Welcome to our first grade website.  Mrs. Zeal and I are looking forward to working with your child this year.  Your interest and support will make this a good year for all of us. 
         
                                             Coming Events for February
Report Cards      February 2
Early Dismissal   February 3 and February 17
Class Pictures    February 10

Beginning January 11th we would like to invite any parent with free time during the day to come to listen to students read. Just drop in for 30 minutes or so and we'll send you to listen to a few books read by a budding 1st grade reader. If you have some extra time you might be able to listen to 3 or 4 students read. We think you'll enjoy it and we know the first graders will love having you listen to them read.

            Our resource classes include Library, Music, PE, Computer Lab, and Art.   We will have Library every Wednesday this year.  Please encourage your child to bring his or her library books back on Wednesday.

            Our lunchtime is 11:55-12:25 this year.  If you would like to eat lunch with your child please sign in at the office and wait for us in the hallway by the office.  In order to protect all of the children at Sheffield it is important that all visitors sign in at the office when arriving at school. 
           We will also be having a snack.  Please send one nutritious snack for your child each day.  It would be helpful to have a “store” of class snacks for those children who forget to bring a snack.  If you could send in pre-wrapped snacks (e.g. Little Debbie snacks, Fruit Snacks, juice pouches or boxes) for emergencies I know the children would appreciate it .        
          We appreciate your concern and interest in our class this year.  If you have questions at any time please feel free to arrange a conference with us  either by writing a note to us or with a call to the school office (696-8758 ext. 120).  You can also send an e-mail to rossd3@duvalschools.org or zealc@duvalschools.org .  We look forward to hearing from you.
      Thank you for your support in making this a great year.


Click here for our daily schedule.

Reader's Workshop     

Our first grade reading goal is for all first graders to be reading at Level I or higher by the end of the year.  We will work on a new list of  sight words each week.  Here is our list for this week.

Our first graders will need to know how to read AND spell these words on Friday.

Reader's Words for the year

First graders learn  to read by reading.   Our book goal is for each first grade to read one book at home for every day they are in school.  That means our goal is 180 books by the end of April.  Please list the books you read at home on the calendar pages in our Agenda.  I'll record them at the end of each month.  Please remember to include the books your child does each week as a Book Response.  

     Celebrated Readers
These students read 20 or more books at home during the month of January.



Brayden
Brett
Cameron
Darrius
Destiny
Efee
Ebby
Gabbey
Hans
Jack
Madison
Teagan king
Teagan Stafford
Will

Directions for the book response and a sample response page are here: 

Reader's Response Directions

Reader's Response Paper

Reading Standards


Writer's Workshop     

We are now working on Report Writing.  Our students are collecting factual information and writing to rpoert this information to others.  Here is a link to our Report Standard where you can see the things we'll be doing in Writer's Workshop.

Report Writing Standard

Persuasive Writing Standard

Functional Writing Standard

Narrative Writing Standard


Homework Schedule
Our usual homework schedule is:
Monday:  Write new words three times and write sentences using some of your new words.  Answer the math sticker equations.
Tuesday:  Read a terrific story.  Write a book response.  Draw and color a picture about your story.
Wednesday:  Math work.
Thursday:  Finish the Word Box page, fill in the sentences,study your new words, practice writing neatly, and study your math facts.
Friday:  No homework.