WEBVTT 00:00:01.230 --> 00:00:02.749 That's it. 00:00:03.049 --> 00:00:04.759 Ok. 00:00:05.059 --> 00:00:07.699 Welcome families. Thank you for joining us. And again, 00:00:07.710 --> 00:00:11.010 this meeting will be recorded for our next group of families 00:00:11.020 --> 00:00:13.800 that will meet with us later this evening. 00:00:14.100 --> 00:00:17.940 Welcome to the first grade parent teacher conference, 00:00:17.950 --> 00:00:22.000 Miss Anthony, Miss Monserrat and myself, Mr H. Ok. 00:00:22.659 --> 00:00:27.159 Bye, Miss Monzo. 00:00:27.360 --> 00:00:31.739 You wanna go ahead? Yes, welcome to first grade at PS 68. 00:00:31.750 --> 00:00:34.500 This is a general sneak peek into first grade curriculum 00:00:34.509 --> 00:00:35.549 expectations. 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:37.759 We would like to thank you in advance for all of your help and 00:00:37.770 --> 00:00:40.349 support this year with your continued help. 00:00:40.360 --> 00:00:42.099 We are looking forward to a successful year. 00:00:42.110 --> 00:00:44.349 Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to your child's 00:00:44.360 --> 00:00:46.279 growth and curio curiosity for learning. 00:00:46.290 --> 00:00:47.860 We look forward to a great year. 00:00:47.990 --> 00:00:52.990 So we're hoping that your child either gets myself Miss Anthony 00:00:53.000 --> 00:00:54.419 or Mr H, 00:00:54.430 --> 00:00:58.599 Miss Anthony and I are cote um and Mr H is in the fir other 00:00:58.610 --> 00:00:59.700 first grade classroom. 00:00:59.930 --> 00:01:02.900 Um So we're really looking forward to um meeting each and one, 00:01:02.909 --> 00:01:04.580 each and every one of your Children. 00:01:04.589 --> 00:01:08.620 So, hoping to start off on a great note coming this fall. 00:01:10.010 --> 00:01:12.010 Mhm. 00:01:12.949 --> 00:01:18.769 Ok. So here we are, this is us. So My name is Miss Anthony, 00:01:18.779 --> 00:01:22.870 like Miss Monro just mentioned and I am a first grade teacher in 00:01:22.879 --> 00:01:23.870 class 101. 00:01:23.879 --> 00:01:29.180 And I teach with Miss Mons and this is our third year together 00:01:29.190 --> 00:01:33.149 and four years in this school for me. 00:01:33.449 --> 00:01:33.910 Hi, everyone. 00:01:33.919 --> 00:01:36.760 My name is Mrs Monserrat and I'm a first grade teacher in class 00:01:36.769 --> 00:01:38.160 101 with Miss Anthony. 00:01:38.309 --> 00:01:42.230 And this is my third year here at PS 68 and this is my third 00:01:42.239 --> 00:01:44.239 year with Miss Anthony. 00:01:45.610 --> 00:01:49.550 I'm Mr h, uh, this is my first year on first grade. 00:01:49.559 --> 00:01:53.410 Uh, many of you might know me from, uh, teaching kindergarten. 00:01:53.419 --> 00:01:56.699 And, um, I have graduated into first grade. 00:01:56.709 --> 00:01:58.989 I'm happy to be here and, um, 00:01:59.000 --> 00:02:01.029 this is my fourth year in the school. 00:02:01.089 --> 00:02:05.269 Um, prior to being at PS 68 I did work, um, 00:02:05.279 --> 00:02:09.279 at a school in Brooklyn and I subbed in a number of schools. 00:02:11.600 --> 00:02:15.720 Ok. Bigger. Yeah. Ok. So, um, 00:02:15.729 --> 00:02:18.800 I'm just gonna go over some of the routines and expectations. 00:02:18.809 --> 00:02:20.479 You might be, um, 00:02:20.490 --> 00:02:23.830 seeing when your Children come into first grade. 00:02:23.839 --> 00:02:27.089 So first grade is gonna be a lot of independence and we're gonna 00:02:27.100 --> 00:02:29.169 be building that throughout the year and by the end of the year 00:02:29.179 --> 00:02:32.050 they'll be able to do a lot more things that they started off, 00:02:32.320 --> 00:02:35.229 um, from when they began in, in first grade. 00:02:35.279 --> 00:02:36.910 So school as you know, 00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:40.750 begins at 8 a.m. we always want to make sure that they're, um, 00:02:40.759 --> 00:02:44.649 by the door at 8 a.m. if not a little bit earlier, um, 00:02:44.660 --> 00:02:48.259 breakfast is always served at 730 as you may know. 00:02:48.520 --> 00:02:51.949 Um, and so we encourage like kids to come in at that time, 00:02:51.960 --> 00:02:55.759 get their breakfast eat and then be ready to come to come in 00:02:55.770 --> 00:02:59.080 front of the class at 8 a.m. Um, so, you know, 00:02:59.089 --> 00:03:00.750 even though they're in the cafeteria, 00:03:00.759 --> 00:03:03.500 sometimes kids take a little bit longer to eat or they might be 00:03:03.509 --> 00:03:07.229 roaming a little bit if they don't show up to the front door by 00:03:07.240 --> 00:03:09.940 8 a.m. you know, we do have to like, 00:03:09.949 --> 00:03:13.750 mark them in terms of present, early, late. Um, so we encourage, 00:03:13.759 --> 00:03:16.610 and you can encourage Children to just make sure that as soon as 00:03:16.619 --> 00:03:19.690 they're done, they're told to go to their classroom that they, 00:03:19.720 --> 00:03:21.630 you know, try to get there as soon as possible. 00:03:21.720 --> 00:03:25.630 Uh, um, we are gonna be sending home, take home folders. 