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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
•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
Writing
•Writing Workshop Approach
•Writer’s Notebook
•Inventive Spelling of Words
•Types of Writing: narrative, how-to, research, opinion, acrostic poems, letters
Word Study• Word Families – in word study
book• High Frequency Words -
beginning in January• Five assigned words for 20
weeks
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!
Social Studies• Harcourt HORIZONS• Units:
Going to SchoolGood CitizensThe Land Around UsAll About PeopleLooking BackJobs People Do
• Nystrom Mapping Kit• Tests Done Whole Group for Test-
Taking Experience
Science• Three Units Presented Throughout
the Year:Balance and MotionWeatherOrganisms
• Very hands-on• “Learning by doing”
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
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: [email protected] (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.
Parent Volunteers• See page on my website• Mystery Readers• Sharing Talent or Hobby• Math Class Volunteer• Computer Class Volunteer (begin
Nov./Dec.)
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.