Mrs. Beth Rose – Classroom Expectations
These are the academic goals for First Graders:
Reading:
- Use sight words (vocab words) on sight
- Read 60 words per minute
- Read at or above an I level
Writing:
- Write a good paragraph
- At least 3 or 4 sentences
- Use capitals and end marks correctly
- Use complete sentences
Math:
- Know what adding and subtracting is and when to use each
- Know Math facts
- tell time to the hour and half hour
- Know the vallue of coins and count simple amounts (This is not in our curriculum but they will need this for second grade so we work on these skills as we have time)
- Measure to the inch
The social expectations for First Graders are:
- Be quite in class and in the hallway and pay attention
- Hands and feet should be still and kept to yourself
- Eyes should be watching
- Ears should be listening
Our School Rules are always:
- Be Respectful
- Be Responsible
- Be Ready
- Be Safe
Field Trip Policy:
- When we go on Field Trips I expect the students to follow the same rules as when we are in school!
- If the trip needs chaperones I first take into consideration the PTO parents in my classroom because the PTO funds our trips. The PTO president always supplies a list to go off of so I do not miss considering anyone. I decide how many chaperones I need for a safe trip and then pull names from the list of PTO parents. If those parents are not available then I consider other parents in my room.
- The school’s policy does not allow parents to follow the bus and attend the trip with us. That creates a lot of confusion! The teachers group students with chaperones so that we know a specific person has eyes on your child at all times. If parents try to follow us and join in, it does not allow those responsible adults to do the job I am asking of them.
- Once we know what the field trip is, we send guidelines specific to that trip. These would be things like packed lunches, possibility of a gift shop, etc. Please just read them carefully and follow them.
- If your child has been a behavior problem in the classroom and I feel they would not be safe if on a trip with us, I do reserve the right to let them at the school. I would not enjoy doing this and I have never had to let a child at the school but I will do it if I do not see any other way of keeping both your child and all of the other students safe.