W e l c o m e T o M y Classroom!

Welcome To My

Classroom! Mrs. Martindale2013-2014Room 11

First Grade

About Me

• Teaching experience• Education• Family

• Fun things!

What To Expect This

Year

• Reading, Reading, Reading!• Lots of work!

•Math- new curriculum• Fun!

• Challenging activities• Field trip, 100 mile Club, book

buddies and more! • Success!

Communication

• Homework Folder• Thursday Folders• Behavior Notes• Email- [email protected]• Voice Mail 739-5645• School Website

www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/BFES• Class Website

This comes first!!

Behavior

Management

• Classroom Rules- “Give me 5”

• Color Chart- clip up/ teacher’s necklace/ prize

• Weekly Note

Homework• Weekly- Mon-Fri• Clip up/down• Please read newsletter• Place/Time for homework• I’m flexible- write me a note!

Daily Schedule

8:45 Math9:30 Language Arts10:30 100 Mile Club/ Recess11:00 Rotation11:30 Lunch12:15 Read Aloud12:30 Centers/ Reading Groups1:30 Recess1:45 Writing/ Language Arts2:15 Science/ Social Studies2:57 Dismissal

Note- Wednesday is early dismissal at 1:57

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Quality Spelling Words

Timelines for Learning

• February 1st- writing at a level 2• May 1st- mastery of Quality

Spelling Words• May 1st- writing at a level 3• May 1st- reading at a level 16

Curriculum

Connection

•Common Core Standards•District Curriculum•Weekly Newsletter Information

Literacy•Lots of Reading!

•Phonics

•Writing paragraphs

•Vocabulary

•Digging deeper

•More non-fiction text

•Journal writing

•Centers

Math•Common Core

•Addition

•Subtraction

•Numbers to 120

•Comparing and Ordering

Science & Social

Studies

•Then and Now•Communities•US Symbols

•Living Things•Solids, Liquids and Gasses

Testing•Sight words

•Running Records

•Math Facts

•Math Timed Tests

•District Assessments- 3 times a

year, Math and ELA

Absences &Tardiness

•Remember, excessive absences and tardies have a negative impact on student achievement

•Make-up work will be sent when student returns or can be sent up to office if requested.

•Advance notice can be useful.

• Not all work can be made up.

• Send in an excuse note or call the office.

Other Info…•Parent Helpers- sign up at back table

•Sign in at Office

•Wish List- glue sticks, expo markers,

see website

Thank You!I look forward to working

with you and your child this year. It is going to be a

wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!