First+Grade+2010-2011+Learning+Team+Notes

Krista Blaxton Amy Holt Kim Peck Sally Woodall
 * Members: **

*Signed up for school committees. Printed a copy for each of us and gave a copy to Mrs. Calvert. *Planned our PACT time for September 9th at 9:00 and 9:30.
 * August 11, 2010 **

*Discussed Title I concerns/We believe that lower grade levels should have more spaces availabe and more time. *Planned academic lessons for the following week. *Start Lucy Calkins writing program Book 1 on August 30th
 * August 18, 2010 **

*Discussed our concerns about having only three reading groups and forcing children to "fit" in a group due to limited space and materials. Mrs. Calvert will order extra leveld readers (yellow group). *Discussd how to register and log onto Wiki. *Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * August 25, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Begin giving grades next week September 7th. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Progress reports go home September 10th. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Fundraiser packets are due September 8th. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">September 1, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Worked on RTI plans <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned Pumpkin Patch field trip. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Set grading parameters for each subject for the last half of the grading period. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">September 8, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Finalized our plans for Tate Farms for October 28th. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Will discuss Classwork concerns next week. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">September 22, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Made a list of questions to give to Loria about the pacing guide for AMSTI math. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Finialized grading parameters in each subject for the year. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Registered for Book-It and set reading goals. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Started thinking about ORF grades. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Outdoor Classroom Dedication-wear brown fish shirt, contact homeroom moms to begin making scarecrows. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">October 6, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Started planning 101 Dalmatians play at the Hartselle Fine Arts building. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Gave a list of technology wants to Mrs. Calvert (student computers, mimio boards) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned acadmic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">October 20, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Registered for Educate Alabama <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Finalized 101 Dalmatians field trip. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Expressed concerns about children failing to turn in work. We decided to take 20 points off. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Ordered animals for AMSTI Animals Two by Two. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">October 27, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Prepared for the arrival of our animals. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned our Thanksgiving Feast and time. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">November 2, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Finialized games for AMSTI night. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Set date and schedule for our stuffing stockings. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Progress reports will go home on Friday. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">November 10, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Behavior criteria for clubs-Student will not go to clubs for the month if: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. 5 days without a sticker in a month <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. time-out referral <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. teacher discretion <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4.previous disruptive behavior in clubs <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lesson for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">November 17, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Set a date and planned when we would make Christmas ornaments. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">December 1, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Made some changes to ORF. Thinking about using the passages from the previous week. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">December 8, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Met with Title I teachers about teaching the DI lessons with our students so they will get the lesson 3 times. The Title I teachers were on board with this idea. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">January 26, 2011 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Started planning field trip to "Let's Pretend Hospital" at 10:30. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Discussed the end of the year field trip/party. Mrs. Peck will be meeting with Mrs. Calvert to discuss options. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Met with Mrs. Rose to plan agenda for the ELL meeting for February 11th: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 1. communicate to their parents to encourage their children to ask questions in <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> classroom <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 2. Bee Book and reading book must come back to school each day <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 3. send a snack each day <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 4. practice addition and subtraction facts and spelling words daily <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">February 2, 2011 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Designed a grading rubric for ORF <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Take two ORF grades per grading period, selected which stories as a grade level <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">February 9, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Discussed items to address at the cross grade level meeting with Kindergarten <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">February 16, 2010 **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Finialized field trip plans to "Let's Pretend Hospital" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">March 2, 2010 **