• My experience– I’ve been teaching for 9 years.– This is my 7th year in Lost Lake.– I have a B.A. in Educational Studies

from S.U.N.Y- Empire State College– I am bilingual in Spanish and English

Our field trip will be in the late winter early spring. More

information will be sent home.

First Grade Expectations

Please read over the expectations and sign and date.

There will be two copies one for you and one for me.

Please make sure to turn one in for my records.

You will also receive passwords for programs to use at home with your children.

Our field trip will be in the late winter early spring. More

information will be sent home.

First Consistency Plan

Please look over at our First Grade Consistency Plan.

As we start the PowerPoint, we will be referring to different parts of the plan and how we assess in first grade.

Star Student

Ready to Learn

Make better choices

Think About it

Parent Contact

When students exhibit great behavior they can move their clip up.

All student start the day on Ready to learn

When student exhibit unacceptable behavior they can move their clip down.

Students are given many opportunities to move up their clip and improve behavior. Happy faces all week equals treasure box prize on Friday.

ReadingROAR

Daily 5Writing

Science/SSLunchMath

RecessAR

Enrichment

8:40-9:359:35-10:0510:05-10:3510:35-11:0511:05-11:3311:39-12:0912:09-1:00 1:00-1:20 1:20-1:551:55-2:40

• Reading Block = (90 minutes) • Phonics- We will focus on a weekly phonic

skill.• High Frequency Words- We will learn high

frequency words weekly.• Vocabulary Words- We will learn the

meaning of some vocabulary words weekly. Students must understand the meaning of the words.

• Weekly Reading Comprehension Story – • Daily 5 centers- read to self, read to

someone, word work, writing, computer and teacher

• Grammar- We will learn a weekly grammar skill and practice the skill.

• Writing-We will learn a writing craft and practice the craft throughout the week.

• ROAR-

Time:Weekly Reading Lesson Test – from the McGraw-Hill Wonders Weekly Assessment Book. Includes phonics, phonemic awareness, comprehension, cold reads, high-frequency words, structural analysis, and vocabulary application strategies.  Fluency - Fluency will be graded every other week, using the Fluency Assessment from McGraw-Hill Wonders Series. End of year goal is 60 words or better.

All 9 weeksWeekly Reading Lesson Test

75%

Fluency 25%

Language Arts Grades:Spelling – Words of the week with the sound of the week from McGraw-Hill Series. Writing - Grade level will pick writing prompts to use for this assessment. Writing will be graded every other week using the graduated rubric. Strategies from Being A Writer and McGraw-Hill Wonders Series.  Grammar - Page from McGraw-Hill Wonders Series. ocabulary – Graded every other week beginning in Unit 4 (around the beginning of the 3rd nine weeks). Page taken from McGraw-Hill Wonders Beyond Practice Book. Listening and Speaking – graded every three weeks beginning in the 3rd nine weeks using the graduated rubric. 

Language Arts Grades:Spelling – Words of the week with the sound of the week from McGraw-Hill Series. Writing - Grade level will pick writing prompts to use for this assessment. Writing will be graded every other week using the graduated rubric. Strategies from Being A Writer and McGraw-Hill Wonders Series.  Grammar - Page from McGraw-Hill Wonders Series. Vocabulary – Graded every other week beginning in Unit 4 (around the beginning of the 3rd nine weeks). Page taken from McGraw-Hill Wonders Beyond Practice Book. Listening and Speaking – graded every three weeks beginning in the 3rd nine weeks using the graduated rubric. 

1st and 2nd 9 weeks 3rd and 4th 9 weeks Listening/Speaking 20% Vocabulary 20%

Spelling 33% Spelling 20%Grammar 33% Grammar 20%Writing 34% Writing 20%

• Our writing curriculum is Be a Writer. The Being a Writer program is a yearlong writing curriculum that combines research in the areas of writing, motivation, and learning theory with social and ethical development. The program has two goals: to develop the creativity and skills of a writer, and to develop the social and ethical values of a responsible person.

0 1 2 3 4 5

ContentLACC.1.W.1.1LACC.1.W.1.2

Nothing writtenVery little written.

Hard to understand what the student is

conveying

Very little written but possible to

understand what the student is conveying.

The point is made, but many questions could

still be answered.

The point is made, but is a few questions

could still be answered.

Writing conveys the student’s total

ideas and feelings.

