Welcome to First Grade. Lets get the day started! Children enter the building through the first grade wing and await to be greeted by their teacher at.

Welcome to FirstWelcome to First GradeGrade

Let’s get the day started!Let’s get the day started!

Children enter the Children enter the building through building through the first grade wing the first grade wing and await to be and await to be greeted by their greeted by their teacher at 8:40 teacher at 8:40 am.am.

Make sure your Make sure your child is on time to child is on time to school every day!school every day!

And then the jobs begin to get And then the jobs begin to get ready for the dayready for the day

Take care of Take care of belongingsbelongings

Put important papers Put important papers in the right placein the right place

Make lunch plansMake lunch plans Start assignmentsStart assignments

The Morning MeetingThe Morning Meeting“A whole lot of learning going on!”“A whole lot of learning going on!”

A time to work together A time to work together and build communityand build community

A time to learn about our A time to learn about our country and the flagcountry and the flag

An opportunity to be a An opportunity to be a leaderleader

A time to learn about the A time to learn about the calendar calendar

A time to count by ones, A time to count by ones, twos, fives and tenstwos, fives and tens

A time to practice listening A time to practice listening to each other and learning to each other and learning to be a Henry’s Helperto be a Henry’s Helper

We will show respect for...-ourselves -each other -our school

and ALL people will learn.

When do we eat?When do we eat? Snack time is in mid morning One Snack time is in mid morning One

healthy snack is encouragedhealthy snack is encouraged

Lunch is served in the cafeteria Lunch is served in the cafeteria

School lunch can be purchasedSchool lunch can be purchased

School milk can be purchased with a School milk can be purchased with a lunch brought from homelunch brought from home

Lunch can be brought entirely from Lunch can be brought entirely from homehome

Parents put money in child’s account Parents put money in child’s account and child uses their lunch card as a and child uses their lunch card as a debit carddebit card

Peanut butter and jelly is always Peanut butter and jelly is always offered as an alternative to the main offered as an alternative to the main coursecourse

Menus are sent home monthly and are Menus are sent home monthly and are also on the Longfellow School web sitealso on the Longfellow School web site

When do we play?When do we play?

Before school if Before school if children arrive before children arrive before the morning bell rings the morning bell rings at 8:40at 8:40

Snack recess is from Snack recess is from 10:40-10:55 am10:40-10:55 am

Lunch recess is from Lunch recess is from 12:35-1:00 pm12:35-1:00 pm

Help your child dress Help your child dress for the weatherfor the weather

What about our special teachers?What about our special teachers?

Mrs. McCabeMrs. McCabePhysical EducationPhysical Education

Mrs. MurphyMrs. MurphyMusicMusic

Ms. MollMs. MollArtArt

Mrs. Sario and Mrs. Mrs. Sario and Mrs. VeilleuxVeilleux

LibrariansLibrarians

What Other Adults Will We Meet?What Other Adults Will We Meet?

Mr.ScottMr.ScottOur PrincipalOur Principal

Mrs. Wilson and MMrs. Wilson and M Ms. CherryMs. Cherry

The office staffThe office staff

Mrs. RivardMrs. RivardOur school nurseOur school nurse

Mrs. BradleyMrs. BradleyOur school counselorOur school counselor

Still More Special Teachers We Will Still More Special Teachers We Will Meet!Meet!

Mrs. Rothwell

Mrs. Madden

Mrs. McKenna

ReadingReading

Reading AloudReading Aloud Guided Reading Guided Reading Independent ReadingIndependent Reading Shared ReadingShared Reading Phonemic AwarenessPhonemic Awareness SpellingSpelling Word WorkWord Work PoetryPoetry Story RetellingStory Retelling Buddy ReadingBuddy Reading

Who else will help us learn to be Who else will help us learn to be readers and writers?readers and writers?

Mrs. KnightMrs. Knight Mrs. HavnerMrs. Havner Mrs. ButtnerMrs. Buttner Ms. DeitrichMs. Deitrich

Reading RecoveryReading Recovery Reading supportReading support Classroom supportClassroom support

WritingWriting Mini lessonsMini lessons Interactive writingInteractive writing Guided writing Guided writing

practicepractice Editing conferencesEditing conferences Author’s shareAuthor’s share Book publishingBook publishing HandwritingHandwriting Journal WritingJournal Writing Learning LogsLearning Logs Wee DeliverWee Deliver

MathMath Numeral formationNumeral formation Numbers to 100Numbers to 100 Addition and Addition and

Subtraction to 12Subtraction to 12 PatternsPatterns GraphingGraphing MoneyMoney TimeTime Place Value to 100Place Value to 100 GeometryGeometry EstimatingEstimating MeasurementMeasurement

Who Else Will Help Think Like Who Else Will Help Think Like Matheticians?Matheticians?

Mr. KosakMr. Kosak

ScienceScience

Life cycle of the Life cycle of the Apple TreeApple Tree

PollinationPollination

And the life cycle of the pumpkin…And the life cycle of the pumpkin…

We will also learn about:We will also learn about: Plant growthPlant growth SeasonsSeasons Cycles of day and nightCycles of day and night Our sugar maple treeOur sugar maple tree

As scientists weAs scientists we ObserveObserve CompareCompare PredictPredict Look for patternsLook for patterns DescribeDescribe Problem SolveProblem Solve

Social StudiesSocial Studies Citizenship and Citizenship and

CommunityCommunity Patriotic songs and Patriotic songs and

pledgepledge School and classroom School and classroom

rulesrules Famous AmericansFamous Americans US holidaysUS holidays Families Now and Families Now and

ThenThen Consumer EducationConsumer Education

Do we ever go on field trips?Do we ever go on field trips?

Willow Pond Apple Willow Pond Apple OrchardOrchard

Farmer’s MarketFarmer’s Market Rocky RidgeRocky Ridge Skillins GreenhouseSkillins Greenhouse KinderKonzertsKinderKonzerts North East BankNorth East Bank

Henry’s HelpersHenry’s HelpersLevels of LearningLevels of Learning

Level 4:A Super Team Member

Level 3:A Team Member(A Good Student)

• Respects self and others• Shows responsibility• Chooses Right Not Wrong• Listens and participates• Is honest, tells the truth• Follows directions and rules

Level 2: Not a Team Member

Level 1: Disrupts the Team

What about other special activities?What about other special activities?

Reading buddiesReading buddies Multi-age Multi-age

communitiescommunities Computer labComputer lab Kindness assembliesKindness assemblies Arts are ElementaryArts are Elementary Fire SafetyFire Safety Grade One MeetingsGrade One Meetings

When do we go home?When do we go home? Get ready bell rings at 3:05Get ready bell rings at 3:05 Dismissal bell rings at 3:10Dismissal bell rings at 3:10 Students must have notes Students must have notes

from home if they are to from home if they are to be off the bus.be off the bus.

Indicate on the note if you Indicate on the note if you wish to have your child wish to have your child dismissed as a walkerdismissed as a walker

Keep early dismissals to a Keep early dismissals to a minimumminimum

Make sure your child Make sure your child understands what the pick understands what the pick up plans will be before up plans will be before they come to schoolthey come to school

Parent ConnectionParent Connection Classroom volunteersClassroom volunteers Friends of LongfellowFriends of Longfellow Longfellow Links Longfellow Links

http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon//

Open HouseOpen House Music ConcertsMusic Concerts Art ShowArt Show Parent ConferencesParent Conferences Student DirectoryStudent Directory Longfellow School Longfellow School

HandbookHandbook EmailEmail Voice MailVoice Mail Notes from homeNotes from home