00:03:25.639 --> 00:03:29.509 Um, we've had it as black, uh, take home folders so that, 00:03:29.520 --> 00:03:30.919 you know, that which color it is. 00:03:31.080 --> 00:03:34.429 Um, we encourage you to please chuck them every single night, 00:03:34.720 --> 00:03:35.210 um, 00:03:35.220 --> 00:03:38.750 and more importantly to take out anything that's not needed and 00:03:38.759 --> 00:03:42.289 send back anything that needs to be sent back to the teachers. 00:03:42.320 --> 00:03:46.470 Um, but we ask that you do this as a routine every single night 00:03:47.240 --> 00:03:50.619 supplies are always welcome and greatly appreciated. 00:03:50.759 --> 00:03:51.910 So, in the beginning of the year, 00:03:51.919 --> 00:03:54.570 there was a lot of supplies and we normally don't need a lot of 00:03:54.580 --> 00:03:58.000 things. Um, because parents do send in a lot of supplies, 00:03:58.009 --> 00:04:01.419 but throughout the year, obviously, we use those materials. 00:04:01.429 --> 00:04:03.229 So we ask, you know, um, 00:04:03.240 --> 00:04:06.380 every so often if you can provide some supplies, 00:04:06.389 --> 00:04:10.679 it might be tissue boxes or wipes or even pencils. 00:04:10.690 --> 00:04:11.979 Um, so throughout the year, 00:04:11.990 --> 00:04:14.460 you'll get a little dojo from us saying if you can please send 00:04:14.470 --> 00:04:17.180 in those supplies and those are greatly, greatly appreciated. 00:04:17.480 --> 00:04:22.140 Um, so we do have homework and it is going to be assigned daily. 00:04:22.470 --> 00:04:25.250 And so some of the things that you'll be expecting for homework 00:04:25.260 --> 00:04:27.730 is word study. So phonics is really, 00:04:27.739 --> 00:04:30.010 really important in first grade because that's where they're 00:04:30.019 --> 00:04:32.260 learning to become strong readers. 00:04:32.269 --> 00:04:35.739 And so we have word study with spelling words, um, 00:04:35.750 --> 00:04:38.829 with words of the week and then other focused words that we do 00:04:38.839 --> 00:04:40.010 throughout the week. 00:04:40.239 --> 00:04:44.980 Um, math, uh, is based on the lesson that we have for the day. 00:04:44.989 --> 00:04:45.859 So, you know, 00:04:45.869 --> 00:04:51.410 it's usually like maybe two questions or the most like four and 00:04:51.420 --> 00:04:54.820 those are all based on the lessons that they have for that day. 00:04:54.829 --> 00:04:56.779 So, you know, it's nothing brand new to them. 00:04:57.029 --> 00:05:01.940 Um, but we really, really, really push for, um, reading at home. 00:05:01.950 --> 00:05:05.700 So ras kids is one of the platforms that we use for students to 00:05:05.709 --> 00:05:09.420 read. And, um, I don't know if you guys are familiar with it. 00:05:09.429 --> 00:05:11.140 Some of you may be familiar with it. 00:05:11.250 --> 00:05:14.279 But it's a really great resource where they can kind of like, 00:05:14.290 --> 00:05:16.679 choose the kind of books that they want to read if they like 00:05:16.690 --> 00:05:19.630 basketball or, um, maybe fiction, 00:05:19.640 --> 00:05:22.579 there's all kinds of different, um, variety of books. 00:05:22.799 --> 00:05:26.119 Um, but it is based on, you know, what they can read. 00:05:26.130 --> 00:05:29.519 So it is leveled but it's, um, you know, 00:05:29.529 --> 00:05:32.510 we don't really use leveled but it's based off of things that 00:05:32.519 --> 00:05:34.809 they are able to read on their own. 00:05:35.109 --> 00:05:38.429 Um So we encourage that pretty much almost every single night if 00:05:38.440 --> 00:05:40.209 you can because reading is just, you know, 00:05:40.220 --> 00:05:42.270 we don't consider it homework, it's just for fun. 00:05:42.570 --> 00:05:45.570 Um I Excel is another platform which you may, 00:05:45.579 --> 00:05:50.579 you may have heard of and that is uh reading and math. 00:05:50.589 --> 00:05:54.049 And so it's based on an assessment that we have in the beginning 00:05:54.059 --> 00:05:54.769 of the year. 00:05:55.040 --> 00:05:59.359 Um And so that assessment kind of gives them a range of where 00:05:59.369 --> 00:06:01.339 they belong as you know, readers and, 00:06:01.350 --> 00:06:04.820 and mathematicians and there will be lessons catered 00:06:04.829 --> 00:06:08.269 specifically to them so that they are able to work on the skills 00:06:08.279 --> 00:06:10.859 that they need in order for them to move up to wherever they 00:06:10.869 --> 00:06:11.250 need to. 00:06:11.260 --> 00:06:15.480 So there are specific lessons that are catered to each child and 00:06:15.489 --> 00:06:17.739 it's a great platform we all use it. 00:06:18.029 --> 00:06:20.870 Um And so we encourage you guys to do that as well. 00:06:21.170 --> 00:06:24.829 So, um again, reading at home very, very crucial, 00:06:24.839 --> 00:06:27.679 especially in first grade, we ask that students, you know, 00:06:27.690 --> 00:06:30.660 again, ras kids is one but we can also, you know, 00:06:30.670 --> 00:06:33.299 go to the library if you have books at home, 00:06:33.359 --> 00:06:37.239 encourage them to just kind of make reading a part of your daily 00:06:37.250 --> 00:06:41.410 or nightly routine. Um, so we start off with like 10 minutes, 00:06:41.420 --> 00:06:45.029 15 minutes and then we move up to like 30 minutes and, you know, 00:06:45.040 --> 00:06:47.749 this is with them, like reading all by themselves. 