Cheryl Cooper
First Grade
My name is Cheryl
Cooper. I have a B.S. in Elementary
Education from
My e-mail address
is ccooper@northschuylkill.net. Please feel free to contact me using it or by
calling the
My classroom rules
are quite simple. I expect everyone to
respect themselves and others at all times.
Only one person may speak at a time.
Raise your hand if you have a question or if you have something to say
to someone. Always use your manners.
I have an
incentive system for good behaviors.
Each child will be given 3 tickets each morning which they will keep for
on task work and good behavior. These
tickets will be accumulated to earn rewards in the classroom on a weekly
basis. The children will receive a
verbal warning for off task behaviors and will have to give one ticket back if
the off task behavior continues.
Everyone deserves
recognition for their daily accomplishments and they are more likely to be
motivated if they are working toward a goal of their choice. I will have charts in the classroom stating
the ticket value for each reward. Some
examples are 5 tickets to participate in a popcorn party, 10 tickets for 10
minutes of free time.
In addition, we
will have a marble jar which will be filled for overall good classroom
behavior. At the start of each new
activity I will tell the students the marble value i.e., walking to the library
quietly is worth 5 marbles. When the jar
is full we have a party! A Doritos Party
was one of our most popular last year.
Marbles may also be taken out of the jar for off task group behaviors.
You may call me
with questions or concerns regarding this or any other matter. You are always welcome to come to our class
to observe, lend a hand or share something interesting.
As for our report
cards, first grade has percentage grades for reading, language arts (grammar),
math, and spelling. Science, health,
social studies and composition are pass or fail subjects. Art, music, gym and handwriting are graded as
needs improvement (N), satisfactory (S), good (G), and outstanding (O).
Our reading series
is Harcourt Collections. There are 5
basals in the series. Math is also a
Harcourt Company. There is a copy of
each of these books in the Frackville and
The only homework
I require for my students is to study vocabulary words, spelling words and
review any worksheets from the day each night.
Thank you for
visiting this site and don’t hesitate to contact me for any questions or
concerns that you may have regarding this information.