First+Grade+2011+-+2012+Learning+Team+Notes

August 17, 2011 Amy Holt is the 2011 Grade Chairman. Group reviewed other positions and duties for the 2011- 2012 school year. Keeping all positions as were last year. Group collaborated on assessments and grouping of students for Reading and Math. Disscussed Lesson plans for the month of August and future Field Trip in October to Tate Farms. Team agreed to meet each Wednesday for collaborative planning.

August 24, 2011 Meeting All members were on target. This concluded our business for the week.
 * Reviewed notes from previous week to see if any changes needed to be made in scheduling.
 * Disscussion about the need for extra copies of our decodable books that go with the reading series. We will seek parent volunteers to help with this need and get that project started.
 * Discussed sharing the postings on wiki and briefly reviewed the process for everyone.
 * Schoolwide reminders for us consisted of: Breakfast with the principal help Thursday, the 25th, a first assembly held Friday, the 26th at 2:00 to kick off a fund-raiser, and DIBELS assessment beginning Tuesday, August 30th.
 * AMSTI science kits will be arriving soon and we will begin after Labor Day. For the time being, all first graders are learning about themselves through graphing, family projects, and class projects, and then the five senses.