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Title: Mashburn Elementary


1
Mashburn Elementary Curriculum Night 2007
2
All About Mrs. Wallace
  • I was born and raised in North Carolina and moved
    to Georgia after marrying my husband, Jarrett, in
    2001.
  • I graduated with undergraduate and graduate
    degrees from East Carolina University in
    Greenville, North Carolina.
  • I became certified with the National Board for
    Professional Teaching Standards in 2004.
  • Ive taught Kindergarten for seven years in both
    Fulton and Forsyth Counties.
  • Im becoming a mom in December!

3
Our Schedule
Morning Work Calendar Meeting Phonics Reading/Writ
ing Groups Language Arts/Reading Lunch Recess Math
Specials Science/Social Studies/Health Snack/Sto
ry/Dismissal
4
Math
  • Counting Money
  • Help your student identify dollars and coin
    values as well as determining change amounts when
    spending money during/after family shopping
    trips.
  • Give your student a combination of real coins and
    have them determine the value. Allow them to show
    you a different way to make the same amount.
  • Set up a store at home and allow your child to
    buy items from you. This is a good way to work on
    counting coins and making change.
  • Hold coins in your hand so that your child can
    not see them. Give them clues to guess what you
    have (Example I have three coins in my hand.
    Theyre worth 0.16. What do I have?)
  • Great Websites
  • http//www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err569
  • http//www.little-g.com/shockwave/cents.html
  • http//classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/mathmoney.ht
    ml

5
Math
  • Math Facts
  • Practice with homemade flash cards, dice from a
    board game, or a regular deck of playing cards.
  • Use the following website, or many others like
    this one to play math fact games.
    http//www.harcourtschool.com/activity/thats_a_fac
    t/english_4_6.html
  • Print some worksheets and time your child. See if
    they can beat their time. Need a challenge? Print
    some 2nd or 3rd grade worksheets.
    http//www.mathfactcafe.com/view/view.aspx?tPg1
  • Practice counting by 5s, 10s, 2s, and 1s.
    Count both forward and backward. When learning
    allow your child to use the 100 grid, and then
    work towards doing it independently.

6
Reading
  • Read to your child every night
  • Have your child read aloud to you, encouraging
    them to
  • Sound out words
  • Look for clues in the pictures
  • Retell the story
  • Phonics readers are sent home two times a week.
    Students have learned the rules to read all of
    the words in each story (they may code them if
    needed).
  • Additional websites to help your child with
    reading
  • http//starfall.com

7
Comprehension
  • After reading a story, ask the following types of
    questions to increase your childs understanding
    of the story
  • What happened in the beginning, middle, end of
    the story?
  • Who were the characters?
  • Where did the story take place (setting)?
  • What was your favorite part of the story? Why?
  • Additional websites to help your child with
    comprehension
  • http//www.marin.cc.ca.us/7Edon/Study/7read.html

8
Dolch sight words
  • The Dolch sight words are words that often cannot
    be sounded out, and therefore must be memorized.
  • There is a PowerPoint presentation on our
    classroom website that flashes the words for 3
    seconds which is the amount of time the
    students have to read the words - with no
    assistance.
  • You can help your child practice these words at
    home by making flashcards, writing the words in
    sentences, spelling them in shaving cream,
    finding them in newspaper articles, highlighting
    the words in magazines, etc.
  • Some websites that can be used to help practice
    sight words are
  • http//www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Contents.
    html
  • http//www.fcboe.org/schoolhp/shes/sight_words.htm
  • http//www.learningbooks.net/xLPDolch.html
  • http//www.quiz-tree.com/Sight-Words_main.html

9
Saxon Phonics
  • incremental lessons
  • repetition
  • rules that work
  • hands-on practice
  • strategies for decoding
  • homework component
  • weekly spelling lists that focus on mastery of
    particular skills

WARNING!!! Grown-ups who were not taught with
Saxon Phonics can become very confused. If this
should happen to you, please seek immediate
assistance from your childs teacher.
(Many parents have been confused before-therefore
you are not alone. Additionally, you are still
smarter than a first grader. It is a thorough
and effective program that works best when you ,
the parents, understand what your child is
learning. So, PLEASE dont hesitate to ask.)
10
Phonics Basic Training
  • As a parent working with your child, it is
    important to
  • talk to your child about what he/she learned in
    school that day
  • read the note to parents on the nightly
    homework page
  • monitor your childs work for completion and
    accuracy-your level of assistance should be based
    on your childs level of need
  • help your child make connections between weekly
    spelling words and what has been taught in
    class
  • refer to your Phonics Cheat Sheet for Parents
    as needed and contact your childs teacher when
    in doubt

11
What we know so far
  • All vowels have AT LEAST two sounds, long and
    short.
  • A vowel followed by a consonant is short code it
    with a breve.
  • An open, unaccented vowel is long, code it with a
    macron.
  • Two same letters together (twin consonants) make
    only one sound.
  • Suffix s at the end of a word means more than
    one of something.
  • The letter s sometimes makes the /z/ sound and
    should be coded with a voice line.
  • The word I is always capitalized.

