First-Day

First day speech, daily schedule, introductory activities

__** First Day Schedule **__ First Grade

7:45 – Breakfast, Unpack, Morning Work, Lunch Count

8:00 – Morning Announcements - Opening Group time (meet on the rug) - Introduction of Teacher (see first day speech) - Class Introductions Activity - Go over/make rules and go over procedures - Role play procedures and rules

9:30 – Go over daily schedule / if time – read book

10:00 – Specials

11:00 – Calendar

11:30 – Lunch (go over lunch line and numbers 10 minutes before)

12:00 – Recess

12:30 – Math Centers

1:30 – Journal Writing

2:00 – DEAR / read book

2:15 – Go over rules and dismissal procedures / pack up

2:30 - Dismissal

__** First Day Speech **__ Good morning everyone! My name is Mrs. Pritchett and I am so excited that we will be together this year! You and I will have so much fun! This is my first year teaching and I’m thrilled that you are the ones I get to share it with!

I grew up in Cumming, Georgia. When I was in elementary school, I didn’t like to read. I hated it, but the more I practiced and the more I read, I really came to love it! Now, I read all the time; so don’t worry, things you don’t like to do now, you will learn to love, I promise! After I graduated high school, I needed a break. I took a year off to see if teaching is really what I wanted to do, so I became a substitute. While going to college at NGCSU, I realized that I still wanted to be a teacher.

While in college, I got married to Stephen Pritchett and we have a dog named Sophie. Now in my first year, we will be learning things together.

I love to have fun, but I also know when it’s time to be serious. I believe that we can learn while also having fun doing it! I’m going to expect you to do your best work which I know every one of you can do. In just a little bit, after I learn your names, we will go over class procedures and you will help me make up some class rules, so we need to put our Thinking Caps on. Again, I’m so excited that we’re together and today and everyday after, we will be learning a lot, doing activities, and having lots of fun along the way!