Room 208: Mrs. Erin Hernandez*Product of Catholic Education*California State University of San Marcos

-BA in Liberal Studies with an emphasis on Sociology

*Holds California and Ohio teaching licenses*4th Year at Sacred Heart*Married for 2 years

Meet Your TeacherRoom 209: Miss Amanda Graber

*University of Cincinnati -BA of Science in Early Childhood Education

*Holds Ohio teaching licenses *3rd year teacher, 1st year teaching SHS

*Coaches High School Varsity Soccer

Meet the AssistantsRoom 208: Mrs. Debbie Muskopf

Room 209: Mrs. Helen Stengel

• Reading Groups• Divided into 4 groups• Alternate teachers & assistants• Mrs. Sackenheim will see a group 1 or 2 times a week

• Focus• Fluency• Comprehension• Themes

Phonics• Continued instruction through Project Read (phonics

instruction in Kindergarten)

Concepts:• Consonants• Vowels• Digraphs• Blends

• Word Families

Homework-Students are expected to read 4 times a week for 20

minutes or 5 times a week for 15 minutes.*This may be to you or taking turns reading alternating pages

-Calendars will be given out at the beginning of each month*Please send these in every Monday so we can check them – these count towards a homework grade

Book It-Pizza Hut rewards: October through March

HandwritingHandwriting Rules:

• Sit up straight and tall• Lean forward

• Hold your pencil correctly• 2 finger space

Common Core• Writing Personal Narratives

• Using small moments • How to Writing

• Procedural writing• Creating an All About Book

• A research based, non-fiction writing project• Writing Realistic Fiction• Writing Opinions• Writing Review

• Opinion writing unit

Grammar1. Create a complete sentence2. Add capitals and periods3. Use other forms of punctuation such as question marks

and exclamation marks• They should be applying what they are learning throughout

their work as they continue to learn new material• Parts of Speech

• Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives

• Common Core• Topics Covered:

• Number Sense• Addition and Subtraction Strategies• Measurement• Graphing • 2D and 3D Shapes• Measurement

• H.O.T. Problems• Homework• Tests• Lessons are posted on e-classroom page daily• Timed Addition/Subtraction Tests

Topics Covered• Sates of Matter (solid, liquid, gas)• Sound Waves• Seasons• Observing living and non-living things • Life Cycle• 5 Senses

Archdiocese of Cincinnati- Health Education• Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs• Healthy Eating • Personal Health and Wellness• Safety and Injury Prevention

Religion• Finding God 2013 series• Topics covered:

• Prayers• Bible Stories• Saints• Sacraments• Church• Holy Celebrations• Sunday Gospel

Topics Covered • Past and Present• Inventors• Citizenship• Leaders• U.S. Symbols• Needs and Wants• Goods and Services • Maps

ArtTopics Covered• Self Portraits• Mosaics• Stamping • Hand art project

• Read 20 minutes a day 4 times a week OR 15 minutes a day 5 times a week

• Handwriting / Grammar• Math worksheet – related to lesson/topics covered in class• Should NOT take your child more than 30 minutes to

complete. If it does takes your child longer than 30 minutes stop and initial the paper! Always start with math homework first.

Absences• Unexcused Absences

• Vacations• By school policy, classwork and homework is not allowed to be given out ahead of

time.

• Excused Absences• Illness, Doctors appointments

• Work may be sent home with sibling or neighbor- please let Mrs. St. Clair know when you call the absence in if this is the option you would like so we have time to get the work together.

• Regardless of the type of absence, students has same amount of days missed to make up their work (ex. 1 day missed, 1 day to make up the work)

• Tardies – Students MUST be in their classroom by 8:05 am or they will be marked tardy. • 3 tardies = 1 detention (school policy)

Grade Scale:Outstanding: O (99-100 %)Very Good: S+ (90-98%)Satisfactory: S (80-89%)

Some Improvement Needed: S- (70-79%)Much Improvement Needed: N (0-69%)

Other Marks:+ / - : You may see this for behavior, effort, personal development on

the report card

Grades will be updated at least bi-weekly.

Morning MeetingHandwriting/Phonics/Grammar

WritingReading Groups

MathLunch/Recess

Social Studies/ Science/ HealthReligion

Monday – Gym

Tuesday – Gym

Wednesday – Music & Computers

Thursday – Spanish & Library

Friday - Music

Lunch & Recess• Leave for lunch at 11:25 and return from recess at 12:10• Students may bring toys out to recess at their own risk• Start sending a coat with your child as the weather

changes• They may keep coats in their locker

• Only Sacred Heart coats are permitted to be worn during class time.

Classroom Management• Clip Chart

• Note Home

• Conduct Points/ Detentions• School disciplinary system. IS implemented in 1st

grade.• Detentions: Thursdays 3:05 pm - 3:35 pm in an

assigned teacher’s classroom

• Marble Party

Star of the Week• Will begin in October

• Each student will get a turn (one full week)• Monday – bring in poster (which will be provided), will be line leader the

entire week

• Tuesday – Lunch in classroom with teacher and chosen friend, may bring favorite toy or stuffed animal to school for the day

• Wednesday – bring a favorite book to share with the class during morning meeting.

• Thursday – share a special prayer written by Star Student

• Friday – Show & Tell, letters written to star by classmates

• Birthdays• Contact ahead of time to set up a time and day to

celebrate your child’s birthday• Read their favorite story, sing, & share a treat• PEANUT FREE treats please

• The Story of Jesus’ Birth• Christmas program• Both classes together

Classroom Parties• Halloween• Ornament • Christmas

• Valentine’s Day• End of the Year Party

• These parties are planned by the room parent and volunteers will be organized by the room parent

• Niederman Family Farm – Fall – Date: TBD

• Cincinnati Zoo – Spring

• Play – possible (Spring)

• Chaperone information will be included in field trip cover sheet that will be sent home closer to the time of the field trip

Parent/ Teacher Conferences:October 22 and 27

NO SCHOOL OCTOBER 23

• Ascend• Grades• E-classroom pages

• Math lessons• Bulk Emails

• Think Central• Math games• Access to homework and classwork workbooks

Erin Hernandezehernandez@shjs.org

Amanda Graberagraber@shjs.org

If we do not respond back within 24 hours, we most likely did not receive your email.

We may not respond to emails on the weekend or past 7 pm week night evenings.

School phone number : (513) 858-4215

Communication is very important to the both of us. Open communication will help create a cohesive, successful year for your student.

The End!