Welcome to Parent Information Night First Grade 2018-2019

Introduction Miss Angela Lollino First year at St. James School Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from University of Illinois

Classroom Expectations Follow Classroom and School Rules Individual Behavior Plan If needed- behavior chart Whole Class Behavior Plan Cotton Ball Jar When class is making full effort to follow class expectations (ex: quiet in the hallway, on-task writing, silently reading/working) = 1 cotton ball in the jar When jar is full, class will have a celebration together (ex: Readathon, lunch with the teacher, movie, etc.)

Important Information Birthdays Celebrate with a snack from the SJS approved list (no frozen treats) Guest reader Scholastic Reading Club Book order forms and code

Homework If student is absent, their homework will be sent to the office where siblings/parents can pick it up. Every Night: Read for 20 minutes every night Parent initial on weekly calendar Practice spelling words Tuesday:Math Worksheet(starting next week) Wednesday: Math Worksheet & Find 6 words that fit the spelling pattern for that week. Thursday: STUDY! Simple Solutions - practice quiz (This week!) Spelling Words (starting week of Sept. 10th) Return weekly reading calendar with the 3 activities completed attached. (starting week of Sept. 10th)

First Grade Schedule Lunch and Recess: 12:30-1:10 Snack: Daily in the mornings Please make sure your child’s snack is from the SJS approved food list. Music on Monday PE on Wednesday Library on Thursday Mass and PE on Friday

ELA Curriculum Reading: Writing Develop fluency, comprehension and vocabulary Learn how to reflect, analyze and discuss across all genres of literature Work will be kept in a three subject notebook Writing Throughout all the curriculum Direct instruction begins in January Narrative Informational Persuasive Poetry

ELA Curriculum Cont’d Language: Phonics/Spelling: Parts of Speech Sentence Structure Daily Language in January Phonics/Spelling: Long and Short Vowel Patterns Blends and Diagraphs Initial, medial, and final sounds Compound Words Syllables Word Wall (High Frequency Words) Each week we will focus on four words in class.

Spelling Zaner Bloser Differentiated lists Students will take a pretest each week to determine which list they will be working with that week.

Math Curriculum Manipulative use and technology - Daily Practice and instruction towards mastery of concepts Addition and Subtraction Fact Families Telling Time Reading a Calendar Fractions Geometry Measurement Manipulative use and technology

Science and Social Studies Curriculum Science: Pearson Elevate Science (New Curriculum at SJS!!) Next Generation Science Standards Problem based learning STEM connections Coding and innovation to engage students & build 21st century skills Hands on Labs Social Studies: Interactive Notebook! Focus on the United States and what makes our country unique Past, present, and future events and people Geography Holidays Election

Religion and Social Religion Social Development Second Step Explore life of Jesus through Gospel and classroom activities Prayer Recognize their special place in God’s Family Social Development Second Step Hands on activities for Social and academic success Skills for learning, self-regulation, empathy, emotion management, etc.

Grading Policy Grade Description M – Mastered Consistently Demonstrates S – Successful Frequently Demonstrates E – Emerging Occasionally Demonstrates N – Not Yet Rarely/ Never Demonstrates *first report card - should rarely have “M”

What can you do to help? Encourage your child to read daily. Check email frequently for communication. Read through the weekly newsletter. Do not hesitate to contact me with concerns or questions.

Seesaw Online student portfolio Students share work with parents & teacher Easy way to communicate, send out reminders Each child has unique QR code - only parents can see what their child is doing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzlrtDR84K Y

Contact Information Miss Angela Lollino alollino@stjamesschoolah.org Classroom Website http://www.stjamesschoolah.org/teacher/alollino/