WelcomWelcomee

to Room 121!

All about Mrs. Dunning!• I have a Bachelor’s of Education in Math and Elementary

Education from the University of Miami in FL and a Master’s of

Education in Elementary and Special Education from

Cambridge College in MA

• I have taught first grade for a year and a half and fifth grade

for half a year in Miami, and I taught 8th grade math last year

in Lavernia, TX.

• I worked as a professional aide with 2nd and 3rd grade students

with autism in Belmont, MA for 3 years.

• My husband Bruno and I have been married for 3 years and

we have a fur baby (cat) named Tucker.

ClassroomClassroomRulesRules

Classroom Rules

1. Listen to the teacher2. Sit nicely

3. Wait your turn to speak. 4. Use nice words.

5. Treat people kindly. 6. Only use safe supplies.

7. Keep your hands to yourself. 8. Raise your hand.

Important Important timestimes

RecessRecess11:20

LunchLunch10:45

SpecialsSpecials01:30

DismissalDismissal02:15

This year’s This year’s subjectssubjects

Math• BE SURE AND LOG ONTO FIRST IN MATH AT

HOME!!! www.firstinmath.com

• Students’ user name is their ID number, and their

password is their ID number with abc after it (no

spaces!)

• We have been learning addition and graphing

and now will start shapes.

Language Arts• We have been working hard building

our stamina for our Daily 5 rotations.

So far we have been practicing the

two stations:

Read to Self and Work on Writing

• We will be starting on:Read to SomeoneListen to ReadingWord Work

Social Studies

We learn a lot about rules and community

in first grade. We have been learning

about past, present and future this six

weeks.

Did you help your student complete their

timeline?

Science• We have been learning about

observable properties this six

weeks. Ask your child about the

size, shape, texture and weight

of objects to help reinforce those

concepts.

Computers• • We have four computers in our

classroom that we share with one

another. We take turns during our

Power Hour and also at various times

during the day. We also go to

computers during our specials, and we

have a scheduled computer

lab time.

HomeworkHomework

Homework• Students will now be using a BEE binder to carry their

agendas, spelling spirals, notes from home and school and

homework in. They will also have pockets of resources to use

at home to help with homework. These binders go back and

forth from home and school every day.

• Students will write homework down in their agendas every

day. Please check their agenda to know which assignments

they should be working on at home. Agendas will travel back

and forth between home and school in the BEE binder.

• Each student has a spelling spiral that they use to write their

spelling words in. They bring this back and forth from home

and school in their BEE binder.

Homework• Students read 20 minutes (or listen to

someone read to them) nightly and record

the name of the book in their reading log.

• Students will practice spelling words for the

week using the strategy written in their

agenda. (e.g. Wacky words, Silly sentences,

3 x each, Rainbow words)• .

What What happens happens

when I am when I am absent?absent?

When you are absent…

• Remember to send a note for your

child’s absence within 3 days or the

absence will be unexcused.

Any Any questionsquestions

??

Please Ask!• Fill out the conference form on your child’s

desk and give it to me.

• Email me (the best way to reach me) at:

jdunning@judsonisd.org

• Visit our class website:

http://school.judsonisd.org/webpages/jdunni

ng/

• Call the school and leave me a message:

210-662-2220