• My experience– I’ve been teaching for 9 years.– This is my 7th year in Lost Lake.– I have a B.A. in Educational Studies
from S.U.N.Y- Empire State College– I am bilingual in Spanish and English
Our field trip will be in the late winter early spring. More
information will be sent home.
First Grade Expectations
Please read over the expectations and sign and date.
There will be two copies one for you and one for me.
Please make sure to turn one in for my records.
You will also receive passwords for programs to use at home with your children.
Our field trip will be in the late winter early spring. More
information will be sent home.
First Consistency Plan
Please look over at our First Grade Consistency Plan.
As we start the PowerPoint, we will be referring to different parts of the plan and how we assess in first grade.
Star Student
Ready to Learn
Make better choices
Think About it
Parent Contact
When students exhibit great behavior they can move their clip up.
All student start the day on Ready to learn
When student exhibit unacceptable behavior they can move their clip down.
Students are given many opportunities to move up their clip and improve behavior. Happy faces all week equals treasure box prize on Friday.
ReadingROAR
Daily 5Writing
Science/SSLunchMath
RecessAR
Enrichment
8:40-9:359:35-10:0510:05-10:3510:35-11:0511:05-11:3311:39-12:0912:09-1:00 1:00-1:20 1:20-1:551:55-2:40
• Reading Block = (90 minutes) • Phonics- We will focus on a weekly phonic
skill.• High Frequency Words- We will learn high
frequency words weekly.• Vocabulary Words- We will learn the
meaning of some vocabulary words weekly. Students must understand the meaning of the words.
• Weekly Reading Comprehension Story – • Daily 5 centers- read to self, read to
someone, word work, writing, computer and teacher
• Grammar- We will learn a weekly grammar skill and practice the skill.
• Writing-We will learn a writing craft and practice the craft throughout the week.
• ROAR-
Time:Weekly Reading Lesson Test – from the McGraw-Hill Wonders Weekly Assessment Book. Includes phonics, phonemic awareness, comprehension, cold reads, high-frequency words, structural analysis, and vocabulary application strategies. Fluency - Fluency will be graded every other week, using the Fluency Assessment from McGraw-Hill Wonders Series. End of year goal is 60 words or better.
All 9 weeksWeekly Reading Lesson Test
75%
Fluency 25%
Language Arts Grades:Spelling – Words of the week with the sound of the week from McGraw-Hill Series. Writing - Grade level will pick writing prompts to use for this assessment. Writing will be graded every other week using the graduated rubric. Strategies from Being A Writer and McGraw-Hill Wonders Series. Grammar - Page from McGraw-Hill Wonders Series. ocabulary – Graded every other week beginning in Unit 4 (around the beginning of the 3rd nine weeks). Page taken from McGraw-Hill Wonders Beyond Practice Book. Listening and Speaking – graded every three weeks beginning in the 3rd nine weeks using the graduated rubric.
Language Arts Grades:Spelling – Words of the week with the sound of the week from McGraw-Hill Series. Writing - Grade level will pick writing prompts to use for this assessment. Writing will be graded every other week using the graduated rubric. Strategies from Being A Writer and McGraw-Hill Wonders Series. Grammar - Page from McGraw-Hill Wonders Series. Vocabulary – Graded every other week beginning in Unit 4 (around the beginning of the 3rd nine weeks). Page taken from McGraw-Hill Wonders Beyond Practice Book. Listening and Speaking – graded every three weeks beginning in the 3rd nine weeks using the graduated rubric.
1st and 2nd 9 weeks 3rd and 4th 9 weeks Listening/Speaking 20% Vocabulary 20%
Spelling 33% Spelling 20%Grammar 33% Grammar 20%Writing 34% Writing 20%
• Our writing curriculum is Be a Writer. The Being a Writer program is a yearlong writing curriculum that combines research in the areas of writing, motivation, and learning theory with social and ethical development. The program has two goals: to develop the creativity and skills of a writer, and to develop the social and ethical values of a responsible person.
0 1 2 3 4 5
ContentLACC.1.W.1.1LACC.1.W.1.2
Nothing writtenVery little written.
Hard to understand what the student is
conveying
Very little written but possible to
understand what the student is conveying.
The point is made, but many questions could
still be answered.
The point is made, but is a few questions
could still be answered.
Writing conveys the student’s total
ideas and feelings.
