Welcome to

Mrs.
Woodwards
First Grade
Room 306

SCHOOL HOURS
School

is from 8:00-3:20

Students

cannot be dropped off before 7:30

Morning
First

bell rings at 7:55

Tardy bell rings at 8:00
Afternoon
Car

rider bell rings at 3:10

Bus rider bell rings at 3:20

TARDIES AND EARLY EXITS

A

student arriving before 9:00 will be

counted as tardy.
A student arriving after 9:00 but before
11:30 will be counted as a day absence.
A student leaving after 2:10 will be counted
as an early exit.
A student leaving after 11:30 but before 2:10
will counted as a day absence.

CAMPUS VISITS
Visitors
Dont

are always welcome!

forget to check into the office anytime

you are on campus during school hours.

BUSES
Your

child will not transition to another bus

before getting home.
Bus discipline is covered in the student
handbook.
Routes 5A, 3A, and 13A will be dropped off
around 7:10.
Routes 3B, 5B, and 13B will be picked-up
from school around 3:45.

CAR RIDERS
Students

must be dropped off and picked-up

at the main door.
Traffic Flow must be followed.
We will not release students at the door.
Parents must be in car rider line.

CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION
Please

send a note with your child if they

will not be going home their regular way.

If

a change needs to be made during the day,

the office needs to be notified by 2:30.

BULLYING

A pattern of fear and intimidation, includes

facebook etc, can become school issue even
if begun outside of school, will be reviewed
on case-by-case basis and disciplined
according to handbook.

REVIEW OF SMART CORE CURRICULUM POLICY

Smart

Core Informed Consent & Smart Core

Waiver Forms by 6th grade
Smart Core is default program
Choosing Core could result in not qualifying
for certain scholarships or unconditional
college admission

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

Have

been implemented in this school for 3

years
Is now fully integrated throughout district
WWW.commoncore.org
www.corestandards.org

TITLE I
Our school receives federal and state funds to help
assist our students.
The amount of money a district receives is
determined by Free and Reduced Lunch Percentages.
How we allocate the money is determined through
our Arkansas Consolidated School Improvement Plan.
(ACSIP)

We use this money to help our students improve in

literacy and math.
Paraprofessionals
Class Size Reductions
Technology
Programs
Materials

Communication
Weekly Newsletters
Daily Communication Log (Take Home Folders)
Email:cwoodward@prs.k12.ar.us
Leave Message with the Primary School Office
at (479)451-8183
Go directly to Mrs. Woodwards School Web Page to
seek information at the primary schools website.

DAILY COMMUNICATION FOLDERS

Attached
Calendar with
Events for the
month and
Back pocket is for
Da
daily papers
Front pocket is for ily
completed in class
behavior
important papers
and can be kept
at home.
that will need to is charted.
be returned.

This folder is our communication link with each

other -please make sure that it is returned each day.

WRITING IN FIRST GRADE

Writing in First Grade is taught through First Hand
Writing and Common Core Frameworks, through a
developmental approach which allows students to
free-write about moments in their lives which brings
more meaning than just writing to a prompt.

READING IN FIRST GRADE

The table to the right
Represents the district
benchmarks your child must
meet per quarter to be
successful in first grade and
be prepared for second
grade.
You will see these levelized
books coming home with
your child so you can
know where they are.

District Reading Level

Benchmark
First Qtr./October....Level 4
Second Qtr./December..Level 8
Third Qtr./March.Level 12
Fourth Qtr./May..Level 16-18

GUIDED READING AT HOME

Folders: Your child will bring home the folder
nightly Monday through Thursday. Weekly your
child will receive new books on Monday or
Tuesdays. The books with be both fiction and nonfiction books on your childs current reading
level.

Please make sure all books

and folder are put back into
Book Spot nightly and
returned to school EVERY
DAY!

S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology,

Engineering, Mathematics):
S.T.E.M. is:
The bridging of science, technology, engineering, and math to
promote problem solving through knowledge, innovation, and the
ability to analyze, reason, and communicate ideas.
The integration of science, technology, engineering, and math into
real life problem solving situations.
Inquiry-based problem solving which integrates science, technology,
engineering, and math using processes such as designing
experiments, asking questions, and developing ideas to solve every
day problems.

