Welcome to First Grade !

Mrs. Heiser

2018-2019

ClassroomSchedule

8:40-9:00Schoolbegins;attendance,morningwork,pledge/song

9:00-10:00 Math

10:00-10:13 RECESS

10:13-11:00 Language Arts

11:00-12:00 Literacy Centers/ English Language Development

12:00-12:40 Lunch

12:40-1:40 LanguageArts

1:40-1:53 RECESS

1:53-2:25 P.E.

2:25-3:20Science, Social StudiesTech Lab, Library

ThursdayLunch 10:00-10:30 Dismissal 12:10

Thisiswhatatypicaldayinourclassroomlookslike.

TechLab: Tuesday2:35-3:15

Friday2:35-3:15

Library:Wednesday2:35-2:55

ALittleAboutMyself

• IreceivedmydegreeinChildDevelopmentwithaminorinSpanishfromCalStateFullertonandstartedteachingfulltimewhileearningmyBilingualTeachingCredentialin1989.

• IworkedinPlacentia-YorbaLindabeforecomingtotheChinoValleySchoolDistrict.IpreviouslytaughtatE.J.MarshallandtheGATEMagnetProgramatLitelbeforecomingtoWickmantheyearitopened.

• Istartedjob-sharingtheyearmytwingirlswerebornandhavejob-sharedsincethen.MyhusbandandIliveintheWickmanareaandmygirlswerestudentshereatWickman.TheycontinuedontoTownsend,ChinoHillsHighSchool,andarenowseniorsincollege.TheyliveonBalboaIslandduringtheschoolyearwhichiswhyIamreturningfull-timetoteaching.

• IhavespecializedinGATE,science,andreadingduringmycareer.RecentlyIearnedmyreadingcertificatefromUniversityofSanDiego.

Communication• Myemail:Lauren_Heiser@chino.k12.ca.us.Iwillrespondtoallemailswithin24hours-usuallythesameday.

• Pleasebookmarkmywebpageforupdatedinformationaswellashelpfulwebsites.Youcanfindmywebsitebygoingtowww.chino.k12.ca.us.Find“schools”atthetopofthepage.GotoWickmanElementary,thenclassrooms.Youwillfindalistofallteachers’names.Clickonmyname.

• REMIND:Pleasetext81010toyourphone.Inthemessagebox,type@mrsheiser1

LanguageArts• IwillbeimplementingCommonCoreStateStandardsforFirstGrade.

• PleaseaccessallCommonCorestandardsontheChinoValleyUnifiedwebsite.

• LanguageArtsskillswillbeintegratedintoallsubjectareas.

• Foundationalskills(phonics,grammar)willbeexplicitlytaughtdaily.

• Studentswillreadandbeexposedtoalargevarietyoftextandtradebookliterature,aswellasnonfictiontext.(50/50)

• Studentswillbetaughttowritetoaspecificpurpose.(Opinion,Informative/Explanatory,andNarrativepieces)

• Studentswillpracticeandbeexpectedtospeakincompletesentencesusingproperand/oracademicvocabularythathasbeentaught.

AR• ARisaschool-widereadingincentiveprogramthatencouragesstudentstoreadbooksattheirreadinglevelandpasscomprehensiontestsonlineatschool.

• STARtestisadministeredatschoolandZPD(ZoneofProximalDevelopment)isdetermined.StudentsshouldbereadingbooksintheirZPDlevel.

• Studentscanchoosebooksfromclassorschoollibrary.MANYbooksthatyouhaveathomemaybeARbooks.

• StudentsmustknowcorrecttitleorquiznumbertotakeanARquizatschool.

• Studentswillworktomeettheirsetreadinggoalbytheendofeachtrimester.Eachpicturebookisworth½or0.5ofapoint.beginningchapterbooksareusuallyworth1point.

• ThegoalforeachchildwillbesetbytheirscoreontheSTARtestandbydiscussionbetweentheteacherandthechild.

Math• WewillbeimplementingCommonCoreMathStandardsutilizingenVisionMathseries.

• PleaserefertoMathStandardsinyouroutlineORontheDistrictWebsite.

• MathFactsmemorizationwillbecomeapartofdailyproceduresinabout2weeks.Studentswillbetestedabout4daysaweekandwillbeexpectedtoachievefluencyinaddingandsubtractingwithin20bytheendoftheschoolyear.

• TouchPointMathwillbetaughttoallstudents.Eachnumberisgivenasetpatternof“touchpoints”thatstudentscanutilizetoaddorsubtractlistsofnumbersquickly.

SnacksandLunch• Studentsmaybringahealthysnackouttofirstrecess.• Pleasemakesureyourchildknowsthedifferencebetweentheirsnackandlunchsotheydon’teattheirlunchduringsnacktime.

• Pleasemakesureyourchildknowsiftheyarebuyinglunchorbringingluncheachmorning.

