Meet the Teacher

My name is Mrs. Kaminsky. I am a first grade teacher at Ashland Elementary. I am devoted to my job and this district. I am a graduate of Mount Carmel Area High School.

I graduated from East Stroudsburg University with Bachelor of Science degrees in Early Childhood and Elementary Education.

This is my 16^th year teaching for North Schuylkill School District. I have previously taught at Holy Spirit School.

This job is one I love and find very rewarding.

Email: nkaminsky@northschuylkill.net

Classroom Rules

We respect others and their property.

We keep our hands, feet, and objects to ourselves.

We are prepared for class.

We are responsible for our actions at all times.

Curriculum and Books

Reading- Harcourt Collections

- Comprehension skills including main idea, details, sequencings and understandings

- Vocabulary development

- Phonics review

Phonics- Saxon

- Initial, medial, and ending sounds

- Letter recognition

- Letter clusters

- Words

- Syllables

Math- Harcourt Math- Pennsylvania Edition

- Addition

- Subtraction

- Counting to 100 by 1, 2, 5, and 10

- Money

- Time

- Measurement

- Shapes and patterns

Spelling- Saxon Phonics

- Reinforcement of Saxon skills

Handwriting- Zaner-Bloser

- Letter formation

- Number formation

- Writing a sentence

Language Arts- Harcourt Collections

- Telling sentence

- Asking sentence

- Nouns

- Verbs

- Adjectives

- Composition- Kidwriting

· Write good sentences beginning with a capital letter and ending with correct punctuation

· Express an idea, event, feeling, or opinion

· Add details to an idea, event, feeling, or opinion

· Improve spelling skills

· Improve handwriting skills

Social Studies- McGraw-Hill

- We Belong—Family and Friends

- It Happened in America

- Americans Celebrate

- Where We Live- maps, graphs, geography

Science- McGraw-Hill

- Five senses

- Weather

- Animals

- Plants

Health- Theme Units

- Food/ Nutrition

- Safety

- Dental Health

- AIDS