Mrs. Amy Makruski
Teacher: Mrs. Amy Makruski
Grade: First Grade
5 Years Experience
Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Ashland University
B.S. in Education from Ashland University
Accreditation Team
Email: amakruskisjs@yahoo.com
Voicemail: 988-4244 x310
Welcome to the exciting adventure that is First Grade, which will be a year of growth in the areas of faith, academics, and social development. The students continue to grow in their relationship to God through service projects and studying the ways of our Catholic faith. First grade is also a year where the students truly become fluent readers who are learning to master our English language through an in-depth language program that ties in with our Reading, Spelling, and Language Arts curriculum.
RELIGION
Students will gain a closer relationship with God through studying Catholic prayers, worship, community, and the overall message of our Faith.
LANGUAGE ARTS
(Consisting of Reading, Phonics, Spelling and English) The students will discover the connection between the spoken and written word, including mastering all short and long vowel sounds, blends, digraphs, and endings. We begin the year writing sentences and finish by writing stories. We explore the formal writing process as well. In our Reading books we explore many different genres of literature and focus on comprehension strategies as well as becoming fluent readers.
MATH
Much of 1st Grade is spent mastering math facts through 12 and gaining a deeper understanding of how our number system works. The students are also introduced to fractions and measurement.
SOCIAL STUDIES
This curriculum focuses on helping the first grader understand how they fit into the world around them and helps them gain an understanding of just how vast and varied the world is.
SCIENCE
1st graders begin the year learning how to be scientists and go on to explore many concepts dealing with life, physical, earth, and space sciences.
GRADING
- teacher observation
- class work
- workbook pages
- participation
- homework
- tests and quizzes
- oral assessment
- performance
- listening tasks
- writing
- projects
SCHEDULE
- Monday – Art, Junior Great Books & Computer
- Tuesday – Phys Ed (Students will wear their gym clothes to school this day instead of their regular uniform. A change of clothing is NOT needed.)
- Wednesday – Spanish
- Thursday – Music
- Friday – Library (Library books are due weekly and must be returned to check-out new books.)