WELCOME TOMRS. ANDERSON’S

AMAZING 1ST GRADE CLASS!!

MORNING ROUTINE… STUDENTS UNPACKCHECK AND TURN IN HOMEWORKBEGIN MORNING WORKCOLLECT BEHAVIOR CARDMORNING MEETING ON THE RUG

LANGUAGE ARTS…‘Wonders Reading Series’

Reading Skills and Anthology Stories (predict, infer, compare and contrast, genre…)

Small and Large Group Reading Instruction, Collaborative Pairs and Groups, Guided and Independent Reading

Weekly Spelling and Vocabulary WordsGrammar: Parts of Speech (Nouns, verbs, adjectives), and Complete

Sentence FormationWriting: Extended response, Opinion, Narrative, Persuasive, Writing

Prompts, and Writing Letters

RTI (Response to Intervention) Based on Individual Needs (math and/or reading)Not GradedREADING: Extra Instruction and Practice to Build and Strengthen

Phonics, Fluency, and Comprehension SkillsMATH: Extra Instruction and Practice to become more fluent and

accurate pertaining to math computation

MATH…(Envisions Math Series)

PLACE VALUEADDITION AND SUBTRACTION FACTS TO 20NUMBER PATTERNS TO 120SKIP COUNTING 5s, 10s, AND 100sORDERING NUMBERS TO 100ADDING TENS AND ONESBEGINNING FRACTIONS AND EQUAL PARTSLENGTHTIME DATASHAPES AND GEOMETRY

SCIENCE UNITS…

WEATHER (CATCHING THE WIND)SOLIDS AND LIQUIDSORGANISMS

*HANDS-ON UNITS (GRADES WILL REFELECT PARTICIPATION, CLASSWORK, AND ASSESSMENT)

SOCIAL STUDIES UNITS…

GOING TO SCHOOLGOOD CITIZENSTHE LAND AROUND USALL ABOUT PEOPLELOOKING BACKJOBS PEOPLE DO

AR… (ACCELRATED READING)

INDIVIDUALIZED READING LEVELUSES ‘CHECKED OUT’ BOOKS FROM THE SCHOOL LIBRARYSTUDENTS READ BOOKS AT HOME TO HIM/HERSELF ALONG WITH

READING ALOUD TO AN ADULT EVERY NIGHTMAY TAKE QUIZZES 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEKSTUDENTS MUST EARN AN 80% OR HIGHER ON COMPUTERIZED AR

BOOK ASSESSMENT ON 10 BOOKS BEFORE MOVING UP TO THE NEXT READING LEVEL

TECHNOLOGY…

STUDENT COMPUTERSLCD PROJECTORDOCUMENT PROJECTORMIMIOMATH FACTS IN A FLASHARWONDERS WEBSITEENVISION WEBSITE

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM…

CLASSROOM (STICK MOVING SYSTEM): • MOVE 1 STICK: VERBAL WARNING• MOVE 2 STICKS: LOSE 5 MINUTES OF RECESS• MOVE 3 STICKS: LOSE 10 MINUTES OF RECESS• MOVE 4 STICKS: LOSE ALL OF RECESS• IF BEHAVIOR CONTINUES TO WORSEN, A TRIP TO THE OFFICE, TIME OUT,

AND/OR A PARENT PHONE CALL WILL BE MADE.

A BEHAVIOR CARD WILL BE SENT HOME DAILY DETAILING THE NUMBER OF STICKS MOVED

POSTIVE INCENTIVES

CLASSROOM:• NORTH STAR STUDENT OF THE WEEK ‘SUPER STUDENT CHAIR!’• CAUGHT BEING GOOD ‘POWER CHIPS’ (GROUP INCENTIVE) END OF THE

WEEK PRIZE BOX REWARD (TOYS, PENCILS, HOMEWORK PASSES, TREATS, ETC..)

SCHOOLWIDE:• NORTH STAR TICKETS: TO SAVE AND USE FOR MONTHLY SCHOOLWIDE

INCENTIVES*THEY CAN BE EARNED IN ALL SCHOOL SETTINGS AND BY ALL SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS, AND AS A REWARD FOR NO STICKS BEING MOVED AND HOMEWORK COMPLETION AS WELL

DISTRICT GRADING POLICY…

• READING: • 67% CLASSWORK• 33% TESTS

• MATH• 50% CLASSWORK• 50% TESTS

• GRAMMAR• 100% CLASSWORK

• SCIENCE and SOCIAL STUDIES• 75% CLASSWORK• 25% TESTS

CONTACT INFORMATION…

Email: dianna.anderson@smyrna.k12.de.usSchool Phone: (302) 653-8587Class Website:

http://nes.smyrna.k12.de.us/apps/staff/

or https://sites.google.com/site/classroomconnection4u/

ANY QUESTIONS…?

THANK YOU!