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These spelling words are for room 157 English literacy-Mrs. Canalori

Spelling Test #2

Trick words/sight words

 These words are used often in the English language. Trick words are words that are hard to sound out (ex. said, the, come, etc.)The repetition of reading and writing these words will help your child remember them.

Test will be given on Friday, September 22nd

1. blue
2. jump
3. three
4. down
5. make
6. can

Greetings First Graders and Parents,

              Thank you to all the families that have sent in tissues and/or cleaning wipes. They will definitely be put to good use.

Monday is early dismissal, Tuesday is back to school night and there is no school Thursday.

Below is an overview of what we will be covering in the 1st grade English classroom.

1st grade reminders:

• Always look at the John C. Daniels website and first grade blog for upcoming events and information.  (I post my spelling words on the blog every week)
• Attendance is taken at 8:45 and this is when our instruction begins. Please be sure that your child is here by 8:30 to give them enough time to unpack and eat breakfast.
• You may want to send your child dressed in layers. A navy blue sweatshirt/sweater is our school policy. If it is any other color, your child will be asked to remove it.
•  If you are planning to have a birthday celebration in school, the item must be sent into school and the celebration will take place immediately following lunch 12:00-12:15. Please let us know in advance and be advised that we do have allergies in our class.
• Please send in a dated note if your child will be going home a different way than usual. If you send an email during the day, please be sure the teacher responds back to you acknowledging the change.  If they do not email you back, call the office.
• I would also like to ask you to practice shoe tying at home if your child does not know how to tie his/her shoes.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please contact me.

  Mrs. Canalori

mindy.canalori@new-haven.k12.ct.us

We had a wondeful first day in first grade! It was great getting to know each other.

Below is the specials schedule for each homeroom. Please remind your child to wear sneakers and their PE clothes on gym days. If you have any questions, let us know. Thank you.

Specials

Monday       Music 157

                   Art 158

Tuesday       Gym/PE 157

                   Gym/PE 158

Wednesday     Art 157

                     Gym/PE 158

Thursday        Art 157

                    Music 158

Friday            Gym/PE 157

                                 Art 158

Greetings First Graders and Parents,

              I want to welcome you and your child to first grade. First grade is a very exciting year. Your child will grow socially, emotionally and academically in so many ways. My name is Mindy Canalori and I'm a first grade English teacher at JCD. I'm excited to start this school year with your child.

              Over summer vacation, I enjoyed spending time with my husband, two children and our little Yorkie . It has been a busy start to the school year for my own children. My son Christian is a junior at The Sound School and my daughter Melina is a 7th grader. I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you and hearing about your summer vacation.

Welcome to first grade!  My name is Kacey Mason and I am so excited to say that I will be teaching alongside Mrs. Canalori this year!  We will both have our own literacy groups (more information to follow on that!) and I will co-teach with Mrs. Canalori in the afternoon.  I am excited and look forward to a wonderful year filled with learning and fun!

Over summer vacation, I also enjoyed spending time with my husband and three children.  We spent some time traveling and spent lots of time in our pool! My daughter, Zoe, is starting second grade and my twins, Lilli and Noah, will be in kindergarten

Notes:

* We will update the 1^st grade blog on the JCD website weekly.

* If there is a change in the way your child goes home, please send in a note. *Please bring ID if your child is going to be picked up.

              As parents ourselves, we believe in strong teacher/parent communication.  We’re looking forward to our partnership to make this a great year for your child. I can be reached via email at mindy.canalori@new-haven.k12.ct.us or kacey.mason@new-haven.k12.ct.us or (475) 220-3600. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

Supply list for English and Spanish

• backpack
• 1 two pocket folder (This will stay in school to be used as their writing folder)
• Optional: tissues for the classroom
• Do not send in personal supplies such as pencils, sharpeners, markers or crayons.
• We will provide your child with a school/home notebook that they will have to bring back and forth daily.

  We will have a great school year!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Canalori and Mrs. Mason