Looking Ahead

Welcome!
First Grade is a busy and challenging year! In first grade, your child will start receiving letter grades for their performace. To help your child succeed, please read with them every night and complete the homework packet. By the end of 1st grade, your child should be reading on a DRA level I and reading 60 words per minute (from a selected story).

Here are some of the things we will be learning this year.
Reading/writing – First graders will work on mastering the print/sound code. They will read picture books and easyreaders with more complex plots and characters. They will learn to retell or summarize a story, share new information they discovered and answer questions about a story. First graders will write stories daily. They will write personal narratives, informational reports and how to stories. They will respond to stories they have read and write poetry.
Math – First graders will gather data and organize it into charts. They will deepen their understanding of number sense and place value. They will explore geometry. They will master addition and subtraction facts to ten.
Science – First grade science topics will include Life Cycles, Animals groups, Weather and Ecological Responsibility.
Social Studies – First graders will explore and understand the world around them. They will work on map skills and directions. They will learn about community helpers and changes in communities.
Summer Reading List:
Henry and Mudge Series
Biscuit Series
Make Way for Ducklings / Robert McCloskey
Play Ball Amelia Bedelia / Peggy Parish
Quick as a Cricket / Audrey Wood
Ten Apples up on Top / Theodore LeSieg
There’s an Alligator Under My Bed / Mercer Mayer
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs / Joh Scieszka
First Grade Supply List

*Dry Erase Markers (pack of 4-6)

*5 Packs Wide Ruled Paper

*2 Primary Composition Books (Black Marbled: Top has place for picture and bottom has handwriting lines)

*2 Spiral Wide Ruled Notebooks

*Pencil Box (small plastic)
Wish List
Kleenex
Hand Sanitizer
Baby Wipes
Baind Aids

This is a suggested list only. It is in no way a requirement of
the school or the school system. All classroom donations are
greatly appreciated.

Important Dates
2010-2011
August 16-First Day of School
September 6-Labor Day Holiday
October 4-8-Fall Break

All About First Grade

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your child to first grade. My name is Miss Cline and I will be teaching your child this year. I am sure you are as excited as I am to begin the new year. I can not wait to meet my new class.
This is a very special year in your child's school career! First grade is a time to experience important transitions and acquire new skills. During the year, your child will learn how to read, write stories, add, subtract, and so much more. I hope to instill a love of learning that will last throughout your child's years of schooling!
Please take some time to review the Georgia Standards that your child will be learning this year. These standards are very important. As you review the standards, you will see that the standards are much different than the standards that you remember learning when you were in first grade. With that being said, it is SO important that you take the time to practice nightly with your child. Take the time to read stories, study sight words, practice spelling and math skills.
I know that this will be an exciting and productive year. I am interested in learning more about my students and would appreciate any information written down that can help me get to know them better. I look forward to sharing this year with you and your child.
Sincerely,
Miss Cline
1st Grade
erincline@walkerschools.org
Rock Spring Elementary

Arbor Day

Arbor Day was totally FUN!! To celebrate, the local garden club came and did an amazing presentation about planting tress and taking care of them! Students were able to plant the tree, add worms, water, and mulch! They loved getting their hands dirty! Thank you to all the helpers that came and made the experience so wonderful!!! With this type of community involvement, students are able to participate in hands-on activities that link learning to the standard!

100th Day Celebration

The 100th day was AWESOME! For one of the activities, students illustrated self-portraits. The self-portraits shows them now and how they think they will look at 100! The drawings were so cute!!!

Don't Forget! Keep sending your change for Haiti! Next week is the LAST week for collection!

CRCT

CRCT Board

Parents!!! It's getting that time to start preparing students for the CRCT! This should NOT be a stressful topic, but as we all know, it is. One way that you can prepare is to log on to Study Island! Study Island is an excellent source for you and you child. I have created many tests that students can take to help prepare for the test. To log in, see the following guide:
Username: firstname.lastname@ WCSD
Password: walker