00:06:48.049 --> 00:06:50.329 Um, uniforms are, you know, 00:06:50.339 --> 00:06:53.350 required in the school and I'm sure you guys have seen it. 00:06:53.570 --> 00:06:55.750 Um And what your expectations are, 00:06:55.760 --> 00:06:59.490 but they have to be worn every single day at school. 00:06:59.790 --> 00:07:03.609 Um So if there's ever a change in remote learning, I mean, 00:07:03.720 --> 00:07:07.529 um this happened this year. Um If that ever happens, 00:07:07.540 --> 00:07:11.730 all you need to really do is just um go on to Google Classroom, 00:07:11.739 --> 00:07:12.049 which will, 00:07:12.059 --> 00:07:15.369 we will give you more information if that ever was to occur. 00:07:15.380 --> 00:07:19.380 So um stay tuned for any of that information. 00:07:20.269 --> 00:07:23.959 Ok. I'll speak to some of the, thank you, Miss Anthony. 00:07:24.170 --> 00:07:28.380 Uh Some of the social emotional uh learning experiences students 00:07:28.390 --> 00:07:29.970 will have in first grade. 00:07:30.230 --> 00:07:33.570 Uh There are two programs that we will highlight uh today. 00:07:33.630 --> 00:07:38.179 Mind Up for Life is the first based firmly in neuroscience, 00:07:38.230 --> 00:07:40.769 uh teaching the skills of self-regulation, 00:07:41.019 --> 00:07:46.399 um uh forming positive relationship with peers um and engaging 00:07:46.410 --> 00:07:47.790 in acts of kindness. 00:07:47.880 --> 00:07:52.359 Uh So mind up is being utilized in our school building every day 00:07:52.480 --> 00:07:55.709 and you can expect um for next year, 00:07:55.720 --> 00:07:57.739 um which I think social emotional learning, 00:07:57.750 --> 00:08:01.839 most important subject uh for students, you know, of course, 00:08:01.850 --> 00:08:05.359 it's not academic but uh social emotional learning goes a long 00:08:05.369 --> 00:08:08.679 way in um building the character of students as they grow 00:08:08.690 --> 00:08:12.339 through first grade, into second grade and through 3rd, 4th, 00:08:12.350 --> 00:08:15.720 5th and as they, you know, grow into adults in our world today, 00:08:15.769 --> 00:08:19.279 brainpower wellness. Um not really as new, 00:08:19.290 --> 00:08:22.179 it's uh been utilized in our school building for a number of 00:08:22.190 --> 00:08:23.980 years, actually, since I've been here. 00:08:24.140 --> 00:08:27.369 Um there are some student mentorship programs that brain power 00:08:27.380 --> 00:08:31.630 is uh has at our school now for the older grades. 00:08:31.859 --> 00:08:37.229 Um There are a number of benefits to engaging in brain power 00:08:37.239 --> 00:08:37.880 wellness. 00:08:37.890 --> 00:08:42.510 Um It utilizes exciting combination of physical and emotional um 00:08:42.520 --> 00:08:43.609 exercises. 00:08:43.619 --> 00:08:47.729 Uh We like to incorporate it between lessons uh through lessons. 00:08:47.739 --> 00:08:50.390 Um Sometimes uh students just need a break. 00:08:50.400 --> 00:08:51.750 It's something that, you know, 00:08:51.760 --> 00:08:55.244 we could just uh take out of our tool kit and engage students in. 00:08:55.255 --> 00:08:59.044 And so they have this experience in kindergarten and first grade, 00:08:59.054 --> 00:09:00.374 we're going to build upon that. 00:09:00.674 --> 00:09:04.145 Uh And so these are two aspects of social emotional learning 00:09:04.155 --> 00:09:05.945 that parents can expect in first grade. 00:09:05.955 --> 00:09:09.094 But again, uh for me, and this is just a personal opinion, 00:09:09.104 --> 00:09:10.895 social emotional learning is huge. 00:09:10.905 --> 00:09:14.820 And I think that, you know, um we weave it into our, 00:09:14.830 --> 00:09:16.789 our teaching um you know, 00:09:16.979 --> 00:09:22.299 every day reading and writing workshop and so you can expect to 00:09:22.309 --> 00:09:24.179 your, your child to experience these, 00:09:24.190 --> 00:09:26.190 these two programs in action. 00:09:30.900 --> 00:09:33.340 So here's just going to be an overview of what you're going to 00:09:33.349 --> 00:09:37.150 be expected in terms of curriculum in first grade. 00:09:37.450 --> 00:09:41.239 So in first grade, um these are some of the, the, 00:09:41.280 --> 00:09:42.700 the flow of the day, 00:09:42.710 --> 00:09:45.640 I guess these are some of the things that we cover in um first 00:09:45.650 --> 00:09:49.150 grade. Um So we have collaborative beginnings, 00:09:49.159 --> 00:09:51.609 which happens first thing when they come in, 00:09:51.869 --> 00:09:55.210 um They have a lot of routine in place that we kind of practice 00:09:55.219 --> 00:09:58.530 for a few weeks in the beginning, which is like to unpack, 00:09:58.539 --> 00:10:02.979 hang your things um and then meet us in a circle in our meeting 00:10:02.989 --> 00:10:06.200 area. And so that's typically when we go over, you know, 00:10:06.210 --> 00:10:10.369 anything that they might want to share, maybe some things that, 00:10:10.380 --> 00:10:13.900 you know, um maybe kids want to get off their chest. 