Hello families!
Welcome to the last week of school before we enter into 2013!!! It has been such a fun couple of weeks and your child has been completing some fun writing projects in school. You should congratulate your child on their hard work when they bring them home on Friday after school. We have been working on writing with more details and to a prompt. They wrote a story using clues. They turned out great!
Here is a look at what is coming up this week.
Tomorrow we will get to watch the second graders rehearse for their gingerbread play! The kids are really excited.
Wednesday the kids will get to have their winter party. We are very grateful for the generosity of the parents that signed up to help with this party. We will have pizza and do a craft and play games as well! :)
Thursday we will be switching our art time from 9:10-10:10 to 1:25-2:25. We will also be taking our spelling test on Thursday because of the activities planned for Friday.
Friday the children will be watching a movie in the gym, doing a reindeer craft, and cleaning their desks. Lunch is from 11:00-11:30 on Friday as well so please make sure you send your child to school with money to buy hot lunch or with a lunch from home.
Remember that Friday is a half day. Dismissal is at 12:30. If your child is going home a different way than usual, please make sure you call the office, or send your child with a note. They will not be able to go home a different way unless we have a phone call, email, or note from you.
We will be taking a break from our math series this week because we do not want to start a new chapter when they will be gone for two weeks from school. We will begin chapter 6 when we return from break.
I hope you and your child enjoy their time off and I will be looking forward to seeing their smiling faces back at school on January 7, ready to learn and for a great second half to the year!
Happy holidays and have a great break with your kids!!
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Welcome back!
Welcome back to the last four weeks of school before the end of 2012! I can't believe that it's almost 2013.
It was great getting a chance to see a lot of you again and also to meet a lot of the parents I hadn't had the pleasure of meeting yet. I hope you and your child enjoyed their time together this holiday.
Just a reminder that your child will be tested on the Unit 2 High Frequency Words this week. The words are in the post before.
We are also starting a new chapter in math. The new chapter is Addition Facts to 20. We will be learning to use many different addition strategies to help us add higher numbers. Some of the lessons involve using doubles, doubles plus 1, and doubles plus 2 as well as making ten to add 8 and 9, and adding 3 numbers at a time. Please use the website games, practice sheets, and learning videos to help your child if they seem to be having trouble with the lessons. I hope you find the math website to be very helpful.
I look forward to the next four weeks and let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
It was great getting a chance to see a lot of you again and also to meet a lot of the parents I hadn't had the pleasure of meeting yet. I hope you and your child enjoyed their time together this holiday.
Just a reminder that your child will be tested on the Unit 2 High Frequency Words this week. The words are in the post before.
We are also starting a new chapter in math. The new chapter is Addition Facts to 20. We will be learning to use many different addition strategies to help us add higher numbers. Some of the lessons involve using doubles, doubles plus 1, and doubles plus 2 as well as making ten to add 8 and 9, and adding 3 numbers at a time. Please use the website games, practice sheets, and learning videos to help your child if they seem to be having trouble with the lessons. I hope you find the math website to be very helpful.
I look forward to the next four weeks and let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Friday, November 16, 2012
High Frequency Word Test
When your child returns to school in two weeks, we will begin our last story in Unit 2 so your child will be tested on the following words that week. Please practice these words with your child during their week off and over the weekend. Thanks!
one
two
they
her
does
who
some
of
no
eat
live
into
out
many
make
want
under
put
show
three
today
way
school
late
away
why
one
two
they
her
does
who
some
of
no
eat
live
into
out
many
make
want
under
put
show
three
today
way
school
late
away
why
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
11/14/12
Here is a look at the rest of this week!
Tomorrow your child will bring home their hard cover reading book, reading slip, and comprehension journal.
We just finished up Topic 4 in math and will be beginning Topic 5 when we return from Thanksgiving break. The students will be tested on their spelling words on Friday and will also be taking their Topics 1-4 benchmark tests. This will allow me to see how much of the previous four chapters your child remembers and allow me to adjust my instruction to fit the needs of the students.
