To My Rising Second Grade Porter Patriots!
Congratulation! You are heading to 2nd Grade! You have worked so hard all year and I am very proud of each of you! You are all amazing girls and boys and I know you are going to be outstanding 2nd graders!
Please continue to read and write over the summer. Look for math in everything you do inside and outside of your homes. Continue to be curious about the world around you.
It has been my privilege to have been chosen to be your 1st grade teacher and I have enjoyed watching you grow as learners.
Have fun, stay safe, and be healthy this summer! I can't wait to see you again as you head to second grade in the fall!
Love,
Ms. Chapman
Updated June 9, 2020
PWCS Summer Reading Program
Summer Math Resources and Learning Calendar for "Rising" Second Graders
Scholastic Summer Activities
Mrs. Keonig ESOL Resources
Updated June 5, 2020
Ms. Chapman's Learning Calendar for June 8- June12
ZOOM Meeting Agenda for June 10 and June 12
Please check out Ms. Festa's youtube page for mini lessons and read alouds! Ms. Festas Youtube Channel
Updated May 29, 2020
Ms. Chapman's June 1- June 5 Learning Calendar
ZOOM Meeting Agenda for June 3 and June 5
Please check out Ms. Festa's youtube page for mini lessons and read alouds! Ms. Festas Youtube Channel
Updated May 22, 2020
Ms. Chapman's Learning Calendar for May 26-May 29
ZOOM Meeting Agenda for May 27 and May 29
Please check out Ms. Festa's youtube page for mini lessons and read alouds! Ms. Festas Youtube Channel
This year, Porter's 11th Annual Talent Show will be brought to you virtually!! We are asking all Porter students to BRING IT ON!!! Send in your videos showcasing your talent. The PTO will put together a video of the performances for the entire school to see!
• DEADLINE to submit videos: May 29th
• TIME LIMIT of video: 2 minutes max
• Videos MUST be school appropriate
Please see our Porter Web page for more information.
Updated May 15, 2020
Ms. Chapman's May 18- May 22 Learning Calendar
ZOOM Meeting Agenda for May 20 and May 22
Please check out Ms. Festa's youtube page for mini lessons and read alouds! Ms. Festas Youtube Channel
Virtual Parent Camp
May 19, 2020 6 - 7 p.m. via Zoom
Parent Camp is a free “un-conference” that brings parents and educators together to have conversations about how best to support students. Our goal is to build and expand relationships and learn together.
Sessions offered in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Limited virtual seats available!
Register by May 17 prior to 4 p.m.
This week’s topic:
Learning as a Family
Sessions offered in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese
Presented by the Prince William County Public Schools
Offices of English Learner Programs and Services,
Student Learning, Title I, and Special Education
Updated May 8, 2020
Ms. Chapman's Learning Schedule for May 11-May 15
ZOOM Meeting Agenda for May 13th and May 15th
Please check out Ms. Festa's youtube page for mini lessons and read alouds! Ms. Festas Youtube Channel
DON'T FORGET TO ORDER YOUR 2020 MARY G. PORTER YEARBOOK! The deadline has been extended to May 10, 2020. The link below will direct you to all the information you will need to purchase this year's yearbook!
Mary G. Porter Yearbook 2020
Updated May 4, 2020
3rd Quarter Report Cards have been emailed to each family. Please let me know if you DID NOT receive your student's report card via email. Thank you!
Updated May 1, 2020
Hello Porter Families,
The first-grade team will be posting the weekly learning schedule for the upcoming week every Friday. We want to give families enough time review the schedule and decide what activities you would like your child to complete throughout the week.
We’ve made a few changes to streamline the learning calendar. Recommended activities have been highlighted. The remaining activities are beneficial, and you can use them if your student is interested in them. Please remember, all activities are optional, but we hope the revised calendar will be more student and family friendly. Also included is a “How to Login to Different Apps” page!
Click on the link below to watch a tutorial about how to navigate the schedule and learn about the new changes!
