Back To School

Welcome to

Mrs. Pearson

2023-2024

Welcome to first grade! My name is Mrs. Pearson. There are so many fun and exciting things that first graders get to learn and I am so happy I get to be your teacher this year.

Here are a few things about me:
I live in West Jordan with my husband and two kids. We love to go on trips together, play outside, and have movie nights.

Here is a secret you should know about first grade.... It is the very best grade in the world! I hope you are ready to work hard and have fun. I can't wait to meet you!

Things That Make Me Happy

Family Time

Fun Trips

My Goofy Kids

Visiting Cool Places

Kids Getting Along

My Family Cabin

School Wide Expectations

Antelope Canyon has a Code of Conduct. This helps students understand school wide expectations and what will happen for following and not following those expectations. The Antelope Canyon Elementary school wide expectations are outlined below.

Classroom Expectations

Come to school happy, healthy, and ready to learn! In our class, we are safe, respectful, and responsible. We focus on these three words and discuss how we can be safe, respectful, and responsible in different ways. We celebrate successful behavior daily. When a mistake or poor choice is made, we discuss what happened, decide how to make a better choice, and then make a plan.

At- Home Reading

Take-home books will come home on Monday. Students read the books during the week and return them on Friday.

Communication Folders will come home weekly on Monday with important papers and the sight words we are working on at school. Thanks for your support in helping your first grader remember to bring their folders back to school on Fridays!

Sight Words: Please take some time to practice reading the sight words (Heart words) during the week if your child does not know these words. We will provide several activities that you can use to practice these words with your child.

*Reading with your child at home is critical for their reading development. Please read with your child often.

Curriculum

The programs we will be using this year are FOSS science, author studies for language arts, Math Expressions, Blast Foundations for phonics/spelling, and Walk to Read for reading. We are going to be using the program Second Step for social and emotional learning. During social studies, we will be learning about different communities, cultures, and our place in this world.

Birthdays

I know how important your child's birthday is to them, so I want to make sure to recognize them. You do not need to send a treat, but if you choose to, it needs to be a nut- free, store-purchased individually wrapped treat. You can also send non-food items like pencils, erasers, stickers, etc. This is especially helpful for students with allergies. Summer birthdays will be celebrated at the end of the school year. Birthday party invitations can not be delivered at school.

Getting to Know You Bag

I want to get to know each child in my class. The "Get to Know You Bag" will help your child share what makes them awesome. On the first day of school, your child will get a brown paper bag to take home. There will be instructions about what to put in the bag to share with the class. Please return it by Monday, August 28th. We will spend the first few weeks of school getting to know each other.

Student Spotlight

In our class we will spotlight each first grader. In September, your child will be given a large paper star to take home and decorate. They can decorate their star with things that describe them (pictures, stickers, drawings, etc. of favorite foods, colors, activities....) Please include a picture of your child on the star. We will display the stars in the classroom all year. Please return the star once your child has completed it.