Hope
Township School
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PO Box 293, 320 Johnsonburg Road, Hope, NJ 07844
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Welcome to First Grade! Language Arts SAFE and Useful Links: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/control_page/front2.htm More to follow under certain subjects, HAVE FUN while learning! Supplies SUPPLY ALERT: January is a great time to ask your child to take inventory of their desk. Some are missing crayons, glue etc. Remember there is limited space. A pencil box that fits a few sharpened pencils, erasers, glue, crayons, and scissor would be a great organization tool for your child!
Reading Log 
To instill a love of reading, First Grade will be starting Reading Log in mid-October. This is a type of journal/notebook that will be done only in school. When there is time before lunch or special students read to Mrs. Luke, Mrs. Trautz or another Reading Associate. After we read a book, it is ‘logged’ into our small notebook provided by Mrs. Luke. There are many books in the classroom to keep your child reading all year long. Students are also able to read books from home! (Just be sure to put your name in it.) This also gives Mrs. Luke some one on one Reading time with the students.Rewards :After any 10 books (10, 20, 30, 40, 50…) – a special visitor gets to come home! After 50 you get to read to Mr. Annunziata, the principal or Mrs. Hamblin, the Assistant principal. After 100 – we receive a special invitation to a lunch party! Spelling Words :
Math
www.tvokids.com check out GAMES, ALL GAMES and try coin combo it’s Mrs. Luke’s favorite!Chapter 5 Geometry and Fractions Vocabulary: solid figures: cube, sphere, cone, rectangular prism, cylinder plane shape: triangle, rectangle, circle, square, line of symmetry, vertex, face Chapter 6 Telling Time Vocabulary: hour, o’clock, minute hand, hour hand, half hour, calendar, month day, year Chapter 7 Counting to 100 Vocabulary: estimate, about, before, between, after, even, odd Chapter 8 Place value, data, and graphs Vocabulary: hundred, tens, ones, is less than, is greater than, equals, bar graph, picture graph Chapter 9 Money Vocabulary: penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar, cent Chapter 10 Measurement and Probability Vocabulary: inch, foot, centimeter, cup, pint, quart, liter, pounds, grams, kilograms, thermometer, temperature Chapter 11 Addition/Subtraction to fact 18 Vocabulary: related fact, fact family Chapter 12 Two digit addition and subtraction ( with an introduction to regrouping)Here are the touchpoints for the numbers 1 to 9. The red dots are the points that you touch to count. This will help the children learn to count on from a number. Eventually they may visualize the dots and count them. Our goal is to avoid using fingers. A child using fingers sets themselves up for disappointment. Try adding 7+5 on your fingers. When you do the touchpoints on 6, 7, 8, or 9, you touch each dot and also the circles surrounding each dot.
A second method for adding is to use a number line. To add 7+3, you start at the larger number, 7, and hop 3 times. Guide your child to make sure they hop correctly; it is sometimes hard to remember each space is one. Be sure they do not count the number they start on as a hop. By the end of First Grade they should be able to use 0-20 number line.
Some children benefit from a hundreds chart. Everyone is different!
You will see which your child finds most comfortable. We all learn in different ways, and the more practice the more success your child will have with Math. Science The Sky and Weather Caring for Earth Vocabulary: rocks, minerals, natural resource, soil, oxygen Caring for Earth Vocabulary: pollution, reuse, recycle, reduce Matter, Matter Everywhere Vocabulary: matter, properties, mass, solid,
ruler, balance, liquid, measuring cup, gas, mixture, float, sink, melt, freeze
Social Studies Time, People, and Place We Love Our Country Our Changing World Meeting People The Marketplace Hope Township Biographies to be incorporated throughout the year: Rosa Parks, George Washington Carver, George Washington, Neil Armstrong, Sacagawea, Ceasar Chavez Places: Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Independence National Historical Park, Royal Oak Farmers Market Health http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/kids_game.html# Safety Social/Emotional Health, Communicating Decision Making Planning and Goal setting Resolving Conflict Relationships Exercise and Bike Safety
When I asked last years class what to keep for next year, it was a unanimous vote: CENTERS! So back by popular demand- your child will tell you about their ‘center.’ It is a perfect opportunity for your child to revisit whatever it is we’ve been learning for the week. Another added bonus: we work on social skills. The ability to work with other people is not easy. At age 6 and 7 we are still learning to accept other opinions that do not match our own. This is a great way for children to challenge their knowledge and build on it. They speak each others language as new learners better than any adults. And HEY – They think they are just playing games!
Helpful Organizational Suggestions The following may help your child get off to a good start in the morning before coming to school: Pack backpack the night before. Check the lunch calendar and discuss lunch options – hot meal, alternate meal, bagel bag, PB&J or bringing lunch from home. Be sure lunch money is in a safe place in child’s back pack. We get it right before lunch. Keeping it in our desk is not always a good idea. It gets pushed behind books and creates widespread panic. Remind them that notes are a morning responsibility. Remind your child that lunch ticket money is to go to office in the morning with the notes. Usually on Mondays. Check specials schedule to be dressed appropriately.
Specials: Monday: Music (Library book Check out) Tuesday: Technology Wednesday: Physical Education Thursday: Art Friday: Physical Education Specials are last period and run until dismissal. Students are dismissed by their special teachers. Please be sure your child knows if they are taking the bus or if you are sending in a note for other arrangements. Frequent changes in their routine confuse them, especially since they are at a different special with a different teacher each day. Classroom Management Rules Speak nicely to others. Return supplies or toys before taking out more. Always walk. Hands to ourselves. Raise your hand and wait to be called on so everyone can hear your great ideas! Rewards Used In the Classroom Extra free choice center time Computer time Listening Center time Stickers Erasers Pencils Certificates Excessive verbal praise No homework passes CONSEQUENCES: 1st offense: 1 minute cool down at free choice/snack time 2nd offense: 2 minutes at free choice/snack time 3rd offense: 5 minute recess detention - Parent contact In our classroom, there is a ‘pond’ that has a frog labeled with each child’s name. When a rule is broken or a direction is not followed the frog ‘hops’ from the group. This means the child has to sit 1 minute during free choice center time at the end of the day. During the first few months, if I catch that student correcting the target behavior (reason frog hopped), I can move their frog back to the group. This does not mean they are bad! I always tell students – it is the action (rule breaking) I am upset with, not the child. We are trying to remember that our actions can be changed. The frog is a reminder that we have to listen to directions and follow the classroom rules. Please discuss the rules with you child and their importance for their own safety. September is a great time for 1st grade to practice the rules.Getting a Message to the Teacher If you would like to send a message: I take calls while the children are at their special 2:30 – 3:00. Send a note in with your child. Email is checked everyday jluke@hope-elem.org at the end of the day. Leave a voicemail. I check voicemail before I leave each day. If appropriate let me know how early/late I can call. 459-4242 x331
Enrichment Activities within our Classroom Certain students need higher standards. I open up our ‘advanced spelling words’ for anyone in the class to try FOR FUN. We also have a group of students that study advanced sight words. If you feel that your child needs the bar set higher, we can discuss expectations for enrichment. Beginning in October, we read at least once a week in various level reading groups. This small group interaction provides the opportunity to teach to their ability level. Children are strongly encouraged from October on to pick books at their reading level. If you would like more information about finding a book to match your child’s ability email me at jluke@hope-elem.org. Math enrichment is provided directly from our Scott Foresman Math Series. Some students are given higher level thinking activities in addition to completing a portion of the practice pages.
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