1st Grade Team

Jocelyn Forrest- Team Leader

Alice Kolasny
Jameelah Jefferson
Melisa Michener
Jennifer Hipp
Bridget Birago Redd
Cindy Arenberg
Carol Phillips (substitute for Mrs. Forrest)

Schedule

8:50-9:15 Journal Writing and Opening Exercises/Read Aloud

9:15-10:55 Language Arts & Media

10:55-11:10 Math Warm Up

11:10-11:40 Lunch

11:40-12:10 Recess

12:15-1:15 Math

1:20-2:20 Related Arts - PE, Music, Media, Technology & Art

2:20-2:30 DEAR Time

2:30-3:15 Content - Science, Social Studies, & Health

3:20 Dismissal

 Lunch

11:10-11:40
Snack

starts Sept. 15th

Recess

11:40-12:10
Sneakers

keep kids safe!

Homework
Monday through Thursday

Read a book. Student should ask an adult to initial the sticker sheet in their
take home folder this month for reading homework. Beginning in October, the
reading homework will be initialed in the Vocabulary Journal. Students should
be reading for 20 minutes, 4 days a week.
Note: Reading group books may be sent home and can be used for this purpose.

Math homework activities will be returned to school in the homework/sticker

folder.

Math facts practice. Student should ask an adult to initial the sheet in their
homework/sticker folder after practicing on Tuesday & Thursday evenings.

* Vocabulary homework will begin September 21st and will be completed in a

Vocabulary composition book.

WORD STUDY
A Powerful New Approach

Phonics

Prefixes

Suffixes

Vocabulary

Greek & Latin

Roots

Spelling

Word Study
THEN

Assigned word lists

Little or no connection to
curricular areas or each
other
The weekly assignment:
Find and write a
definition for each word,
or Use each word in a
sentence
A test came at the end of
the week (rote
memorization)

Why Use
This New Approach?

Systematic

approach to word awareness

and vocabulary building
90% of English words of two or more
syllables are of Greek or Latin origin
Most academic vocabulary is derived
from Latin and Greek origins

Word Study
NOW

Word lists are organized

through meaningful roots
or patterns
Expand and deepen word
knowledge during contentarea study
The weekly assignment:
Meet the Root, Combine and
Create, Read and Reason,
Extend and Explore

Applied spelling and

language conventions tests

WORD STUDY AT HOME

There will be a menu of choices each week.

Word Sorts: students sort for the pattern
Word Hunts: students search for the pattern in a
variety of texts
Word Associations: write additional words that
connect to the target word or pattern
Vocabulary: students find new and interesting words to
put in their notebooks
Writing: students will include new vocabulary words in
authentic writing pieces, often connected to content.

Thursday Folders

This year we will use the white Dayton Oaks folders weekly for
important communications and student work. (Thursday Folder)

Please review all papers that come home.

Please read the news for the following week. This is also posted on the
team website.

Please return to school by Monday.

Notes to the teacher or school can be returned in the Thursday folder

or Take-Home folder.

Grading Policy
Papers will be graded using the following symbols:

Perfect and Outstanding

Good work and Great job.

Satisfactory

Needs improvement

Language Arts

Reading Groups

Literacy Centers- Daily 5

Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Word Work,
Listen to Reading

Reader Response- Written Comprehension

Writing

Writing

Writing

Framework

Personal

Narrative
Writing in Response to Reading
All About Books
Friendly Letter
Realistic Fiction
Author Study (Written Response, Story Elements, &
Friendly Letter)
How To Books (Written Directions)
Poetry

Zaner

Bloser Handwriting

Math

Why the Common Core Standards?

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
Grade 11

Problem Solving
Place Value
Addition/Subtraction
Fact Fluency
Measurement
Time
Shapes and Attributes

Grade
Grade 22

Problem Solving
Place Value
Addition/Subtraction (to
1,000)
Fact Fluency
Time
Money
Measurement
Shapes and Figures

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

Science:

Michener & Jefferson

Quarter 1: Plant and Animal Structure and Function

Quarter 2: Patterns in Space Systems

Quarter 3: Light

Quarter 4: Sound

Health:

Kolasny

Mental Health

Safety, First Aid, and Injury Prevention

Disease Prevention

Nutrition and Fitness

Social Studies:

Forrest & Hipp

Working Together in the Home, School, and Community

Our Community of Cultures

Our Changing World

Communities at Work

D.I.V.E.
Dependable
Involved

and Organized
Very Respectful
Show Effort!
*Jodi Enzman - Guidance Counselor

PBIS

Dojo points
Daily Sticker Folder
No more Dolphin Dollars
Celebrations

SYNERGY STUDENT
INFORMATION
SYSTEM

CANVAS
LEARNING
SYSTEM

Canvas Learning System | Parents

Access to their childs
class information
Assignments
Communicate with
teachers
One Login
Consistent experience
for all of their children

GETTING HELP
For login and
password issues contact school

For Resources HCPSS Connect

Homepage

TIMELINE

August 31 - Student Access

***The County will notify
parents when access is opened
up to be able to view Canvas
from home.

Thank You
Please

join us in the classrooms for a

meet and greet session.
Make sure to take time to see the
note your child has left you.
Please write a note back to your child.