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Welcome to Mr. Guertin’s

Welcome to Mr. Guertin’s. First Grade 2009 - 2010. Madelyn. Julia. Check out our class!. Jacob. Graham. Aidan. Ava. Drew. Irina. Grace. Bella. Isabella. Jordan. Madison. Marc. Mitchell. Dylan. Kayleigh. Sebastian. Nicholas. Typical Day. Science Social Studies Specials

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Welcome to Mr. Guertin’s

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  1. Welcome to Mr. Guertin’s First Grade 2009 - 2010

  2. Madelyn Julia Check out our class! Jacob Graham Aidan Ava Drew Irina Grace Bella Isabella Jordan Madison Marc Mitchell Dylan Kayleigh Sebastian Nicholas

  3. Typical Day • Science • Social Studies • Specials • Dismissal • Morning Meeting • Reader’s Workshop • Guided Reading • Conferring • Writer’s Workshop • Cast-A-Spell • Everyday Math

  4. What’s Expected in N-18? • Responsibility • Respect • Good Decision Making • Taking Academic and Social Risks • Positive Attitude

  5. Responsive Classroom • HOW children learn is as important as WHAT the children learn • Knowing the children we teach is as important as the content we teach • The social curriculum is as important as the academic curriculum • The greatest cognitive growth occurs through social interactions. • There is a set of social skills that children need in order to be successful academically and socially • A community of learners in which all students feel cared for, supported, and able to take intelligent risks - socially and academically

  6. Language Arts • Reader’s Workshop • Phonics • Sight Words • Comprehension Strategies • Writer’s Workshop • Handwriting Without Tears • Cast-A-Spell

  7. Reader’s Workshop Genre Units • Launching Reader’s Workshop • Picture Books • Author Study: Kevin Henkes • Realistic Fiction • Informational Text • Tales • Poetry • Mystery

  8. Components of Reader’s Workshop • Mini Lesson • Guided Practice • Independent or Partner Practice • Independent and Buddy Reading • Guided Reading, Strategy Groups, & Conferring • Decoding and Comprehension Strategies • Phonics • Reader’s Round-up

  9. Writer’s Workshop • Fostering a Love of Writing • Providing a Purpose for Writing • Viewing the World as a Writer • Focus on: • Writing Across the Genres • Sentence Formation • Mechanics • Editing

  10. Writing Genres • Descriptive • Narrative • Expository • Persuasive • Poetic

  11. Cast-A-Spell • Visual Learning • Muscle Words: High frequency words that will also be spelled correctly in Writer’s Workshop • Parallels Phonics work from Language Arts

  12. Everyday Mathematics • Numeration • Operations and Computations • Data and Chance • Geometry • Measurement and Reference Frames • Patterns, Functions, and Algebra • Exemplars • Guided Math WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN!?!?

  13. NUMBER SENSE!! • An intuitive feel for numbers and their relationships • The ability to solve problems independently • An individual approach to problem solving • Spiraled Learning

  14. Social Studies • Groups • Classroom, School, Family • Map Studies • Landforms, Cardinal Directions • Compare and Contrast Cultural Groups • China, India, Japan • Holidays

  15. Science • Sun and Shadows • Explain the apparent movement of the sun across the sky • Forces in Motion • Explore concepts of movement • Living Things • Life cycle of plants and animals • Structures and behaviors of living things allow them to meet their basic needs

  16. Specials • Monday • P.E. • Tuesday • Computer, LRC, & Music • Wednesday • Art • Thursday • P.E., Spanish, & Music • Friday • Spanish & Health

  17. Field Trips • Roton Planetarium (Norwalk) • Fairy Tale Play (Bridgeport) • Beardsley Zoo

  18. Communication • Open communication between home and school is imperative • Notes from home • Email • Kevinguertin@westonk12-ct.org • Phone • 203*291*1414 (extension 5838) • Website

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