00:10:14.070 --> 00:10:17.145 Uh We allow just for like open conversation and it helps to 00:10:17.155 --> 00:10:20.405 bring us build some community in the classroom and it helps to 00:10:20.414 --> 00:10:21.965 bring the class really together. 00:10:22.135 --> 00:10:25.224 And so that's when we kind of just um share anything and 00:10:25.234 --> 00:10:26.265 everything that we feel. 00:10:26.275 --> 00:10:28.065 Some kids don't feel comfortable sharing, 00:10:28.075 --> 00:10:30.424 they can always draw a picture or write. 00:10:30.674 --> 00:10:34.494 Um But it's a really good way of kids getting more comfortable 00:10:34.505 --> 00:10:35.765 in the classroom. 00:10:36.065 --> 00:10:41.489 Um Another thing that we do of course is math uh math workshop 00:10:41.500 --> 00:10:47.119 is embedded in every single um in every day or it's done every 00:10:47.130 --> 00:10:51.349 single day um during the week. And so we follow a math workshop, 00:10:51.359 --> 00:10:53.150 there's a lot of hands on stuff. 00:10:53.450 --> 00:10:56.609 Um So we encourage kids to kind of like go home and kind of 00:10:56.619 --> 00:10:59.780 practice what we do in school, science, 00:10:59.789 --> 00:11:02.179 social studies reading workshop, 00:11:02.190 --> 00:11:05.450 which embeds a lot of things which is word study, read aloud, 00:11:05.460 --> 00:11:09.460 independent reading, small group work and centers, 00:11:09.900 --> 00:11:11.250 writing workshop, 00:11:11.349 --> 00:11:13.950 uh writing workshop and reading workshop are really gonna go 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:15.460 together next year. 00:11:15.650 --> 00:11:18.450 Um We are going to be starting a new program which we're really 00:11:18.460 --> 00:11:19.429 excited about. 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:23.030 And so, um they're going to be expected to write, you know, 00:11:23.039 --> 00:11:25.869 obviously not as much in the beginning, but by the end, 00:11:26.080 --> 00:11:28.030 they'll have a lot more to write. 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:30.609 Um So the growth is really ex you know, 00:11:30.619 --> 00:11:34.320 exceptional and it looks, it looks amazing. Um And then lastly, 00:11:34.330 --> 00:11:36.909 we have word study which is typically done in the beginning of 00:11:36.919 --> 00:11:37.710 the day. 00:11:37.880 --> 00:11:42.169 Um A lot of practice with letter sounds in the beginning and 00:11:42.179 --> 00:11:44.929 then going into chunks and diagrams. 00:11:45.229 --> 00:11:47.940 Um Pretty much anything that they need to do in order for them 00:11:47.950 --> 00:11:49.099 to read independently. 00:11:49.250 --> 00:11:52.940 So you'll see that and we encourage you guys to please practice 00:11:53.049 --> 00:11:55.969 um the words of the week with them or, you know, sight words, 00:11:55.979 --> 00:11:59.080 we're gonna be sending home site word lists specific to them. 00:11:59.090 --> 00:12:01.880 We encourage you guys to please work on those with them because 00:12:01.890 --> 00:12:05.890 it really, really helps when they're back in the classroom. 00:12:08.059 --> 00:12:09.599 Collaborative beginnings. 00:12:09.609 --> 00:12:11.320 So every morning, like Miss Anthony mentioned, 00:12:11.330 --> 00:12:12.619 we have collaborative beginnings. 00:12:12.630 --> 00:12:15.679 Every morning students participate in what we call ps 60 00:12:15.690 --> 00:12:17.909 collaborative beginnings, which includes breakfast, 00:12:17.919 --> 00:12:19.679 getting ready to learn chair, yoga. 00:12:19.820 --> 00:12:22.590 Um We do that when we feel that the the Children are coming in 00:12:22.599 --> 00:12:26.640 and maybe need to unwind a bit more. So we give them the option. 00:12:26.849 --> 00:12:30.054 Um where at one point we did do yoga for a very long time and 00:12:30.065 --> 00:12:32.135 now we kind of alternate here and there. 00:12:32.145 --> 00:12:35.284 We feel that the class is having a rough day or if they just 00:12:35.294 --> 00:12:37.114 need some time to relax, 00:12:37.125 --> 00:12:40.234 we usually can implement it throughout the day um As a brain 00:12:40.244 --> 00:12:43.825 break, um we do mindful breathing exercises, 00:12:43.835 --> 00:12:47.835 um kind of piggyback off of what Mr H just mentioned with the um 00:12:47.844 --> 00:12:50.859 brain power wellness and mind up. 00:12:51.159 --> 00:12:52.500 Um So students, 00:12:52.510 --> 00:12:55.010 it helps to get their minds at ease and it helps to relax their 00:12:55.020 --> 00:12:56.239 body and their minds. 00:12:56.340 --> 00:12:58.900 Um This sets a common tone for the day and learning and it 00:12:58.909 --> 00:13:02.349 teaches students about important social emotional life lessons. 00:13:02.539 --> 00:13:05.099 Um Our school is very big on collaborative beginnings and 00:13:05.109 --> 00:13:06.140 collaborative endings. 