welcome to ms. best's first grade class 2013-2014

Welcome to Ms. Best's Welcome to Ms. Best's First Grade Class First Grade Class

2013-2014 2013-2014

To DoFind your child’s deskSign up for a conference timeTake conference reminder slip

Sign up to be a Mystery Reader or VolunteerSolve your child’s Family FeudWrite a message to your childLook through folder

Day in the Life of a First Grade Student

Unpack/Opening/Calendar Word Work Reader’s Workshop Literacy Centers/Guided Reading Lunch/Recess Math Special Social Studies/ Science Pack Up/ Dismissal

Special Schedule

Day 1- ArtDay 2- GymDay 3- MusicDay 4- Gym/LibraryDay 5- ComputersDay 6- Gym

Opening/Calendar• Students

– Backpacks on Hook

• Attendance• Lunch Count• Do Now• Calendar• Day of the Week/Date• Today is . . . , Yesterday was . . ., Tomorrow will be . . .• Weather• Poems• Word Wall

Word WorkFundationsSortsSmartboardSpelling/ Writing skill of weekIpadReading Eggs (Can do at home

too! )- www.readingeggs.com - Log in sent home from Ms. Tackvic

Reader’s Workshop• Mini-Lesson Read A-Loud Turn and talk Independent reading books/ “Just Right Books” Independent reading

• Book Buddy Bags Shop every Monday Take home and read each night Bring back EVERY day Take care of books Independent level to practice strategies

Literacy Centers and Guided Reading

• Centers- listening, word work, writing, write the room, reading, computers, ipad

• Teacher works with children in small reading groups at this time

• Center sheets- need to be signed and returned each week

Writer’s Workshop• Interactive writing• Teacher modeling• Sketching• Pre-writing• Peer editing• Adding details• Conferencing • Sharing

Integrated Literacy/Science and Social Studies

• Integrate various thematic science and social studies units through the use of literature

• Hands on learning• Centers• Writing• Math

Math• Addition*- master facts• Subtraction*- master facts• Word Problems- critical thinking• Hands on learning using manipulatives,

Smartboard, computers, ipad, and centers• Go Math• Soar to Success- ww.thinkcentral.com

- Log information will be sent home

Homework• Choice Board and Math every night• Needs to be turned in the next day• Will be different based upon child’s needs• Check for name!• Read 10-15 minutes Book Buddy Bag books Fill out reading log and sign-keep in book buddy bag

• Word Ring- sight words/differentiated for each student

Bring back every day! Only get new words if they master the previous week’s Practice each night!

Word Work Choice Board• Chose one

activity to complete each night

• Cross it off• Rip off

completed sheet to turn in next day

• Parent signature required on some boxes

• New words each week

Snack

• 10 minute snack break during literacy block

• Healthy Snack!• One snack during snack time• Can pack others for lunch• No peanuts for in-class snack (lunch

time is ok)

Behavior

• Follow class and school rules

• Team Frog

• Stars (20 for prize by Friday)

• Frog Clip Chart/Super Star

• Bucket Filling

Star of the Week!• Form will be sent home

• Please fill it out with your child

• Send in 2 pictures that your child likes

Scholastic

• Order online or • By check and hand in to teacher• Online code for our class : HZC62• One free book for our classroom if you order

online!• Link on class website to access online order

form• http://www.somervillenjk12.org//Domain/195

Class Parents

• Mrs. O’Neill

• Mrs. Mani

• Mrs. Warta

A big thank you!

Communication• E-mail: mbest@somervillenjk12.org• Phone: 908-218-4105 ext. 1334• Note• Class website- check for updates!• Peek at Our Week- HW Sheet• Last minute changes for the day-please call the

office-they will let me know-example: change in how child is getting home, who is picking up . . .