contact information

Parent-teacher communication is key to a successful school year! :) Do not hesitate to reach out to me! Please feel free to contact me using any of the following methods:

NAME: Annie Illgen

EMAIL: aillgen@sjb-school.org

PHONE: 651-437-2644

HOMEWORK

In first grade, it is recommended that students work on academic skills for 10 minutes each night. This year, first grade homework will be tracked via a “weekly homework log”. This will be sent home on the first day of the week (usually Mondays) and is due back the following week on the first day of the week (usually Mondays). 

The 10 minutes spent on academics each night can be completed in a variety of different ways. (Reading for 10 minutes, playing a board game that requires math skills, practicing fact or sight word fluency, working on a math sheet, etc.) On the homework log, please just indicate what you and your student did each night and sign or initial. I want this to be flexible, helpful, and a good way for you and your student to spend time together each night. I don’t plan on sending things like math worksheets home each night, so you can switch up what you do! :) If I do send a worksheet home, it’s not required that it’s completed if you want to get the 10 minutes in another way. 

I plan to begin sending homework logs home the third week of school (2nd Monday of the year). Please look for this in your child’s take home folder!

snack

We will have a snack time at school each afternoon. Please send your student with a healthy snack to eat during this time! It can be helpful to pack the snack separate from your child's lunch if they bring one from home. As a friendly reminder, things like candy are considered a treat at school, not a snack. :)

birthdays

At SJB, we enjoy honoring students on their birthday! :) 

We enjoy many traditions that go along with acknowledging birthdays or half birthdays (if students have a summer birthday). We announce the birthday child’s name on the morning announcements, classes sing the “Happy Birthday” song, and families have always had the option of bringing in store-bought treats for his or her classmates. Please know that you do not have to send treats or gifts with your child on his or her birthday. Teachers take great pride in making your child feel special on their birthday.