12
Writing
  • First grade teachers have modified the 5 star
    system used by the Kindergarten teachers for
    writing (see next slide).
  • Students can practice writing at home and use the
    5 star system to check their work.
  • Students can improve their writing by working at
    home on things such as keeping a journal, writing
    about their weekend, writing about a vacation,
    writing letters and thank you notes to friends
    and relatives, etc.
  • Some websites to help with writing are
  • http//www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess
  • http//freedom.up.net/msbones/ww01000.htm
  • http//www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/ca
    /409

13
Writing
  • The five star system for first grade is

Capital letters (beginning of sentences and
important names) and end marks
Correct spelling using the phonics rules learned
Best handwriting
Multiple, detailed sentences that make sense
Write a story with a beginning, a middle, and a
logical conclusion
14
Homework
  • Phonics homework is sent home in your childs
    folder every night, Monday through Thursday.
    Please have your child complete this on his/her
    own. Please review what your child has done and
    discuss corrections with them. There is always a
    note at the bottom of the page explaining to
    parents what was learned in class and what is to
    be done on the homework sheet.
  • You can also help your child by reading to or
    with them every night. Please encourage them to
    sound out words and refer to the Phonics rules
    learned in class.
  • PLEASE NOTE Math homework books are being sent
    home this week. These books are to be kept at
    home in a safe place. These homework pages will
    be assigned each week in the weekly newsletter
    and are due no later than the following Thursday.
    If your child wants to turn the homework in
    before Thursday, that is fine, but all of the
    papers need to be turned in together. Please
    note there will be an 8.00 charge for lost
    homework books, so it is imperative that you do
    not lose the book.
  • We strongly encourage you to look over your
    childs homework and discuss errors you see.
    This is a great way for them to learn from their
    mistakes. However, we ask that you make sure it
    is the student doing the work. Homework is
    always a review of things we have already
    learned, so the students should be able to
    complete it on their own.

15
Accelerated Reader
  • First graders will be allowed to check out two
    books this year.
  • Students will pick books according to their
    level.
  • Books may be read at school and at home.
  • When students are ready, they will be able to
    take the AR test at school.
  • Once a student has taken a test, he or she will
    go to the library and check out more books
    independently.
  • Class library trips are scheduled once every two
    weeks.

16
Grading
  • 3 Student consistently and independently
    achieves the standard
  • 2 Student is progressing toward achievement of
    the standard
  • 1 Student has made limited or minimal progress
    toward achievement of the standard
  • Instruction is incremental in nature. Students
    are assessed at different levels throughout the
    year.

17
Meeting the Needs of the Individual
  • The different needs of individual children or
    groups of children are met in a variety of ways.
    Examples of how the curriculum is often
    differentiated for children are
  • Self-paced A.R. levels
  • Small groups
  • Co-teaching
  • Individual and group instruction for specific
    skills
  • Collaboration with special area teachers

18
A few reminders...
  • Nightly phonics homework is to be completed by
    the student and returned the following day in
    his/her folder.
  • Weekly homework is sent home with the Friday
    newsletter and is due the following Thursday.
    Please turn all pages of the weekly homework in
    at the same time. The weekly home work will come
    from the Math Workbook sent home. If any books
    are lost students/parents will be charged an
    8.00 replacement fee.
  • ALL transportation changes must be made in
    writing (sent in childs folder) or through the
    office. Please do NOT call the classroom to
    change transportation.
  • Please send any lunch money in a sealed envelope
    with your childs name and our class code (1SW)
    on it.
  • You are ALWAYS welcome to send me a note, email,
    or call me with any questions or concerns. If you
    prefer to call, please make sure you do so before
    or after school hours, so as not to interrupt
    instructional time.
  • If your child is absent, please make sure you
    send in a note. You have 5 days after the child
    returns to send in a note if you are wanting it
    to be excused. You may also email notes to Terri
    Handrop at thandrop_at_forsyth.k12.ga.us

19
Check It Out!
  • Please visit our classroom web page located on
    the Mashburn Site
  • Go to Staff then click on Susan Wallace
  • http//www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/130920727215051403/si
    te/default.asp
  • Please let me know if there is anything you would
    like to see on the web site.
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