Welcome! Please find the desk with

your child’s name on it and have a seat. You may write

your child a note on the Happy Gram for him or her to

find in the morning.

A little about me… My name is Mrs. Garrett

• This is my fourth year teaching first grade at Haley.

• I taught kindergarten for five years in Missouri and previous to that I lived and taught in Massachusetts.

• I have a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Lesley University and an ELL certification from SEMO.

• I recently got married and I am still getting used to my new name!

Daily Schedule• Morning Work• Morning Meeting• Literacy Block- Whole Group• Snack/Recess• Language Arts Instruction

– Reading Groups– Centers

• Specials• Lunch• SSR• Math• Science/Social Studies• Writing Workshop• Dismissal

Communication

• Email is the best way to get a hold of me! Garrett.amy@chandler.k12.az.us

• I will be sending home weekly newsletters via email and on my website.

• Please sign up for email notifications so you know when I post new information on my website. http://www.mychandlerschools.org/haley/site/default.asp

Morning Meeting

• Greeting• Care Share• Activity• News and Announcements

Brain Gym

• P.A.C.E- Positive, Active, Clear and Energetic!

• 1. Drink water-water bottles• 2. Brain Buttons• 3. Cross Crawls• 4. Hook-ups

Reading • Each week the whole

class will be introduced to new literature. Our stories consist of many different genres.

• We will practice fluency, vocabulary words, comprehension skills, a phonics rule, and a story element.

• Students will also meet weekly for small group reading instruction at their reading level.

Writing

• Each week we will be focusing on a different part of writing.

• 1st grade writing is thematically based. – Ex: Human Body

• We will be using the 6 traits of writing.– Organization– Voice– Conventions– Ideas– Sentence Fluency – Word Choice

Spelling • Every Friday, the students

will receive a list of spelling words to study in their homework.

• Throughout the week, we will do different spelling activities to help them practice.

• Please help you child practice the spelling and bonus words at home.

• Every Friday, there will be a spelling test. The spelling test will be graded using a percentage. A paw print will be given for any student who gets 100% on their test.

Math

• We will be learning using a lot of hands on activities, games, as well as using our math workbooks.

• Math tests and checkpoints will be graded using a percentage. Any practice page is not graded but will receive a star, a check or a check minus.

Homework• Homework packets will be

sent home on Friday.• Reading minutes are on

the front of the homework packet.

• Please work with your child throughout the week. These are activities that reinforce what we are learning in class.

• Homework is due Friday. Students need to bring homework back on Friday to earn Fun Friday.

Our Classroom Rules

• Be respectful.• Be responsible.• Be safe.

Class Management and Safety

• 1st graders are reinforced positively for behavior choices.

• Behavior is rewarded through verbal praise, class incentives, class treats, stickers, etc.

• Negative choices include a consequence of a verbal warning and then result in the student changing their stick.

• Parents need to initial behavior charts daily. Comment section is for me.

Specials

• P.E.- Day 3 and 6• Library- Day 4• Music- Day 2 and 5• Computer Lab- • Day 1

Snacks

• We appreciate all the snacks that you have donated!!

• Being that we have snack time every day, we always welcome more snack donations.

• Please remember to keep the snacks healthy and no peanuts!

Field Trips

• Some field trips we hope to go on are:– Childsplay Theatre– Arizona Sea Life Aquarium– Rockin’ R RanchWe need your help! We would appreciate

any contribution you could make toward our 1st grade tax fund. Your contribution makes a difference!

Volunteers

• Friday Parent-Weekly Homework

• Art Masterpiece• Copy Volunteer• Classroom helpers• Party organizer

• I send home a monthly volunteer calendar.

THANK YOU FOR COMING!• If you have any questions that

I didn’t get to, please write them down on the comment sheet.

• If you would like to make a contribution to our fund, please make sure to fill out a tax credit form.

• Have a good rest of the evening!

• Please sign up to be a mystery reader! I like to have parents come to read after lunch but if that does not work for you we can find a time that will!