First-grade Learning Calendar Tutorial
Ms. Chapman's Learning Schedule for May 4- May 8
ZOOM meeting Agenda for May 6 and May 8
Please check out Ms. Festa's youtube page for mini lessons and read alouds! Ms. Festas Youtube Channel
Updated April 30, 2020
MS. CHAPMAN'S FIRST GRADERS! ARE YOU UP FOR A CHALLENGE? CLICK THE LINK BELOW AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE CARDBOARD CHALLENGE!
CARDBOARD CHALLENGE!
Updated April 28, 2020
We will not have a ZOOM meeting on Friday, May 1, 2020.
DON'T FORGET TO ORDER YOUR 2020 MARY G. PORTER YEARBOOK! The deadline has been extended to May 10, 2020. The link below will direct you to all the information you will need to purchase this year's yearbook!
Mary G. Porter Yearbook 2020
Updated April 27, 2020
Below is an OPTIONAL weekly schedule for students and families to utilize during Home Learning. The schedule is to help with accessing resources, links, and activities; these can be completed at any time. All students are encouraged to engage in the review activities below. These activities align with PWCS's vision of (60 for Elem. and 90 for MS) minutes per content area, per week. Students are encouraged to utilize this time to review and remediate objectives from the beginning of the year that they would like to improve on.
Please reach out to the teacher with any questions
Ms. Chapman's Learning Schedule Week of April 27
ZOOM Meeting Agenda for April 29 and May 1
Please check out Ms. Festa's youtube page for mini lessons and read alouds! Ms. Festas Youtube Channel
Updated April 20, 2020
Below is an OPTIONAL weekly schedule for students and families to utilize during Home Learning. The schedule is to help with accessing resources, links, and activities; these can be completed at any time. All students are encouraged to engage in the review activities below. These activities align with PWCS's vision of (60 for Elem. and 90 for MS) minutes per content area, per week. Students are encouraged to utilize this time to review and remediate objectives from the beginning of the year that they would like to improve on.
Please reach out to the teacher with any questions
Ms. Chapman's April 20-24 Schedule
Geography and Map Skills Testing:
As a result of the sudden closure of school on March 13, several students did not have the opportunity to take our last social studies test. The first grade team has developed an alternate assessment for those students. I have contacted those families through email regarding this alternative assessment. The Geography Remediation will assess the same SOL's given on the IA assessment, which is our traditional testing source for students. Please feel free to contact me via email if you have any questions. The end of the marking period is Friday, April 24, 2020.
The link is below:
Geography Remediation
Updated April 13, 2020
Good Afternoon Porter Families!
Welcome back from spring break! I hope your stay-cation was peaceful and relaxing! Every Monday,the First Grade Team will post a weekly schedule of activities and projects your student can work on in each academic subject. All work is review and as per PWCS's guidelines optional. You will find the link for this week's calendar below and on my Useful Links page.
Something else that is new to my first grade class-we will meet 2 days a week via ZOOM. Our meetings days will be Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:00-11:30 am. My ZOOM information is posted below, on the weekly calendar, and on my Useful Links page.
Below is an OPTIONAL weekly schedule for students and families to utilize during Home Learning. The schedule is to help with accessing resources, links, and activities; these can be completed at any time. All students are encouraged to engage in the review activities below. These activities align with PWCS's vision of (60 for Elem. and 90 for MS) minutes per content area, per week. Students are encouraged to utilize this time to review and remediate objectives from the beginning of the year that they would like to improve on.
Please reach out to the teacher with any questions.
Ms. Chapman's April 14-17 Schedule
ZOOM Meeting Schedule for April 15 & April 17
Rules for ZOOM Meeting Anchor Chart
Sight Words for Week of April 14, 2020:
means
old
any
tell
same
Updated April 3, 2020
Good Afternoon Porter Families!
