2019-2020
Welcome to First Grade!
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year and welcome back to school! This will be our class web page! It is my hope that you will find our page useful and informative. You will be able to find our homework and other important information posted here. You will also be able to find class updates and links to websites your child can use at home. My email address at school is [email protected] if you need to contact me. I usually check and respond to emails in the evenings.
Our Schedule
8:40-9:00 Arrival and Morning Work
9:00-9:10 WBES
9:15-11:30 Integrated Literacy
11:30-12:30 Lunch and Recess
12:30-1:00 Flex Time
1:00-2:15 Math
2:15-3:00 Resource
3:00-3:40 Social Studies or Science
3:40-4:05 Dismissal
Our Resouces
A Day, PE: B Day, Art: C Day, Media: D Day, PE: E Day, Music
9:00-9:10 WBES
9:15-11:30 Integrated Literacy
11:30-12:30 Lunch and Recess
12:30-1:00 Flex Time
1:00-2:15 Math
2:15-3:00 Resource
3:00-3:40 Social Studies or Science
3:40-4:05 Dismissal
Our Resouces
A Day, PE: B Day, Art: C Day, Media: D Day, PE: E Day, Music
Homework
The First Grade at Beach will be doing the same homework. The homework for the week will be glued into the Homework Notebooks on Mondays. The Homework Notebooks will be sent home on Mondays. The Homework Notebook should be returned to school, completed, by the last day of the school week. There will be nights when the Homework will be to work online. The sites we will use will be Dream Box and Spelling City. In Spelling City, you should work on the spelling list for the week. You will be able to find the weekly spelling lists on Spelling City. Click the word, "link" at the end of this sentence and Spelling City will open for you. Link
This year the first grade teachers are trying to combine most of our links in one conveniently located link. The link is http://guest.portaportal.com/besfirstgrade
You will be able to access the First Grade ELA and Math links here.
Beach Elementary has implemented a new program that will help the students learn how to write code. More information will follow. I have included a link to the site in case you would like to take a sneak peek at the site.
http://studio.code.org/sections/ZAJHFZ
Daily Practice
Please practice the High Frequency Words and Fry Phrases daily until mastery is achieved. Mastery is when your child can read a word or phrase within 3 seconds without sounding out the words. Please read the decodable books that are coming home in the front pocket of the All in One or the Oral Fluency section of the All in One Binder. Please practice the math facts as well.
All in One Binder
Our All in One Binder should come back and forth from school every day. Please check the front pocket of the All in One Binder daily for important notes and information that I may have placed in there. Please check the Daily Behavior Calendar portion of the All in One daily as well. Please initial the box that corresponds with the date. Please check the other sections of the binder for other information that may have been placed in the All in One.
Math Strategies for First Grade
In First Grade we will talk like a Mathematician. There will be certain words, phrases, and strategies we will use throughout the year. The link below will explain these terms and phrases to you.
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math_strategies_1.pdf | |
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Handwriting
Handwriting is a very important skill. Correct letter formation is very important. Correct line placement as well as proper spacing are also important aspects of handwriting. In class we will be using the Handwriting Without Tears program for handwriting. This will be a continuation of the program the students used in Kindergarten. If your child is not earning at least an S in handwriting, extra practice is needed. In the attached file you will find the directions as to the correct letter formation we use in class. An original copy was given to each child earlier in the year.
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