Ms. Wickwire

Class Schedule

                                  Mrs. Wickwire’s Class Schedule

                                               2008-2009

7:15-7:50 Arrival/Morning Work

7:50-8:15 Announcements, Attendance, Pledge of Allegiance, Character Education, Morning Work

8:15-8:30 Calendar, RAP

8:30-9:30 Math

9:30-9:45 Language Arts Open Court

                       Phonics

9:45-10:45 Language Arts

                       Guided Reading

                      Shared Reading

                      Independent Reading

10:45-10:50 Water/Restroom Break

10:50-11:30 Specials (P.E., Spanish, Art, Music, Computer)

11:30-11:50 DWL (Daily Written Language)

11:50-12:20 Lunch

12:20-12:40 Recess

12:50-1:40 Writer’s Workshop

1:40-2:00 Science/SS/Health

2:00-2:15 Pack-up & Dismissal

Dates to Remember

January 19, 2009--MLK Day--No School

January 22, 2009--Field Trip. Please have your child wear his/her orange Kennesaw t- shirt

January 26th-30th--Conference Week. The students are dismissed at 12:20

Welcome

Welcome to our webpage

Our class consists of 17 students; 6 boys and 11 girls.  The students will be involved in many different activities throughout this school year.  Some of these activities consist of Writer's Workshop, Math Minute, Accelerated Reader, and Literacy Centers. 

What happens in the first grade?

The first grade is a year where the children grow tremendously.  Reading is one of the major instructional areas in this grade.  The children are taught skills that help them become independent readers.  Through Open Court Phonics, guided Reading, and Reader's Workshop, the children have many opportunities to learn a variety of reading skills.  Writing instruction is also a major focus area.  The children participate in a Writer's Workshop setting which enables them to learn and practice writing skills at their own pace.  Math for first graders include Calendar math which involves structured, daily math skills review.  Students are given a math pre-test at the beginning of each quarter which helps determine skills that have been mastered as well as skills that need to be learned.  Along with Everyday Counts, math instruction is supported by other resources such as the McGraw-Hill math series.  First graders have Science, Social Studies, and Health lessons as well as P.E., Art, Music, Spanish, and Computer Lab.  For more information about the first grade curriculum and Georgia Performance Standards, please go to the Cobb County website at www.cobbk12.org and click on Picasso.  First grade is a busy and exciting year!

Jessica Wickwire
First Grade Teacher
Kennesaw Elementary School
678-594-8172
Jessica.Wickwire@cobbk12.org