1^st Grade Parent Orientation

Ms. Moran

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Meet The Teacher

CLASSROOM RULES

1. Always raise your hand.
2. Keep hands and feet to yourself at all times.
3. Be respectful and kind to peers.
4. Always do your best
5. Have Fun !

First Grade Supply List

• 1 - Book Bag (Please no wheels)
• 1 - Soft Pencil Case
• 2 - Packs of Sharpened Pencils
• 3 - Large Glue Sticks
• 1 - Small Box of 24 Crayons
• 3 - Pocket Folders (Reading,Writing,Social Studies)
• 1 - Kid friendly scissors
• 1 - Head Phones

Arrival / Dismissal

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• Breakfast is available to all students at 8:00 am. Students should come through the lobby to the cafeteria.

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• Morning arrival is in the school yard at 8:10 am. Students will be picked up in the courtyard at 8:20 am

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• Students are dismissed in the courtyard 2:30-2:40.

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• Late pick-up is in the lobby.

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Ms. Moran - Schedule

Class Specials

Bell Schedule

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ELA

Module lessons- 60 minutes of daily instruction that formally assess all reading comprehension, writing, speaking and listening, and language skills.

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Heggerty - provides students with consistent and repeated instruction, and this transfers to developing a student's decoding and encoding skills. A phonics program that works on manipulating sounds.

( Rhyming, Blending, Segmenting etc.)

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Centers

ELA Units

Module 1 - Tools and Work

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Module 2: What's up in the sky? (Sun, Moon & Stars)

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Module 3: Growing as Researchers (Birds Amazing Bodies)

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Module 4: Caring For Birds

Illustrative Math

Illustrative math: Problem-based, rigorous curriculum that makes elementary school mathematics accessible, impactful, and memorable for all students.

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Warm-up- focus on basic 1st grade skills

2 independent or group activities - focused on encountering and exploring on their own with no written formula

Synthesis: a time to share math strategies as whole class

Centers: differentiated learning activities to meet all students needs.

Math Units

The mathematical work for grade 1 is partitioned into 8 units:

1. Adding, Subtracting, and Working with Data
2. Addition and Subtraction Story Problems
3. Adding and Subtracting within 20
4. Numbers to 99
5. Adding within 100
6. Length Measurements within 120 units
7. Geometry and Time
8. Putting it All Together

SOCIAL STUDIES

Topics we will cover :

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Unit 1 : Families and Communities are Important

Unit 2 : Families Now and Long Ago

Unit 3 : The Community

Unit 4 : Community Economics

** Social studies is project based learning where students have the opportunity to work with various peers on projects and tasks.

Friendly Reminders

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• Homework folders should return to school daily.

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• Book Baggies should come back and forth to school each day. Every week students will have the opportunity to “book shop” in our classroom weekly

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• All students are provided hot lunch if they don’t bring lunch from home. Please check in with your child and check the school menu in advance.

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Homework

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• Homework is sent on a weekly basis. It can be found in the homework folder that is sent home daily. Homework will be collected every Friday.

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• Although homework isn't graded,homework is a school expectation. Homework helps students practice in classroom skills and continue progress.

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• Word Work, Reading, Math

Life Skills

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• Please practice these skills at home:
• Tying shoes
• Zippering jackets
• Buttoning

Grading Policy

Grading Policy Continued

Support Staff

• Danielle Bucolo, Culture Coach
• Amanda McAllister, Guidance Counselor
• Jose Morales, SAPIS Worker
• Terry Reginella, Parent Coordinator
• Ayse Ustares, Social Worker

Parent Engagement

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Ms.Moran - dmoran23@schools.nyc.gov

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Mrs.Quinn - mquinn7@schools.nyc.gov

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Ms.Rodriguez - brodriguez61@schools.nyc.gov

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Mrs.Moriarty - mmoriarty@schools.nyc.gov

Afternoon Pick-Up

Attendance

We are committed to ensure that your child is present for the full day of instruction regularly.

Students are expected at school each day of the school term. This supports consistency in

learning for your child. Attendance is a direct correlation to student achievement. Please take time to

read the Importance of Attendance.

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Attendance is digitally taken in the DOE Attendance Application. Arrival is expected at 8:10 for

all students. Lateness is also documented. Late is any time after 8:21 a.m. Please review your

child’s attendance to ensure accuracy. You can check your child's attendances/latenesses by logging

into your NYCSA account. https://www.schoolsaccount.nyc/

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When an absence occurs, all students are required to send in a note for more than 1 day explaining

the absence. You can also notify the school by emailing the teacher and cc Ms. Lisowy @

SLisowy@schools.nyc.gov prior to 8:00 a.m. of each day. Attendance is taken twice a day on the

DOE attendance app. If you receive a notice that your child is absent but they are not. Please notify

the school. Lateness sometimes is not corrected until after the letter is sent on the digital system.

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Attendance

ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP WORK

If a child is absent or late, grades, coursework, or exams could be affected. Here is what you need toknow regarding our grading policies and how we support our students with make-up work:

*** EX: Lateness to class may result in a lower class average due to the loss of instructional

time in activities such as classroom participation, examinations (Quizzes/full period exams),

dialogs, speeches, group work, lab work, etc. Students are not required to make up the exact

hours of missed instructional time. If students master course content and satisfactorily meet

expectations outlined in the syllabus, they will receive credit for the course.

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Chronic Absence Chronic absence is a measure of students who have missed 10% or more of days in which they were enrolled in the school year.

Lateness and Absence Policy

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• School begins promptly at 8:20 am. Being on time is important for students to be ready to learn and settle down before starting the day’s tasks.

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• If your child is going to be late, absent, or picked up early, please notify myself and the school office. Send in doctor’s notes for excused absences.

Birthday Policy

PBIS

Behavioral system-

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Relationships and respect are the foundation of a successful classroom. Remember all behavior has meaning and behavior reflects a need. It is vital for us to establish positive relationships with our students. This means getting to know you and your children in order to build trust and mutual respect. Students are motivated using this system where they earn classroom paws for school rewards.

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PBIS continued..

Accountability for themselves-

• Students receive a ticket, name goes on the ticket, ticket gets placed in a plastic jar, and on Fridays five tickets get picked from the jar. The students names called get to pick out of the classroom treasure box.
• PAWS Shop

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Accountability for the class- Reward Jar.

MAP Tests

• Administered 3 times a year

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• Use to measure student growth in mathematics and student groupings for lessons

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• Results will be used to guide instruction

Acadience Testing

• Administered 3 times a year

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• Use to monitor students phonemic awareness and reading comprehension

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• Results will be used to guide instruction

Google Classroom

• Every student will have a device with access to the class google classroom.

Parent Engagement

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• If you would like to schedule a meeting with me, I am available Tuesday-Friday’s after school. You can reach me via email dmoran23@schools.nyc.gov

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Being a successful first grader involves teamwork between student, teacher, and parent. Your support at home will positively impact your child’s learning. We thank you ahead of time for your support and cooperation.

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We look forward to a wonderful year!

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Questions/Concerns