Next week your children are off of school. Conferences are on Monday, November 19 from 1:00-9:00pm and on Tuesday, November 20 from 10:00am-5:00pm. If you are unsure of when your conference time is, please check the bottom of your child's first quarter report card or call Marianne in the office. She has a copy of my schedule for both of those days. Also, if you need to reschedule, Marianne can take care of that as well. I look forward to meeting/or seeing you at conferences and look forward to having great conversations about your child and working together to make their experience in first grade the best that it can be.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and I will see you next week!
Tomorrow your child will bring home their hard cover reading book, reading slip, and comprehension journal.
We just finished up Topic 4 in math and will be beginning Topic 5 when we return from Thanksgiving break. The students will be tested on their spelling words on Friday and will also be taking their Topics 1-4 benchmark tests. This will allow me to see how much of the previous four chapters your child remembers and allow me to adjust my instruction to fit the needs of the students.
Next week your children are off of school. Conferences are on Monday, November 19 from 1:00-9:00pm and on Tuesday, November 20 from 10:00am-5:00pm. If you are unsure of when your conference time is, please check the bottom of your child's first quarter report card or call Marianne in the office. She has a copy of my schedule for both of those days. Also, if you need to reschedule, Marianne can take care of that as well. I look forward to meeting/or seeing you at conferences and look forward to having great conversations about your child and working together to make their experience in first grade the best that it can be.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and I will see you next week!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
11/1/12
Another week is almost gone and in the past...where has the time gone?! Welcome to November. From now until the end of the year, it always seems like things move in fast forward. We have a lot going on in the next couple of weeks.
Chapter 4 in math, as you may have noticed, is a bit harder than most of the lessons we've had in our math series so far. We are taking it slow and going through a couple of lessons together to make sure the skills are becoming more automatic and that the students have a better chance at mastering them as we move on. We have 5 more lessons left in this chapter, the chapter test, and then we will be giving the students a benchmark assessment that will review all of the skills learned in the past 4 chapters. With the new Common Core State Standards, the students, teachers, and principals are being held to higher standards to ensure our children are able to be successful throughout their lives. The standards are less but more complex, causing the students to really dig deep into the basics in first grade and are being provided with many different strategies as all learners are not the same when it comes to learning, especially in math. Please, if you need anything as we dig into these standards and our new math series, do not hesitate to contact me. I will help in any way that I can. Your child will be assessed on the Common Core State Standards 4 times a year in the coming years as the assessments are created which is why we are assessing the students after every 4 chapters in math. After this chapter we will be skipping to geometry and measurement to ensure that your child understands these concepts for the MAP Assessments in the Spring.
We are studying the election and the candidates in class and the children will get a chance to fill out voter registration cards and vote for the president. We will be calculating a winner of our own class as well as talking about the winner of the actual election and filling in our voting map. Here is a picture of our election board.
Chapter 4 in math, as you may have noticed, is a bit harder than most of the lessons we've had in our math series so far. We are taking it slow and going through a couple of lessons together to make sure the skills are becoming more automatic and that the students have a better chance at mastering them as we move on. We have 5 more lessons left in this chapter, the chapter test, and then we will be giving the students a benchmark assessment that will review all of the skills learned in the past 4 chapters. With the new Common Core State Standards, the students, teachers, and principals are being held to higher standards to ensure our children are able to be successful throughout their lives. The standards are less but more complex, causing the students to really dig deep into the basics in first grade and are being provided with many different strategies as all learners are not the same when it comes to learning, especially in math. Please, if you need anything as we dig into these standards and our new math series, do not hesitate to contact me. I will help in any way that I can. Your child will be assessed on the Common Core State Standards 4 times a year in the coming years as the assessments are created which is why we are assessing the students after every 4 chapters in math. After this chapter we will be skipping to geometry and measurement to ensure that your child understands these concepts for the MAP Assessments in the Spring.
