Hello!

My name is Mrs. Aileen McCabe and I am the Learning Support Teacher for first and second grade at the Ashland Elementary Center. I have been employed by the North Schuylkill school district as a special education teacher for the past two years. Previously, I taught at the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit in Mar Lin for four years.

I graduated from Wilkes University in 1991 and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Psychology. After graduation, I worked as a substitute teacher while earning a Master’s degree in Special Education at Bloomsburg University in 1996.

My school e-mail address is as follows: amccabe@northschuylkill.net.

My homework helpline selection number is 7282.

Classroom Rules for Mrs. McCabe’s

Learning Support Classroom

1) Raise your hand before speaking and wait to be called upon.

2) Keep your hands and feet to yourself.

3) Do not interrupt others.

4) Work quietly.

5) Follow directions the first time they are given.

How the Behavior Management System in My Classroom Works

1) At the end of every day, I will evaluate your child’s day. If your child has received 1 or no check marks next to their name, they will receive a happy face at the end of the day. If your child has received 2 checkmarks, they will receive a straight face. Finally, if your child has received 3 or more checkmarks, they will be given a sad face. If a student has received 3 checkmarks, they will have lost any free time/center time for that day. If the student has received 4, they will have lost recess for that day or the next (depending on when checks were given). If a student has received more than 4, they will have lost all of the above and will be sent to the principal’s office. Excellent will be checked on homework sheet if no checks were given. Good will be checked if 1 check was given. Fair will be checked if 2 checks were given. Poor will be checked if 3 or more checks were given.

2) At the end of the week, your child’s “Happy Face” paper will be evaluated. If the child has 3 or more smiley faces for the week, the child may pick out a prize from the small prize bucket. The child will also receive a star on the classroom chart for the week. If the 3 smiley faces have not been marked, the child can try again for the following week.

3) At the end of the each month, the classroom chart will be evaluated. If your child has received at least 3 stars for the month (based on the weekly evaluation) the child may pick out of the larger prize box. If the monthly prize has not been earned, the child still has the opportunity to receive the smaller, weekly prizes.

4) This system has a daily, weekly, and monthly positive reinforcement for good behavior. This will help the children strive for good behavior by having a goal that is attainable to them.

5) The system will be modified for shorter school weeks and holidays or special occasions.

Curriculum for Mrs. McCabe’s

Learning Support Classroom

The following will provide you with information on what books are being used in my classroom and what grade levels the students are working on this year. It will also provide you with the goals to be worked on during the school year.

1) Phonics- Saxon Phonics and Spelling (Grade 1) www.saxonpublishers.com

***Students will learn, identify, and produce sounds for all letters of the alphabet

(including long and short vowel sounds). Students will identify and produce sounds for diagraphs, blends, and combinations. Students will then use this

knowledge to decode and spell words.

2) Reading- Reading Mastery (Level 1) www.sra4kids.com

***Students will use knowledge of letter sounds and patterns to decode and spell

words. Students will learn to recognize common irregular words. Students will

respond to questions, follow instructions, make predictions, and draw

conclusions.

Read Naturally (Level 1) www.readnaturally.com

***Students will improve reading fluency and comprehension by

practicing a different short story every week.

3) Math- Harcourt Math (Grade 1) www.harcourtschool.com

***Students will identify, count, write, and have a one-to-one correspondence for

the numbers 1 to 100. Students will be able to add or subtract a 2 digit number by a one digit number. Students will identify and know the value for

all coins and bills. Students will be able to tell time to the hour and the

half-hour.

4) Handwriting- Zaner-Bloser Handwriting (Level 1) www.zaner-bloser.com

***Students will learn correct formation of letters in order to improve

legibility of handwriting.

5) Language Arts- Harcourt (Grade 1) www.harcourtschool.com

***Students will learn to write 3-4 sentences using correct capitalization,

punctuation, spacing, and phonetic spelling.