1. Welcome to Parent Information Night
First Grade

2. Introduction Miss Angela Lollino First year at St. James School
Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from University of Illinois

3. Classroom Expectations
Follow Classroom and School Rules
Individual Behavior Plan
If needed- behavior chart
Whole Class Behavior Plan
Cotton Ball Jar
When class is making full effort to follow class expectations (ex: quiet in the hallway, on-task writing, silently reading/working) = 1 cotton ball in the jar
When jar is full, class will have a celebration
together (ex: Readathon, lunch with the
teacher, movie, etc.)

4. Important Information
Birthdays
Celebrate with a snack from the SJS approved list (no frozen treats)
Guest reader
Scholastic Reading Club
Book order forms and code

5. Homework
If student is absent, their homework will be sent to the office where siblings/parents can pick it up.
Every Night:
Read for 20 minutes every night
Parent initial on weekly calendar
Practice spelling words
Tuesday:Math Worksheet(starting next week)
Wednesday: Math Worksheet & Find 6 words that fit the spelling pattern for that week.
Thursday: STUDY!
Simple Solutions - practice quiz (This week!)
Spelling Words (starting week of Sept. 10th)
Return weekly reading calendar with the 3 activities completed attached. (starting week of Sept. 10th)

8. First Grade Schedule Lunch and Recess: 12:30-1:10
Snack: Daily in the mornings
Please make sure your child’s snack is from the SJS approved food list.
Music on Monday
PE on Wednesday
Library on Thursday
Mass and PE on Friday

9. ELA Curriculum Reading: Writing
Develop fluency, comprehension and vocabulary
Learn how to reflect, analyze and discuss across all genres of literature
Work will be kept in a three subject notebook
Writing
Throughout all the curriculum
Direct instruction begins in January
Narrative
Informational
Persuasive
Poetry

10. ELA Curriculum Cont’d Language: Phonics/Spelling:
Parts of Speech
Sentence Structure
Daily Language in January
Phonics/Spelling:
Long and Short Vowel Patterns
Blends and Diagraphs
Initial, medial, and final sounds
Compound Words
Syllables
Word Wall (High Frequency Words)
Each week we will focus on four words in class.

11. Spelling Zaner Bloser Differentiated lists
Students will take a pretest each week to determine which list they will be working with that week.

12. Math Curriculum Manipulative use and technology
- Daily Practice and instruction towards mastery of concepts
Addition and Subtraction
Fact Families
Telling Time
Reading a Calendar
Fractions
Geometry
Measurement
Manipulative use and
technology

13. Science and Social Studies Curriculum
Science: Pearson Elevate Science
(New Curriculum at SJS!!)
Next Generation Science Standards
Problem based learning
STEM connections
Coding and innovation to engage students & build 21st century skills
Hands on Labs
Social Studies: Interactive Notebook!
Focus on the United States and what makes our country unique
Past, present, and future events and people
Geography
Holidays
Election

14. Religion and Social Religion Social Development Second Step
Explore life of Jesus through Gospel and classroom activities
Prayer
Recognize their special place in God’s Family
Social Development
Second Step
Hands on activities for Social and
academic success
Skills for learning, self-regulation,
empathy, emotion management, etc.

15. Grading Policy Grade Description M – Mastered
Consistently Demonstrates
S – Successful
Frequently Demonstrates
E – Emerging
Occasionally Demonstrates
N – Not Yet
Rarely/ Never Demonstrates
*first report card - should rarely have “M”

16. What can you do to help? Encourage your child to read daily.
Check frequently for communication.
Read through the weekly newsletter.
Do not hesitate to contact me with concerns or questions.

17. Seesaw Online student portfolio
Students share work with parents & teacher
Easy way to communicate, send out reminders
Each child has unique QR code - only parents can see what their child is doing! Y

19. Contact Information
Miss Angela Lollino
Classroom Website