We are studying the election and the candidates in class and the children will get a chance to fill out voter registration cards and vote for the president. We will be calculating a winner of our own class as well as talking about the winner of the actual election and filling in our voting map. Here is a picture of our election board.
In order to help the children understand the election process, two of our teachers, Mrs. Kester (1st grade) and Mrs. Gallimore (2nd grade), have created a Pigeon election to get the whole school involved in the election. Each classroom has read the book "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus". This Pigeon is a hilarious character that the children love!
Mrs. Kester's class wrote persuasive papers in favor of or against letting the Pigeon drive the bus and some of the students went to each class to try to prove why the Pigeon should or should not be allowed to drive the bus. They also created campaign posters that are displayed in the hallways. On Monday, November 5 the whole school will be voting in favor of or against letting the Pigeon drive the bus. Ask your child what the outcome was on Monday when they get home from school!
In computers, the students are really doing well with typing and have been creating some really fun projects including writing a spooky story, inserting borders into documents, inserting pictures they've drawn into their own documents, as well as typing up the clues you helped them write for their classmates to guess what they were going to be for Halloween. I hope you are as proud of them as I am!
We will continue to really focus on writing complete sentences and using capital letters and end marks wherever needed. We are struggling with this skill but practice makes perfect. Please practice writing with your child at home. I am going to begin sending home weekly writing homework to reinforce these skills so please continue practicing at home.
Report cards come home tomorrow. Please remember to sign the 1st quarter line and return it to school on Monday.
On Tuesday, November 6 we do not have school because of election day.
On Tuesday, November 13 from 10:20-11:10am you are invited into the classroom to complete an activity with your child for American Education Week. I look forward to seeing you there!
Your conference reminder date and time will be in the comments of the report card. If you need to make any changes, please contact Marianne in the office and she will assist you in rescheduling your appointment.
Your child has the week of Thanksgiving off. This is from November 19-November 23. They will return to school on Monday, November 26.
Parent Teacher Conferences are Monday, November 19 from 1-9pm and Tuesday, November 20 from 10-5pm. I look forward to seeing or meeting you at your scheduled conference time!
Thank you so much for all you do to make your child's time at school a successful and enjoyable one! :)
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Week of 10/15/12
Hi there!
October is such a fun and busy month! The kids are really starting to become good readers and falling into the routine of the classroom and school day very nicely.
This week the Orland Park Public Library had their librarians come in to talk to the kids about some of the new and exciting books they have at the library. If you get a chance to check it out, the library has a lot of exciting activities and events coming up.
We are continuing to work on writing complete sentences with capital letters and the correct end mark. Please practice this at home as well since the students are reminded multiple times daily to write with capital letters and end marks. It needs to become an automatic skill for the students in order to become better writers. As soon as we get the hang of writing a good simple sentence, we will begin adding descriptive words to make our sentences more meaningful.
The moment you and your child have been waiting for is finally here! We got our SMART board on Wednesday and the kids are really loving it! Thank you to all of you who donated to the fundraisers and PFE last year for our children to get the amazing opportunity of having a SMART board in their classroom. We are working together to figure the SMART board out and how to best use it in our classroom. I am hoping that for American Education Week we will have something fun and exciting to show you and that you can do with your child when you come into the classroom. Our time for American Education Week is November 13 from 10:20-11:10 so put that on your calendar and keep it open! :)
Your child will be tested on all of the High Frequency Word Flashcards that have been sent home each week because they are finishing up Unit 1 in reading. The words they are being tested on are:
down
jump
not
up
it
over
too
yes
be
ride
run
come
good
on
that
very
help
use
now
They are finishing another Topic (chapter) in math and will be taking their test on Monday.
Please let me know if your child does not celebrate Halloween and/or will not have a costume for Halloween and would like to wear one. We can figure something out.
Also, we will be learning about the election process, the candidates, and even placing our own votes as well in the classroom.
Also with the election coming up, our classes will be reading the book, "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" by Mo Willems. The students will hear reasons why the Pigeon should or why the Pigeon should not drive the bus from Mrs. Kester's first grade class and then on November 5th, they will get to cast their vote in favor of, or against, the Pigeon. It will be a lot of fun!
