About Our Classroom

We have 23 children in our class - 8 girls and 15 boys.

School starts at 8:30am and ends at 2:50pm. Drop-off and pick-up are in the school yard in nice weather (more details to come regarding rainy days).  If you are late, please go to the main office. Obtain a late pass (to make sure your child will be marked late instead of absent) and then come to the classroom. If your child is going to be absent please either call the school or send in a note the next day. If you are running late to pick-up, please call the office. Children who are not picked up on time will wait in the school yard with a paraprofessional until 3:15pm and then will be brought up to the main office.

Adults Who Support Our Class

Aurora – Guidance Counselor
Jett – Physical Therapist
Mr. Scott – Speech Therapist
Sylvia - ESL Teacher (English as a Second Language)

Elizabeth - School Psychologist

Sarit - Speech Therapist
Mary - Parent Coordinator
Rachel & Damon - Counselors with Jewish Board Child Development Center

We will also welcome a new occupational therapist to our school.  

Birthdays 

If you would like to celebrate your child’s birthday in class please just let us know ahead of time. We would like to celebrate birthdays at 2:15pm. Cupcakes or munchkins are better than cake because we don’t have to slice them! Also, juice boxes are better than juice because it makes the set-up and clean-up much easier.

Blog

Please check our blog regularly for updates about our class! To save paper, we will only occasionally send home notes in writing. 

http://firstgradewithlenoreandkristin.blogspot.com/

Homework

Homework will start in October. We will talk more about this on Curriculum Night.

Lunch Bills

Please pay all lunch bills in person in the office. Please do not send this money to school in your child’s folder. 

Toys

EVCS has a "No Toys" policy. We follow this all-school rule as well. NO toys are allowed in our classroom.

Caroline

Caroline is the other 1st grade teacher. Her room is right next door to ours. We will be collaborating and working with her class often!

Water Bottles

First graders get thirsty! Students are allowed to keep a water bottle at their table or in their backpack. Please label your child's bottle.

Important Information

Contact Information

Please feel free to contact us at any time. The best way to get a hold of us is via email. Our email address is lenoreandkristin.evcs1@gmail.com.  During the school year, you can also call the school and leave a message with the secretary.  Please note that we generally check emails and phone messages between the hours of 8:00am and 7:00pm.  Messages sent after 7:00pm may not be received until the following morning.  There may be times during the year when we need to meet outside of the conference schedule.  We will make every effort to meet with you before or immediately after school if a confirmed appointment has been made.  While quick conversations at drop off or dismissal can seem convenient, it may not give you the individual attention and thoughtfulness that a conversation about your child requires and deserves.

Good Links to Bookmark

EVCS website                     (an often-updated website about EVCS and the PA)

Scholastic Book Wizard       (a great website for finding just-right books for your child)

Cafeteria Menus                  (The Department of Education's cafeteria menus)

NYC DOE 2013-2014 Calendar

NYC DOE website 

Your Role As A Parent

Parents, as your child grows your role continues to be critical in your child’s learning.  We look forward to getting to know all of you as we work together to make this year a success.  At EVCS, we ask one or two family members from each class to take on the role of Class Parent.  A Class Parent helps communicate important messages and announcements, helps with projects and field trips, coordinates our snack schedule, and assists in the fundraising for trips and materials.  Please let us know if you are interested in being a class parent.  Much of our exciting work depends on having extra hands and resources in the classroom.  Of course, please don't forget about our Support-A-Classroom Fund as well.  It is a great way to help support our project-based learning in first grade.  

Classroom Set Up

Hi all! Today was the first day teachers could start setting up classrooms.  This week is always full of tons of chores - from cleaning to organizing, from labeling to laminating! It is so exciting to watch the classroom transform from a cluttered mess to a welcoming and warm environment!

The "before" picture

Stay tuned to see the final result!

School Supplies

Please do not label the supplies.

All items are shared communally.

Thank you so much for your help!