Support(details,

evidence or reasoning)

LACC.1.W.1.1LACC.1.W.1.2LACC.1.W.1.5LACC.1.W.1.8

No support A single supportive idea

A few supportive ideas (some may be

off-topic)Many supportive ideas (few may be off-topic)

Many details (none are off-topic)

Many and varied details that support

the topic.

OrganizationLACC.1.W.1.1LACC.1.W.1.2LACC.1.W.1.3LACC.1.W.1.5LACC.1.W.1.7

Words are out of order.

Words are in order in a single sentence.

Main idea followed by a detail.

Main idea followed by multiple details.

Beginning, middle and end with an error.

Complete and creative beginning,

middle and end.

Vocabulary/Grammar

LACC.1.L.1.1LACC.1.L.1.5 (d)

LACC.1.L.1.6

Multiple grammatical and

vocabulary mistakes which make it

difficult to understand.

A few grammatical and vocabulary mistakes which slightly impact

readability.

No grammatical mistakes, but

common words and phrases used.

No grammatical mistakes and one

interesting vocabulary word used.

No grammatical mistakes and two

interesting vocabulary words used.

No grammatical mistakes and three or more interesting vocabulary words

used.

SpellingLACC.1.L.1.2

No words are spelled correctly.

Most words are misspelled, whether

HFW or irregular.

Some HFW are misspelled but

sounded out well.

All HFW are spelled correctly and irregular words are sounded out

well.

All HFW and some irregular words are

spelled correctly and other irregular words are sounded out well.

All words are spelled correctly.

ConventionsLACC.1.L.1.2

There are no capitals or correct

punctuation.

Some sentences have correct

capitalization and/or punctuation.

Most sentences have correct capitalization and/or punctuation.

Capitals are present at the beginning of each sentence, and correct punctuation is at the

end. However, all other conventions are not

correct.

Capitals and punctuation are on each sentence, and

most other capitalization and

punctuation is correct.

All capitalization and punctuation is

correct.

1st / 2nd Semest

er

3rd Semest

er

4th Semest

er

<5 points 50-59 50-59 50-595-9 points 60-74 60-69 60-69

10-14 points 75-84 70-79 70-74

15-19 points 85-100 80-89 75-79

20-24 points 90-100 80-89

>25 points 90-100

Weekly Chapter Test - from Go Math Florida Benchmark Practice Book.

End of Chapter Test - from the Go Math OnCore Common Core Assessment Guide or Alternate Chapter Assessments.

All 9 weeksWeekly Chapter Test 40%End of Chapter Test 60%

• Our science curriculum is Florida Interactive Science Pearson

• We have wonderful leveled readers to teach scientific facts along with interactive experiments.

• In late Fall, we have our Annual Science Fair Night. Parents are invited to visit our school to see the experiment your child’s class has completed.completed.

• Our social studies curriculum is Pearson My World

• We have interesting leveled readers to teach history along with great topics like good citizens, American leaders, geography, maps and globe.

• Every child will learn the importance of social studies along with current events.

• In the Spring, we will have our annual Multicultural Festival. We will go on an adventure around the world visiting each continent.

Homework will be in the Yellow folder on Friday. All homework will be collected on Friday.

Monday: Practice spelling words on spelling city or/ and writing each word in a sentence.

Tuesday: Pick a writing prompt from the monthly calendar and write 3 or more sentences.

Wednesday: Read weekly story and answer questions in complete sentences.

Thursday: Math Worksheet

Friday: Read a book and write the title on your read recognition log.

A copy of our schedule can be found online on my website.Red Orange Yellow Green Blue White Purple Silver

Media P.E. Coach V

Science P.E. Coach Henry

RIA P.E. Coach V

Music P.E. Coach Henry

RED ORANGE YELLOW GREEN BLUE WHITE PURPLE SILVER

19-Aug 20-Aug 21-Aug 22-Aug 23-Aug 26-Aug 27-Aug 28-Aug

29-Aug 30-Aug 3-Sep 4-Sep 5-Sep 6-Sep 9-Sep 10-Sep

11-Sep 12-Sep 13-Sep 16-Sep 17-Sep 18-Sep 19-Sep 20-Sep

23-Sep 24-Sep 25-Sep 26-Sep 30-Sep 1-Oct 2-Oct 3-Oct

4-Oct 7-Oct 8-Oct 9-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct

16-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 22-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 25-Oct 28-Oct

29-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 1-Nov 4-Nov 5-Nov 6-Nov 7-Nov

