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Back-to-School Night

Back-to-School Night. Mrs. Linda Wojton First Grade. Classroom Environment. Responsive Classroom Second Steps Program Positive Behavior Support Program. Reading. Houghton Mifflin Invitations to Literacy Guided Reading Groups At-Home Reading Plan for Fluency

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Back-to-School Night

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  1. Back-to-School Night Mrs. Linda Wojton First Grade

  2. Classroom Environment • Responsive Classroom • Second Steps Program • Positive Behavior Support Program

  3. Reading • Houghton Mifflin Invitations to Literacy • Guided Reading Groups • At-Home Reading Plan for Fluency • Sight Vocabulary on word rings • Phonics Strategies, Word Families, and High Frequency Words – in word study book • Daily 5 – Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Work on Writing, and Spelling/Word Work

  4. Writing • Writing Workshop Approach • Writer’s Notebook • Inventive Spelling of Words • Types of Writing: narrative, how-to, research, opinion, acrostic poems, letters

  5. Word Study • Word Families – in word study book • High Frequency Words - beginning in January • Five assigned words for 20 weeks

  6. Math • Scott-Foresman-Addison Wesley • Investigations – TERC • Emphasis on building number sense, number facts (addition and subtraction), counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Time, money, geometry, fractions, and measurement are topics too. • MIC Maps – opportunity for parent volunteers!

  7. Social Studies • Harcourt HORIZONS • Units: Going to School Good Citizens The Land Around Us All About People Looking Back Jobs People Do • Nystrom Mapping Kit • Tests Done Whole Group for Test-Taking Experience

  8. Science • Three Units Presented Throughout the Year: Balance and Motion Weather Organisms • Very hands-on • “Learning by doing”

  9. Homework • Typically given Monday through Thursday • Homework itself need not be signed • Tests/assessments will be sent home in a Test Envelope. Sign and return envelope and keep tests. • Review sight vocabulary daily • Math usually given each night • Length: 10 minutes • Good quality homework; build good work habits

  10. Communication • Message Book - check daily and initial the message (for a quick response) • Take-Home Folders - Clean out daily; use to return homework, lunch ticket checks, book orders, etc. • Voicemail: 215-944-1822 (for a response in 24 hrs.) • Email address: lwojton@crsd.org (for a response 24-48 hrs.) • Teacher Website: weekly newsletter, weekly homework, etc. • Correspondence (book orders, field trip forms, etc.): please use marked envelopes • Changes in dismissal should be communicated in the message book or called into the office.

  11. Parent Volunteers • See page on my website • Mystery Readers • Sharing Talent or Hobby • Math Class Volunteer • Computer Class Volunteer (begin Nov./Dec.)

  12. Absences/Tardies • Recommend use of digital means • For vacations, request form from office prior to absence • Missed work will be given upon your child’s return to school.

  13. Field Trips • Theater Trip may be planned

  14. American Heroes Show Save the Date! Wednesday, November 11 6:30 PM Your child will need a red, white, or blue shirt. Letter sent home last week.

  15. November Conferences See sign-up sheet

  16. Birthdays • During morning snack time approx. 11:00 AM • Nut-free classroom (check labels) • No traveling with birthday treats • Bring in a class supply of napkins • Summer birthdays can choose to do “half-birthdays” • Please contact me prior to bringing in treats • Note Mr. Reid’s email last week • Invitations to parties may not be given out at school

  17. Star of the Week • See bulletin board • Schedule is posted on my website • Download information sheets • Send in bulletin board items (only) the week prior • Let me know prior if you will be coming in for the Me Bag Share

  18. Indoor Recess • Plastic baggie to be filled and left in school

  19. Lunch Money • If your child will be buying lunch regularly or occasionally, recommend buying a lunch ticket • See the MMW/CR website or the First Grade Handbook on my website for specific details. • Will be notified via your child’s folder when money is running low. • When paying an IOU, please pay the exact amount in cash. Put it in an envelope with your child’s name on it. • Difficult for children to hold onto the cash since they have recess before lunch

  20. Morning Snack • Please send in one nutritious snack for your child every day (even on early dismissal days). • Juice boxes, soda, etc. are not permitted in the classroom at snack time. Water is permitted in the class at all times. Water bottles remain in the children’s cubbies. • Snacks containing peanuts or nuts are not permitted in the classrooms at snack time.

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