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Mr. Janidlo's First Grade Classroom.
Google Classroom Link https://meet.google.com/lookup/aggx2svh42?authuser=0&hs=179
Welcome to First Grade at Johnstown Elementary
Welcome to 1st grade! First grade is an exciting time as children embark upon new adventures in the world of learning and build upon the foundation they built last year. This is a year of important transitions and building a strong foundation for reading. During first grade, your child will work hard on reading skills, expand and become excellent writers, start adding & subtracting and so much more. Your child should be reading and writing each night to reinforce their skills they learn that day. I hope to make your child’s learning experience a fun and exciting one, and I hope to instill a love of learning that will last throughout your child’s years of academics.
I am looking forward to a working with your child this year and helping him/her to achieve his/her full potential.
A- Steam
B- Music
C- Library
D- Getting Alone Together
E- Art
Mr. J's Daily Schedule
8:00-8:40 Teacher Prep/PLC Meeting
8:40-9:15 Student Arrival/Breakfast/Tutoring/Announcements Morning work, Homework Help, Attendance
9:15-9:30 Math Facts Practice
9:30-10:00 Specials (A,B,C,D,E,F Cycle)
10:00-10:30 Reading Intervention
10:30-12:00 Reading "Success For All" Word Work
12:00-12:15 Word Work
12:15-12:45 Lunch Math Calendar and Math Facts
12:45-1:00 Word Work
1:00-2:15 Everyday Math
2:15-2:30 Recess
2:30-3:10 Language Arts/Writing
3:10-3:30 Bus Riders
Virtual Schedule
Math 9:30-10:00
Specials 10:00-10:30
Reading/ELA 10:30-11:30
Intervention 11:30-12:00
Lunch 12:00-12:30
Math 12:30-1:00
Specials 1:00-1:30
Reading/ELA 1:30-2:30
Intervention 2:30-3:00
So much happens in first Grade! Because of this, the year will be full of important transitions. It is extremely important to keep in mind that we all build on small successes. Each child will progress at his/her own rate, acquiring skills as he/she is developmentally ready. Maintaining each child's self-esteem and building a secure foundation for future growth will always remain a priority in our first grade. Here are some ways you can help:
• Celebrate your child's success, no matter how small it may seem. This will keep your child enthusiastic about learning and proud of their work!
• Read to and with your child every day, if possible. The more your child is exposed to language, the easier it will be for him/her to incorporate new skills in reading and writing in the classroom.
*Johnstown Elementary Bus Schedule
Quick Announcements and Reminders:
***With Flu season quickly approaching, Our class would greatly appreciate any donations of tissues and/or hand sanitizers. I promote and strive to have a clean, germ free classroom. With Any donations brought in by the student, they will be given a prize and extra duty. Thanks~
***We love to celebrate birthdays. We will celebrate all the students birthdays for the entire month usually the last Friday of the month. Treats are welcomed on that special party day. Let me know ahead of time. Thanks
***Toys and personal valuables should not be brought to school. If they are, they are at school at the child’s risk. I will take the toys and store them until the end of the year. I will warn the student one time. Please let your child know that this is against the class and school rules.
***Attendance is important in first grade. What we do in class involves active participation, it is very important that your child attends each day. However, I do realize that sickness, family emergencies, and doctor’s appointments do occur. Whenever possible, your child’s schoolwork will be saved for him/her to complete upon their return to school.
*******BOXTOPS- Please help our class win a pizza party for collecting the most BOX Tops. My class has won the pizza party two straight years and it's because of the parents, grandparents, aunts, friends helping our class collect them. Box tops can be found on many food items, please ask around and get everyone collecting. For any student who brings in 15 box tops, they receive a prize and a Trojan ticket for the prize box.
