honor or recognition of a
child’s birthday cannot be delivered or
distributed at school.
Lunch Drop-off
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Once the school day begins, parents will
want to follow these guidelines to drop
off lunches:
o Check in at the front office and receive a
visitor’s name badge.
o Proceed to the cafeteria with the lunch.
o Place the lunch in the appropriately labeled
bin near the cafeteria kitchen.
o Students and/or teachers will check the bin
at the beginning of the lunch period for their
class.
Tardy Policy
Students are counted as tardy if they are
not in the classroom by 7:45 a.m.
 Students with excessive tardiness will be
referred to the attendance committee for
consideration of ISS and a home visit by
the social worker.
 Three or more tardies in a 9 week period
will disqualify students from attendance
awards.
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Dress Code
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Red, white, light blue or navy blue collared shirts
are allowed. Tops may not have any visible logos.
Viewable undershirts should be one of the
uniform shirt colors.
Sweaters and jackets must be solid red, navy,
black, khaki or white.
Khaki, navy, black, blue denim slacks, shorts, skirts,
skorts and jumpers are permitted.
School shirts and sweatshirts are allowed.
Leggings and tights should be red, black, blue,
white or khaki.
No backless shoes, flip flops, overalls, hats, caps,
scarves, skate shoes, sweat pants, or rolling
backpacks are allowed.
Nine Week Behavior Expectations
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Infraction chart by grade level:
Grade Level
Expectations
Kindergarten
S = 0-8 color changes/infractions
N = 9+ color changes/infractions
All other grades
1st-5th
S = 0-8 color changes/infractions
N = 9-12 color changes/infractions
U = 13+ color changes/infractions
Conduct grades will include infractions received for no
homework. Office referrals will be counted as 9 infractions.
Therefore, a student will receive no better than an “N” in
conduct in nine weeks where behavior has resulted in an
office referral. Students who choose to participate in clubs
must maintain an S in conduct. N’s in conduct will result in a
4 week probationary period. U’s and F’s will mean dismissal
from clubs.
Transportation Changes
If your child requires a transportation
change, please send a note to the
classroom teacher.
 Do not email the teacher regarding these
changes.
 You may also call the front office but no
changes will be made after 2:00 p.m.
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Newsletters
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Beginning on Sept. 1st , all grade levels will
post a copy of the newsletter on the Frost
Elementary website and will do so each
Tuesday evening during the year. In addition,
an email blast will be sent out to grade level
parents with the newsletter attached.
Newsletters will include special events,
birthdays, learning objectives, assessment
dates and any other information deemed
necessary by the grade level team.
Access to the newsletters is at:
http://www.lcisd.org/campuses/frost/about/newsletters
LCISD Grading Policy
All corrections on daily graded work must be
made in school.
 Any work that is to be graded will not be sent
home for completion.
 Students will not be given make-up work ahead of
time when parents remove their children for trips
during school days.
 Late Work Policy – classwork will be accepted
late within the current grading period with these
guidelines in place:
One (1) day late = 0 points off
Two (2) days late = 10 points off
Three (3) days late = highest grade possible is a 70
Extenuating circumstances will be reviewed by
campus policy.
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Language Arts Grading 1st & 2nd
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8 Daily Grades at 80%
3 Major Grades at 20%
Two of the major grades will be written
compositions; one is a language
assessment
All Other Subjects - Grading
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8 Daily Grades at 80%
3 Major Grades at 20%
Reassessment (Minor & Major Grades)
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The teacher shall provide one reasonable
opportunity to reassess failure to master the
TEKS/Curriculum in each daily grade.
The highest possible grade that can be
earned and recorded on the reassessment is
a 70.
There will be no reassessment based on lack
of effort.
The teacher will make a note in the
electronic grade book of the date and grade
of the reassessment. Original grades will be
recorded in the notes section.
End of Year Awards
Principal’s Award – must have an A in all
subject areas (medal awarded)
 A/B Honor Roll – must have an A or B in
all subjects all year (medal awarded)
 Perfect Attendance – (present every day
and fewer than 3 tardies)
 Science Expo Participant – Trophy
 Mars Rover-Trophy
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Skyward Family Access
Allows parents to track student grades
and progress
 Go to www.lcisd.org and click on the
Family Access button at the top of the
page.
 Sign in with your username and password.
 Update all email addresses associated
with your account.
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Parent Conference Dates
Teachers will meet with parents to review
student progress for the first nine weeks.
 Conferences will be held on November
5th and 6th.
 The first nine weeks report card will be
distributed at the conference.
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Guided Math
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Implementation of guided math consists of:
 Whole group instruction: 1-2 days a week,
primarily to introduce a new concept or topic
 Small group instruction: 3-4 days a week so
that teachers can effectively monitor student
understanding and tailor instruction to meet
needs of all students
Math workstations: 3-4 days a week during the
guided math cycle
Fact Fluency: 3-4 days a week during the
guided math cycle
Reading Recovery
Reading Recovery is an intensive 20-week
program designed to accelerate a child’s literacy
abilities in reading and writing. The lowest first
graders work with a trained Reading Recovery
teacher for daily 30-minute one on one
lessons. The goal is to accelerate the child’s
literacy skills so that they are ahead of grade level
expectations for that point in time. If they reach
that point earlier than 20 weeks, then the student
has successfully discontinued lessons and the
next lowest first grader takes his/her place with
the Reading Recovery teacher.
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