That is all I have for now! Let me know if you have any questions! :)
October is such a fun and busy month! The kids are really starting to become good readers and falling into the routine of the classroom and school day very nicely.
This week the Orland Park Public Library had their librarians come in to talk to the kids about some of the new and exciting books they have at the library. If you get a chance to check it out, the library has a lot of exciting activities and events coming up.
We are continuing to work on writing complete sentences with capital letters and the correct end mark. Please practice this at home as well since the students are reminded multiple times daily to write with capital letters and end marks. It needs to become an automatic skill for the students in order to become better writers. As soon as we get the hang of writing a good simple sentence, we will begin adding descriptive words to make our sentences more meaningful.
The moment you and your child have been waiting for is finally here! We got our SMART board on Wednesday and the kids are really loving it! Thank you to all of you who donated to the fundraisers and PFE last year for our children to get the amazing opportunity of having a SMART board in their classroom. We are working together to figure the SMART board out and how to best use it in our classroom. I am hoping that for American Education Week we will have something fun and exciting to show you and that you can do with your child when you come into the classroom. Our time for American Education Week is November 13 from 10:20-11:10 so put that on your calendar and keep it open! :)
Your child will be tested on all of the High Frequency Word Flashcards that have been sent home each week because they are finishing up Unit 1 in reading. The words they are being tested on are:
down
jump
not
up
it
over
too
yes
be
ride
run
come
good
on
that
very
help
use
now
They are finishing another Topic (chapter) in math and will be taking their test on Monday.
Please let me know if your child does not celebrate Halloween and/or will not have a costume for Halloween and would like to wear one. We can figure something out.
Also, we will be learning about the election process, the candidates, and even placing our own votes as well in the classroom.
Also with the election coming up, our classes will be reading the book, "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" by Mo Willems. The students will hear reasons why the Pigeon should or why the Pigeon should not drive the bus from Mrs. Kester's first grade class and then on November 5th, they will get to cast their vote in favor of, or against, the Pigeon. It will be a lot of fun!
That is all I have for now! Let me know if you have any questions! :)
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Week of 10/8/12
Hi families!
Sorry it has taken me so long to update my blog but it's been a crazy couple of weeks!
I hope you enjoyed your long weekend and I hope your kids enjoyed it as well!
Here is a look at this week, we only have a couple of weeks left until the end of the first quarter so please make sure your child finishes their homework.
A reminder that all library books are due on Tuesday if we have the previous Monday off. The library books were due today so if your child forgot, please send it in tomorrow and they will be able to check out a new book in the morning.
We are supposed to get our SMART board tomorrow morning so we are very excited about that and to begin using it!!
Tonight I sent home three times each for the spelling words. Please return these to school tomorrow.
Please return the September reading calendars as soon as possible so we can put our next decade book on the wall for all to see.
For those of you that did not get a chance to sign up for a parent/teacher conference at open house, I will be sending home a sheet of available times for you to choose from and return to school as soon as possible.
Your child is taking their math test tomorrow on Topic 2 and then we will begin talking about five and ten relationships.
I think that is all for now. Please enjoy the rest of the week and enjoy your weekend as well!
Sorry it has taken me so long to update my blog but it's been a crazy couple of weeks!
I hope you enjoyed your long weekend and I hope your kids enjoyed it as well!
Here is a look at this week, we only have a couple of weeks left until the end of the first quarter so please make sure your child finishes their homework.
A reminder that all library books are due on Tuesday if we have the previous Monday off. The library books were due today so if your child forgot, please send it in tomorrow and they will be able to check out a new book in the morning.
We are supposed to get our SMART board tomorrow morning so we are very excited about that and to begin using it!!
Tonight I sent home three times each for the spelling words. Please return these to school tomorrow.
Please return the September reading calendars as soon as possible so we can put our next decade book on the wall for all to see.
