IST Grade 1 Open House presentation 2012-13

1. Welcome
to Grade 1

2. Welcome to First Grade!
What you learn
about today:
Our team
Communication
Expectations
Curriculum
Helping your child

3. All About Our Team
Where we are from? How long have we been in Tanzania? Our families?
Something unique?

4. Tabitha Davis

5. Ashleigh Redman

6. Jessica Albrent

7. Sapna Kanabar

8. The Other Teachers
Second teachers
Joyce Dotto
Catherine Kaswaka
Patrick Mbughi
Janet Muta
Support Staff
Ellen Claessens
Nicki Lorenzini
Crissy Loschi

9. Communication
Link book
Teacher to Parent individual communication
Email
Remember we are often teaching so cannot guarantee
to check email during the day
First initial + last name @istafrica.com
Except tadavis@istafrica.com
Blog
PLEASE subscribe
Weekly updates
http://istgrade1.wordpress.com/

10. Food & Drink
Healthy!
No soda, limited sweets and fried food
Snack
10 minutes in class
Lunch
20 minutes outside at picnic tables
Drinks
Water bottles
Allergies??
Tell homeroom teacher

11. Hats
No Hat, No Play
Put name on hats
Lost and found

12. Times
6:50 Supervision
7:00 Classroom Doors Open
7:10 Class begins
7:20 Considered late (must
go to the office to obtain a
late pass)
1:45 Class ends
1:55 After school activities
begin / all students must be
picked up

13. Measuring Academic
Progress
INDIVIDUAL
Continuum
All language
Assessment
Math
Unit of Inquiry
Pre and post assessment
Observations
Notes

14. Language Arts
Reading
Just Right Books – ICK
DRA
Writing
Journal versus published writing
Speaking / Listening
Phonics / Spelling
Jolly Phonics / Sitton
Handwriting
Nelson

15. Math
Everyday Math
Games
Workbook

16. Primary Years Program
Units of Inquiry
Who we are?
Healthy choices
Where we are in place and time?
Maps and location
How we organize ourselves?
Citizens and communities
How the world works?
Habitats and animal groups
How we express ourselves
Celebrations
Sharing the planet
Why waste?

17. Specials
Integrated Technology
Physical Education
Swimming
Kiswahili
Music
Art
Library

18. Report Cards and
Conferences
Report Cards
January
June
Conferences
Parent-teacher
Student led

19. Homework
10 minutes of
homework
Monday through
Thursday –
maximum
20 minutes of
reading daily

20. Assemblies
Friday, November
9, 2012
Friday, March 10,
2013

21. After School Activities
Grade 1 students
choose two
1:55-2:40
3 sessions
throughout the
year

22. Helping your child at
home
Breakfast
Sleep
Independence

23. We’re going to have a great
year!