First Grade News: Moving along with First grade!

Hi everyone!
It was great to see you all last night. Below you will find the most important bits of information we talked about last night:

Thanks for all of your attendance last night. It has been a pleasure getting to know you and your children already!

Here is a recap of the topics we discussed last night:

I was born and raised in Portland. I’ve been teaching now for 22 years. I earned my doctorate in 2016 in Neuroeducation from the University of Portland, which means that I use principles of neuroscience and language theory to inform classroom instructional practices. I also am adjunct teaching for the University of Portland School of Education one night a week.

Volunteers are welcome in room 13. We could really use your help during literacy block, the first hour of school Tuesday-Friday. We also learn more about art on Monday from 12:10-1:15 if you like to help with art. Email me if you are interested.

There will be no official homework this year. Please continue to read with you child, count money, read a face clock, cook together, measure things and all of the other wonderful activities you enjoy with your child.

If someone you know is not receiving these emails, please contact the office. They will be able to enter your information into the student management system.

Please turn in supply money as soon as you are able – it really helps our class.

The weekly schedule is attached – now you know basically what your child is doing each day!

Please always send a water bottle to school

Book orders will go home each month. Ordering online is the most convenient. Our class code is L6VB8. This month book order is due September 15.

Please call the office to sign up for a conference time/date when you can.

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:45-8:50	Morning Routine	Morning Routine	Morning Routine	Morning Routine	Morning Routine
8:50-9:45	Story of the week –Interactive Read-Aloud (Direct reading strategies instruction/modeling) Poem of the week	Literacy Block-Differentiated Reading Instruction (Independent writing/reading work)	Literacy Block-Differentiated Reading Instruction (Independent writing/reading work)	Literacy Block- Differentiated Reading Instruction (Independent writing/reading work)	Literacy Block- Differentiated Reading Instruction (Independent writing/reading work)
9:45-10:00	Number Corner	Number Corner	Number Corner	Number Corner	Number Corner
10:00-10:30	Break (snack)	Break (snack)	Break (snack)	Break (snack)	Break (snack)
10:30-11:25	Math	Math	Math	Math	Math
11:25-12:05	Lunch & Recess	Lunch & Recess	Lunch & Recess	Lunch & Recess	Lunch & Recess
12:05-12:25	Classroom Art Instruction (with parent volunteer)	Read Aloud Quiet Choice Reading	Read Aloud Quiet Choice Reading	Read Aloud Quiet Choice Reading	Read Aloud Quiet Choice Reading
12:25-1:25	Classroom Art Instruction (with parent volunteer)	Integrated Content Instruction-Language development Reading & Writing Science/Social Studies & Project Work	Integrated Content Instruction-Language development Reading & Writing Science/Social Studies & Project Work	Integrated Content Instruction-Language development Reading & Writing Science/Social Studies & Project Work	Integrated Content Instruction-Language development Reading & Writing Science/Social Studies & Project Work
1:25-1:55	Choice Time	Choice time	Choice Time	Choice Time	Choice Time
1:55-2:25	PE	Music	PE	Library Check Out	Music
2:25-2:50	Writing	Writing	Writing	Writing	Media/Library
2:55-3:00	End of Day Routine	End of Day Routine	End of Day Routine	End of Day Routine	End of Day Routine