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Mrs. Cassidy, Mrs. Houpe, Mrs. Thomas Mrs. Vanderpohl |
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This web page was created to guide you through
the first grade. There is a lot of
useful information for you and your parents.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact your first grade
teacher and we would be happy to help you in any way!
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Field Trip: |
We will go to the Farm. Parents are welcome to join us. |
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Grade Level Expectations |
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Classroom Expectations – Consequences –
Grading Scale
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Homework Policy: It is vital for you to practice skills with your children at home that they have learned in school. Therefore, we expect the first graders to complete homework and turn it on time. There will usually not be homework on the weekends. Homework packets will be sent home on Mondays and due on Fridays. If homework packets are turned in complete and on time your child will receive an O (Outstanding). If your child did not turn in their homework, then a reminder note will be sent home. If the homework has not been turned in by the following Monday, your child will lose 15 minutes of their first recess.
Students will be receiving math and language arts homework. There will be spelling and sight words to practice. Each child is expected to read or be read to daily for 10 minutes. One AR book each week will be required toward the end of the first quarter.
*If a student is absent, sufficient time will be
given to make up the work. Grading: First graders will
receive four midterm reports that are a general summary of how the student is
doing so far in the current quarter.
If a parent conference has occurred close to the middle of the quarter,
a written report will not be sent home. First graders also receive a report
card at the end of each quarter.
The grading scale is O for Outstanding, S for Satisfactory, N for needs
improvement. Snacks: Your child may bring a
nutritious daily snack to eat in the afternoon since we have such an early
lunch. No sweets! Birthdays: Please send us a note ahead of
time to let us know you would like to send in a birthday treat so we can plan
for it during our day. Summer
birthdays may pick a day or contribute to a Summer Birthday Day during the
last week of school. Remember to send
napkins, spoons, cups, etc. that may be needed. |
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Academic Information |
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Language Arts: We will be using two basic approaches to reading
this year. The phonics method works on
letter names and sounds and blending them into words. We will work on many phonics rules that
make decoding words easier such as silent e and two vowels walking. However, some words do not follow the
rules. Therefore, we also need the
whole word method that requires students to memorize words until they can be
recalled automatically by sight. This year we will be using the Scott Foresman Reading Series that includes reading, phonics,
oral language, spelling, grammar and writing skills. It closely follows the Ohio Standards that
we are required to teach. There are
many parent suggestions given on a weekly newsletter from the practice book
and on the bottom of workbook pages.
Be sure to reinforce the skills at home. |
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Math: We use the Scott Foresman series which also provides our Language Arts curriculum.
Each
day your child will participate in
Topics covered in
math include:
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Science & Social Studies Each class will switch with one other teacher for either science or social studies. Each subject is taught for 30 minutes twice a week. The teachers move to the different classrooms. Students will receive study guides and have tests throughout the year. Occasionally homework and projects will also be assigned .
Mrs. Houpe teaches science and her class will switch with Mrs. Thomas who teaches social studies. Mrs. Vanderpohl teaches science and her class will switch with Mrs. Cassidy who teaches social studies.
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Science/Health- Mrs.
Houpe and Mrs. Vanderpohl: We will study the following topics:
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Social Studies- Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Cassidy Students will learn about the following topics:
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