Everyone should bring:

1 backpack (no wheels and must be large enough to hold a folder)

1 folder (to be used for homework, please label)

1 antibacterial hand sanitizer

Crayons or colored pencils

1 pack of construction paper

1 pack of regular pencils

It would be great if you could also bring:

egg cartons

1 pack of index cards

1 package of watercolor paint

watercolor paper

1 pack of dry erase markers

1 pack of markers

1 box of band-aids

paper towels

1 box of tissues

1 box of ziploc baggies (gallon or quart size)

The below list is not required, 

but any donations would be wonderful!

These are items we will use for project work 

throughout the school year.

Elmer’s Liquid Glue

Paintbrushes

Disinfectant wipes for cleaning

Spray cleaner

Post-it notes

Printer/Copier paper

Post cards

Mailing Labels

Envelopes – any size

Stationary

Welcome Letter

Dear Families,

We hope you are all having an enjoyable and relaxing summer vacation, filled with fun, family and friends. We are excited to welcome you to Kristin and Lenore's first grade class!  We are looking forward to starting the school year and wanted to introduce ourselves to our new classroom community. 

Kristin is thrilled to be teaching first grade for the fourth year at East Village Community School.  She graduated from Teachers College at Columbia University and is certified in general and special education.  Lenore has worked at the school for twelve years as a special education support teacher, reading teacher and classroom teacher.  Her daughter attended and graduated from EVCS as well.  Kristin will be the full time first grade teacher and Lenore will be collaborating with and supporting the class on a half time schedule.  Melissa, a paraprofessional who worked in David and Clara’s class last year, will be with us full time. 

First grade is an incredible year where our work focuses on community.  We believe in creating and sustaining an inclusive and democratic classroom community where students feel safe to take risks and share their ideas.  Throughout the year, we will study urban communities, rural communities and community activism.  Our students learn the importance of collaboration, communication, generosity and respect.

In our classroom, first graders are readers, writers, mathematicians, scientists and critical thinkers. We will work hard to create a rigorous classroom environment full of rich academic and social opportunities.  We integrate our studies through project work and we always make sure we have time to cook, sing, take trips and play inside and outside.

We look forward to working with you and learning with your child this year. To help us prepare for the school year, we are hoping you can share some special information about your child.  We have included a questionnaire about your daughter or son, and look forward to learning about your child – our new student!  If you would like to support your child’s classroom, check out the attached school supplies list. Thank you so much for your help!

School begins Monday, September 9th.  It will be a full day. We will meet you in the schoolyard at 8:30am to pick up the class. Dismissal will be in the yard at 2:50 pm.  If you have any questions, please contact us by email, lenoreandkristin.evcs1@gmail.com.  For information regarding our classroom, we strongly encourage you to visit our class blog: http://firstgradewithlenoreandkristin.blogspot.com/.

We are eager to embark on this first grade adventure together and to learn alongside the children and families of our classroom. Enjoy the rest of your summer! We look forward to seeing you in September!

Sincerely,

Kristin and Lenore

Important Dates

September and October

New Student Welcome Gathering: Wednesday, September 4, 11 am to 12 pm

EVCS Afterschool Program begins: Monday, September 9

New Parent Welcome Breakfast: Wednesday, September 18, 8:45 am to 9:45 am

Extended Day for mandated students begins: Tuesday, October 1

Curriculum Night: Wednesday, October 2, 5:45 to 7:30 pm for pre-k - 1st grade (10/3 for 2nd - 5th)

Picture Day: Wednesday, October 23 for pre-k - 1st grade (Thursday, 10/24 for other grades)

Fall Ball: Saturday, October 26

First Day of School

The first day of school is Monday, September 9th. 
It will be a full day.
School starts at 8:30 am and ends at 2:50 pm.

Welcome to our class blog!

Hello first grade families and welcome to Kristin and Lenore's blog!  Check the blog daily for updates and information about the happenings of first grade.