Our spring break begins Monday, April 6-Monday, April 13, 2020. This has been an unusual and trying time for us all. This break is a good time to relax and enjoy our families. I hope you can spend some quality, work free time together. Please take good care of each other, stay safe, and healthy!
Updated April 3, 2020
Distance Learning Templates-My colleague, Ms. Der, has provided on her web page the templates we have attached to the activities we will have on our weekly lesson calendars. Please click on this link and it will direct you to her page and you can find the template that you need for your student's assignment.
Also check out Ms. Der's page for "How To" Videos. It will help you with SeeSaw, MyOn and other activities your student will be working on this month.
DRA and Reading at Porter-This is a useful guide to help to families understand the tools we use to assess reading at Porter.
TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ-Everyone in Ms. Chapman's class can access this well loved site. Please go to my useful links page, scroll down until you find Teach your Monster to Read and click on it. Students will then type in their first name in the Player login box. Press enter and they are on! Have fun playing and learning on Teach Your Monster to Read!
Mrs. Pat's Handwriting Lesson 1
Mrs. Pat's Handwriting Lesson 3
Updated April 1, 2020
1st Grade Math Calendar- April is Math Month and the PWCS math department has created a daily math activity calendar. Let's do some math Ms. Chapman's class!
Updated March 31, 2020
Mrs. Keonig's Read Aloud-Mrs. Keonig talks about read alouds for 1st grade.
The Tiny Seed- A Read Aloud-Video of the The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
Here is a list of the web-pages for all the teachers and counselor who support our 1st grade students. Please checkout their sites for additional resources!
Ms. Greer's Webpage-Reading Teacher
Mrs. Geyer's Webpage-Gifted/STEM Teacher
Mrs. Keonig's Webpage-ESOL Teacher
Mr. Mathias' Webpage-P.E. Teacher
Mrs. Kelsey's Webpage-Music Teacher
Dr. Nicholson's Webpage-Art Teacher
Ms. Carmack's Webpage-Guidance Counselor
Mrs. Banks' Webpage-Librarian
Updated March 30, 2020
Here is the link to order a Porter Yearbook-Life Touch/Mary G. Porter Yearbook 2019-2020
Mary Porter Traditional
School Ordering Code:8699920
Cost $17 Hard Cover $22 Sales Deadline is April 26
Updated March 30, 2020
This week's optional activities Choice Board March 30. 2020.
1st Grade SOL's Taught from August to March 13 with I Can statements 1st Grade SOL Instructional Calendar
First Grade Learning At Home-Instructional Activities Power Point-optional- 1st Grade Learning From Home-Instructional Activities
Optional scheduling and help at home resources Home Connections
Social Studies Textbook-1st Grade Social Studies Textbook
Username: PTS1 Password: 22191S
Our Guidance Counselor, Ms. Carmack's Read Aloud
Ms. Carmack's Read Aloud
Updated March 26, 2020
Dear Porter Families,
The first grade team has created a useful tool for you to use with your student. It is called Instructional Calendar. The link is below this message. We have compiled the SOL's we have covered in first grade from the beginning of the year until March 13th. This document contains the SOL objectives and we have altered the language to make more student (and adult) friendly. We hope this tool will help you to support your student's learning.
Stay Safe and Healthy!
The First Grade Team
Updated March 25, 2020
Good Afternoon Porter Families!
Our Porter page has so many resources available to you and it may help to fill or round out your day with your student. Mrs. Kelsey, Mr. Mathias, and Dr. Nicholson will have activities related to their specialties on their webpages.
Having your student maintain routines could be helpful to you right now, so here are possibilities for you to incorporate into your days.
In the morning, we have quiet writing time-students get their writing notebooks and write about anything. We spend about 20 minutes writing. On Friday, we share our favorite piece of writing. Your student can read their best piece to you on Friday.
If you can, go for a walk around 11:00 am-That's our Miler's time. If you can't go out, and you have a device to use, put on GoNoodle. That is our rainy day resource!
We eat snack and read a book independently after Miler's.
