Procedures+and+Expectations

= **1st Grade Procedures and Expectations**  =

**Homework:** · Homework is assigned on Monday and due on Thursday of the same week · Reading comprehension, Math skills and handwriting all need to be competed with parents help as needed

**Literacy:** · Daily 5 and CAFÉ are the programs used to teach students to be independent in their reading and writing · Daily 5 centers are: o Read to Self: students read familiar texts at their level o Work on Writing: students write in journal and share with class o Word Work: students work with spelling words looking for patterns, blends, etc. o Listening Center: students listen to stories on tape/CD o Guided Reading: small groups meet with teacher for specific reading instruction

**Math:** · Investigations allows students to explore, communicate and discover math strategies at students ability · Units focus on addition, subtraction, geometry, graphing and data analysis, measurement and patterns · StandOut Math is a vocabulary program that teaches chants and songs on common math vocabulary. · StandOut computation works on math facts. **Please study math facts at home!**

**CORE Knowledge:** · CORE is our Social Studies and Science curriculum. · Social Studies focus is on geography and history topics, and Science focuses on basic science concepts.