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Welcome to First Grade Parent Information Night! : 

Welcome to First Grade Parent Information Night!

Meet the Teachers : 

Meet the Teachers Mr. Annen Mrs. Murphy Ms. Bagniefski Mrs. Irwin - Reading Teacher

First Grade Expectations : 

First Grade Expectations Brooklyn School Rules: Be Safe Be Respectful

First Grade Curriculum : 

First Grade Curriculum Social Studies Community/School Helpers Needs & Wants Maps/Directions Science/Health Clean Earth Habitats Magnets There will be an at-home project for habitats and recycling.

First Grade Curriculum : 

First Grade Curriculum Math Everyday Math Language arts Reading Writing

Homework : 

Homework 15 minutes of reading per night Daily math homework Occasional science projects

Parent Teacher Conferences : 

Parent Teacher Conferences October 27th (4-8 PM) October 29th (8-12 AM) March 16th (4-8 PM) March 18th (4-8 PM) Sign up at Back to School Night!

Parent Volunteers : 

Parent Volunteers If you would like to be a volunteer in our classroom you must: Go to www.oregonsd.org Click on Community Education Click on Volunteering in Our Schools Click on the link to fill out on-line volunteer application. You must be on the approved list before you can start volunteering. If you would like a paper application, please let a teacher know! We have paper applications here tonight!

Interactive Reading Workshop : 

Interactive Reading Workshop

We’re going to be discussing the skills and strategies you can use for reading with your child. : 

We’re going to be discussing the skills and strategies you can use for reading with your child. Whatever level your child is at it’s important to have fun! Choose a comfortable place to sit, without siblings, and cuddle up.

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Never do for kids what they can do for themselves! Child holds the book Child turns the pages Child points or helps point to words Keep the joy in reading - don’t make it a chore you do every night. Also model it yourself. Please remember… Reading is developmental

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PICTURE WALK This is crucial to emergent readers Why do we do this? information gathering prior to reading you read the title talk about the cover child turns the pages and predicts when talking about story use vocabulary

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Reading Strategies

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Watch your child as a reader. Use the Reading Strategy Sheet as a guide. Wait time is the hardest thing to do! Smile at them ( a lot!) …wait-wait-wait… Then say, “Did you check the picture?” …wait some more…. What Do I Do When They Get Stuck?

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Memorization of text is normal in the development of reading. I.e.. Brown Bear, Brown Bear Hey! Wait a minute… my kid memorized this book!

What can I say besides SOUND IT OUT? : 

What can I say besides SOUND IT OUT? Let’s look at the picture Let’s look at a strategy we can use… Let’s try… Can you say the sounds? What vowel do you hear? What sound does the ____ make?

Your Packet… : 

Your Packet… Reading Strategies Reading Contract Healthy Choices At Home Projects

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Questions? Comments? Frustrations?

Thanks for coming tonight! : 

Thanks for coming tonight!