Ms. Phillip introduces herself as the first grade teacher for the upcoming school year. She outlines some of the core subjects that will be taught like math, reading, science, and social studies. She also discusses classroom policies regarding homework, behavior charts, and contact information for parents. The overall message is one of welcome and setting expectations for a productive year of learning.

1. Education is the Key
Ms. Phillip’s First Grade
Parents and families, comes in with their home- with green, yellow, and red. Wednesday, February 23,2011
My name is Ms. work incomplete, they have Green being good, yellow
Phillip and I am going to be the opportunity to complete meaning ok, and red mean-
your child’s teacher this it during their recess time. ing not a good day. We are
year. I am looking forward If they continuously come going to have a great, pro- Contact Information
to talking with all of you in with incomplete work, I ductive school year!  CandicePhillip@pgpcs.org
and working with my future will make a call home and
 301-860-0052
scholars. The curriculum explain the issue. As far as
the classroom rules go, we  Please feel free to con-
will include math, reading
will make them up as a tact me if you have any
and writing, science, and questions, concerns, or if
social studies. Other class. There will be behav-
you would like to visits
classes they will participate ior cards that are white,
our classroom or volun-
in are music, P.E., and Span- blue, and yellow. Everyone teer to help out, or
ish. We will planning field starts off with the white schedule a conference.
trips that will balance fun card. If the misbehaves,
 Once again welcome to
and education to keep the they have to turn their
the first grade class and
students engaged. card. They will have a be- Draw your imagina-
let’s work hard to make
havior chart they take tion.
this the best year ever!
Policies home everyday for you to
My homework policy goes as initial. They chart will let u
followers: If the student know how they did that day,
Rosa Parks sat so
Martin Luther King
Jr. could walk, Mar-
Supplies, Supplies, Supplies tin walked so Presi-
dent Barack Obama
Crayons Pocket Folder could run, Obama
Scissors 2 Boxes of Tissue ran so we can fly!
Pencils Hand Sanitizer ~Anonymous
Erasers 2 Rolls of Paper Towels Let’s fly to higher
learning!
Glue Stick
Color Pencils

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