S.T.E.M. Projects for this year may

include:
1. Build a Team Logo this will kick off our projects and build our
class groupings.
2. Eating all the Parts of a Plant Parent night
5. To Market, To Market Parent night
6. Colorful Vibrations Musical and Light Show
7. Famous Americans Bright Ideas
8. Wizard of Oz/Severe Weather
9. Cinderella, Around the World in a Glass Slipper
10. Continents, Why are they Important?
11. Earths Place in the Universe

S.T.E.M. Projects will be scored

using our new Agency Rubric:
Agency:

Emerging

E/D

Developing

D/P

Proficient

P/A

Advanced

1. Effort: Shows
Initiative by
Completing Task on
Time with Consistent
Effort.

Task(s) are completed

and turned in over one
day late after the
assigned due date.

Task(s) are completed

and turned in one day
late after the assigned
due date.

Task(s) are completed

and turned in on assigned
due date.

Task(s) are completed

and turned in at least
one day before the
assigned due dates.

Overall product
2. Growth: Shows
Expected Growth and demonstrates no effort
towards standards.
Accepts
Responsibility of
Task.

Overall product
demonstrates little/some
effort towards
standards.

Overall product meets

standards.

Overall product exceeds

standards.

Student participates
little/some with teacher
to ensure his/her
learning.

Students participates
often with teacher to
ensure his/her learning.

In addition to proficient
The Students participates
often with peers to
ensure his/her learning.

3. Respect: Shows
Self-Control when
Working
Independently or
Cooperatively with
Others on Task.

Student makes no
attempt to participate
with teacher to ensure
his/her learning.

HOMEWORK
Homework is NOT assigned to cause you hardship, Please let me
know if you need assistance with any of the homework!
Math
Math examples are provided in the weekly newsletter and Daily Math
Practice sheets are sent home Monday-Thursday

Spelling
Spelling words are in the weekly newsletter. Have your child write the
spelling words, make flashcards, Give your child a quiz on Thursday night.

Handwriting
Writing in any form is helpful either, shopping list, recipes, Christmas list,
etc.

Reading
Weekly reading passage is sent home every Wednesday. Read and answer
questions.
Book bags with weekly books are sent home on Monday-Thursday.
Sight word list are located in the newsletters each week

GRADES IN FIRST GRADE

Reading Grade will be based a checklist
that includes DRA scores, leveled readers,
and your childs overall reading abilities.
Math Grade will include based on the new
Report Card Checklist.
Language Arts Grade will include literacy,
spelling, and writing based on the new
Report Card Checklist.

BEHAVIOR OUR 7 LEVELS

Outstanding (pink)
Student has shown outstanding behavior by helping a friend, acting selflessly,
showing leadership, being a role model, helping the teacher or another adult at
school, etc. Students will receive a star on their clip for the day.
Great Job (purple)
Student has gone above and beyond by listening, working hard, helping others, and
showing respect.
Good Choices (blue)
Student ends day by making good choices. Student has had a good day!
Ready to Learn (Green)
This is where all students begin the day. The student is listening to the teacher,
participating, helping others, and showing respect.
Slow Down (yellow)
The student is at the warning stage where the teacher has reprimanded the
behavior. Ending the day on yellow is just a warning.
Think About It (orange)
This is the second warning and will result in the loss of 5 minutes from recess. Students have
to fill out a Think Sheet to reflect on their behavior and bring it home to share with you.
Contact Home (red)
Student will write a letter home to be discussed, signed, and returned to school
explaining unacceptable behaviors at school. Student may also be sent to the
principals office. If necessary, a parent/teacher conference may be called.
Ending a day on red will result in losing 10 minutes from recess the following day.

REMIND 101
This

is a way that I
can quickly get
important
information out to
the whole class at
once.
But you will not be
able to respond to
the messages.

To

join, send a
text to
81010

With

the message
@1844e
Please enter your
childs name

OUR CLASS
AUXILIARY SCHEDULE
8:10-9:00 am Day 1- Art
Day
Day
Day
Day
Day

2- Music
3- P.E.
4- Computer Lab
5-Library
6- P.E.

Thank You
for Attending
Open House
&
Parent Night