Welcome to First Grade Curriculum Night Meet the

Welcome to First Grade Curriculum Night Meet the Teacher 2018 -2019

Mrs. Bemis Mrs. Carr Mrs. Dobyns Miss Nelissen The team brings 74 years of combined teaching experience to your children from K-6.

• CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) Arizona State Standards • Systemic & Explicit daily lessons to teach students how to read and write • Phonics approach -blending through the whole word • Non-decodable words are called “tricky words” - memorized/remembered

• Arizona State Standards • CGI (Cognitive Guided Instruction) – Story Problems – Share/Show your strategies – Addition and Subtraction • Investigations – Interactive math games – Workbook

• Writing is taught as a process. • We focus our teaching and grading of both narrative and expository writing. • Your child will grow as a writer by learning to use: • Topic sentences • Key details • Closing sentences

Science Social Studies Health Describe how animals and plants are dependent on each other in a habitat. Describe interactions of Native Americans with the Spanish Human Body studies -bones -teeth -mouth -blood/heart -digestive system -respiratory system Compare the habitats in which plants and animals they live. -Garden -Polar -Desert -Pond/Ocean Describe the interactions of Describe ways to prevent Native Americans with the germs from spreading; in Pilgrims order to stay healthy. Animal life cycles Recognize that the United States started as 13 colonies, under the rule of Great Britain.

• Morning Procedures (unpack, attendance, pledge) • Reading • Specials • Computer Lab • Art • Music PE Library • Recess (Please send your child a snack to eat) • Health, Science, and/or Social Studies • Lunch • 12: 00 -12: 20 cafeteria * Student Lunch Price $2. 90 • 12: 20 -12: 40 recess • Math • Writing • Pack up

Homework • New packets can be accessed through Parent. VUE each Friday • Due the following Friday • CKLA Reading Passages • Read with your child • Sign and return • Take-home/homework folders must go home and come to school daily Homework Packet Includes: Math, Reading, and Spelling

1 ST DAY OF SCHOOL * Parents are welcome on playground * Meet me on line 45 * First Bell Rings by 7: 40 a. m. * Bring a snack (Please no peanuts) * Please have a lunch plan * Send your child with a labeled water bottle (Only Water) * Be sure I know how your child is going home

1 ST GRADE AMBASSADORS • A 5 th grade student has been assigned to help our class at the beginning and the end of the day. • During morning drop off, ambassadors will be stationed at the playground gate to help walk first graders to their lines. • They will help us with pack up and dismissal.

Help Fund a Field Trip Donations are 100% tax deductible Go to website http: //www. kyrene. org/ksdportal/taxcredit Book Club Orders help increase the classroom library. Your teacher will periodically send book club flyers home. If you would like to order books your teacher will provide you with a classroom access code so that you can order books online.

Parents please take a moment to sign up for Brisas text messages. Mrs. Winkelmann will send important reminders and messages by text throughout the school year.

Brisas PTSO Board Members Co-Presidents Christine Hightower……………. dcahightower@msn. com Darya Mc. Clain……………. . darya. mcclain@gmail. com Vice President Nicole Quillan……………………. . nquillan@cox. net Secretary/Co-Fundraising Meiko Yamanobe/Adame…………………meikoshark@gmail. com Co-Treasurers Peter Eberle………………. ridingpedro@yahoo. com Stephanie Neves………………. . steelersfan 2@cox. net Volunteers Kelli Barnes……………………Kelli. barnes@cox. net Contributions Hope Kopp………………………hopek@cox. net Communications Jennifer Redd…………………jenredd 75@gmail. com Historian Kerri Jackson…………………. . kerriaz@gmail. com

Fundraiser – 2018 Read-a-thon Ø Ø The goal is to fundraise AND increase the love for reading in students Reading starts Wednesday, September 5 th - Friday, September 14 th Includes daily treats, exciting prizes, grade-level raffles and fun events! Prizes for ALL students who participate. Ø Ø Ø No minimum $ amount required to participate 100% of money goes directly to help Brisas Only planned fundraiser this year Goal is to raise $30, 000 to fund many school programs More information the week of Aug. 27 th

BEFORE YOU LEAVE… Please see the Computer Station: Please enter the following information into the Google Document form: Parent’s name Child’s name Parent’s email Each parent that would like to be included in the Class Distribution List must enter their information. Thank you for coming!