00:13:06.150 --> 00:13:09.609 We end the day off with um collaborative endings where the 00:13:09.619 --> 00:13:12.599 Children go back into a circle and we kind of talk about our day 00:13:12.609 --> 00:13:14.950 and, and what of certain things that we, 00:13:14.960 --> 00:13:16.780 things we might have experienced throughout the day, 00:13:16.789 --> 00:13:19.510 things we want to share with our friends, things that we, 00:13:19.520 --> 00:13:21.830 we were having a hard time with our difficult time with. 00:13:21.840 --> 00:13:23.419 And again, like Miss Anthony had mentioned, 00:13:23.429 --> 00:13:25.789 they have the option to draw a picture if they like, 00:13:25.799 --> 00:13:27.510 if they don't feel comfortable sharing. 00:13:27.559 --> 00:13:28.669 So it's kind of to kind of, 00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:32.830 it's kind of to unwind and talk about um their feelings and, 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:34.229 and how their day went. 00:13:34.280 --> 00:13:38.280 Um So we have collaborative beginnings and collaborative endings. 00:13:40.109 --> 00:13:40.270 Yeah. 00:13:40.280 --> 00:13:43.969 And the reflection piece of collaborative endings I think is 00:13:43.979 --> 00:13:47.869 amazing. Um I'll get into math workshop. Uh some, 00:13:47.880 --> 00:13:52.190 so some major components to think about when uh you're thinking 00:13:52.200 --> 00:13:54.070 about math workshop in first grade. 00:13:54.270 --> 00:13:58.020 Uh building upon what students already have from kindergarten, 00:13:58.030 --> 00:14:01.330 their kindergarten experience operations, 00:14:01.340 --> 00:14:04.690 algebraic thinking number operations in base 10. 00:14:04.890 --> 00:14:07.130 Um At this point in the school year, 00:14:07.140 --> 00:14:09.059 we're looking at numbers up to 120. 00:14:09.070 --> 00:14:12.549 I know in kindergarten they're moving uh I believe uh through uh 00:14:12.559 --> 00:14:16.289 up to 20 I wanna say. And so, you know, there's, 00:14:16.299 --> 00:14:18.989 there's a big shift from kindergarten to first grade and I know 00:14:19.000 --> 00:14:22.869 Miss Anthony mentioned um independence uh students become more 00:14:22.880 --> 00:14:23.549 independent, 00:14:23.650 --> 00:14:28.200 they become more uh uh they develop a greater fluency so they're 00:14:28.210 --> 00:14:30.239 moving faster through problems. 00:14:30.250 --> 00:14:33.950 Uh They're completing more problems in shorter amounts of time. 00:14:34.219 --> 00:14:38.659 Uh We are going to continue our uh our program as Eureka Math. 00:14:39.000 --> 00:14:40.940 Um But in the future, you know, 00:14:40.950 --> 00:14:43.950 with any changes that the city might bring, you know, 00:14:43.960 --> 00:14:45.299 as a school, we will ship, 00:14:45.309 --> 00:14:50.280 we will adapt um measurement and data geometry building upon 00:14:50.289 --> 00:14:51.869 what students have in kindergarten. 00:14:51.880 --> 00:14:54.869 And I think um for me, someone who was, you know, 00:14:54.880 --> 00:14:57.700 you are the families of kindergarten students right now who are 00:14:57.710 --> 00:15:00.530 moving into first grade as a former kindergarten teacher, 00:15:00.539 --> 00:15:02.040 fresh off from kindergarten, 00:15:02.340 --> 00:15:05.090 I could say that um from my experience, 00:15:05.099 --> 00:15:08.039 at least in my classroom and I'm sure in the other classroom, 00:15:08.179 --> 00:15:11.919 um the fluency moving quickly through problems and just students 00:15:11.929 --> 00:15:16.239 developing their own independence to work on their own and um 00:15:16.250 --> 00:15:21.369 show um multiple ways of solving problems. And so math workshop, 00:15:21.380 --> 00:15:25.679 you can expect it to become more rigorous um and uh just build 00:15:25.690 --> 00:15:27.690 upon what students already know. 00:15:30.260 --> 00:15:31.760 So science workshop, 00:15:31.770 --> 00:15:36.659 um so we work on different science units throughout amplified 00:15:36.669 --> 00:15:39.239 programs. So that's the program that we are using. 00:15:39.539 --> 00:15:41.780 Um So we cover four units. 00:15:41.789 --> 00:15:44.679 The very first unit is called animal defenses. 00:15:44.770 --> 00:15:46.640 Second is light and sound, 00:15:46.650 --> 00:15:50.010 then spinning earth importance and then last importance of 00:15:50.020 --> 00:15:50.739 recycling. 00:15:50.960 --> 00:15:56.280 So the way that we do science is through um a program called PB 00:15:56.289 --> 00:15:58.830 L. And so it's not just kind of like, you know, 00:15:58.840 --> 00:16:01.840 a lesson and then they go off and try something on their own. 00:16:02.109 --> 00:16:03.130 Um It's, 00:16:03.140 --> 00:16:07.210 it's really like a project and a problem that they kind of like 00:16:07.219 --> 00:16:08.250 try to solve. 00:16:08.270 --> 00:16:12.880 So we try to like bring it to real life and um bring them um 00:16:12.890 --> 00:16:15.539 into, you know, real life situations. 00:16:15.729 --> 00:16:20.049 And so we try to like bring the whole thing to um to life so 00:16:20.059 --> 00:16:22.669 that, that Children can kind of engage in a little bit more. 00:16:22.820 --> 00:16:27.289 Um they love science, Children enjoy doing all of the lessons. 00:16:27.469 --> 00:16:31.049 Um So one of the things that we actually do is we don't really 00:16:31.059 --> 00:16:36.729 um go through science each month or each unit, 00:16:37.020 --> 00:16:39.710 we alternate between science and social studies. 