For those of you that did not get a chance to sign up for a parent/teacher conference at open house, I will be sending home a sheet of available times for you to choose from and return to school as soon as possible.
Your child is taking their math test tomorrow on Topic 2 and then we will begin talking about five and ten relationships.
I think that is all for now. Please enjoy the rest of the week and enjoy your weekend as well!
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Week of 9/24
Yet another week under our belt and we're doing just fine. Your child took his/her first math and spelling test this week and did very well. Keep up the practice! I can tell you're working together at home!
Here is a look at the coming week:
Monday-Three Times Each homework, study spelling words, and Math homework
Tuesday- Math homework
Wednesday- Math homework
Thursday- Read weekly story, sign reading slip, complete comprehension journal, math homework
Friday- Spelling test, Math homework
Please make sure your child is practicing their high frequency and spelling words as well as reading 20 minutes a night if possible.
Thank you for your continued support at home, it makes worlds of difference!!
Here is a look at the coming week:
Monday-Three Times Each homework, study spelling words, and Math homework
Tuesday- Math homework
Wednesday- Math homework
Thursday- Read weekly story, sign reading slip, complete comprehension journal, math homework
Friday- Spelling test, Math homework
Please make sure your child is practicing their high frequency and spelling words as well as reading 20 minutes a night if possible.
Thank you for your continued support at home, it makes worlds of difference!!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Week of 9/17
This week was our last week of the preliminary lessons for reading and we also have been in week two of our new math series. I hope you are finding the math homework easy to complete with your child. I like to include the reteach page on the homework so it is easier for you to be able to help your child if needed. Please let me know if your child is struggling a bit more than usual with any particular lesson. Sometimes they leave school looking like they're in good shape but it often happens where the students may forget how to complete something when they get home. That's alright because we are still learning and practice makes perfect.
Next week we will be in full swing with all subjects. We are going to begin the reading series and the weekly reading homework. Your child will be tested on the words that were sent home last week on Monday.
Here is a look at how a typical week will work when reading begins and they start bringing home homework.
Every Monday, I will introduce the story of the week, the spelling words, and we will read the story a few times. Your child will be quizzed on their understanding of the story on Mondays and will also practice writing spelling sentences and completing vocabulary worksheets in class.
Things sent home on Mondays:
-Spelling list (Your child will be tested on the 10 spelling words and the 5 challenge words on the back-I always tell the students to try the challenge words but they are not included in their overall spelling grades).
-Three times each-Please have your child write their spelling words three times each and send it back to school the next day.
Things sent home on Thursdays:
-Reading Book
-Reading slip (please have your child read the story to you and have them sign it and you need to sign it and return it to school as well)
-Comprehension journal (Please have your child fill out one page every Thursday to go along with this week's story and return it to school the next day).
Fridays are spelling test days. Please make sure your child studies these and is prepared on Fridays. They will also be asked to write two dictation sentences using spelling words of my choosing.
Your child's first math test will be on Monday.
We are beginning a unit on animals in Science and a unit on families in Social Studies this week.
I hope your child is enjoying their time in first grade so far!!
Next week we will be in full swing with all subjects. We are going to begin the reading series and the weekly reading homework. Your child will be tested on the words that were sent home last week on Monday.
Here is a look at how a typical week will work when reading begins and they start bringing home homework.
Every Monday, I will introduce the story of the week, the spelling words, and we will read the story a few times. Your child will be quizzed on their understanding of the story on Mondays and will also practice writing spelling sentences and completing vocabulary worksheets in class.
Things sent home on Mondays:
-Spelling list (Your child will be tested on the 10 spelling words and the 5 challenge words on the back-I always tell the students to try the challenge words but they are not included in their overall spelling grades).
-Three times each-Please have your child write their spelling words three times each and send it back to school the next day.
Things sent home on Thursdays:
-Reading Book
-Reading slip (please have your child read the story to you and have them sign it and you need to sign it and return it to school as well)
-Comprehension journal (Please have your child fill out one page every Thursday to go along with this week's story and return it to school the next day).