One of our favorite times of the day is next, LUNCH!
We are back outside after lunch from 1:30-1:44. That's another favorite time of day!
From 1:50-2:30 we then go to encore. Check the encore teachers webpages for some ideas on how to stay healthy and enriched through music and art.
When we return from encore, I read aloud or put on a video-youtube, brain pop jr. related to science or social studies.
(I do plan to do read aloud via video-please give me a little time to find and learn the best platform that I can use easily.)
We end our day talking about something we learned from the day. I hope you find this information useful and please don't hesitate to contact me if you need assistance with anything.
Thank you!
Updated March 23, 2020
Dear Porter Families,
We are saddened to hear about the school closings for the rest of this academic year. We will miss teaching our students and we want to work with you to continue their growth as learners. We have attached a Powerpoint with optional activities with related objectives.When we receive more information on the next steps, we will be sure to reach out to you. Please continue to check our 1st grade class webpages and Class Dojo for updates. Please stay safe and healthy and we can't wait to see everyone again!
Thank you,
The First Grade Team
First Grade Learning at Home PowerPoint
1st Grade powerpoint
Sight Words for Week of March 23
over
new
sound
take
only
little
work
know
place
years
Chick Watching! Mrs. Banks has the chicken eggs at her home! Go to this links and observe what is happening!
Choice Board
Updated March 16, 2020
Good Afternoon Porter Families!
SeeSaw is a web program our students use frequently. I have assigned several activities for students work on while school is closed. I will continue to update this resource with appropriate activities. This time (and this tool) is a great opportunity for your student to review many of the concepts we have already explored in first grade.
Updated March 16, 2020
Good Morning Porter Families!
I am trying to maintain routines for myself and my family and I would like to try to keep some our class routines during this time away from school.
This week's sight words are:
over-new-sound-take-only-little-work-know-place-years.
Here are a 5 things students can do with these words this week.
Day 1- Rainbow write each word 3 times. (Rainbow write-use different colors to write the word).
Day 2- Write each word 1 time-use the color blue to write the consonants and use the color red to write the vowel. Circle the vowel teams and underline the words with that follow the Silent E rule.
Day 3- Write each word in a complete sentence.
Day 4- Make sight word flash cards and practice spelling the words.
Day 5- Give your sight word flash cards to an adult and let them quiz you.
Updated March 14, 2020
1st grade Parents and Guardians,
As of now, all field trips have been cancelled. Fees paid for the Mount Vernon field trip will either be put towards our Zoo trip in May or refunded to you.
All events before and after school have also been cancelled.
The 1st grade team sent home math and literacy materials for students to use while they are home from school. There are also a variety of online resources available for student use. My students should have their usernames and passwords for a variety of web programs we use in their class agenda.
If you have any questions, you can always reach me through Class Dojo or by email. My email address is chapmade@pwcs.edu.
Thank you,
Ms. Chapman
Updated on March 13, 2020
Below are links for a Reading and Writing calendar for the month of March and April. The calendars suggest activties that students can do at home to continue to practice their reading and writing
Reading Calendar for March and April
Writing Calendar for March and April
Updated Feb 12, 2020
First grade is having a Valentine's Day card exchange on Friday.
Our Fraction assessment is also on Friday, Feb 14.
Please see your student's folder for information on Bountiful Baskets and Maker Tech Night.
Updated Feb. 14, 2020
Monday, February 17, 2020-Schools will be closed for President's Day.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Updated Feb 5, 2020
Student report cards were distributed today. Please review the report card and the Moby Max addition and subtraction facts report. Both reports are for you to keep. Please returned the green folder-signed- to school tomorrow. Thank you!
Our science test is this Friday, Feb 7, 2020.
Updated Feb 6, 2020
Monday, Feb 10, 2020 is our 100th Day of School! Students can bring a collection of 100 objects to school on Monday. The objects should be small enough for 100 of them to fit in the 100th Day of School plastic bag.