00:16:39.719 --> 00:16:41.530 So we'll have one period of. 00:16:41.539 --> 00:16:45.530 So uh science uh for a few weeks and then we will follow with uh 00:16:45.539 --> 00:16:48.640 social studies and then science again and then social studies, 00:16:48.650 --> 00:16:49.599 science for us. So we, 00:16:49.609 --> 00:16:52.780 this is just the way that we can kind of keep kids engaged and 00:16:52.789 --> 00:16:56.950 then also um ensure that we can get as many lessons as possible 00:16:57.010 --> 00:16:59.010 um into the days. 00:17:01.469 --> 00:17:03.070 Um I'll go on social studies. 00:17:03.080 --> 00:17:06.829 This was my favorite subject growing up uh in first grade, 00:17:06.869 --> 00:17:09.500 uh your child will be learning about. 00:17:09.510 --> 00:17:13.079 Um So you'll see my family, other families. Now, long ago, 00:17:13.089 --> 00:17:17.209 the units covered uh in first grade social studies, families, 00:17:17.219 --> 00:17:19.359 communities, um families. 00:17:19.369 --> 00:17:22.229 Now in long ago, the community and community economics. 00:17:22.239 --> 00:17:23.789 And as Miss Anthony mentioned, 00:17:24.089 --> 00:17:28.639 um it will al alternate students will have a science experience, 00:17:28.649 --> 00:17:30.369 socialize, experience, science, experience, 00:17:30.379 --> 00:17:31.729 socializing and experience. 00:17:31.739 --> 00:17:33.519 And it keeps it kind of, it keeps it new for them, 00:17:33.529 --> 00:17:37.029 it keeps it fresh um building upon again, you know, 00:17:37.038 --> 00:17:42.449 the units of study from kindergarten. And um it's we've it's, 00:17:42.459 --> 00:17:44.739 it's integrated when you think about reading, 00:17:44.750 --> 00:17:50.219 writing um and social studies uh uh science as well with kind of 00:17:50.229 --> 00:17:55.839 math as well all together um interwoven with the SCL piece. 00:17:55.900 --> 00:17:58.459 Um So you can expect that in social studies this year. 00:17:58.469 --> 00:18:00.469 Uh Well, next year rather. 00:18:03.900 --> 00:18:05.529 So reading workshop, 00:18:05.829 --> 00:18:08.489 reading workshop is actually one of my favorite workshops. 00:18:08.609 --> 00:18:11.449 Um Here are the major standards for reading and in first grade, 00:18:11.459 --> 00:18:14.250 keying anchor standards are key ideas and details, 00:18:14.260 --> 00:18:18.260 craft and structure integration of knowledge and ideas. 00:18:19.010 --> 00:18:19.479 Now, 00:18:19.489 --> 00:18:22.010 we're gonna be hitting all these standards throughout different 00:18:22.020 --> 00:18:27.729 modules, Miss Anthony if you can. 00:18:27.739 --> 00:18:30.839 Thank you. Um So reading workshop, 00:18:30.849 --> 00:18:33.189 the reading workshop that we're going to be focusing on is 00:18:33.199 --> 00:18:36.670 called its program based off of um it's inter reading H MH 00:18:36.680 --> 00:18:40.910 program. Um This is a fairly new program uh for, 00:18:41.670 --> 00:18:45.020 for I wanna say our school um And for the district, 00:18:45.030 --> 00:18:51.380 um our school has launched this uh program um this, well, we, 00:18:51.390 --> 00:18:53.579 we've launched it, we had a light launch last year, 00:18:53.589 --> 00:18:55.739 but this year we're definitely in it full force. 00:18:55.750 --> 00:18:59.619 Uh We started in the fall and basically what it's reading is is 00:18:59.630 --> 00:19:02.310 it focuses on the eight elements of reading and literacy 00:19:02.319 --> 00:19:06.050 instruction and what it focuses on and hone it hones in on when 00:19:06.224 --> 00:19:10.344 academic awareness, phonics, instruction, fluency, vocabulary, 00:19:10.354 --> 00:19:11.844 comprehension, writing, 00:19:11.854 --> 00:19:16.045 language and knowledge building um with they've done so many 00:19:16.055 --> 00:19:19.834 studies and they feel that these are the key ele elements in 00:19:19.844 --> 00:19:22.250 order to get your child to become a reader, 00:19:22.550 --> 00:19:26.979 and the five pillars of early literacy are the awareness f ex 00:19:26.989 --> 00:19:31.170 fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Um So, 00:19:31.180 --> 00:19:33.869 H mh is a curriculum based on the research and the essential 00:19:33.880 --> 00:19:37.530 elements of literacy. Um These are basically, 00:19:37.540 --> 00:19:40.969 they've done so many tests and they've done so many um different 00:19:40.979 --> 00:19:43.770 studies on how these different components and how these 00:19:43.780 --> 00:19:47.599 different um pillars affect the child and how, and, 00:19:47.609 --> 00:19:50.439 and how to implement them within the uh classroom. 00:19:50.550 --> 00:19:54.619 And uh they've created this program which is H mh your child is 00:19:54.630 --> 00:19:56.920 doing H mh right now in kindergarten. 00:19:57.130 --> 00:20:00.640 Um but they'll be continuing with H MH in first grade. 00:20:00.650 --> 00:20:03.650 Um And hopefully in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th. 00:20:03.829 --> 00:20:06.909 if they continue, if the city continues with the program, 00:20:07.209 --> 00:20:11.540 um our cla our first grade students will be focusing on certain 00:20:11.550 --> 00:20:15.319 modules and they're going to be introduced in uh introduced to 00:20:15.329 --> 00:20:19.689 different um different topics throughout each module. 