Ms. Vasquez

WELCOME to Room 12!

First Grade

About Me!• Earned my BA in Liberal Arts & a minor in Spanish at the

University of California, Riverside• Earned my Teaching Credential (with a CLAD/BCLAD) at

Cal State San Marcos • Teaching for 8 years ( 1 yr. in Kindergarten and 7 in 1st

grade) all at KH • A beautiful son – Aaden & Twin Boys (William &

Jackson)

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Typical Day…

8:45 - 9:00 Opening 9:00 - 9:30 Common Core9:30 - 10:00 Phonics/Word Work10:00 – 11:35 Reading Groups11:35 - 12:20 Lunch12:20 – 1:45 Writing1:45 - 2:05 Recess2:05 - 3:05 Math3:05 – 3:10 Clean up

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During the Week• Library with Mrs. Miller on Mondays • P.E. on Tuesdays and Fridays (and every

other Wednesday)~Make sure they wear closed-toed shoes on P.E. days

• Fridays we have Flag Salute~1st Friday of every month is “The Hawk Way” No Flag Salute~Last Friday is the “Hawk High Flyer”

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Language Arts

• Students are expected to come in being able to read at a “D” level.

http://home.comcast.net/~ngiansante/

• I begin reading groups the second week of school, which consists of rotations (seatwork, centers, teacher) two of which are independent.

• Group students by reading level to meet their needs.

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This is ReadingBy: Dr. Richard Krough

 First_Grade_Poem.doc

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Word Club Words• There are 226 First Grade “Sight

Words”• A student should come in knowing the

first 30 words (Kindergarten sight words)

• Students will get a prize for learning these word club words.

• They get a prize for the first 30 words and then it increases to every 50 words after that.

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Word Club Words• Students must meet a goal each

trimester in order to be proficient in their sight words.

• Goals for each trimester:

Trimester 1 ~ 80 words

Trimester 2 ~ 160 words

Trimester 3 ~ 226 (all) words

http://www.mrcpl.org/literacy/lessons/sight/index.html

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Accelerated Reader (AR)• What is AR?

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a reading program to enrich our language arts curriculum while fostering a love of reading. Students read books at their reading/interest level and take an online quiz to reinforce reading comprehension. Each book and quiz has a given point value that students accrue throughout the school year. Basically…

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Accelerated Reader (AR)

1. Students read an AR book at their reading level (not all books have an AR quiz).

http://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx

2. They log into AR and take a reading

comprehension quiz (independently).

3. The students accumulate points only if

they score 80 - 100% on their quiz.

4. After a student accumulates 5 points (10

books @ 100% each) they receive a

prize at flag salute or library.

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What is Common CoreMission StatementThe Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear

understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.

Common StandardsBuilding on the excellent foundation of standards states have laid, the

Common Core State Standards are the first step in providing our young people with a high-quality education. It should be clear to every student, parent, and teacher what the standards of success are in every school.

Home/School Communication

• Wednesday Hawk Envelope - school wide events and notices

• Please review papers and return envelope the next day with your initials

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Homework

• Goes home on Mondays and returned on Fridays Word Club Words Reading Log Math Phonics Writing

• Once each trimester, the class will do a project

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• Before School: please send a note• After School: set up a meeting• (760) 290-2080 ext.3012• E-mail:

veronica.vasquez@smusd.org• Class website:

http://www.smusd.org//Domain/483

Ways to Contact Me

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Thank you for coming!