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Mr. Underwood’s First- Grade Class
2011-2012Welcome, parents and
caregivers!
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Welcome to our classroom! I will introduce you
to our first grade classroom.
Feel free to ask questions at any time.
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All About Me My background
I was born in Indiana and grew up in Colorado. I attended the University of Denver, University of
Colorado, and Metropolitan State College of Denver. I am a Highly Qualified teacher and I have Bachelor
and Masters Degree in Education. My experience
I’ve been teaching for 10 years. This is my 9th year at Kaunakakai Elementary. I have also taught sixth grade, third grade, and high
school band.
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My Family My wife
Vicki My children
sons, Kris and Jeff
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Contact Information Home: 808-552-0030 Cell: 808-646-0733 School: 808-553-1730 Email. robert_underwood @
notes.k12.hi.us
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My Goals To give your child the academic and
social skills they need to progress to second grade.
Teach standards aligned lessons. To provide a supportive, safe, and fun
classroom environment.
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No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
NCLB goal: 100% of all students in America will be proficient in reading and math by 2014
weighted student formula- Hawaii legislature’s funding plan for NCLB
Kaunakakai Elementary School did not meet annual yearly progress 2011-2012
Provider: Edison
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Common Core State Standards
Language Arts Math Students in non-testing grades K, 1, 2, and
11 and 12 will receive instruction in aligned with the CCSS starting 2011-2012.
Curriculum is ramped up, students are expected to meet proficiency in lessons that are more rigorous.
http://standardstoolkit.k12.hi.us/index.html
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Class Subjects The subjects we cover during first
grade are: Language Arts Math Science Social Studies PE, Art, Hawaiian Studies and Music
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Reading
Core reading curriculum: Houghton-Mifflin
Accelerated Reader books
Fluency Folders (in-class and home)
Sight Words
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Writing
Writer’s Workshop (writing is a process)
Kamehameha Schools
Constructed Response (word problems)
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Math Core math
curriculum: Every Day Mathematics
Supplemental curriculum as required by quarterly standards
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Science Mrs. Sakamoto
teaches this class.
Core science curriculum: Harcourt
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Social Studies Mr. Underwood
teaches this class. Core social studies
curriculum: Harcourt
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PE, Art, Computers, and Music
Mrs. Sakamoto will teach Art
Mrs. Kalani will teach PE
Mrs. Arakaki will teach computers
Music: vocal and instrumental
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Online Resources-In School Only
Renaissance Place- STAR Tests River Deep (math and reading) Type to Learn using the mobile lab.
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Online Resources- At School and at Home
Renaissance Place- Accelerated Reader Tests
KidBiz 3000 Tumblebooks Discovery Education School and class website
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Assessment- Formative In-class observation DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy
Skills)
Progress Monitoring (Fluency Folder)
Accelerated Reader Houghton-Mifflin Independent reading (Accelerated Reader
Library Books)
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Assessment- Summative
Benchmark Tracker Quarterly Tests STAR early Literacy, Math and Reading Houghton-Mifflin Theme Skills and
Integrated Theme Skills Test Every Day Mathematics Unit test
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Standards Based Report Card
Common Core Standards GLO (general learner outcomes) Report Card Standards Report Card
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Standards Based Grade Book
Your child’s grades will be based on this grade book.
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Homework I will assign about 45-60 minutes of
homework every night. This includes 15 minutes of reading.
Homework is assigned Monday-Thursday Students are responsible for making up any
missing work. Parents check the planner each night.
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Homework Help
Many 21st Century grant after school programs currently at Kaunakakai Elementary Homework help Achieve 3000 Ace Reading (begins 2nd quarter) Many enrichment opportunities
Youth center
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Classroom Community Our classroom is a community. In our
community, we have rules to help us get along with each other.
Our school values are: Kuleana Laulima Ho’ihi
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Parent/teacher partnership
Volunteers are always welcome! FACT (families and classroom
teachers) FACT workshops
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Book Trust For qualifying students, Book Trust will pay
$7 each month to Scholastic Books Checks preferred! Payable to Scholastic
Books How it works:
Students order books and pay the balance over $7. For example, a student orders $10 worth of books and pays $10. If a student orders $7 worth of books, she or he pays nothing.
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Ukus
How are head lice spread? How do you treat a home or school for head lice? Do pets get head lice? Points of contact in classroom?
Headphones Rug Sharing clothing Person to person
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Question and Answer
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Let’s Have a Great Year!