Curriculum Afternoon

Updated: Documents to download... expectations and timetable found at the end of this post!


Dear Parents,
If you missed curriculum afternoon from 2:45pm - 3: 15pm here is an overview of what we discussed:

• Today was only to discuss routines, polices and procedures
• This was just a meeting to get to know me as your child's teacher

Attendance/dismissal:

• Starting Monday we will be lining up at LINE __________
• If your child is away please call the school

Are my children allowed to walk home?:

Most children are picked up by parents, family member, guardian or take a bus home. If there are any changes to your children's dismissal it needs to be notified in writing. You may also contact the office. If you allow your child to walk home, a letter must be sent to the teacher. No exceptions.

Lunch:

• If your child is staying in the lunchroom or going home for lunch for just one day. Please notify me by writing me a note or they will be sent to the lunchroom or home as usual.
• Lunchroom Routine: students eat for 15 minutes and then go outside for 45 minutes. During the winter students will still be expected to go outside for 45 minutes.

Snack Program:

• If your child paid 15 dollars for the snack program - everyday your child with receive a healthy snack
  For example
  Wednesday:
  Cucumber slices, bread crackers and cheese
  Thursday:
  Children had small yogurt and raisin bread
• Snack is served from 10:20-10:30am (recess) 

Dressing/Clothes/indoor and outdoor shoes:
Children are expected to dress themselves in a timely manner.Changing their shoes and especially in the winter time. When students are responsible for putting on and taking off their own winter jacket, snow pants and boots.

Reporting Cycle:
November - Progress Report ( no letter grade)
February - Winter Report (letter grade)
June - End of year Report (letter grade)

Questions/ interviews:
If you have questions, concerns  or want to set up an interview time please write me a note and we can discuss it further.
Please note it has only been a few weeks since your child has been attending Grade 1 - further concerns and updates from me will be brought to your attention as soon as possible if needed.

Homework:

• 10 minutes of reading at home
• Borrow-a-Book program to start mid-October

Websites to help your child learn and grow:
You can find great websites to help your child read, write, and learn mathematics using these links:

• Reading and Writing : http://www.starfall.com/
• Math: http://www.ictgames.com/counting.htm
• All areas of the curriculum: http://linktolearning.com/
    

If you couldn't make it to curriculum afternoon:
I will be sending home two notes with your child

1) Overview of the year what your child will be learning from September to the end of June (click to download PDF document)
2) Timetable - 10 day cycle (click to download PDF document)

Have a terrific Thursday,

Miss Mohammed

What do your children do all day?

Making the adjustment from half-day kindergarten to full-day Grade One is often difficult for most students. Are you finding your children are tired after school? I usually find that it takes a good month to six weeks before the students are really settled in and completely comfortable with routines in the classroom.

There is so much to learn and so much that is new in Grade One! Having their own desk, learning to keep it tidy and being responsible for their own supplies is a change from kindergarten. Where do I hand in my work? What do I do when I’m finished? How do I log in to my computer? Did I remember to log out? Where does this picture book go? Do I use markers or crayons in my Math book? What do those black squiggles on the page say? Am I going home for lunch? Am I staying in the lunch room? Did I remember to put away my lunch bag in room 135's lunch-bin? Did I remember to bring my notes home to my parents? change my shoes? stack my chair? . . . the list goes on!!

So if your children are tired (or grumpy) after school, please remember that they have spent all day working VERY hard.

Thorncliffe Park Public School is on a ten-day cycle.

Everyday your child will have either gym or music and on days: 8 and 10 they will have both classes. If you don't have a schedule you can request one - and its no problem ;)

Every month you will receive a calendar and a note about what your child is learning.
Please remember to post the classroom calendar somewhere at home to remember important days throughout the month.

Take care,

Ms. Mohammed

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 Dear Families,

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I’m looking forward to meeting you all soon. Please introduce yourself and come in and have a look at where you child will be spending this very special first year of school.

Have a Happy Monday


Ms. Mohammed