Updated Jan 24, 2020
Friday, January 24 is the last day of the 2nd quarter.
Monday, January 27 is a teacher workday. There will be no school for students.
Updated Jan 23, 2020
Friday, January 24 is a half day of school. Students will be dismissed at 12;20 pm. Our class will be served lunch at 10;40.
Updated Jan 17, 2020
IMPORTANT DATES:
No school January 20, 2020.
January 24, 2020 is a half day of school.
January 24, 2020 is the last day of the second quarter.
Updated Jan 17, 2020
Porter Ice Skating fundraiser tomorrow. Check our Porter web page for more details.
Monday Jan 20 school will be closed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.
Our sight word spelling test will be given on Tuesday. Today was a super busy day!
Our math assessment will be given on Wednesday.
Don't forget-Reading every night for 20 minutes, practicing sight words and addition and subtraction facts is the homework for every first grade student.
Thank you!
Updated Jan 9, 2020
Jeans and Un-tuck day tomorrow!
Sight words spelling test tomorrow.
Updated Jan 7, 2020
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
VA government assessment-Thursday Jan 9
Sight words assessment-Friday Jan 10
Please remember 1st grade students are expected to read for 20 minutes every school night! They must also practice additional and subtraction facts to 10 every night. Your student must demonstrate mastery of addition and subtraction facts to 10 by the end of the 4th quarter.
SCHOOL IS CLOSED WEDNESDAY, JAN 8, 2020 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Updated Dec 20, 2019
WINTER BREAK DEC. 23-JAN. 3, 2020
RETURN TO SCHOOL JAN. 6, 2020
Please review social studies study guide over the break. Test will be the the week of Jan 6.
Have a safe and joyful holiday season. See you in 2020!
Updated Dec. 19, 2019
Dec. 20 is last day of school before winter break.
Social Studies study guide will be sent home again-Social Studies test Jan. 7, 2020.
Updated Nov. 8, 2019
No school on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 in honor of Veterans Day.
Updated Nov. 7, 2019
Please check out Porter webpage-Porter has a variety of fundraising opportunities listed-Please help to support the programs at Porter
Updated Nov. 1, 2019
No School-Monday Nov 4 and Tuesday Nov 5.
Parent Conferences will be held on Nov 4 and Nov 5 by appointment. Please find the link to sign up for an appointment below.
Have a great weekend!
Updated Oct 28, 2019
Please find the link to my Fall Conference schedule. Thank you!
Fall Conference
Updated Oct 25, 2019
Busy Week Ahead!
Oct. 29 Pumpkin Investigation Day 11:15-12:30
Oct. 31 Cox Farms Field Trip
Please sign up for your Fall Parent Conference
Have a GREAT WEEKEND!
Updated Oct. 24, 2019
Career Day is Friday-Students can dress up for the job they want to have when they grow up!
Updated Oct 15, 2019
First Grade Updates:
Please return signed Impact Forms
Please return Cox Farms field trip forms
Please sign up for Fall parent conferences
Please sign up for Pumpkin Investigations activity
Thank you!
Updated Oct 14, 2019
Good Afternoon Porter Families,
Please find my Signup Genius for Fall Conferences;
Conference Signups
Please find my Signup Genius for Pumpkin Investigations Activity on Tuesday, October 29.
Pumpkin Signup
Updated Sept 25, 2019
Good Morning Porter Families!
Thank you for coming out to Back to School Night! If you were unable to attend and you would like to review the presentation, you will find it on our Porter First Grade webpage.
Our 1st Porter fundraising event will take place today at Sweet Frog from 4-10 pm. A portion of the proceeds will go to Porter to help support some of Porter's initiatives. I hope you can make it out for a sweet treat this afternoon/evening!
Finally, Friday is picture day. Students will wear their Porter uniform for picture day. It will be a P.E. day for us. If you want your student to wear a collared shirt for their pictures that will be ok or your student can wear their usual P.E. clothing on Friday. The option is yours! However, please send them wearing their sneakers (tennis shoes). I'm from New York, I always refer to them as sneakers! :) Thank you and Happy Hump Day!
