Thank you for joining our online community. I'm very excited about this group of students. They are amazing! You can find our class rules, our daily schedule, CRCT test prep materials, the monthly newsletter, articles of interest to parents of 1st graders, and links to online educational games.

Articles of interest found on other sites that are useful to parents.

5 Rules of Behavior
1) Keep hands and feet to yourself.
2) No talking when Ms.Rixom is teaching.
3) Walk in the school.
4) Be nice to others.
5) Take care of classroom property.

Daily Schedule
7:15 Morning Work ( Math Minute and Editing Practice)

7:50 Pledge, Song, Announcements.

8:10 DOL, Blending, Sight Words, Grammar, Sentence Structure.

8:30 Dictation, Drops in the Bucket,

8:50 Problem Solving.

9:00 Calendar Math/RAP

9:30 Math

10:00 Writer's Workshop

10:45 Recess

11:00 Lunch

11:30 Reader's Worshop and Guided Reading

12:10 Specials (Art, PE, Music, PE, Computer)

12:55 Science/ Social Studies

1:25 Literacy Centers

1:55 Clean Up

2:00 Dismissal

The CRCT test is the most important test your child will take in first grade. Here are some power point presentations you can go through with your child. This will help your child prepare for this important test.

Check back each month for an online copy of the Monthly Newsletter that goes home.

Fun games for the students to play that are educational. let your children THINK they are playing when they are really learning! :)

1) www.starfall.com
2) pbskids.com

Argyle Elementary
Diana Rixom