We look forward to seeing you at Back to School Night on Thursday. The first grade session will be held from 7:30-8:00 in your child’s classroom. Since our time will be limited, we are encouraging you to familiarize yourself with the first grade curriculum by viewing these slides. You’ll also be introduced to some of the support programs offered to students here at Barley Sheaf. We’ll be happy to answer any questions you have when we see you Thursday.
Mrs. Fischer
Ms. Jimenez
Mrs. Galletta
Mrs. Importico
Responsive Classroom
and Morning Meeting
We start the day with a Morning Meeting. We gather together to build a sense of community. We greet each other by name, have a sharing opportunity to learn more about each other, and then participate in a game or a team building activity. Finally, the class reads a morning message the teacher has written to them. Again, the purpose of this is to build a classroom community where all children feel safe and like a valued member of our classroom.
Journal
Writing
Students:
- use invented spelling by stretching words, clapping syllables, using known parts
-apply Fundations skills and trick words
Journal writing is a risk free opportunity for children to write daily about a topic of their choice.
Fundations is a systematic & explicit program to teach phonics & develop reading & spelling skills while focusing on:
•Letter Formation • Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
•Sound Mastery •Phonics
•Vocabulary •Irregular (Trick) Word Instruction
•Fluency •Comprehension
•Written Composition
Reader’s Workshop
•Skills and strategies modeled by teacher
•Students self-select books and read a wide variety of text
•Consists of a mini-lesson, independent reading, small-group instruction, and conferring
•Students discuss and write about their reading
Writer’s Workshop
•Students write frequently, for extended periods of time, on topics of their own choosing
•Consists of a mini lesson or modeled/shared writing activity, independent writing time, conferring, and sharing
•Various genres of writing (poetry, fiction, personal narrative, realistic fiction, how-to, opinion, non-fiction)
~adding and subtracting using various strategies
~fact families
~counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s
~using open and closed number lines
~solving story problems
~identifying 2D & 3D shapes
~sorting & graphing
~telling time
~using place value
What will be taught?
•Based on the State Standards
•Direct instruction, structured investigations, open explorations
•Develops concepts & proficiency in skills to solve complex problems
Math
Related Arts
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
MUSIC
ART
WORLD LANGUAGE
LIBRARY
Mr. Slomczewski
Ms. Kaetzel
Mr. Decker
Ms. Renye
Mrs. Dribbon
SeñoraTavares
Families Near and Far
Social
Studies
Inquiries
Our Special Location
Civic Engagement
Science
•Light and Sound
•Patterns in the Sky
•Characteristics of Living Things
Support Programs
Literacy Support & Reading Recovery
Math Support
Mrs. Bajak
Mrs. McCormack
Mrs. Kuster
Reading Recovery & ESL
Mrs. Shoemaker
We are looking forward
to seeing you Thursday and to having a great year!
Ms. Jimenez
Mrs. Galletta
Mrs. Importico
Mrs. Fischer