2. Jennifer Mikolajczak jmikolajczak@emmons-school.com Ext: 287 I live in Elk Grove Village This is my second year teaching I taught third grade at Emmons last year I am the 7 th and 8 th grade cheerleading coach

3. What happens in our classroom? Students come into the classroom Put their lunches in the lunch bin and bring their water/snacks inside Bring their folders to their tables and we check in homework Begin calendar and start our day Students take bathroom/drink breaks before and after specials/lunch.

4. Our Class Rules Level A – Anarchy Level B – Bullying Level C – Cooperation Level D – Democracy * Stop and Think Card * Letter home * Parent Conference

5. 8:30-9:00 9:00-9:30 9:30-9:45 9:45-10:35 10:35-11:15 11:15-11:55 12:00-12:15 Calendar Whole Group LA LA Games LA Centers Gym Lunch/Recess Rest Time

6. 12:15-12:45 12:45-1:15 1:15-1:55 1:55-2:35 2:35-3:20 Handwriting Letters/Sounds Whole Group Math/Games Math Centers Specials Finish Centers/Pack Up

7. Time: 9:00-10:35 Phonemic Awareness Skill High-Frequency Word/s Read Aloud: Listening Skills Big Book: Comprehension Skill Decodable Reader: Book Handling Skills Making Connections to Reading Grammar Groups/Games/Centers Guided Reading

8. Time: 12:15-12:45 Handwriting Letters – Upper and Lowercase Work on high-frequency words Build until simple sentence formation Topic – They will have to write about it.

9. Time: 12:45-1:55 Common Core EnVisions Whole Group Math Math Games and Centers

10. Time: 2:35-3:10 In time, students will have science or social studies at the end of the day Kindergarten does tend to focus more on language and math

11. Time: 2:35-3:10 In time, students will have social studies or science at the end of the day Kindergarten does tend to focus more on language and math

12. In the first 1-2 months of school they will have a handwriting page In time - Two math activities a week In time - Two language activities a week In time – Fluency Folder (1 minute a night) In time – High-Frequency / Sight Word Lists

13. MondayTuesdayWednesday 10:50-11:20 - Gym10:35-11:15 - Gym10:35-11:15 - Gym 2:05-2:40 - Art1:55-2:35 - Music2:35-3:15 - Library ThursdayFriday 10:35-11:15 - Gym 1:55-2:35 - Art1:55-2:35 - Music

14. The students will go on 1-2 fieldtrips this year You can volunteer to be a parent chaperone