Updated Sept 20, 2019
Good Afternoon Porter Families!
I have attached a link for Kahoot! It is an interactive game students love to play. This Kahoot is a reveiw for the upcoming social studies test.
https://create.kahoot.it/share/citizenship/527c42ec-a01e-40f2-b6b8-2ff0a7d951e6
Please remember to come out on Tuesday, Sept 24, for our Back To School Night. You will learn about life as a Porter first grader!
Have a great weekend!
Updated Sept 18, 2019
SAVE THE DATES!
Back To School Night-Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 6:30-7:15 in your student's classroom.
Picture Day- Friday, Sept. 27- Students MUST wear Porter uniforms on picture day!
Social Studies test-Sept. 26- First test for students-Study guide will go home today.
Thank you!
Updated Sept 13, 2019
WATER NEEDED!
Water donations would be greatly appreciated. A donation of up to 3 cases of water can earn you 3 volunteer hours. I would prefer the 8 oz sized bottles of water. They are just right for the hands of a first grader. We are having lots of water spills with the big 16 oz. water bottles.
Thank you!
Updated Sept. 13, 2019
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 6:30-7:15-First Grade Back To School Night.
Beginning Monday, your student can bring 1 book from home to read during independent reading time. It is NOT a requirement. We have a variety of books to read in our classroom.
Have a great weekend!
Updated Sept. 4, 2019
Dear Porter Families,
Just a few updates about our 2nd week of school.
We began handwriting classes with Mrs. Pat!
We are beginning a new phonics program. Please ask your "Phonics Professor"about what we are learning about words!
I have a parent volunteer opportunity. You will need to do part of the work at our school. I will send a Class Dojo message with the details.
We are working hard to learn classroom routines and expectations. We are doing a great job. Thanks for all your support.
Updated August 29, 2019
Dear Porter Families!
We did it! We successfully completed our first week of school!
School is closed for the Labor Day holiday from August 30-Sept. 2, 2019. Students will return to school on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019.
Here are a few things we will need from you by Tuesday, Sept. 3:
1. Completed transportation forms
2. Reviewed and revised (if necessary) Emergency cards
3. $6.00 Agenda payment-cash or check made out to Porter
4. Sign up for Class Dojo
Thank you!
Updated August 30, 2019
Dear Porter Families!
Here a few things you can do with your student at home:
1. Help your student to learn (memorize) their school id number. They will need it when buying breakfast or lunch. They will also use this number regularly when we begin our work on the laptops.
2. If your student can not tie their shoes, please practice this skill at home.
3. Please make sure your student knows their bus number. They will be walking to their buses without me starting Monday, Sept. 9. There will be teachers on outside duty to help but they will be walking with other first graders to their bus at dismissal time.
Thank you!
Dear Porter Families and Students,
The opening of school is very exciting! I am so lucky that I will meet with you before August 26! We will see each other on Wednesday, August 21 and Thursday, August 22, for New Student Orientation and Meet and Greet. I have provided information below about those two important meetings.
New Student Orientation (cafeteria)
8/21 6:00-7:00 pm
This is a great introduction to the school year and a chance to meet me and tour the school, ask questions and be start to get familiar with your new school!
Porter Meet and Greet
8/22 3:00-4:00 pm
Come into our classroom and get a chance to meet some of your new friends. Please bring all community supplies! ! I look forward to getting to meet students and families :)
- Supply lists- will be on the Porter Homepage
- Summer Reading Lists will also be on the Porter homepage, please turn in when school begins!
We will always need water bottle for Room 103! The smaller water bottles would be preferred, but 16 oz. bottles will work as well!. Three cases of water will be equal to three volunteer hours. You can drop off the water at the front office. Ms.Michele and Ms. Pat will help you to document your donation. Thank you!