Announcements:
Move in Day:
Move in day is scheduled for Monday, August 19th. Supplies may be brought in between the hours of 8:00AM-3:00PM. This day is set aside to alleviate any apprehension on the beginning of school, meeting their teacher, and finding their space in the classroom. I advise students to bring in all supplies, so they will have less items to carry into school on the first day of school, Tuesday, August 20th.
Library:
Date and time to be determined.
PTO Meetings:
PTO meetings are held in the school cafeteria at 8:00am.
Here are the dates for upcoming PTO meetings;
Log books:
Once students have completed the beginning of year assessments reading material will be assigned for your child to practice at home on Wednesday evenings. Log books will be placed in a Ziplock baggie and sent home on Wednesday evenings. My goal is for the child to read out loud to the parent so that they can hear themselves read out loud and work on fluency and inflection. The child may keep this book until the following Monday. There is a log sheet also inserted into the baggie. Please mark sheet with the title of book, your signature, and how well you felt your child read the book. There is a key code at the bottom of the log sheet to assist you in your marking.
Assignment books:
Students will write in their planners nightly any assignments they may have for the evening. They also include important events that are occurring the next day. Please look over the assignment book nightly and sign in the date box on the far left of that day's assignments. This is also a great way to begin conversations about your child's day at school. Inquire what they have learned that day as well as recall events or happenings coming up.
Snack time:
Snack time will be observed everyday around 9:00am. Children will need to bring in their own snack. Please be cognizant that this is an early morning snack. No candy, chips, or cookies is considered a nutritional snack. We are a peanut free classroom, but not in the cafeteria. Please insure your child knows what items in their lunchbox is for snack and lunch.
Homework:
Students in first grade normally have homework every night. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings, students will be assigned to reread their story from their basal reader with an adult. The students are practicing their fluency, comprehension, and decoding of words on these homework nights. Students usually have a math homework sheet that covers the latest skill that was introduced in class that afternoon. This is a review of what was practiced during the day. Eventually, students will be working on mastering math facts for weekly assessments. Late assignments will have a 10 point deduction. This will be noted at the top of their paper.
A no name paper will have a 10 point deduction as well at the top of the paper.
Grades:
Grades are posted weekly on our new school grading system, "RenWeb." You will need to log onto your child's account and monitor their grades. If you go to the St. Francis web page, instructions are posted on the "RenWeb" link at the top. Any questions about your account please contact Mr. Eddie Swierkos.
Scholastic Book orders:
Periodically, I place Scholastic book orders to help purchase books for the classroom for AR. Flyers will come home for you and your child to look through. Orders can be placed online or a check can be made out to Scholastics for your order. There will be a teacher code for you to use to place an order. Please look for this code on the letter that I send home with the flyer.
Move in day is scheduled for Monday, August 19th. Supplies may be brought in between the hours of 8:00AM-3:00PM. This day is set aside to alleviate any apprehension on the beginning of school, meeting their teacher, and finding their space in the classroom. I advise students to bring in all supplies, so they will have less items to carry into school on the first day of school, Tuesday, August 20th.
Library:
Date and time to be determined.
PTO Meetings:
PTO meetings are held in the school cafeteria at 8:00am.
Here are the dates for upcoming PTO meetings;
Log books:
Once students have completed the beginning of year assessments reading material will be assigned for your child to practice at home on Wednesday evenings. Log books will be placed in a Ziplock baggie and sent home on Wednesday evenings. My goal is for the child to read out loud to the parent so that they can hear themselves read out loud and work on fluency and inflection. The child may keep this book until the following Monday. There is a log sheet also inserted into the baggie. Please mark sheet with the title of book, your signature, and how well you felt your child read the book. There is a key code at the bottom of the log sheet to assist you in your marking.
Assignment books:
Students will write in their planners nightly any assignments they may have for the evening. They also include important events that are occurring the next day. Please look over the assignment book nightly and sign in the date box on the far left of that day's assignments. This is also a great way to begin conversations about your child's day at school. Inquire what they have learned that day as well as recall events or happenings coming up.
Snack time:
Snack time will be observed everyday around 9:00am. Children will need to bring in their own snack. Please be cognizant that this is an early morning snack. No candy, chips, or cookies is considered a nutritional snack. We are a peanut free classroom, but not in the cafeteria. Please insure your child knows what items in their lunchbox is for snack and lunch.
Homework:
Students in first grade normally have homework every night. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings, students will be assigned to reread their story from their basal reader with an adult. The students are practicing their fluency, comprehension, and decoding of words on these homework nights. Students usually have a math homework sheet that covers the latest skill that was introduced in class that afternoon. This is a review of what was practiced during the day. Eventually, students will be working on mastering math facts for weekly assessments. Late assignments will have a 10 point deduction. This will be noted at the top of their paper.
A no name paper will have a 10 point deduction as well at the top of the paper.
Grades:
Grades are posted weekly on our new school grading system, "RenWeb." You will need to log onto your child's account and monitor their grades. If you go to the St. Francis web page, instructions are posted on the "RenWeb" link at the top. Any questions about your account please contact Mr. Eddie Swierkos.
Scholastic Book orders:
Periodically, I place Scholastic book orders to help purchase books for the classroom for AR. Flyers will come home for you and your child to look through. Orders can be placed online or a check can be made out to Scholastics for your order. There will be a teacher code for you to use to place an order. Please look for this code on the letter that I send home with the flyer.