Support(details,
evidence or reasoning)
LACC.1.W.1.1LACC.1.W.1.2LACC.1.W.1.5LACC.1.W.1.8
No support A single supportive idea
A few supportive ideas (some may be
off-topic)Many supportive ideas (few may be off-topic)
Many details (none are off-topic)
Many and varied details that support
the topic.
OrganizationLACC.1.W.1.1LACC.1.W.1.2LACC.1.W.1.3LACC.1.W.1.5LACC.1.W.1.7
Words are out of order.
Words are in order in a single sentence.
Main idea followed by a detail.
Main idea followed by multiple details.
Beginning, middle and end with an error.
Complete and creative beginning,
middle and end.
Vocabulary/Grammar
LACC.1.L.1.1LACC.1.L.1.5 (d)
LACC.1.L.1.6
Multiple grammatical and
vocabulary mistakes which make it
difficult to understand.
A few grammatical and vocabulary mistakes which slightly impact
readability.
No grammatical mistakes, but
common words and phrases used.
No grammatical mistakes and one
interesting vocabulary word used.
No grammatical mistakes and two
interesting vocabulary words used.
No grammatical mistakes and three or more interesting vocabulary words
used.
SpellingLACC.1.L.1.2
No words are spelled correctly.
Most words are misspelled, whether
HFW or irregular.
Some HFW are misspelled but
sounded out well.
All HFW are spelled correctly and irregular words are sounded out
well.
All HFW and some irregular words are
spelled correctly and other irregular words are sounded out well.
All words are spelled correctly.
ConventionsLACC.1.L.1.2
There are no capitals or correct
punctuation.
Some sentences have correct
capitalization and/or punctuation.
Most sentences have correct capitalization and/or punctuation.
Capitals are present at the beginning of each sentence, and correct punctuation is at the
end. However, all other conventions are not
correct.
Capitals and punctuation are on each sentence, and
most other capitalization and
punctuation is correct.
All capitalization and punctuation is
correct.
1st / 2nd Semest
er
3rd Semest
er
4th Semest
er
<5 points 50-59 50-59 50-595-9 points 60-74 60-69 60-69
10-14 points 75-84 70-79 70-74
15-19 points 85-100 80-89 75-79
20-24 points 90-100 80-89
>25 points 90-100
Weekly Chapter Test - from Go Math Florida Benchmark Practice Book.
End of Chapter Test - from the Go Math OnCore Common Core Assessment Guide or Alternate Chapter Assessments.
All 9 weeksWeekly Chapter Test 40%End of Chapter Test 60%
• Our science curriculum is Florida Interactive Science Pearson
• We have wonderful leveled readers to teach scientific facts along with interactive experiments.
• In late Fall, we have our Annual Science Fair Night. Parents are invited to visit our school to see the experiment your child’s class has completed.completed.
• Our social studies curriculum is Pearson My World
• We have interesting leveled readers to teach history along with great topics like good citizens, American leaders, geography, maps and globe.
• Every child will learn the importance of social studies along with current events.
• In the Spring, we will have our annual Multicultural Festival. We will go on an adventure around the world visiting each continent.
Homework will be in the Yellow folder on Friday. All homework will be collected on Friday.
Monday: Practice spelling words on spelling city or/ and writing each word in a sentence.
Tuesday: Pick a writing prompt from the monthly calendar and write 3 or more sentences.
Wednesday: Read weekly story and answer questions in complete sentences.
Thursday: Math Worksheet
Friday: Read a book and write the title on your read recognition log.
