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Welcome to First Grade at Eugenia Porter Rayzor. Our mission is to foster lifelong learning in a supportive and safe environment through rigorous academics and character education. Daily schedule includes Phonics, Reader's Workshop, Lunch, Recess, Writers Workshop, Social Studies/Science, and more. Join us in creating contributing citizens for meaningful lives.
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Welcome to First Grade Eugenia Porter Rayzor Red Wolves
Our mission is to foster lifelong learning in a supportive and safe environment by providing rigorous academics and character education, so that students can be successful, contributing citizens and lead meaningful lives.
Prime Time Calendar/Math Workshop Phonics Readers Workshop Lunch 11:35 – 12:05 Recess 12:05 – 12:25 Specials 12:30 – 1:15 Writers Workshop Social Studies/Science Dismissal Daily Schedule
CHAMPS • C-conversation (0,1,2) • H-help • A-activity • M-movement • P-participation • S-success
Phonics • Crossing the Bridge -alphabetic principal and letter sequencing -letter sound relationships -spelling patterns -high frequency words (sight words) -word structure -word solving strategies
Reader’s Workshop/The Daily Five • Whole Group Instruction -strategy instruction for problem solving unknown words and comprehending written text (CAFÉ) • Small Group Instruction: - targeted instruction based on whole group instruction, assessments, and teacher observation
CAFE We use the CAFÉ model as our framework for teaching reading. Get started right away ,Stay in one place ,Work quietly, Read the whole time, Increase stamina ,Select and read “Good Fit” books
Writer’s Workshop • We teach writing using the workshop model, which includes a whole group lesson, an independent work period, and a sharing time. • We will use the writing process to teach narrative and informational structures
Math • We use the district adopted Investigations program. • We conduct our lessons within a workshop model. • Fact fluency is a foundational piece of first grade math.
A homework packet will be sent home on Monday and due on Friday Practice sight words Nightly reading and reading log Homework
Folders • W.O.L.F. (Well Organized Learning Folder) • Newsletter • Completed work • (Friday)School wide notices
Conferences are held during the week of early dismissal in the afternoons, October 6-October 10 Assessments, progress, goals, observations, etc. will be discussed at this time. Parent Conferences
Sign up for parents conferences at the back of the cafeteria. Thank you for coming!