Where Faith Meets Learning
Absent Notes: If your child misses school, please send in a note with the date and reason for your child's absence. The nurse must be called as well.
Behavior: Our class follows a traffic light system. If your child ends the day on a green light, he or she made good choices. Yellow and red lights mean that poor behavior took place and notes will go home that need to be signed and returned.
Birthdays: Each child will get a birthday crown for the day. We will also complete a special birthday book during class that will get sent home with the birthday boy or birthday girl.
Dismissal: Notes must be sent in if there is a change in the way your child usually goes home.
Google Classroom: Our remote learners will be utilizing Google Classroom for assignments. In school students will be set up with accounts as well. Login information has been sent home.
Grading:
4- Student work demonstrates a thorough and consistent understanding of grade level standards and objectives. Student completes work independently and integrates learned concepts and skills.
3- Student work demonstrates an understanding of grade level standards and objectives. Student completes work satisfactorily and applies expected skills to work.
2- Student work demonstrates partial understanding of grade level standards and objectives. Student exhibits inconsistent understanding and application of concepts and skills.
1- Student work demonstrates minimal understanding of grade level standards and objectives; evidences very limited organizational, reasoning, and critical thinking skills; completing independent tasks only with assistance, struggles with grade level standards and objectives producing less than expected work.
Homework: Homework assignments are given Monday-Thursday. Please initial your child's homework each day.
Lunch Money: Weekly lunch forms must be submitted with lunch money on Monday mornings.
Reading Log: Our goal this year is to read 100 books! The title and author of each book read together at home gets recorded on a log that will be provided. With each 10 books your child finishes, there is an activity for him or her to do at the bottom of the page based on one of the books. Children will earn a special reading related prize after they hand in each reading log.
Snack: Snack may be sent in each day. Please have your child bring his/her own water bottle from home and a snack in a disposable bag.
Uniforms: Please refer to info. that has been sent to you. Gym uniforms are worn to school on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
MONDAY: Spanish
TUESDAY: Art
WEDNESDAY: Gym and Music
THURSDAY: Gym
FRIDAY: Music
Scholastic Books
Now more than ever it is so important for your child to have books in the home. Plus our class gets FREE books with every order!
Class Order Due Date: 1/29/21
Connect to Our Class Page: here
Shop the flyers with your child: here
All books ship to the class, and I hand them out to the kids to take home.
Thank you for encouraging the love of reading!
PS: Feel free to forward the class page link to extended family who may want to support your child’s reading.
Mrs. Shea
Class Code: N3QX3
Please use the following link to access i-Ready assignments:
https://login.i-ready.com/
Resources
http://www.ixl.com/signin/stchrisschool
Math practice
https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/content/hsp/math/gomath2015/na/grk-6/on_the_spot_videos_9780544251519_/index.html
Go Math "How to" Videos
http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/u/3457376
Teach Your Monster to Read
Catholic Faith Network - Mass Schedule
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Mrs. Shea has been teaching for thirteen years at St. Christopher's School. She has taught first, second, and fifth grade. Mrs. Shea graduated from St. Joseph's College with a Bachelor's degree in Child Study, and a Master's degree in Literacy and Cognition. Mrs. Shea holds five New York State teaching certifications in areas of General and Special Education, as well as Literacy. In addition, Mrs. Shea has earned her Basic Theology Certificate from the Diocese of Rockville Centre.