A copy of our schedule can be found online on my website.Red Orange Yellow Green Blue White Purple Silver
Media P.E. Coach V
Science P.E. Coach Henry
RIA P.E. Coach V
Music P.E. Coach Henry
RED ORANGE YELLOW GREEN BLUE WHITE PURPLE SILVER
19-Aug 20-Aug 21-Aug 22-Aug 23-Aug 26-Aug 27-Aug 28-Aug
29-Aug 30-Aug 3-Sep 4-Sep 5-Sep 6-Sep 9-Sep 10-Sep
11-Sep 12-Sep 13-Sep 16-Sep 17-Sep 18-Sep 19-Sep 20-Sep
23-Sep 24-Sep 25-Sep 26-Sep 30-Sep 1-Oct 2-Oct 3-Oct
4-Oct 7-Oct 8-Oct 9-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct
16-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 22-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 25-Oct 28-Oct
29-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 1-Nov 4-Nov 5-Nov 6-Nov 7-Nov
8-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 18-Nov 19-Nov 20-Nov
21-Nov 22-Nov 2-Dec 3-Dec 4-Dec 5-Dec 6-Dec 9-Dec
10-Dec 11-Dec 12-Dec 13-Dec 16-Dec 17-Dec 18-Dec 19-Dec
20-Dec 6-Jan 7-Jan 8-Jan 9-Jan 10-Jan 13-Jan 14-Jan
15-Jan 16-Jan 21-Jan 22-Jan 23-Jan 24-Jan 27-Jan 28-Jan
29-Jan 30-Jan 31-Jan 3-Feb 4-Feb 5-Feb 6-Feb 7-Feb
10-Feb 11-Feb 12-Feb 13-Feb 14-Feb 18-Feb 19-Feb 20-Feb
21-Feb 24-Feb 25-Feb 26-Feb 27-Feb 28-Feb 3-Mar 4-Mar
5-Mar 6-Mar 7-Mar 10-Mar 11-Mar 12-Mar 13-Mar 14-Mar
17-Mar 18-Mar 19-Mar 20-Mar 21-Mar 31-Mar 1-Apr 2-Apr
3-Apr 4-Apr 7-Apr 8-Apr 9-Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 14-Apr
15-Apr 16-Apr 17-Apr 15-May 21-Apr 22-Apr 23-Apr 24-Apr
25-Apr 28-Apr 29-Apr 30-Apr 1-May 2-May 5-May 6-May
7-May 8-May 9-May 12-May 13-May 14-May 15-May 16-May
19-May 20-May 21-May 22-May 23-May 27-May 28-May 29-May
30-May 2-Jun 3-Jun 4-Jun 5-Jun 6-Jun
Our field trip will be in the late winter early spring. More information will be
sent home.Special Event: 2nd grade – Thanksgiving Program – Thursday, Nov. 14th 6:30 p.m. 1st grade – Valentines Program – Thursday, Feb. 13th –
6:30 p.m. Kindergarten – “How Does Your Garden Grow?” – Thursday, April
10th – 6:30 p.m.
Our field trip will be in the late winter early spring. More
information will be sent home.
Time Capsule Project
Make sure to complete this project, students look forward to opening this time capsule at the end of the year! Due : Sept. 13th
• Accelerated Reader – (AR) Testing will begin soon. Books from media and classroom library. Passing with an 80% or better.
• Star Reading – Tested for reading level . Your child’s reading level goal is 2.0 or higher by the end of the year.
• F.A.I.R. Testing- a comprehensive set of reading assessments to support instructional decision making and student learning that focuses on assessment for learning, focus on elements of reading, and is tied to the Florida state standards. It will help teachers diagnose student needs. (Proficient is 1.5 by the end of the year)
Assessments
Student Illness
• Student must be fever free for 24 hours before return to school (without the aid of Tylenol or other medication).
• Hand washing daily is practiced in the classroom (before lunch and after restrooms use).
Uniform School
The Lost Lake Elementary School Advisory Council has established our mandatory uniform policy as follows:
Monday through Thursday- Tops: Knit polo style collared shirts in white, navy blue, hunter green,
light blue or pink. No T-shirt allowed Monday through Thursday. Tucked in shirttails are preferred.
Bottoms: Shorts (fingertip length) or long pants (not baggy or form fitting), skirts, skorts, jumpers, or culottes in black, navy or khaki (solid color only). Belts are preferred but optional. Leggings or stocking in solid black , blue or white only.
Fridays only– Jeans on Friday must be fully intact appropriately worn jeans (not baggy or
form fitting), without fashionable rips or tears. Jeans must be worn with any Lost Lake shirt or any solid color polo.
Footwear: Tennis shoes or shoes with an enclosed heel are preferred.
Sandals must have a heel strap.3rd Offense: School Plus
Party and SnackSnacks, Parties, and Holiday Sharing • Store bought goodies are acceptable. • Snacks should be LOW SUGAR. • If you send a snack, your child will eat it at the
end of the day before Enrichment. • If your child cannot participate in celebrations,
please let me know.• Birthday Parties are now limited to a treat
handed out at lunchtime (chips, cookies, donuts, cupcakes are easy to handout).
• Please let me know if you have any allergy concerns.
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THANK YOU !!!
• Times to call if need 243-2433 (3:00 – 3:30 is best.) Email is fastest!
• Email Address – [email protected]
• Website: www.lake.k12.fl.us
Let’s Have a Great Year!