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Welcome to Mrs. Markham’s First Grade Class: Inspiring Young Minds in 2012

Welcome to Mrs. Markham's First Grade class at Mountlake Terrace Elementary! We believe in the power of education and that our students are capable of achieving great things. Our focus is on building strong readers and writers, enhancing math skills, and fostering a love for learning. We encourage family engagement in homework to make it a fun and positive experience. Our dedicated approach includes a blend of music, art, and diverse traditions to make the year unforgettable. Let's work together for your child's academic success!

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Welcome to Mrs. Markham’s First Grade Class: Inspiring Young Minds in 2012

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  1. Mrs. Markham’s Class First Grade 2012

  2. My Kids: Elias 5, Miles 1.5

  3. Why I’m Here: • I believe in the power of education • Mountlake Terrace Elementary is an amazing place for kids • MTE has amazing kids! • The path toward college readiness and a good career starts here

  4. Our Slogan: • Do Your Best • Don’t Give Up • We Believe in YOU!

  5. Reading in First Grade • Building and boosting readers • Learning letter blends, word families, phonic skills • Reading everyday • Read a variety of genres and forms of writing • Developing reading fluency • Building comprehension skills This includes: identifying story elements and analyzing characters, organizing the sequence of events, summarizing a story, making connections, and using picture and text clues to infer meaning...

  6. Writing in First Grade Building and boosting writers • Becoming independent writers: Think it, Sketch it, Write it • Learning to add detail to writing: “When I’m done I’ve just begun.” • Using correct spelling and punctuation • Writing personal narrative, expository, poetry, letters and cards

  7. Math in First Grade • Patterns and shapes • “Counting on” strategy to help us add and subtract • Tens and ones • Two-digit addition • Money • Time and clocks (hour and half hour) • Story problems • Fractions • Measurement • Graphing • Explaining our mathematical thinking: “How did you figure that out?”

  8. Homework- Make it Family Time • Have a certain homework PLACE and TIME • Make it quiet (no music or TV) • Be interested – make it family study time • Check the folder EVERY NIGHT and discuss the work returned (“Leave at home”) • Reading Log sent home on Mondays, due filled out and signed on Fridays (see next slide) • Math homework will come home usually 2-3 times a week • Make it fun and positive!

  9. Example of the weekly Reading Log:

  10. Homework- every day • 20 minutes of reading every night- 5-7 days a week • Reading MEANS: • Telling a story about you or your family (in ANY language) • Reading a book to your child, your child reads to you or to self • Having your child do a picture walk (reading the pictures) • Practicing reading letter sounds • Practicing books from school • Practice reading sight words

  11. Math Homework • Math homework 2-3 times a week.Please be sure that the math homework helper is available during homework time. If your student doesn’t understand a math problem, and neither do you, put a question mark by it and I will help your child the following day. • Practice worksheets from class (or homework club) • Play the Hiding Game to strengthen math facts • Practice 1 to 1 counting • Use toys at home to count or add • Find shapes and shapes and within shapes • Make it fun!

  12. Communication • Our school Coffee Email • My monthly newsletter • Corrected schoolwork- daily/weekly • I’m happy to talk with you • MarkhamA@edmonds.wednet.edu • 425-431-3318 • Stop by and make an appointment • Send in a note with your child

  13. I See Each Child • The right challenge for each child • GOAL- No frustration breakdowns and no major boredom • I care, know, and listen to each child • I help children build friendships and community • I build on each child’s strengths • I love integrating music and art into all subjects • I love diversity, languages, and traditions, and I hope you will share yours with our class • I want your child to have an amazing year!

  14. I Notice the Good Things • Positive reinforcement is FAR more effective than negative reinforcement • I catch kids doing the right thing – high 5s, class “compliments” (plus individual compliment tickets), and red tickets • Kids know what to do- I’m clear with my expectations • We learn from mistakes • Please expect a call or note to learn more about your child’s success stories. Let’s work together if there is a problem • #1 goal: Academic success and a positive year… I want your child to love school

  15. Mrs. Markham loves this school, this class, and each kid!

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