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Beach Bum News Ms. Emily Salyer

September 12, 2009 Volume 1, Issue 1

Welcome to the First Grade! Dear parents and first graders, I am looking forward to getting to know and working with each and every one of you. I want to let you know a little bit about myself as hopefully we will be working closely and getting to know each other better throughout the first grade year. I attended James Madison University and completed the Teacher Licensure Program at University of Richmond. I love to do things outside like hiking and camping but I also like to cook and I love to read. I also really love the beach! I enjoy the beach so much that I have brought it to our classroom! We will have a beach themed classroom this year, which means that our classroom will be decorated like the beach, daily learning centers will be beach like activities, and even our behavior plan is beach themed.

Material Covered September Language Arts

Math

Social Studies Science

SOL 1.2 a-e The student will continue to expand and use listening and speaking vocabularies. SOL 1.4 a-d The student will orally identify and manipulate phonemes (small units of sound) in syllables and multi-syllabic words.

SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL

1.4 Writing numbers 1.1 Counting objects 1.2 Comparing numbers 1.21 Patterning 1.21 1.20 Sort and Classify 1.19 Graphing 1.9 Solving story/picture problems 1.8 Additions/subtraction

SOL 1.10 a-e: traits of good citizenship SOL 1.11 b: recognize patriotic symbols

SOL 1.7 Introduction to Seasons SOL 1.1 Intro to Scientific Investigation

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Beach Bum News

Beach Behavior 1. First Warning- Sunburned • Students will have to move their own name from under the classroom umbrella and out into the sun. Students will also be given silent lunch in order to reflect on their behavior then discuss inappropriate behavior with teacher. 2. Second Warning- Pinched by a Crab • Students will have to move their own name from out in the sun to out in the sand with the crabs. Students will have silent lunch and teacher discussion. They will also have to write a “plan” identifying their inappropriate behavior and the appropriate choice they should have made 3. Third Warning- Swimming with the Sharks • Students will have to move their own name from out in the sand with the crabs to in the water with the sharks. This is the final warning for students. After a students third warning students will have silent lunch and teacher discussion, write a “plan”, and a call home to their parents. Students will also be expected to take their “plan” home and return it signed by their parents.

Ms.Ms. Emily Salyer Salyer

Contact Information Phone: (804)-837-9483 (W) (804)-828-9992 (H) Email: [email protected]

See you at the beach!