00:20:23.619 --> 00:20:24.260 Module. 00:20:24.270 --> 00:20:28.979 One for reading is basically um how to make new friends and 00:20:28.989 --> 00:20:31.670 learning new things um And how new things can help us. 00:20:31.680 --> 00:20:35.270 So it's kind of an introduction into storytelling um that we're 00:20:35.280 --> 00:20:37.589 gonna be touching upon in writing this year. 00:20:37.599 --> 00:20:39.910 Our writing program was a little different than the writing 00:20:39.920 --> 00:20:43.680 program that we're gonna be doing come the fall um in the fall, 00:20:43.689 --> 00:20:46.630 we're going to be doing reading and writing from H mh. 00:20:46.640 --> 00:20:49.140 So they're both gonna be going um they, 00:20:49.209 --> 00:20:52.430 they both go hand in hand with each other, um which is pretty, 00:20:52.439 --> 00:20:56.800 which is nice because they, um the stories that, 00:20:56.810 --> 00:20:58.589 that they'll be listening to, 00:20:58.770 --> 00:21:02.160 um and the reading portion of it will correlate to whatever it 00:21:02.170 --> 00:21:03.559 is that we're doing for writing. 00:21:03.859 --> 00:21:06.109 Uh Module two, my family and my community. 00:21:06.119 --> 00:21:08.709 What makes families and community special also, 00:21:08.719 --> 00:21:11.339 it kind of touches upon things that we're doing in social 00:21:11.349 --> 00:21:14.609 studies. Um They're gonna be working on descriptive essays. 00:21:14.619 --> 00:21:17.670 Um Module three will be talking about amazing animals. 00:21:17.680 --> 00:21:20.390 Again, it touches upon things that we're doing in science. 00:21:20.400 --> 00:21:23.640 They're be doing re research essays that are together. 00:21:23.650 --> 00:21:26.380 Why is it important to do my best and get along with others? 00:21:26.390 --> 00:21:28.489 They're gonna be writing procedural texts. 00:21:28.619 --> 00:21:30.729 Um Now you see it, now you don't, 00:21:30.739 --> 00:21:32.810 why do light and dark come and go again. 00:21:32.819 --> 00:21:35.250 This is touching upon things that we do in science and they're 00:21:35.260 --> 00:21:37.419 going to be focusing on imaginative stories. 00:21:37.719 --> 00:21:42.500 Um Module six, The Big Outdoors, how do things in nature change? 00:21:42.650 --> 00:21:43.880 And then for the writing component, 00:21:43.890 --> 00:21:47.410 we're gonna be working on poetry. Module seven. Tell me a story. 00:21:47.420 --> 00:21:49.280 What lessons can we learn from stories? 00:21:49.290 --> 00:21:51.459 And that's when we're gonna be doing personal narratives, 00:21:51.469 --> 00:21:53.819 it's gonna be a little different because this year we started 00:21:53.829 --> 00:21:56.750 off with personal narratives and next year we'll be ending off 00:21:56.760 --> 00:21:58.109 with personal narratives. 00:21:58.290 --> 00:22:02.869 Um So these are the reading and writing components of H mh, 00:22:02.880 --> 00:22:04.180 it's a great program. 00:22:04.310 --> 00:22:10.170 Um Miss Anthony and I and Mr H um have done it for now for this. 00:22:10.180 --> 00:22:11.839 These are, this is our second year. 00:22:11.849 --> 00:22:14.140 So we feel pretty confident in, in, in. 00:22:14.150 --> 00:22:18.329 Um we feel pretty confident in teaching the program. 00:22:18.339 --> 00:22:21.670 Um It's a great program and uh this is what we'll be doing next 00:22:21.680 --> 00:22:25.680 year when it for reading and writing workshop. 00:22:27.500 --> 00:22:31.319 OK. So the word study workshop, um as I mentioned earlier, 00:22:31.329 --> 00:22:35.119 it's usually done in the beginning or the beginning of the day. 00:22:35.260 --> 00:22:38.800 Um And it's done for about 30 minutes, 00:22:38.810 --> 00:22:40.670 um could go on for a little bit longer, 00:22:40.680 --> 00:22:45.030 but it's a lot of heavy instruction on foundation skills. 00:22:45.270 --> 00:22:49.359 Um So some of the things that we use is foundations and Hegarty. 00:22:49.670 --> 00:22:52.930 Um And so the students will learn about letter, 00:22:52.939 --> 00:22:58.069 letter rules and how to decode CV CV CC words. 00:22:58.079 --> 00:22:59.650 Um And you know, by the end of it, 00:22:59.660 --> 00:23:02.770 they all know what all that means. If you don't know, it's OK. 00:23:02.949 --> 00:23:07.449 Um So foundations provides all students with a foundation for 00:23:07.459 --> 00:23:10.680 reading and spelling. Um And so in it, 00:23:10.689 --> 00:23:13.380 we are going to not only teach them how to decode words, 00:23:13.390 --> 00:23:15.039 but also how to spell them. 00:23:15.339 --> 00:23:19.250 Um So foundations instruction emphasizes uh phonemic awareness, 00:23:19.260 --> 00:23:22.219 phonics, word study high frequency words, 00:23:22.229 --> 00:23:25.930 which is like your sight words, uh the vocabulary, 00:23:25.939 --> 00:23:28.030 handwriting and spelling. 00:23:28.300 --> 00:23:33.270 Um There's a huge growth from the beginning to even mid year and 00:23:33.280 --> 00:23:34.599 you'll see that there's, you know, 00:23:34.609 --> 00:23:36.410 a lot of things that they come home with, you know, 00:23:36.420 --> 00:23:38.640 they're just, it's just phenomenal. 