Fridays are spelling test days. Please make sure your child studies these and is prepared on Fridays. They will also be asked to write two dictation sentences using spelling words of my choosing.
Your child's first math test will be on Monday.
We are beginning a unit on animals in Science and a unit on families in Social Studies this week.
I hope your child is enjoying their time in first grade so far!!
Monday, September 10, 2012
Week of 9/7/12
Hi families! Here's a look at what's coming up this week:
We will begin MAP testing tomorrow. The MAP is a tool our school uses to show student growth throughout the year. We are testing in the morning Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. Please make sure your child has a good breakfast and gets plenty of sleep this week! It is important that they have energy on these days because they can be draining for the kids this early in the year when they are still getting used to being here for the whole day. I'm sure your children have been coming home tired most days, just trying to get used to school.
Picture day is tomorrow. If you would like to buy your child's picture please have them bring the picture order envelope and money. It must be in tomorrow. You will be able to have your child re-take the photo if you do not like it later in October.
Your child will be tested on the words that were sent home last week on Friday. They will only be asked to recognize and read the word, not spell it.
Please remember to turn in your child's writing ideas as soon as possible. The sooner they are turned in, the sooner we will be able to start decorating our "thinking caps".
Also, please continue sending your child to school with their homework. It is important that your child get the extra practice at home.
Thank you for getting all of the required forms in so quickly! Again, if there is anything you need, please let me know.
We will begin MAP testing tomorrow. The MAP is a tool our school uses to show student growth throughout the year. We are testing in the morning Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. Please make sure your child has a good breakfast and gets plenty of sleep this week! It is important that they have energy on these days because they can be draining for the kids this early in the year when they are still getting used to being here for the whole day. I'm sure your children have been coming home tired most days, just trying to get used to school.
Picture day is tomorrow. If you would like to buy your child's picture please have them bring the picture order envelope and money. It must be in tomorrow. You will be able to have your child re-take the photo if you do not like it later in October.
Your child will be tested on the words that were sent home last week on Friday. They will only be asked to recognize and read the word, not spell it.
Please remember to turn in your child's writing ideas as soon as possible. The sooner they are turned in, the sooner we will be able to start decorating our "thinking caps".
Also, please continue sending your child to school with their homework. It is important that your child get the extra practice at home.
Thank you for getting all of the required forms in so quickly! Again, if there is anything you need, please let me know.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Week of 9/3/12
We had a great first week! It is such a pleasure to have your children in my class this year. So many of them have great manners and seem to really have a love for school and learning!
Please remember that the Bus Safety, handbook, and party money need to be in this coming week. Also, if you would like to order Scholastic I need the orders online or brought in to me by Friday, September 7. Even if your child does not take the bus, they will need to bring the bus safety form back signed saying they read the form so that they can take the bus on our field trip that we will be taking in January.
We are starting our Math series this week so expect your child to begin coming home with homework. They may have homework every night with this math series but each page will have instructions on how to help your child and for you to also know what your child is expected to be learning throughout the switch to the new Common Core State Standards. As I mentioned at open house, if you have any questions about the new math or how to best help your child, please do not hesitate to ask.
I look forward to this school year and cannot wait to really dive into learning!
Upcoming Dates:
Monday, September 3- No School: Labor Day
Please remember that the Bus Safety, handbook, and party money need to be in this coming week. Also, if you would like to order Scholastic I need the orders online or brought in to me by Friday, September 7. Even if your child does not take the bus, they will need to bring the bus safety form back signed saying they read the form so that they can take the bus on our field trip that we will be taking in January.
We are starting our Math series this week so expect your child to begin coming home with homework. They may have homework every night with this math series but each page will have instructions on how to help your child and for you to also know what your child is expected to be learning throughout the switch to the new Common Core State Standards. As I mentioned at open house, if you have any questions about the new math or how to best help your child, please do not hesitate to ask.
I look forward to this school year and cannot wait to really dive into learning!
