Susan Burns
1st grade
Ashland Elementary Center
(570)
875-2371
My name is Susan Burns and I am a first grade teacher at Ashland Elementary Center. I graduated from Bloomsburg University in 1992, with Bachelors of Science degrees in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. This is my ninth year teaching in the North Schuylkill School District. I enjoy teaching and look forward to a fun and exciting year of learning!
I am a firm believer in good communication between home and school. I send a Homework Note at the beginning of each week to inform students and families of our agenda for the week, homework and activities. My email address is listed on this page; please feel free to use this to stay in touch. Homework Helpline is another great way to keep up on what is going on. The numbers for Homework Helpline are 462-3000,889-5200 or 773-2211. My selection number is 7257. The school phone number is listed above.
Homework
Homework in first grade is very
consistent. I only ask that someone at home
reads nightly with your child and checks
over any written homework. I never give
homework on Friday!
Classroom Rules
1. Raise your hand-don’t call out!
2.
Walk in the hall and classroom.
3. Follow directions.
4. Be prepared.
5. Use good manners.
Consequences
Students get a verbal warning upon breaking a classroom rule. After one warning, the student will have
his/her name written on the board and that results in a 5-minute loss of
recess. Within a weeks time any student
who has lost 30 minutes of recess or more cannot participate in our Friday
activity and must spend a recess inside with me. Students who are involved in more serious incidents are referred
to the principal.
I also do an entire class
incentive to promote good behavior on the whole. It is involves marbles.
I will designate a number of marbles ahead of time for each class or
activity and if all rules are followed we place the marbles into a jar. When the jar is full we have a special
treat.
Curriculum
and Books
Reading- Harcourt Collections
-comprehension skills including main idea, details,
sequencing and understanding
-vocabulary development
-phonics review
Phonics-
Saxon
-initial,
medial and ending sounds
-letter recognition
-letter clusters
-words
-syllables
Math- Harcourt Math-PA 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 a correct punctuation mark.
*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
Useful Websites