SFAF's elementary programs combine a cooperative-learning framework with detailed lessons that guide effective instruction in critical academic and social skills. Lessons incorporate multimedia, puppet skits, and videos to support classroom instruction and keep students engaged. Interactive lessons are fully aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
In First Grade we use Reading Roots:
Reading Roots 4th Edition is a ninety-minute comprehensive program that targets the needs of beginning readers. Reading Roots is a research-based beginning-reading program that provides a strong base for successful reading through systematic phonics instruction supported by decodable stories, along with instruction in fluency and comprehension. Reading Roots also fosters students’ love of reading by providing rich literature experiences, extensive oral-language development, and thematically focused writing instruction. These objectives are embedded in a fast-paced, engaging, and highly effective instructional process. Students are assessed and regrouped according to their reading level every quarter to ensure that they receive the most focused instruction.
Reading Roots is built around forty-eight lessons. Separated into four levels, it supports concept development in oral-language development, phonemic awareness, phonics, word skills, fluency, and writing. Second and third grade non readers can be regrouped into Reading Roots classes.
Reading Roots provides a strong base for successful reading due to its emphasis on systematic phonics instruction through Fast Track Phonics. This phonics instruction is supported by decodable stories, and instruction in fluency and comprehension. In addition to providing the necessary basis for strong reading, Reading Roots fosters students’ love of reading by providing rich literary experiences, extensive oral-language development, and thematically focused writing instruction.
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Homework Requirements
***Every day your child will take home his/her homework Folder. Please try to check this each day. It may contain important announcements, homework assignments, or completed work. It is very important that your child brings this back to school each day. This will help to create a routine and continue the communication between home and school. Also, use this as a way to communicate with me. For instance, if your child is doing something different from their normal schedule (going home with a friend, being picked up from school by another family member, etc) please send me a note to let me know the change of plans.
***Homework will require some parental involvement at this level. Your cooperation is essential in developing a positive homework habit. First and foremost, you can encourage your child by showing interest and demonstrating helpful attitudes toward homework. Spelling tests will be given every week, pre-test on Thursday and test on Friday. Practice simple adding/ subtracting daily towards the middle of the year. They need to master their simple adding/subtracting facts as soon as possible. Your child will have reading and math homework almost every night. (except Fridays: NO HOMEWORK) I will give time each day for the students to work on their homework while in school, encourage them to use this time wisely.....
Some Homework Suggestions and Tips:
• Provide a noise-free, well-lit place to work
• Establish a regular "homework time" in the home and have a special place free from excessive noise.
• Help your child organize adequate time to complete activities neatly and carefully.
• Encourage your child to ask for help when he/she doesn't understand something or is frustrated. Teachers, like parents, can help only if they know there is a need.
• Decide if it becomes too frustrating of a task to stop and take a break. Any work done under duress or frustration is not a positive or healthy learning experience.
· Expect Math and Reading every night! Practice and repetition make you better in anything you do.
EXTRA RESOURCES FOR MY PARENTS AND GUARDIANS:
Reading & Spelling
Math
Science
Animals
Social Studies
Health
Writing - Handwriting
Spelling City - handwriting worksheets
The best thing you can do for a child is to find a way to get them to use the computer, learn and have fun. So, I would suggest trying some of these sights. Please, add your children favorite sites to the comments part of this page.
http://pbskids.org/ – Games, Music, Coloring Sheets, T.V. Shows
http://www.bigfishgames.com/ – All kinds of games, all ages.
http://www.edhelper.com/ – Make tests and puzzles out of your child’s spelling words. All ages
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_1st.htm – Skill building for first grade.
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/ – All kinds of things.
http://www.funbrain.com/ – Games, Entertainment Center.
http://funschool.kaboose.com/ – Games
http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/games.htm – You may have to pay for this, I don’t know if they still have a free trial.
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_Engineering – Games for all ages, my children found this site.
http://www.learningplanet.com/index.asp – All ages.
http://www.primarygames.com/ – Games 1st and under.
http://www.starfall.com/ – My children use this for reading in school.
One other great idea is to ask your child’s teacher to put a page on the school’s website and have her put sites that they are using at school or even sites that she thinks would be great. There are a lot of sites that you can put your kids on and they are tested, then they start from there. They do all different subjects and usually your child can use it as much as possible because it is a monthly fee. The other great thing is that some of these sites only charge per month, so your child can use the site just for the three months in the summer. This will give them a great start for the next year.
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