MRS. JEWETT 2015/2016

FIRST GRADELAKE WILDERNESS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Welcome to Back to School Night

FUTURE READY Active learning: Individual and collaborative Learning targets….visual for students Habits of Mind: Risk Taking, Persistence, Attending, Precision

Use of technology Academic rigor Students receive feedback Differentiation Scoring rubrics

4: Exceeding standard

3: Standard

2: Below standard

1: Significantly below standard

CODE OF COOPERATION/BEHAVIOR

**LWES Student Qualities

*I am safe

*I am respectful

*I am responsible

*I am a learner

*I am a Wildcat

**Student behavior/news chartLearner Rubric 4,3,2,1

READING: WALK TO READ Reading instruction in first grade is a shared

responsibility/partnership between all the first grade teachers, the resource room teachers, children and parents. 

Students are assessed as needed and regrouped as necessary throughout the year.  

A typical week includes the following components:

* Netbooks: RAZ Kids

* Independent Reading

* Guided Reading and Literacy Centers

* Whole group Reading Lessons

* Read at Home books………read and return each night

WRITERS WORKSHOP

*Narrative/Information/Opinion* Writing meetings: Lessons and

modeling of skills*Sharing: Celebrating work*Conferencing: Setting goals to improve

skills*Writers Celebrations: End of units

MATH

** Whole group lessons:

*Math Expressions Common Core

*Unit tests: Rubric scores 4 exceeds, 3 at grade, 2 below, 1

considerably below

**Daily Routine:

Working with numbers and math vocabulary

** Problem Solvers:  Word problems and Habits of Mind

Rubric scores: 3, 2, 1, 0

**Math Fluency: Timed tests 90 seconds: Addition/subtraction through 12 beginning in October. Pass= 90% or better

SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE UNITS

Communities

Australia

Marine Life

SPELLING

*District list beginning in January

*List home on Fridays and tests on the following Fridays

SECOND STEP PROGRAM

Skills for social and

Academic success**Skills for learning**Empathy**Emotions**Problem solving

Math: Unit Homework Packet: Students complete homework page for lesson that was taught in class. Packet due at the end of the unit prior to unit test.*Fact Fluency: Math fact memorization*Reading: *Take Home Reading Book: Students read independent level book from school to family and return each day*Second Step: Discuss and complete homework page and return to school

SPECIALISTS__COMPUTER LAB: MONDAYS AND THURSDAYSP.E.:TUESDAYS AND EVERY OTHER FRIDAYMUSIC: WEDNESDAYSLIBRARY: MONDAYS

MISCELLANEOUS

Take Home Folders bridge between home and school

Contact via email or note in the folder Book Orders every month Snacks am/pm recess Thank you for joining the PTSA Cost of lunch $2.75…deposit online or send

money Cost of milk $0.60