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Mrs. Landz’s, Ms. Sugarman

and Mrs. Sandborg’s

Back to School Night

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ABOUT ME!

Mrs. Landz

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27th year at JFK

Birthday: July 15th

Pet: Pomeranian and Bichon Frise

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Education

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Rowan University:

BA in Elementary Education

BA in Communications

Minor in Spanish

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Rutgers University:

MA in Counseling Psychology

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ABOUT ME!

Ms. Sugarman

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8th year at JFK

Birthday: Jan. 27th

Getting married in June 2026!

Education

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Rowan University:

BA in Elementary Education

TOSD Endorsement

TCNJ:

MA in Elementary Education

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ABOUT ME!

Mrs. Sandborg

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27th year of teaching

Birthday: May19th

Pet: Pomeranian

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Education

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Elizabethtown College:

BA in Communications

Minor in Spanish

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Fairleigh Dickinson University:

MAT in English as Second

Language

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  • Snack time is in the morning. Please send a healthy snack each day.

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  • If your child would like to celebrate their birthday in school, you may NOT send in food of any kind. Instead, you may send in a treat such as pencils, erasers, tattoos, etc. There are 16 children. You can either send the birthday treat in with your child or bring it in to the office. You may also come in and read to the class.

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  • Homework is Monday-Thursday.
  • All homework is due the next day unless otherwise noted.
  • Read each night for 15 minutes.

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  • Raise your hand to talk.
  • Use an inside voice.
  • Listen to your teachers and your classmates when they speak.
  • Be kind and respectful.
  • Keep your hands and your feet to yourself.
  • Walk in the classroom and the hallways.
  • Follow directions.
  • Push in your chairs.
  • Be a helpful friend.
  • Treat others the way you want to be treated.
  • Take care of your materials and the classroom.
  • Always try your best.

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  • Note, email or phone call home
  • Write a letter of apology
  • Private talk
  • Loss of privilege (i.e. game, party, fun activity, etc.)

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  • Sticker on the sticker chart: Students with five stickers on the chart get to pick from the prize box.

 

  • Star Student: The star student is the student of the week.

 

  • Compliment Jar: When it is filled, the class votes for what they’d like (i.e. movie, game and toy day, pajama day, etc.).

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Our Rules

Consequences

Rewards

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  • If you need to reach us for any reason you can:

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Email is the easiest and quickest way for us to communicate with you.

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          • Send in a note with your child.

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          • If you need to get important information to us about you child immediately, call the main office and they will get the information to us.

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  • Math

Areas of focus:

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  • Adding and Subtracting
  • Time and Money
  • Numbers to 1000
  • Measuring Length
  • Shapes and Their Attributes
  • Problem Solving with Addition and Subtraction
  • Graphs and Data

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  • Social Studies

• Do Rules Make Better Communities?�• Should I Care About the Past, if I Live in NJ Now?�• Does Where I Live Impact Myself and Others?

  • Why Do We Have Special Days Throughout the Year?

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Areas of Study

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  • Earth and Space Science

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  • Physical Science

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  • Life Science

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District Curriculum supported by TCI Bringing Science Alive resources

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    • Online Resources Access
    • Hands on exploration
    • STEM integration
      • (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

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English Language Arts

  • READING

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      • Plot, Setting & Character
      • Nonfiction Text Features
      • Theme and Ideas
      • Main Idea and Details
      • Author Study

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  • LETTER AND WORD STUDY
  • Phonics: exploring letter sounds

and patterns

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  • Heart Words: words we know by

heart

  • Handwriting: Zaner Bloser

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Throughout the year we will explore these forms of writing through Read-Alouds and as part of our Writer’s Workshop:

  • The Writing Community

  • Telling More

  • Fiction

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  • Nonfiction

  • Letter Writing

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  • Poems and Words

  • Opinion Writing

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  • Revisiting the Writing

Community

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*Subject to Change

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Help Your Child Learn at Home

  • Read to and with your child daily.
  • Teach your child how to tie their shoes.
  • Practice telling time
        • digital
        • analog
  • Write letters to family members or friends.
  • Talk or write about what they do or read.
  • Look for math all around you!
  • Practice counting money!
  • Make sure all materials and homework come back to school everyday!

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  • Disinfecting Wipes
  • Dry Erase Markers
  • Gallon Ziploc Bags
  • Snack Ziploc Bags
  • Magic Erasers
  • Plastic Silverware

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