Mrs. Teehan’s First Grade

Welcome to Back– to –School Night!

Info. About Mrs. Teehan

• Teaching for 13 years in both private and public institutions

• This is my 7th year teaching at SHS

• Undergraduate degree from WCU

• Master’s degree from Temple

• Married with 3 sons: 6, 4, 2 years

Contact information

• 610-522-4300 X4502

• jteehan@sedelco.org

• Homework sheet

• letter

Attendance

• Please make sure your child arrives at school on time – 8:40 a.m.

• Please pick up promptly at 3:20 p.m.• I have Thursday afternoon duty until 3:30• Send in an absent note if your child is

absent• Today’s Child provides before/after

school care

Food info.

• Snack everyday during p.m. break

• Breakfast program – 8:15 – 8:35 a.m.

• Fill out Free and reduced lunch forms

• Cafeteria – 610-522-4300 X4541

• Monthly lunch calendar

Supplies and Materials

• Crayons - Tissues

• Pencils/erasers - Hand sanitizer

• Glue stick - Wipes

• 2 folders (H, D)

• Dry erase marker

• Scissors

Specials

• – Music

• – Library - BOOK FAIR!!!!

– PE (sneakers)

• – Art

• – Music

Behavior

• Rules

• Consequences (Think Sheet)

• Warning (3 strikes/out)

• Time out (in class or on the wall)

• Call Home (teacher or student)

• Behavior plan

Birthday Protocol

• FRUIT!!!!!!!!!!

• No drinks

• No sheet cakes please

• No balloons please

• 25 students

• Summer Bdays = June

Grades

• Test folders will be sent home periodically

• Grade equivalents:– V ( A – 90’s)– G ( B – mid to high 80’s)– S ( C – around the 80 range)– N ( D- low 70’s and below)

Homework

• H ( Homework ) folder goes home every night• Weekly vocabulary list • Reading and Math worksheet every night except

Friday – please watch penmanship!!!• Please sign HW sheet every night

Intervention

• Dibels (Dynamic Indicator of Basic Literacy Skills) test and Running Records by Rigby

• Intensive, Strategic, Benchmark

• Flexible groups based on students’ needs

• Progress is monitored

• Yields high success!

New Math Program: Go Math

• Back to the basics – teaching for mastery

• Small group instruction

• Enhances cognitive awareness

• Excellent grouping opportunities with materials

• Requires modeling and explaining (Show/Tell What You Know)

New Writing Curriculum

• 2 yrs ago: New Reading instruction method to increase comprehension through REACH program.

• This year: New Writing Curriculum through REACH.

• Expanding from Kid Writing

• Focusing on Core Standards

Journeys Reading Program

• Linked to Common Core Standards

• 50/50 Fiction and Non-Fiction

• Teaching the SKILLS, not the story

Field Trips

• Milky Way Farms• Fall• Play clothes and

sneakers• Bag lunch• Behavior affects

invitation

• Circus• Winter

• Longwood Gardens• Spring

Conclusion

• Thank you !!

• Please feel free to contact me at any time for any reason.

• I look forward to a successful school year!