Welcome to Mrs Tuckers 1 st Grade Class

Welcome to Mrs. Tucker’s 1 st Grade Class!

Team Tucker: A Winning st Year in 1 Grade!

Frey Elementary Vision: Best School in the Nation FLAMES Mission Fostering Leadership Among Motivated Engaged Students

AIM HIGH Attitude Ideas Management Helpfulness Influence Gratitude Hope

Frey’s Big 3 • Do Your Best • Be Kind • Make Good Choices

Behavior System ~ AIM HIGH • You will receive a log in code from Class Dojo for your child. • Points will be awarded for AIMING HIGH behavior choices. • Points may also be removed. • Parents will be able to see all points at the end of each day! • Again, no news. . . is good news!

Class Dojo Points can be awarded for: AIMING HIGH (2 pts) Exceptional Job on Work (1 pt) Good Attitude (1 pt) Great Gratitude (1 pt) Kind/Helpful (1 pt) Making Good Choices ( 1 pt) Shining Bright Group Time (1 pt) Team Builder Today (1 pt) Points can be removed when students need to work on these areas : Completing Work in a Timely Manner Controlling Talking Following Classroom Rules Self Control Following School Rules Staying on Task/ Group and Independent Remembering to Be Kind/Helpful

Daily Schedule: Readers Workshop Writers Workshop Math Workshop Lunch/Specials Phonics/Spelling Recess Content Studies (Social Studies, Science & Health) Pack Up and Read Aloud

Morning Work Routine Students will complete all morning work in a composition notebook that stays at school. Monday: Math Monday Tuesday: Text it Tuesday (spelling word practice) Wednesday: Write it Wednesday Thursday: Think About it Thursday (creativity & critical thinking) Friday: Fun Friday Choices

3+, 3, 2 and 1 Scores for Report Cards and Progress Reports We will continue to assess students using the scale listed above. • Keep in mind, a large majority of our work will be done in journals! • 4 ½ week Progress Reports • 9 week Report Cards • Mini Touchstone Tests throughout the year to check student understanding! •

1 st Grade Math First 9 Weeks • Counting to 120 • Place Value • Measurement and Time • Money • Data and Graphing • Addition & Subtraction to 10, Word Problems to 10 • Extramath Letters coming soon!

1 st grade ELA First 9 Weeks • Narrative Story Writing • Reading Fluency, Comprehension, & Connections • Print Features • Grammar and Vocabulary • Phonics and Spelling Rules • Sight Word Recognition • See Saw Letters coming soon!

Words of the Week Students will have a word of the week notebook to learn new vocabulary words this year! We will send these notebooks home each nine weeks.

Science, Social Studies, & Health First 9 Weeks • Science: Weather & Seasons Magnets • Social Studies: Good Citizenship Where We Live Landforms & Oceans Personal Finance

Homework Policy: Homework journals come home on Friday and will be returned on the next Friday! This will begin later in the school year.

Student Notebooks • Daily notebook home for communication • Notebook will have calendars, sight word lists, reading log for nightly reading, dojo reminder sheet (behavior), transportation forms, and parent communication folder for money & notes. • Students will also bring home papers in this folder.

House System • • • Students will remain in the same house. Pep Rallies and House Cup Winners will be just like last year for behavior and student involvement. 9 week winners, AAA winner, and end of year winner will also be a part of the house system!

Lunch Time 10: 53 -11: 18 • Snack~ Send a snack and water bottle daily to school! • Birthdays will be celebrated at lunch!

Specials Schedule 11: 30 -12: 15 Monday: PE Tuesday: STEM Wednesday: Music Thursday: PE Friday: Art

Transportation • Daily transportation will remain the same unless a note is provided by the parent. • I will have transportation notes for you to use in the daily notebook. • Emailed changes will not be accepted. • Changes can be made via the front office before 1: 45 pm.

Field Trip First Grade goes to Zoo Atlanta in the spring!

Room Parents We will need room parents for Team Tucker & PTSA this year! If you are interested, please let me know. Thanks!

Things to remember: 1. We will send home the first grade Progress Report in September! 2. We will meet in October to discuss academic progress, behavior expectations and the 1 st Report Card! 3. COGAT Testing will be in September. More info coming home soon.

First Grade Dates to Know • First Day of School ~ 8/1 • PTSA Meeting and Game Night ~ 8/9 • Rally Fundraiser College Jersey Day $ 1. 00 Donation ~ 8/10 • Picture Day ~ 8/22 • Early Release Day ~ 8/29 • Multicultural Night 6: 30 pm ~ 8/30 • Labor Day Holiday ~ 9/3 • COGAT Testing ~ 9/5 – 9/7

Contact Information elizabeth. tucker@cobbk 12. org www. cobblearning. net/tuckerstea m 770 -975 -6655 @tuckersteam Thanks for coming!