September 25, 2015 Tibbets Elementary

Whats tonight all about?

All you really wanted to know

but you were afraid to ask!!

Overview
-Nightly Reading
-Star Words
-Daily 5
-Math
-Artsonia
-Assessments

Book in the Bag Reading

-Daily book in a bag brought home to read
-Homework each night includes math
-Read leveled book at home and practice a
page of sight words
Bedtime book is for pleasure
-Child & adult fill out reading log-Goal May
2016: Level D+

Read At Home (RAH) Reading

-Enjoy pizza? Earn a pizza for reading 50
minutes a week.
-Please ensure you take 10-15 minutes each
night to read with your child. Every minute
counts!

Star Words
-sight words
-common high frequency words
-50 sight words (Fry Word List)
-assessed weekly & quarterly
-lists sent home nightly for homework

Daily 5 & Cafe

-Read to Self
-Work on Writing
-Listening to Reading
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-Word Work
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-Read to Someone
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JUST RIGHT BOOKS

Computer practice at Home

-Compass Learning Odyssey
-Raz Kids
-Symbaloo
http://mrsbuechel.weebly.com/links.html

Math
-My Math grade 1
-September work on number sense
- Rote count to 100, print 1-20, number i.d. 020, coin i.d. & valuesDaily 4 math- workshop model
Nightly homework coincides with the unit

Social Studies and Science

School, Bus and Fire Safety

Families and Friends
Our Country, Its a Great Place
Long ago and Today
A Big Wide World
Animals and plants
Important Americans/Holidays

Project Lead the Way!

Project Lead The Way is the nation's leading provider of science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs.

This year we will be working on four modules

Biomedical
Engineering
Pushes and Pulls
and Animals and Algorithms

Assessments
-Quarterly report cards (Nov., Jan., March, May)
-PALS State Literacy Test
PALs

More assessments...
MAP testing:
Measure of Academic Progress
A computerized test given three times a year to measure GROWTH in
Reading and Math.
Odyssey computer program is aligned with helping your child reach his/her
targeted goal
Results as are shared with families each time.

And theres more...

Running records:

Periodically, teachers listen to students read to decide if they are ready to

read at a higher level of leveled books.
Reading the words and comprehension are both scored.
Our goal is to have all students reading at Level D by the end of the year.
Your daily practice helps your child reach that goal.

and more...Assessments.
-Informative, narrative, & opinion writing
-Math chapter tests
-Math number and money skills
-Science chapter tests & PLTW
-Social Studies chapter tests

Kindergarten Camp?
Kindergarten Camp is our version
of the Response to Intervention
(RtI)

Based on test scores,

classroom performance and
student need--kids are divided
into groups based on ability for
6-8 weeks to focus on specific
skills at their level.
We meet 30 minutes, 4 days a
week. One of the days is
always computer based.
Kids love learning with different

No sleeping bag or
pajamas required!

Mrs. Buechelisms
Take home Little
Critter
Marvelous ME
Lunch/Notes from
home
Transportation
changes
Class Parties

Class Books
Toys and
Invitations
Secret Sound
Sack

Skills to Work on at Home

-Tying shoes
-Dressing self
-Birthday
-Address & Phone number
-Overall independence
& self-help skills

Thanks for coming!!