Back to School Night Bellmawr Park School Welcome

Back to School Night Bellmawr Park School Welcome to Mrs. Scarborough’s First Grade

Communication is the key! • Please initial the homework book every night. I will check for initials and stamp. • I check my email everyday and often! Feel free to email me dscarborough@bellmawrschools. org • Phone/after school conference can be scheduled. Please allow a few days to schedule. • Follow us on twitter @firstgradestars for reminders, updates, and lots of pics • Friday Family Journals

First Grade Homework • Fundations homework A Fundations homework packet will come home for each unit. Right now it is practicing letter sounds and practicing letter formation. Stay tuned for more FUNdations homework

First Grade Homework • Math homework will usually be a Home Links page. Please rip the page out of the book and have your first grader complete it. Please be sure they have their name on all papers sent in to school. PLEASE TAKE THE HOME LINKS BOOK HOME WITH YOU TONIGHT. IT WILL STAY AT HOME.

Our Schedule 8: 35 -8: 50 Morning Routine/Breakfast 8: 50 -10: 15 Language Arts (Reading) 10: 15 -11: 30 Math (Rocket Math and Calendar) 11: 30 -12: 15 Writer’s Workshop 12: 15 -1: 00 Lunch/Recess 1: 00 -1: 40 Special (M-Gym, T-Computers, W -Art, Th-Library, F-Music) • 1: 40 -2: 10 Fundations • 2: 10 -2: 30 Science (M, T) Social Studies (W, Th) or Health (F) • 2: 30 -3: 00 100 Book Challenge • • •

Curriculum • Benchmark Literacy(Language Arts) 1. Guided Reading Groups 2. Whole group lesson 3. Workstations • Everyday Math 1. Hands on learning 2. Practice through playing various math games 3. Math journal volumes 1 and 2 (kept in school)

Curriculum • FUNdations 1. Phonics program 2. Children will learn letter formation, letter sounds and keywords, blending sounds into words, word structure, and sentence structure 3. You are the “coach”! Please set aside time to read FUNdations letters that come home and do the “home activities”.

Curriculum • Rocket Math 1. Timed skill and drill practice 2. Practicing math facts 3. “Blast off” through the levels 4. Begins soon

Curriculum • 100 Book Challenge 1. Incentive Reading Program 2. Students read on individual level (Fast, Fun, Easy!) 3. Fill out reading log each night (read for 15 minutes)

First Grade Behavior Expectations • It’s all good! Color system • Classroom rules, Bucketfiller pledge, positive reinforcement, individual behavior plans if needed

It’s your Birthday! • On your child’s birthday, be sure to send in a wrapped book with your child’s name and picture inside the front cover. Your child will get to open the book and I will read it to the class. The book then goes in the “Birthday Books” bin in our classroom library for all students to enjoy! We have already opened 1 book and it was so much fun!

Important notes: • Sign up for Remind 101 for reminders and updates! • Grade level website • I look forward to this year and working TOGETHER to make this the best First Grade experience for your child.