• Pleasemakelunchpurchasesonlinetoreducelossandconfusion.• Studentsmaybringwaterbottleintoclass.Noflavormix-insandnoholespunchedintothecap.

Birthdays• Studentsmay bringinagoodybagorsnacktobepassedoutattheendoftheday.Stickers,pencils,erasersandsmalltoysworkwell.

• Pleasedonotsendinanyproductcontainingpeanutsduetostudentswithpeanutallergiesinourclassroom.

ClassroomManagement• Weutilizeacolorcodedbehaviorclipchart.Studentsrecordbehaviorcolordailyonacalendar.Thischartallowsstudentstomoveupaswellasrecordconsequences.

Pink:OutstandingPurple:GreatChoicesBlue:GoodChoicesGreen:ReadytoLearnYellow:WarningOrange:ConsequencesRed:Officereferraland/orphonecallhome

PositiveRewards

• Raffleticketsawardeddaily.Studentreceivesoneticketforeverydayheorsheisongreen.Eachlevelabovethatearnsoneadditionalticket.Anystudenton

Pinkwillalsoreceiveagemontheirclip.• Raffleticketscanalsobeearnedforcorrectanswers,homeworkcompletion,and

otherpositivebehaviorsandattitudes.• RaffleticketscanberedeemedforWickmanbucksorclassprizes.

• Verbalpraiseandsmallincentivesarealsousedwhenstudentsare“caughtbeinggood”.

• Tablepointsareanotherwayweacknowledgepositivebehavior.Prizesareawardedmonthlyorastheseatingarrangementchanges.

Homework• StudentswillbegivenHomeworkPacketsintheyellowhomeworkfoldereachFriday.TheyaretocompleteandreturntheirhomeworkbythefollowingFriday.

• Thepurposeofhomeworkistosetgoodandconsistentstudyhabitsandtopracticeacademicskills.

• Studentsareexpectedtodo20minutesofhomeworkand20minutesofreadingeachnight.

• Mathpacketswillbesenthomeatthebeginningofeachnewmathunit.TheduedatewillbewrittenonthepacketandtheUnittestgivenatthattime.Thismathpacketisintendedtogiveyourchildextrapracticeonthemathconcepts.Youcanuseitasatooltomakesuretheyareunderstandingtheconceptsbeingtaught.

• MonthlybookorderswillbesenthomeintheHomeworkFolders.• AllBookClubscanbeaccessedonlineatScholastic.com. Pleaseplaceyourorderandpayonline.Ifnotpossible,sendinpaperorderandpayment.MakecheckspayabletoScholastic.

• Placeordersonlineusingourclasscode H3T3G andhelpourclassearnfreebooksforourclasslibrary.

ScholasticBookClub

PTO/SCRIP

• PTOisaHUGEbenefitforWickmanandforourclassrooms.

• Theypayforandprovideallofthe'extras'likefieldtrips,assemblies,computerprogramsandmore.

• Wearestrivingfor100%participationfromourclass.

• TheyalsocollectBoxTopswhichcanbeturnedintoGeneralMillsformoneyforourschool.Pleasesendthemininanenvelopeorplasticbag.

• SCRIPistheONLYfundraiser.Wecannotprovidefieldtrips,etc.WithoutEVERYONE'Sparticipation.PleasegototheWickmanwebsiteforalistofallparticipatingstores.BydoingthisyoucanhelpPTOprovideextraopportunitiesforyourchildren.

ParkingLotEtiquette• TheWickmanparkinglotis"crowdedandorderedchaos".Thinkofitasaplacetounwind,sitforabit,andspendsomelastminutequiettime.

• PleaseencourageyourchildtofollowWickmanrules.Rulesareinplaceforthesafetyofallstudents.

• Donotcallforyourchildtorunintoparkinglotwithoutanadult.• Pleasefollowstaffparkinglotdirectivesandpullforwardwhenasked.• Pleaseteachyourchildtopayattentionandlookforyourcar.

ClassPartiesOurclasswillhave4partiesthisyear.• Halloween• WinterBreak• Valentine’sDay• EndoftheYear

ParentVolunteers

• RoomParent• Homeworkcheck-inonFridays• ArtPals• Informalassessment(sightwords,mathfacts)• Homeprepprojects• Ifyouwouldliketovolunteertohelp,Iwouldlovetohaveyou.

• Justletmeknowwhichdayandtimefitsintoyourschedule.

Tardiness/Attendance• Schoolstartsat8:40A.M.• Runninglate?Checkinattheschoolofficebeforecomingtoclass.• Pleasemakeeveryeffortforyourchildtoattendschoolregularly.• Manylessonsarebasedonbooks,informationreadaloud,andclassdiscussions,whichisimpossibleforstudenttomake-uponhisorherown.

Let’s Have a Great Year!

Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Heiser