Ms. Hohnbaum welcomes students to her first grade class. She aims to prepare students for second grade by adhering to a strict but fun schedule. Ms. Hohnbaum is in her first year of teaching and enjoys camping in the summer. She looks forward to meeting parents at upcoming events like open house and a welcome back potluck. Students will learn skills like addition, telling time, and writing poetry over the course of the year using technology like smart boards and computers.

1. WELCOME TO MS.
HOHNBAUM’S FIRST GRADE
CLASS!
My Vision for the Class A Little about Myself
My goal for this year is to get students My name is Bree Hohnbaum and this is
prepared for next year, so they will go into my first year teaching! I have an
second grade ready and eager to learn for their
next teacher. I would like students to come to
amazing fiancé who added a new addition
class prepared with the supplies listed on the to our little family this Christmas by
supply list and be ready to start class when the
buying me a leopard gecko who we named
bell rings.
Hairy. I love to camp and do fun
Though we will have a strict schedule to
summertime things, but in the winter I
adhere to, the class mood will be relaxed and
fun, so that they will know that learning can be enjoy snowboarding or just hanging out at
fun, and they can do anything they put their home with a nice cup of hot cocoa. I look
minds to.
forward to meeting you all and I hope
that this year will be as knowledgeable
for me as it is for your children! Parent
teacher conferences start the second week
of school, so I can meet you all!
Get Involved!
There are many ways that you, the parent,
can get involved in your child’s school life.
One of the ways you can help out is to
monitor their homework and make sure that
you check and sign off on their weekly
Friday folder. This folder will also include a
Did you know there are 480,000 busses in the US? newsletter much like this one stating what
we will be covering the following week and
Students in the first grade are adapting to what the student will need to complete
being in school for a whole day instead of just a outside of school. Showing up for parent-
half day like they had done the previous year, in teacher conferences is encouraged.
kindergarten. This can be a hard adaption for
some students. Since the mood of my Another thing you can do is volunteer either
in the classroom, whenever you would like,
classroom will be relaxed and a ton of fun, this
or you can sign up to go on field trips with
will make the transition a great deal smoother
us and help chaperone. Getting involved as
for not only the students, but for all of you much as possible in your child’s school life
and me as well. I look forward to having a is essential for them to succeed. I hope
fantastic year in a super-fun setting! you will all take the initiative in this and
make it a great year!

2. More Things about This Year
Technology With Class Activities and Important
Technology is a huge trend in classrooms today Content Areas
and I plan to use this to my full advantage. We
are moving toward a time where we depend of
Students will be able to add and subtract
technology and it is extremely important for your
numbers through 10 by the end of the
children to learn to use technology effectively. We
year and also be able to tell time and
will be using a variety of technology-based things
know the days and months on a
through the year to get the students started. We
calendar. Students will also learn about
are lucky enough, at our school, to have Smart
their family history and the groups of
Boards for all of our classrooms. I will use this
daily and do many of the lessons on this. We are people they are associated with like
also lucky enough to have a set of three family, friends, neighbors, etc. For
classroom computers that the students will use Science, students will be able to learn to
mostly every day for reading, spelling, and math move objects and also explain the past,
subjects. Most of your children will already know present, and future. We will be doing
how to use a computer and have many other some experiments in Science as well.
technological devices at your own home, but I will Students will learn about how to be
teach the students manners, and how to use them healthy in both a physical and a
effectively. nutritional way. They will attempt to
influence healthy habits in others.
Students will learn about poetry while
writing their own. They will also spend
time writing and telling stories. The
students will have a spelling list they
need to work on with you throughout
the year and this will go home with the
Reminders to Parents
students each week. We will also be
Don’t forget to come to parent- practicing handwriting, so if you parents
teacher night and open house would help out with this at home, the
next week. We will also be having
students will be more prepared when we
a welcome back potluck with the
students and their parents in get into this. There is many more things
about three weeks, and I will send we will be doing through the year, but
home a sign-up list for you. We these are just a few highlights. You can
would like ALL parents to attend,
count on your student, by the end of the
so make sure and mark it off on
your calendars. Thanks! year, learning much more than you
would have expected!