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2020-2021 First Grade Instructional Schedule
Monday Daily Schedule
| Time | Subject |
| 9:15-9:45 | Morning Meeting |
| 9:45-12:15 | Independent Learning or Specialized Instruction |
Tuesday-Friday Daily Schedule
|
Time |
Subject |
|
9:15-9:45 |
Morning Meeting |
|
9:45-10:30 |
Language Arts |
|
10:30-10:45 |
Break |
|
10:45-11:15 |
Specials |
|
11:15-12:15 |
Math |
|
12:15-1:15 |
Lunch & Family Activities |
|
1:15-1:45 |
Science/Social Studies |
|
1:45-2:00 |
Break |
|
2:00-3:15 |
Specialized Instruction/ Other Activities |
|
3:15-3:30 |
Check- in |
|
3:30-4:15 |
Parent Partnerships |
2020-2021 First Grade Specials Schedule
|
Waffird |
Min |
Adams |
Zuccolo |
Cruz |
|
|
Tuesday |
PE |
Music |
Art |
Library |
PE |
|
Wednesday |
Music |
PE |
Library |
Art |
Music |
|
Thursday |
Art |
Library |
Music |
PE |
Art |
|
Friday |
Library |
Art |
PE |
Music |
Library |
Big Ideas - Week of September 8 - September 18
Language Arts
- Readers and writers learn to independently follow the predictable structures and routines of reading and writing workshop.
- Readers and writers explore a variety of genres and forms to determine the types of books they love to read and to support the purpose of what they want to write.
- Readers explain their ideas and work to understand another’s idea about the text.
Math
- Relationships between numbers when counting forward or backwards
- Identifying the relationships between numbers when skip counting
- When comparing sets, identifying the relationship as being more, less or equal to
- Representations of numbers 0-10, (ie, ten as a number, picture, word, set of objects--relationships is that they are all equivalent to ten)
- Identifying the relationships within and across patterns when they repeat or grow
Science
- Planning and carrying out investigations
- Interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating data
- Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Social Studies
- Building relationships in our classroom community, both on and offline
- The relationship between traditions/symbols and how they can honor or represent a state, such as Virginia
- Relationship between what one wants versus what one needs
- Relationship between locations and where they are found on a map and globe
- Relationship between the past and present (making connections)
FIRST GRADE SUPPLY LIST
FIRST GRADE CURRICULUM
Danny Adams
Mr. Adams is a product of Fairfax County Public Schools, having attended Cameron Elementary School, Mark Twain Middle School, and Edison High School! He has worked at Rose Hill for 32 years. He considers school his home and the staff and students his family members. When not at school you’ll find him cheering on local sports teams, reading, watching television, and relaxing. Mr. Adams loves being a Rocket!
Sandra Cruz
Señora Cruz is from Lima-Perú, she has lived in the US for 17 years and has worked for Rose Hill ES for 6 years as a 1st grade Immersion teacher. She graduated from Maristas HS (Lima-Perú). She earned a bachelor’s degree in Marcelino Champagnat University (Lima- Perú). She continued her education in Trinity Washington University. When she is with her family, she enjoys cooking, dancing and listening, and Peruvian traditions.
Soyoung Min
Mrs. Min graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Masters in Education. She currently completed her ESOL certificate through Old Dominion University in the summer. She taught grades 3rd, 4th and now teaching 1st grade. Mrs. Min enjoys crafts and learning new skills on the computer.
Caelyn Waffird
Miss Waffird is from the islands of Hawaii but has lived in Alexandria for many years, having attended Mark Twain Middle School and Edison High School. Miss Waffird studied education at James Madison University and graduated with her Master’s degree in Teaching in 2017. In her spare time she enjoys watching football, playing volleyball and is a cheerleading coach at Edison High School.
Chloe Zuccolo
Ms. Zuccolo has lived in the Northern Virginia area her whole life, attending Little River Elementary in Loudoun County, as well as Paul VI Catholic High School located in Fairfax. She earned her Master’s degree in Inclusive Early Childhood Education from James Madison University. This will be her second year teaching first grade, her favorite to teach! Ms. Zuccolo is an avid traveler in her spare time and has been to a variety of countries during and after college including Italy, France, Greece, Croatia, Spain, Ireland, Mexico, Jamaica, Sint Marteen, and the Dominican Republic. When she isn’t traveling, she is watching college football (Go Dukes and Clemson Tigers!) and playing with her dog Zoe.