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Welcome to the Biggest Night Welcome to the Biggest Night of the Year!of the Year!

With your host:The 1st Grade Team

Brisas Elementary School2012-2013

Meet the Teachers

• Mrs. Carr• Mrs. Dobyns• Mrs. Carrillo• Miss Pancratz• Miss Burt• Miss Koshick• The team brings 61 years

of combined teaching experience to your children from K-6.

Kyrene/Brisas Math Philosophy

“The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple!”

Mathematical skills used as tools to solve meaningful problems

Flexible thinking and multiple strategies are encouraged

Talk, represent, and write about math

Work in pairs, individually, and/or groups

Computers, cubes, dice, rulers, number cards, pattern blocks, tiles, paper, pencil

Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley (SFAW)/ Investigations

Common Core Standards

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Number and Operations in Base Ten

Measurement and Data

Geometry Mathematical Practices

Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.

Extend the counting sequence.

Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.

Reason with shapes and their attributes.

Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Understand place value.

Tell and write time. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

Add and subtract within 20

Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.

Represent and interpret data.

Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

Work with addition and subtraction equations

Model with mathematics.

Use appropriate tools strategically.

Attend to precision.

Look for and make use of structure.

Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Reading

• Harcourt– Leveled books– Big books– Anthologies – Decodables

• Ashlock-Phonics

• Common Core Standards

Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

Fundraiser Brisas Read-a-Thon

Starts Friday, August 24th and ends Monday, September 10th

No gift wrap, candy or other product sales The goal is to fundraise AND increase the love for

reading in students Great incentives and prizes for ALL students who

participate. There is no minimum amount required to participate 100% of all money collected goes directly to help

Brisas This is the only planned fundraiser Information packets will be distributed Monday,

August 20th

Writing

• Writing is taught as a process (6 Traits)– Ideas– Organization– Voice– Word choice– Sentence Fluency– Conventions

• Thinking Maps

Text Types and Purposes Production and Distribution of Writing

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Range of Writing

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chose details, and well-structured even sequences.

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Thematic Units

• Reading• Writing• Math• Social Studies• Science• Technology

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 Native Americans with the Pilgrims

Describe ways to prevent germs from spreading; in order to stay healthy.

Animal life cycles Recognize that the United States started as 13 colonies, under the rule of Great Britain.

Weekly Homework

• Homework– New packets can be accessed through ParentVUE each Fridayhttp://sw.kyrene.org

Due the following Friday

Homework/Take Home Folders must go home and come to school daily

• Homework Packet Includes:– Math, reading and spelling

*Spelling Test every Friday*

A Typical Day in 1st Grade• Morning Procedures (unpack, attendance, pledge, DOL)• Reading and Writing (Harcourt Program, reading groups included,

Journal/Writer’s Workshop, and Ashlock)• Recess (Please send your child a snack to eat)• Math (CGI, Investigations)• Lunch

– 11:10-11:55 (Carr, Dobyns, Pancratz)– 11:20-12:05 (Burt, Carrillo, Koshick)

• Math (IFG)• Thematic Unit: Health, Science, and Social Studies• Pack up• Specials

– Computer Lab– Art– Music– P.E. – Library

Donations

Help Fund our Field Trips and Group Performances!

• Donations are 100% tax deductible– Go to website

http://www.kyrene.org/ksdportal/taxcredit

Book Club Orders• Book Club Orders help increase the classroom

library• If you would like to order books, please

return order form with a check