Brief Biography

My name is Richard L. Leibig Jr., and I am a second grade teacher in the Ashland Elementary building. I was born and raised in Ashland and attended the North Schuylkill School District.

I attended Wilkes University where I earned my bachelors degree in History and Elementary Education. My teaching experience includes: first grade student teaching at Schuyler Avenue Elementary School in the Wyoming Valley West School District; St. Michael’s School for Boys in Tunkhannock; head teacher of the 3 year old preschool room at Apple Tree Children’s Learning Center in Middletown, CT; My Gym Children’s Fitness Center in West Hartford, CT; and substitute teaching at Shenandoah Valley and North Schuylkill School Districts.

Contact Information

Richard L. Leibig Jr.

Ashland Elementary Center

North Schuylkill School District

1 Broad St.

Ashland, PA 17921

(570) 875-2371

Email: rleibig@northschuylkill.net

Homework Help Line: call 462-3000 or 889-5200. Then enter selection number 7262.

Classroom Rules

The students created the rules of my classroom on the very first day of class. I took all of their brainstormed ideas, wrote them down, and created two simple rules:

1. Do things that will not prevent me from teaching, you or others from learning

2. Respect yourself, others and your school

Discipline/Rewards

Consequences for not following the above rules include:

1. Loss of privileges (i.e. recess, specials time)

2. Extra practice assignments (writing)

3. Phone calls or letters to parents/guardians

Reward/Praise

1. Pencils, erasers, stickers, candy

2. Homework pass

3. Call or note to parents/guardian

Curriculum

Reading (Collections, A Harcourt Reading Series www.harcourtschool.com)

Something New

1. Being Me!

2. Helping Hands

3. Our World

Just In Time

1. Imagine That!

2. Neighborhood News

3. Travel Time

Phonics/Spelling (Saxon; www.saxonpublishers.com)

Phonics

1. Review of letter sounds and vowel patterns from Kindergarten and 1^st

Grade.

Spelling

1. Spelling coincides with Saxon Phonics

Language Arts (Harcourt Grammar Workbook which coordinates with our Reading Series)

1. Sentences 2. Nouns

3. Names of Days 4. Months

5. Holidays 6. Pronouns

7. Describing Words 8. Verbs

Handwriting (Zaner-Bloser Handwriting www.zaner-bloser.com)

1. Review manuscript letters and numerals

2. Introduce the cursive letters

Math (Harcourt Math, Pennsylvania Edition www.harcourtschool.com)

1. Numbers and Operations

2. 2-Digit addition and subtraction

3. Money, Time and Data

4. Geometry and Patters

5. Measurement and Fractions

6. Exploring Greater Numbers and Operations

The computer software program “Study Island” supplements our Math series. Students have a 45-minute lab period on a weekly basis to use this program. This program can be accessed from your home PC by going to www.studyisland.com

Science (McGraw-Hill Science www.mhscience02.com)

1. Plants and Animals

2. Homes for Plants and Animals

3. Changes on Earth

4. The Sun and its Family

5. Matter and Energy

6. Watch it Move

We supplement the Science series with several Health units. The Health units may include the following:

1. Feeling/Emotions

2. Germs

3. Dental Health

4. Drug and Alcohol Education

5. Growing (inside and outside)

6. Heart Health

7. Ecology/Environment

8. Nutrition

9. Indoor/Outdoor Safety

Social Studies (McGraw-Hill, People Together, Adventures in Time and Place www.mhschool.com)

1. Family Ties

2. Earth, Our Home

3. A Working World

4. We the People

5. Discovering Our Past

6. People, Places, and Holidays