Mr. Corazzato's First Grade
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 2010-2011  

September 6 ~ Labor Day Holiday

Please label all clothing, backpacks, and lunch kits brought to school! 

 Parents are welcome to join their child for lunch, 11:05-11:35 AM daily.

However, please wait until September 9 (Grandparents' Day) before joining your child at lunch, so that routines can be developed.

Student lunches cost $1.85. Adult meals may be purchased for $3.

 Remember that you may go to the HISD web site www.houstonisd.org or https://www.parentonline.net/public/login.aspx and apply funds to your child's lunch account using your credit/debit card. You may also place restrictions, such as: no additional snacks, 1 ice cream per week, chips only, etc.

CURRENT ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES FOR YOUR CHILD:

I CAN OR WILL BE ABLE TO : 

ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES: understand rules and procedures; model good first grade citizenship 

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS: make connections to literature and own experiences (our schema); practice foundational skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening
MATH: understand processes for problem solving; understand place value numbers to 25

SOCIAL STUDIES:  understand the calendar and time references (past, present, future);understand the need for rules and routines

  SCIENCE:   identify science tools and follow safety practices

Important Info for Entire Year:

7:40 A.M. Teacher will escort from gym to classroom - school starts promptly at 7:45!

7:45 - 8:10 A.M. Breakfast in classroom - free for all students

Students arriving after 7:40 must report to the office for an admit to class.

All children are to be in uniform daily. Shirt tails are to be tucked and belts are to be worn. Fridays the students may wear jeans with a school t-shirt (including school plays) or uniform shirt - this is not a free dress day. Free dress days (fundraisers) will be scheduled and available for purchase through the PTO - watch for notices.

Class Schedule

Monday - Friday:

7:40 Bell Rings Children picked up from Gym

7:45- 8:15  Morning Announcements/Daily Morning Work

8:00 - 9:30   Reading and Language Arts

  9:00 ATTENDANCE

8:50  Restroom

9:40 - 10: 25 Ancillary

11:05 – 11:35   Lunch

11:45   Restroom

11:45 – 12:00  Science/Social Studies

12:00 - 12:30   P.E./Social Skills (Recess)

12:40 - 1:40   Math

1:45  Restroom

  1:50 - 2:20 Intervention/Enrichment

Assembly 1:40 (1^st Monday of each month)

2:30- 2:45   Agenda/Homework/Banking

2:30 - 2:45 Dismissal

Library   (Tuesday 1:45-2:15)

Librarian every week

 Homework

Each student should read for 20 minutes and practice math facts for 10 minutes every night. Please take advantage of the classpage flashcards.

 Check your child's blue Take Home folder and agenda daily for additional assignments, projects, or other parent/teacher communication. Please sign or initial the agenda daily.
There is a vinyl pocket in front of the agenda for additional parent/teacher communication.

Daily work does not need to be returned unless marked, "Complete and return." Homework comes back to school in the blue folder.

A bright yellow envelope will come home each Wednesday. This will include important notices from school, HISD, and all graded papers. Please sign, correct with your child, and return graded work if below 75%, plus any signed forms as requested. Remember to sign the outside of the yellow envelope and return it on Thursday.

 Communication Reminders 

Absences - Should your child be absent from school, it is of utmost importance that they have a dated and signed note (email will also be accepted), explaining the absence, on the day they return to class. Should you need to collect your child early, please send a note or email that morning, so that they will be prepared for an early dismissal (agenda & homework).

Dismissal - It is very important that I be aware of all dismissal plans. The children are in three locations for dismissal - please inform me (note in agenda) and your child should there be a change, so that I can make necessary arrangements for your child to be in the correct collection location!

Birthdays - Birthdays are briefly celebrated on the blacktop or in the classroom immediately following our lunch (11:05-11:35). Parents are encouraged to join but arrangements can be made for sending in cupcakes, cookies, or any other easily handled treat. I would like to encourage all of you to consider a healthier snack, and birthday treats are a great way to introduce new foods for kids to try. Please do not bring additional treats or favor bags. Policy is to keep it a brief celebration not a party.

PTO - Please join our wonderful PTO! Have a vested interest in your child's education.

...and remember to bookmark the school web site: http://www.ashfordeagles.org/ It is always an easy way to send an email to me and keep up with what is going on in class as well as school!

 Classroom Management

The students can SWIM to success in the classroom by following some really important rules:

Money Conduct Code

 We use a combination of a stoplight visual and realistic play money as part of behavior management while in school. School and classroom rule infractions result in fines.
Daily conduct will be noted in your child's agenda based on the following:

E -  A great day! Student has earned $0.10 for the day. A dime stamp in the agenda.

S -  some misbehaviors; behavior corrected. A good day. Student has earned $0.05. A nickel stamp in the agenda.

P -  Behavior needs correcting. A sad day. Student has earned $0.01. A penny stamp in the agenda.

U -  Severe or numerous misbehaviors. Parent and Principal notified; behavior must be corrected. A very, very sad day. Student has earned $0.00.

 Money earned will be used for visits to the 1st grade store (Donations of prizes are always welcomed!).  

Store items include: Stickers, pencils, novelty trinkets, toys, coupons, etc.

Coupons include extra work station time, bringing an item for "Show & Tell", taking your shoes off in class, lunch with a friend, bringing a stuffed animal, etc.

Prices for store items range from $0.25 TO $5.00

Birthdays

Accelerated Reader 

The students take computer quizzes on books they have read or have had read to them. The list of AR titles can be found on the school's web library page. Successful quizzes earn points which accumulate to earn stars and Texas shaped charms for a dog tag style necklace. The necklaces stay in the classroom until the end of the year.

Name That Book Club & Contest

Each year HISD  Library Services sponsors a Name that Book Contest in the spring. We are provided with a list of 30 book titles the children are to read. Questions at the contest present information from one of the books and the children are to Name That Book! Ashford Primary sends a team to compete. We form a "club" of students interested in trying out for the contest travel team. Those students will meet in the library during intervention time (2:05 -2:30 PM) with Mrs. Gentry and parent coach/readers, who will read and re-read all 30 of the titles to the children throughout the first semester. We encourage all children who are interested to become club members. Second semester we will begin questioning and quizzing verbally about the books using the same question format as at the contest. A travel team of 6-8 students will be selected. Travel team members will stay after school on selected days for additional practice as we approach the contest. All students attending regular club "meetings" (intervention time) will be members of the Ashford "Name That Book" club and will be able to purchase and proudly wear a team t-shirt. Below you will find this year's list ~ the more familiar the children are with each title, the better!

                      2010-11 NAME THAT BOOK K-2 READING LIST