00:23:38.650 --> 00:23:42.010 And so that heavy um phonics work in the beginning of the day 00:23:42.020 --> 00:23:43.880 really helps. So we, again, 00:23:43.890 --> 00:23:46.359 we encourage you guys to do the same thing at home. 00:23:46.619 --> 00:23:51.560 Um So lessons include phone um identity, blending, segmenting, 00:23:51.670 --> 00:23:57.040 deletion and um manipulation as well as attention to onset rhyme 00:23:57.319 --> 00:23:59.260 um alteration and rhyme. 00:23:59.270 --> 00:24:02.079 So again, don't worry about what any of this stuff means. 00:24:02.089 --> 00:24:05.500 There's a lot going on there. They know what they, it means. 00:24:05.510 --> 00:24:09.619 Um But a lot of it has to do with being able to sound out words 00:24:09.630 --> 00:24:11.130 and being able to spell words. 00:24:11.250 --> 00:24:15.859 Um So a lot of the instruction includes um us explaining and 00:24:15.869 --> 00:24:18.209 modeling before Children give it a try. 00:24:18.329 --> 00:24:22.109 So they'll see a lot of us trying to be able to decode words. 00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:25.709 So you'll see us kind of like struggling to say a word and then 00:24:25.719 --> 00:24:28.829 using specific strategies to figure out what that word says. 00:24:28.839 --> 00:24:32.430 And so when they see that, um they also feel like, you know, 00:24:32.439 --> 00:24:35.989 I can also do it too. So they feel um a sense of confidence, 00:24:36.000 --> 00:24:38.760 but yet at the same time that they're learning how to decode 00:24:38.770 --> 00:24:43.859 words. Um And then, um so, you know, 00:24:43.869 --> 00:24:46.300 we asked them to kind of like try it themselves, 00:24:46.310 --> 00:24:49.180 they do it in partnerships, they share it out loud. 00:24:49.329 --> 00:24:52.770 So they all will have a white board and a marker. 00:24:52.790 --> 00:24:56.239 And so that's what the instruction is done. Uh or used. 00:24:56.250 --> 00:24:58.410 We also have foundations, books, 00:24:58.420 --> 00:25:02.680 which they process their letters, um, letter sound. So you'll, 00:25:02.689 --> 00:25:04.960 they'll get all of that in the beginning of the school year. 00:25:05.260 --> 00:25:10.160 Um So we also explore um words. 00:25:10.170 --> 00:25:12.199 Um We have centers, 00:25:12.209 --> 00:25:15.599 we have something called Win in the beginning of the school day. 00:25:15.719 --> 00:25:19.880 And that really helps to group our students based off of their 00:25:19.890 --> 00:25:21.800 needs. And so again, 00:25:21.810 --> 00:25:25.250 we work on a lot of phonics work so that anyone who's, you know, 00:25:25.260 --> 00:25:28.869 maybe struggling with um identifying sounds, 00:25:29.040 --> 00:25:32.099 they'll be in that group to kind of like build on that and then 00:25:32.109 --> 00:25:35.000 they'll move into other groups once they've mastered that. 00:25:35.010 --> 00:25:38.170 So it's typically like maybe 3 to 4 kids per group. 00:25:38.439 --> 00:25:40.969 Um So there's a lot of small group instruction, 00:25:40.979 --> 00:25:43.869 not only for phonics, but we do it for reading, 00:25:43.880 --> 00:25:47.119 we do it for writing and math so that we can kind of like hone 00:25:47.130 --> 00:25:50.750 in on specific skills for um for each child. 00:25:50.979 --> 00:25:54.260 Um So everything is pretty much done in groups so that, 00:25:54.270 --> 00:25:58.270 um you know, kids are really able to move up. 00:25:59.630 --> 00:26:00.209 Ok. 00:26:00.219 --> 00:26:03.859 And so that concludes our presentation and we thank you so much 00:26:03.869 --> 00:26:07.599 for coming. Um And joining us, this is recorded. 00:26:07.609 --> 00:26:13.020 So you can always go back and listen back to um the presentation 00:26:13.030 --> 00:26:14.770 if you have any questions, 00:26:14.810 --> 00:26:17.969 you may um reach out to us or the school. 00:26:17.979 --> 00:26:20.449 But if you have any questions, right, Now, um, 00:26:20.459 --> 00:26:23.810 you may either put it into the chat or you can unmute and you 00:26:23.819 --> 00:26:25.099 can ask, um, 00:26:25.109 --> 00:26:27.949 I just asked for anyone that came in if you don't mind, 00:26:27.959 --> 00:26:32.290 just please put your child's name into the chat so that, um, 00:26:32.489 --> 00:26:36.489 we can take attendance. Thank you all for joining. 00:26:39.300 --> 00:26:43.069 Thank you. If anyone has any questions, yeah, 00:26:43.079 --> 00:27:01.989 feel free to unmute um and ask or enter in the chat if you don't 00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:04.640 have any questions or if you feel like you didn't get like a, 00:27:04.900 --> 00:27:06.520 you know, a full presentation. 00:27:06.530 --> 00:27:10.400 We do have another presentation at 645 I believe. Yes. 00:27:10.410 --> 00:27:15.000 Um So you could join us back at that time and um we will have 00:27:15.010 --> 00:27:18.030 the presentation again. Thank you. Thank you so much. 00:27:18.040 --> 00:27:20.040 You're welcome. 00:27:20.880 --> 00:27:22.880 Thank you. Thank you.