Upcoming Dates:
Monday, September 3- No School: Labor Day
Friday, August 24, 2012
Welcome to First Grade!
Welcome First Graders!!
My name is Ms. Marrano and I will be your child's first grade teacher. :) The beginning of the school year gets me so excited just like it has since I was kindergarten and first grade age myself.
This blog is for you, parents. I know how crazy life can get sometimes and it is so easy to lose things and forget what is due when. I promise to try my best to post as often as needed and to add reminders, as well as try to post over every weekend about the upcoming week.
On here you can find links to websites that are great for practice as well as others to help if your child forgets their spelling list or reading book at school or on the bus.
If you have any suggestions of great websites to include on the blog for the other parents, please let me know. I am always looking for fun ways to keep our tech-savvy students learning and LOVING learning.
First, a little about myself. I received my Elementary Education degree from Northern Illinois University, received my English as a Second Language endorsement from National-Louis University, and have just finished my Master's in Curriculum and Instruction from Concordia University. I believe that it is important to continue higher education to become an increasingly knowledgable teacher. I want your children to have the best opportunity to be great not only in first grade, but on their journey through education. My main goal is to create lifelong learners.
The first week of school is so much fun and we will enjoy getting to know each other and learning the rules and procedures in the classroom and school.
Your child will be coming home with a Park School folder. Please go through the folder and sign and return all forms in there. Main forms that you should be looking for are transportation, health, and student computer use forms. Please return these as soon as possible.
These Park School folders need to be taken home and returned to school every day. These are used as home/school communication and are important for getting important documents to and from school. Your child's homework will be placed in these as well every night.
I look forward to meeting you and your children! I am ready for the 2012-2013 school year!
<3 Ms. Marrano
Upcoming Dates:
*Monday, August 27- First day of school 8:00-10:00am
*Tuesday, August 28- First full day of school 8:00am-2:30pm
*Thursday, August 30- Open house 6:30-8:00pm
*Monday, September 3- No School (Labor Day)
ITEMS TO TURN IN:
*transportation form
*health services form
*computer lab agreement form
*class list permission
My name is Ms. Marrano and I will be your child's first grade teacher. :) The beginning of the school year gets me so excited just like it has since I was kindergarten and first grade age myself.
This blog is for you, parents. I know how crazy life can get sometimes and it is so easy to lose things and forget what is due when. I promise to try my best to post as often as needed and to add reminders, as well as try to post over every weekend about the upcoming week.
On here you can find links to websites that are great for practice as well as others to help if your child forgets their spelling list or reading book at school or on the bus.
If you have any suggestions of great websites to include on the blog for the other parents, please let me know. I am always looking for fun ways to keep our tech-savvy students learning and LOVING learning.
First, a little about myself. I received my Elementary Education degree from Northern Illinois University, received my English as a Second Language endorsement from National-Louis University, and have just finished my Master's in Curriculum and Instruction from Concordia University. I believe that it is important to continue higher education to become an increasingly knowledgable teacher. I want your children to have the best opportunity to be great not only in first grade, but on their journey through education. My main goal is to create lifelong learners.
The first week of school is so much fun and we will enjoy getting to know each other and learning the rules and procedures in the classroom and school.
Your child will be coming home with a Park School folder. Please go through the folder and sign and return all forms in there. Main forms that you should be looking for are transportation, health, and student computer use forms. Please return these as soon as possible.
These Park School folders need to be taken home and returned to school every day. These are used as home/school communication and are important for getting important documents to and from school. Your child's homework will be placed in these as well every night.
I look forward to meeting you and your children! I am ready for the 2012-2013 school year!
<3 Ms. Marrano
Upcoming Dates:
*Monday, August 27- First day of school 8:00-10:00am
*Tuesday, August 28- First full day of school 8:00am-2:30pm
*Thursday, August 30- Open house 6:30-8:00pm
*Monday, September 3- No School (Labor Day)
ITEMS TO TURN IN:
*transportation form
*health services form
*computer lab agreement form
*class list permission
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