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Mrs. Carlsen |
Ms. Kivlin |
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 Ms. Weisberg |
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Mission: To encourage our students to become life-long learners we provide a postive instructional environment while recognizing and celebrating individual abilities and differences.
Message to Parents: Keep your family reading! Reading is a lifelong skill.
Special Events: Each year we plan joint activities with our first grade friends. We also plan a yearly field trip that coordinates with the classroom curriculum.
Email your teacher at:
Mrs. Carlsen - dcarlsen@montvilleschools.org
Ms. Kivlin - nkivlin@montvilleschools.org
Miss Lynch - plynch@montvilleschools.org
Mrs. Weisberg- jweisberg@montvilleschools.org
Safety Information: Child Passenger Safety Laws in Connecticut
Grade 1 Curriculum:
The First Grade Language Arts curriculum uses
the Imagine It! program which addresses the five key areas of reading:
Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension
The Imagine It! Program:
· Gives students the foundation of reading skills
· Provides practice that increases their confidence
· Assesses their progress along the way
· Provides additional help and challenges where they need it
· Teaches them writing strategies
· Inspires them with reading selections across a variety of genres
The following themes are covered in first grade:
· Back to School
· Where Animals Live
· I am Responsible!
· Our Neighborhoods at Work
· What’s the weather?
· North, South, East, West
· I Think I Can
· Away We Grow
· Home Sweet Home
· I Am Brave
Science, Social Studies and Character Education are integrated throughout the Imagine It! program.
DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills)
is used to assess the students’ progress in language arts three times a year.
Growing with Mathematics
is the program used for math in the first grade.
It is designed to provide significant, carefully sequenced mathematics
that utilizes children’s experiences, interests, and ability to think.
There are twelve topics that are covered:
· Reviewing Number Concepts
· Understanding Addition and Subtraction
· Working with Time, Length and Money
· Numbers to 20 and Number Patterns
· Building Addition and Subtraction
· Place Value: Numbers to 100
· Measurement and Geometry
· Working with Number and Operations
· More Measurement and Geometry
· Extending Work with Number and Operations
· Equal Parts, Fair Shares, and Fractions
· Working with Two-Digit Numbers