8-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 18-Nov 19-Nov 20-Nov

21-Nov 22-Nov 2-Dec 3-Dec 4-Dec 5-Dec 6-Dec 9-Dec

10-Dec 11-Dec 12-Dec 13-Dec 16-Dec 17-Dec 18-Dec 19-Dec

20-Dec 6-Jan 7-Jan 8-Jan 9-Jan 10-Jan 13-Jan 14-Jan

15-Jan 16-Jan 21-Jan 22-Jan 23-Jan 24-Jan 27-Jan 28-Jan

29-Jan 30-Jan 31-Jan 3-Feb 4-Feb 5-Feb 6-Feb 7-Feb

10-Feb 11-Feb 12-Feb 13-Feb 14-Feb 18-Feb 19-Feb 20-Feb

21-Feb 24-Feb 25-Feb 26-Feb 27-Feb 28-Feb 3-Mar 4-Mar

5-Mar 6-Mar 7-Mar 10-Mar 11-Mar 12-Mar 13-Mar 14-Mar

17-Mar 18-Mar 19-Mar 20-Mar 21-Mar 31-Mar 1-Apr 2-Apr

3-Apr 4-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 14-Apr

15-Apr 16-Apr 17-Apr 15-May 21-Apr 22-Apr 23-Apr 24-Apr

25-Apr 28-Apr 29-Apr 30-Apr 1-May 2-May 5-May 6-May

7-May 8-May 9-May 12-May 13-May 14-May 15-May 16-May

19-May 20-May 21-May 22-May 23-May 27-May 28-May 29-May

30-May 2-Jun 3-Jun 4-Jun 5-Jun 6-Jun

Our field trip will be in the late winter early spring. More information will be

sent home.Special Event: 2nd grade – Thanksgiving Program – Thursday, Nov. 14th 6:30 p.m. 1st grade – Valentines Program – Thursday, Feb. 13th –

6:30 p.m. Kindergarten – “How Does Your Garden Grow?” – Thursday, April

10th – 6:30 p.m.

Our field trip will be in the late winter early spring. More

information will be sent home.

Time Capsule Project

Make sure to complete this project, students look forward to opening this time capsule at the end of the year! Due : Sept. 13th

• Accelerated Reader – (AR) Testing will begin soon. Books from media and classroom library. Passing with an 80% or better.

• Star Reading – Tested for reading level . Your child’s reading level goal is 2.0 or higher by the end of the year.

• F.A.I.R. Testing- a comprehensive set of reading assessments to support instructional decision making and student learning that focuses on assessment for learning, focus on elements of reading, and is tied to the Florida state standards. It will help teachers diagnose student needs. (Proficient is 1.5 by the end of the year)

Assessments

Student Illness

• Student must be fever free for 24 hours before return to school (without the aid of Tylenol or other medication).

• Hand washing daily is practiced in the classroom (before lunch and after restrooms use).

Uniform School

The Lost Lake Elementary School Advisory Council has established our mandatory uniform policy as follows:

Monday through Thursday- Tops:  Knit polo style collared shirts in white, navy blue, hunter green,

light blue or pink. No T-shirt allowed Monday through Thursday. Tucked in shirttails are preferred.

Bottoms:  Shorts (fingertip length) or long pants (not baggy or form fitting), skirts, skorts, jumpers, or culottes in black, navy or khaki (solid color only).  Belts are preferred but optional.  Leggings or stocking in solid black , blue or white only.

  Fridays only– Jeans on Friday must be fully intact appropriately worn jeans (not baggy or

form fitting), without fashionable rips or tears. Jeans must be worn with any Lost Lake shirt or any solid color polo.

  Footwear:  Tennis shoes or shoes with an enclosed heel are preferred. 

Sandals must have a heel strap.3rd Offense: School Plus

Party and SnackSnacks, Parties, and Holiday Sharing • Store bought goodies are acceptable. • Snacks should be LOW SUGAR. • If you send a snack, your child will eat it at the

end of the day before Enrichment. • If your child cannot participate in celebrations,

please let me know.• Birthday Parties are now limited to a treat

handed out at lunchtime (chips, cookies, donuts, cupcakes are easy to handout).

• Please let me know if you have any allergy concerns.

•

THANK YOU !!!

• Times to call if need 243-2433 (3:00 – 3:30 is best.) Email is fastest!

• Email Address – greenn@lake.k12.fl.us

• Website: www.lake.k12.fl.us

Let’s Have a Great Year!