first grade back to school newton-lee elementary miss howland
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First Grade
Back to SchoolNewton-Lee Elementary
Miss Howland
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About Miss Howland
• Northern Virginia native• attended Ashburn Elementary• graduated from Loudoun County High
School• graduated from Radford College (now Radford
University) with a B.S. in Early Childhood Ed.• is delighted to be working with you and
your child this year
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First Quarter OverviewMath• Calendar/collecting data• Count/Write numbers• Coin Values• Sort & Classify• Patterning• Geometry• Fractions
Science• What changes in Autumn• Sun & Earth
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First Quarter Overview Cont.
Social Studies• Citizenship• Rules• Safety• Past, present, and future
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Literacy
• Pathways Components: Shared Reading, Read Aloud, Guided Reading,
Independent Reading, Word Study and Writer’s Workshop
• Two main assessments (given in September & October)
DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment)
PALS (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening)
These assessments help us find a starting point for reading and word study instruction.
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Specials
• Art (50 minutes)
• Music (30 minutes)
• P.E. (30 minutes)-Please have your child wear SNEAKERS on P.E. days.
• Library (30 minutes)
• Guidance (40 minutes)
• SEARCH (50 minutes)-Enrichment program for grades K-3. Focuses on thinking skills and encourages students to develop an excitement for learning and discovery.
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Homework
• Begins week of September 23rd
• Weekly reading log -read for 15-20 minutes each night -discuss prompts -find and discuss weekly word study feature
• Promotes the development of good work habits and responsibility.
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Attendance and After-School Plans
Attendance• Please make sure that your child eats a healthy
breakfast and arrives on time each day
• Your child must have a note in the morning in order to change after-school dismissal arrangements
• If there are last minute (during the school day) changes to your child’s after-school transportation plans, please contact the office (DO NOT RELY ON E-MAIL!)
• If you plan to pick up your child early, please contact the office BEFORE 12:00 or send a note in the morning
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Classroom Citizenship Every child will be expected to follow our
classroom rules and is encouraged to make right choices:
• Each child will begin the day with the opportunity to show excellent effort and cooperation
• A child who is having difficult day will be encouraged to make positive changes and reflect on his/her behavior
• Every child has the right to be happy and safe in school. If another student is extremely disruptive to the well-being or safety of others, he/she will be sent to the office.
• Miss Howland will communicate to parents about classroom behavior on an as-needed basis.
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Lunch• Please practice student numbers over
the weekend• Ice cream may be purchased on Fridays• Parents must send a request via e-mail
to Mrs. Nichols 48 hours in advance to join their child for lunch
• September menu is in your packet and includes payment information; menus are sent home monthly
• Please discuss choices and monitor account!
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Classroom parties Three parties TBA later
Birthdays• Non-edible birthday items ONLY (please
consider donating a game or book to the class)
• Birthday invitations may ONLY be passed out at school when each child in our class is being invited.
• Lunch with your child: Requires 48 hours notice via e-mail to Mrs. Nichols
Parties and Birthdays
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Snacks
• Snack will be eaten mid-morning• Must be something that the child can
open independently and eat in five minutes
• Dry, non-messy snacks, please!• Students may bring water bottles• NO PEANUTS or NUT PRODUCTS!
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Clinic Notes
• Mrs. Kreitzman is our school nurse• Students will be sent to the clinic for
an illness, injury, or medical emergency
• All medication must be labeled and kept in the clinic; this includes cough drops as well as any prescriptions
• Mrs. Kreitzman’s email [email protected]
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Communication
• Monthly School Newsletter• Monthly First Grade Newsletter (online on
Team Page)
• Weekly Newton-Lee Envelope• Daily Purple Take Home Folder• E-mail: [email protected]
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Special ActivitiesStar Student Begins in October• Star Student bag will come home on
Thursday
Field Trip• Morven Park Leesburg, Virginia Tuesday, November 13th
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Classroom Supplies
The first grade team is requesting a few additional supplies
• 2 large boxes of tissues (boys)
• 1 large container of cleaning wipes (girls)
• 1 box of snack baggies
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Volunteer Opportunities
• Room Parents (help to organize three class parties)
• Banking (every other Friday)
• Computer Lab (every other week)
• Reading and Math (every other week)
• Special Activities (as needed)
• Teacher Helper (as needed)
All parents MUST complete a brief training session with Mrs. Nichols before volunteering in the classroom.
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Conferences
• Will be held for each family beginning the Week of October 21st
• Assessments and first quarter progress reports will be discussed during this conference
• Please schedule a conference this afternoon