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A Day in First Grade

9:05-9:20	Morning Meeting
9:20-10:30	ELA Lesson/Reading Groups
10:30-10:50	Morning Recess
10:50-11:40	Phonics/Writing
11:40-12:00	Recess
12:00-12:20	Lunch
12:20-12:40	Shared Reading/Read Aloud
12:40-1:35	Math
1:35-1:55	Recess
2:00-2:30	Snack/Tier 2 Instruction Library (once a wk per class) (1:55-2:45)
2:30-2:50	Science/Social Studies
2:50-3:40	Specials
3:40-3:55	Pack and Stack
3:55-4:00	Dismissal

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Morning Meeting

One of the most important parts of our day is Morning Meeting. This is a time to check-in with our classmates and build our community. Some academic skills will be practiced to warm up our brains for learning.

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To create a love for reading
Learn new phonics skills
Build strategies to read fluently
Build strategies for comprehension
Read daily at school and home

Reading Goals

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Whole-group lesson
Independent reading time
Small groups
Partner reading time
Read aloud and shared reading time

Reading Workshop

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Writing Goals

Create a love for writing
Write all letters with correct formation, upper and lowercase
Write a piece using a beginning, middle, and end
Learning to use spelling, capitalization and punctuation
Introduction into grammar

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Writing Workshop

Mini lesson
Independent writing time
Small groups
Individual conferring

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Math Goals

Writing and counting from any number 0-120
Adding and subtracting fluently 0-20
Working with place value: ones, tens, and hundreds
Adding and subtracting two digit by one digit numbers
Measuring objects
Geometry of 2D and 3D shapes
Collecting data and analyzing data
Solving word problems
Telling time to the hour and half hour

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Math Workshop

Mini lesson
Guided practice
Independent practice
Small groups
Workshop stations
Dreambox

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Social Studies

In our first unit, we will learn about being part of a team and community. Our second unit focuses on cultures and traditions around the world. Our final unit is called Food Trucks and students learn about economic concepts.

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Science Units

Animal Adaptations- Students learn what it means for an organism to be adapted to its environment and how different adaptations can be categorized. Through various investigations, students explore an example of adaptations for protection, camouflage, food, and locomotion.

Light and Sound-In this module, students investigate light and sound, including vibration from sound waves and the effect of different materials on the path of a beam of light.

Observing the Sun, Moon, and Stars- Throughout the module, students document patterns as they observe the Sun, moon, and stars.

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Specials:

Daily from 2:50-3:40 with an ABCD rotation

Students need to wear tennis shoes on PE days.

PE Days

Fox/Duvall- A/C

Reed/Dinga- B/D

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Homework

Students are expected to read daily at home for homework. They will bring home black and white decodable books every 3 weeks- at the end of a unit. These can be kept at home. These should feel familiar to your child as we have read them a few times together in class.

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Recess/Lunch/

Snack/Birthday

Students can have a daily snack from home. I can not give snacks to students per Parkway Food Policy

We love celebrating birthdays, but we can not distribute treats for birthdays. Students will be celebrated within their own class and have the Birthday Bear visit them! Students love handing out small items like pencils, erasers, stickers, etc. for birthdays. This can get costly for families so do not feel like you need to send in a special item, but know that it is an option.

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Other Notes:

If there are any dismissal changes, please call the office, as we do not have the ability to check emails frequently during the day.

Please be aware of your child’s classroom food allergies so you can send appropriate snacks.

We will have a field trip opportunity that we will need parent volunteers for. Please make sure your volunteer status is up to date. If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact the office secretary.

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Contact Info

Jenn Dinga: jdinga@parkwayschools.net

Anna Fox: afox3@parkwayschools.net

Koehler Duvall:kduvall@parkwayschools.net

Alyssa Reed: areed5@parkwayschools.net

Karen Marles (Mrs. Dinga and Mrs. Fox’s Maternity Sub): kmarles@parkwayschools.net