Parent/Student Parent/Student Syllabus Syllabus

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1st Grade Rules*I will be responsible and respectful.

*I will do my personal best.

*I will be ready to learn.

Behavior Management• Each teacher will be implementing a

color coded chart system. Your child could move up or down during the course of a day. We look to foster a caring learning environment in which we learn from mistakes and reward good choices!

Behavior Management• I have a red, yellow, green, blue, and

purple clip chart for behavior. • Children start at green (ready to learn).

They can move up to blue (great) and purple (terrific). They can also move down to yellow (friendly reminder) and red (teacher’s choice).

Rewards/Consequences• Purple (Terrific): 3 tickets• Blue (Great): 2 tickets• Green (Ready to Learn): 1 ticket• Yellow (Friendly Reminder): Friendly

reminder paper to fill out. • Red (Teacher’s Choice): Parent

Contract filled out and sent home and • teacher’s choice.

Marble Jar• Children earn marbles for whole class

good behavior. • When marble jar is full, there is a whole

class reward. We will vote for what the reward will be at a later date.

• Mystery Walker

Behavior ManagementRewards• Special privileges• Tickets• Prizes• Notes home/calls home• Pizza/popcorn/movie

party• Games• Free time

Consequences• Responsibility

task/apology letter• Loss of privileges• Phone calls home/notes• Time out • Loss of Recess

Curriculum• Reading – Arizona College and Career

Readiness Standards (Study Island, Reading Eggs, 95 percent, Reading A-Z, PLATO, Galileo, RAZ kids, Trophies)

• Math – Common Core (Eureka, Plato, Excel, Galileo)

• Writing – Writing A-Z, Six Traits, d’nealian, • Science/Social Studies- Science A-Z and

embedded in ELA units.• Interventions/Enrichment - switching (based on

ability and instruction is tailored to students’ needs)

Eureka/ExcelMath

Eureka• Fluency• Application• Concept Development• Debrief• Exit ticket • www.engageny.org

Excel• Spiral Curriculum • Used as an intervention

and enrichment program

Reading Expectations• Read each night 20 minutes • To prepare for DIBELS AssessmentNWF – 47/8 , 58/13 - midyear and end of

yearORF - 23 words midyearORF - 47 words, but really want 60 at the

end of the year

Grading• Production - is the grade assigned for the work

produced (includes participation and correctness)• Standards - is the grade assigned for meeting the

standards (gather information from Galileo, DIBELS and overall class work)

E- exceedingM- meetingA - approachingF - falling far below

Keep at Home• Cell phones, ipods, CD players

(electronics)• Toys, nail polish, make-up

Dismissal• Please pick your child up the designated

first grade area which is in the grass area in front of the 100 building.

• Parent pick up will dismiss first• Bus riders will be placed on the bus by

teacher

Homework• Opportunity for parental involvement• Increases practice time and provides for independent

practice• Extension of the learning• Enhances life skills such as organization and

responsibility• Each teacher will be handing out homework each week.• 15-20 minutes nightly

Eureka Math• Homework is sent home on Monday.• Homework is due on Friday. • Homework is work from previous week.• Class work from previous week sent home

with homework. • Children answer in pencil. They correct in

red. If answers are missing, children

aren’t correcting their work with the rest of the class.

Parent Volunteers• Application in office• 3 hours per week maximum• Orientation required

Take Home Folders• Bring back to school everyday. • 1 ticket each day for returned folder• Behavior Log• To Do/Completed=Home/School• Communication Pages• Agenda- 3 Things we did today• Reading Log- 20 minutes per night

Questions• Please feel free to ask questions

Please Return to School• I have read and understand the first

grade class syllabus.Parent Name ____________ Date _____Parent Signature____________________________Student Name ___________ Date _____