Be Responsible 
Be Prepared Be Respectful
Welcome to
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Ellis School.
| school begins | 8:40 AM |
| Dismissal | 3:05 PM |
| Building Closed | 4:30 PM |
GRADE 1
Please check out what stories we are starting to read all by ourselves~!!!!
I can Read to My Parents Stories
WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT OUR EARTH AND OUR ENVIORNMENT. wE HAVE READ THE LORAX, THE GREAT KAPOK TREE AND OTHER STORIES TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO. ONE THING WE DID WAS TO HAVE A BOOK RECYCLING DAY AT ELLIS. CHECK OUT OUR BOOK SWAP
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
JUNK TO FUNK
THANK YOU FREMONT PTA
INCOMING FIRST GRADE PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT COMING UP INFORMATION
We have introduced our classroom friend ECHO. Echo is an owl puppet that reminds the children to repeat after the teacher. We use Echo when we are introducing new sounds as well as to practice the sounds with sound cards.
First grade is now PEANUT FREE.
* Click on light blue links for more information.
First day of school is August 27th.
Curriculum
Language Arts
First graders learn so much in this year of school. The following web site is an amazing reinforcement to the lessons we will be teaching. This web site is fun and allows your children to explore vowel sounds, rules, and other strategies we use while reading.
www.starfall.com
The following link is a list of "trick words" that you child will be learning this year.
These words are the words that are used most frequently in text.
Print them at home and practice them.
SOMETHING NEW FROM OUR OWN
WORDY WORD WALL
Hey you wordy word wall
You can't TRICK me
I'm watching and I'm learning
How different words can be
Hey you wordy word wall
You can't TRICK me
I read you everyday
Inside my brain you'll stay
Hey you wordy word wall
You can't TRICK me
I bet you think you're smart
But by the time 1st grade is over
I'll know you by heart!
by Laura Coyle
Our school has a subscription to Reading A-Z. We will be reading books from this web site throughout the year. They do offer some sample, books, worksheets, and poetry.
Handwriting
In the first grade this year your child will be using the Wilson reading program which has a handwriting component. This program is a scientifically researched- based program. It is systematic and routine. The children will love telling you about Echo and Baby Echo, as well as, the sky, plane, grass, and worm lines!
Letters to practice:
starting on the sky line t, b, f, l, h, k
starting on the plane line n, m, i, r, u, p, j,o, c, a
practice paper
Math
This year the first and second grade will be using Everyday Math program. Your child will be receiving information about this program periodically throughout the year. Feel free to visit their web site. Your child will be assigned weekly homework through this program.
Everyday Math Games
http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/
Family Letter for each unit for Everyday Math
MATH GAMES-- click on the lesson number nad play a math game-- set up by UNITS
Science and Social Studies
Social Studies
Earth Science
Community Time
Each Friday the entire first grade comes together to share learning in Community Time. We meet as a grade in one classroom. This is a time where we expand upon the learning we are doing in a classroom. In the past we have used this time to teach social skills, audience behavior, fire safety, artist appreciation, and much more. We integrate different learning styles throughout this time together. The children have experienced presentations by guest speakers such as a local fireman, reptile specialists, and the school guidance counselor.
Fremont Fire Department visits the first grade and preschool because October is fire safety month.
PBIS PBIS PBIS PBIS PBIS PBIS PBIS PBIS PBIS PBIS
BE RESPECTFUL BE RESPONSIBLE
BE PREPARED
We will be getting together weekly with all the first grade classes and teaching what their job is at school. The whole school has adopted these three words and their meanings to create a place where everyone can have fun and be safe. We will show your child what it looks like to be:
respectful in the halls prepared for gym responsible for returning homework
By teaching the children what we expect, they are not confused by different sets of rules for different activities. We are being proactive by preparing them instead of reactive by repremanding them.
INTERGRATING TECHNOLOGY
For practice with ABC order try these
abc order alphabet order
Try your hand at some math games
