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     November 2024
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Hello November! 

 In SEL and Social Studies we continue to discuss and learn about identifying and managing our emotions, problem-solving, and communities. This month we are going to focus on the jobs and work that we do in our communities; compare and contrast civic duties versus responsibilities; and utilizing the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise for our emotional regulations. 

In English, spelling is still our main focus. We continue to learn and practice spelling and reading closed-syllables, short vowels, consonants, consonant blends, and consonant digraphs and trigraphs. In addition to our spelling focus, we are working diligently on our sentence structure, emphasizing SVO and punctuation. 

In Reading, our focus areas continue to be listening comprehension by identifying facts and details, making inferences, and using the text as evidence. Our Text Talks and Vocabulary Instruction have been successful. We look forward to our DEAR time each day! Our goal continues to be to attain fluency. Fluency is the rate at which we read, the accuracy at which we read words, and our understanding of what we read. 
(rate + accuracy + comprehension = fluency)

STEM rotations, I think, are our favorite part of the day! In math, we went back to the basics to focus on numeration. We are reviewing and practicing place values up to six digits. We are continuing to increase our math fact fluency. We are all scientists in this class! We have taken the scientific process and used it in our everyday conversations (asking questions, using observations to formulate hypotheses, using experiments to test our hypotheses, etc.). We are getting better at solving world problems, and we're reading and experimenting to better understand forces and interactions and energy. 

Please remember that in order to create a conducive learning environment, we must all show respect. Respect for ourselves, respect for others, and respect for our environment. Don't forget to BARK!

BARK
Be Prepared
Act Responsibly
Remember safety
Kind Actions Towards Others

Supplies 
Please consider donating to the classroom!
Click Here ➡ Amazon Classroom Supply List
I supply everything else your child needs in this classroom. 
💓🤍🐾💓🤍 Thank you!💓🤍🐾💓🤍

Communication
Apps: Parent Square *Use the Homeroom-Panzarella class
email: panzarellaj02@hasdk12.org
Phone: (570)459-3221 extension 21500
Contact Information

November Events & News
➡ 11/04/2024 is the final day of the marking period. IEP progress reports will be due and Report Cards will be updated. 
➡ 11/08/2024 Whippet Walk! Don't forget to donate and send in the permission slip for our first annual Whippet Walk.
➡ 11/11/2024 NO SCHOOL in observance of Veterans Day
➡ Math Magic Parent Engagement: 9:15 K-3rd & 10:15 4th-6th.
➡ 11/25/2024 SEL group lunch*
➡ 11/27/2024 Early Dismissal
➡ 11/28/2024–12/02/2024 NO SCHOOL Fall Break. 
➡ 11/28/2024 Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!
➡ 11/29/2024 Native American Heritage Day
➡ Check the school district calendar for more events/special dates. 

Reminders
➡ My room is a peanut free zone. Please do not send peanut products for snacks or lunch to the best of your ability. 
➡ No open-toed shoes. Crocs ARE permitted as long as the back strap is being worn. **Crocs with socks🧦.
➡ Please have your child dressed appropriately for the weather. 
➡ Tell me about yourself and your family! Fill out this Family Survey, so I can better understand you and your family. On my website's homepage, you can learn a little about me.

IEP Meetings
➡ Please make sure that you attend your child's IEP meeting. Your role as the parent/guardian is vital! Click this link to read more about the parental role. 
➡ IEP meetings will happen, at minimum, once per year. However, the IEP team can reconvene at anytime based on your child's needs. 

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     October 2024
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Who can believe it's already October? We had an AMAZING first month of school in September!

 Our focus in our SEL and Social Studies classes is identifying and managing our emotions, problem-solving, and communities. What makes something a community? How can we improve and better the different communities of which we are members (school, home, neighborhood, etc.)? Why is it important to understand our emotions? How does what we feel affect our daily lives?

In English, we are focusing on encoding through phoneme-grapheme correspondences. We are heavily focusing on closed-syllables, short vowels, consonants, consonant blends, and consonant digraphs and trigraphs. In addition to our spelling focus, we are working diligently on our sentence structure, emphasizing SVO and punctuation. 

In Reading, our focus areas are in listening comprehension by identifying facts and details, making inferences, and using the text as evidence. We are going to start moving into our Text Talks and Vocabulary Instruction! Additionally, we are working towards fluency, which is the rate at which we read, the accuracy at which we read words, and our understanding of what we read. 
(rate + accuracy + comprehension = fluency)

We have integrated our Math and Science, and we have STEM time every afternoon. Our focus skills in math are math fact fluency and place value. In science, we started with becoming scientists and using the scientific process (asking questions, using observations to formulate hypotheses, using experiments to test our hypotheses, etc.). Now, we are ready to take on world problems (through word problems) to solve, find solutions, and understand motion and stability: forces and interactions and energy. 

Please remember that in order to create a conducive learning environment, we must all show respect. Respect for ourselves, respect for others, and respect for our environment. Don't forget to BARK!

BARK
Be Prepared
Act Responsibly
Remember safety
Kind Actions Towards Others

Supplies 
Please consider donating to the classroom!
Click Here ➡ Amazon Classroom Supply List
I supply everything else your child needs in this classroom. 
💓🤍🐾💓🤍 Thank you!💓🤍🐾💓🤍

Communication
Apps: Parent Square *Use the Homeroom-Panzarella class
email: panzarellaj02@hasdk12.org
Phone: (570)459-3221 extension 21500
Contact Information

October Events & News
➡ Whippet Walk! Don't forget to donate and send in the permission slip for our first annual Whippet Walk. $ and permission slips are due not later than the morning of the walk (11/08/2024). Help our homeroom win!
➡ Boo-Grams are due 10/23/2024. The cheerleaders will be handing them out on Halloween.
➡ 10/31/2024 Halloween Parade and Party! Party in class *Donate if you would like. Students are eating in the room today. Parade starts at 12:45.
➡ Check the school district calendar for more events/special dates. 

Reminders
➡ My room is a peanut free zone. Please do not send peanut products for snacks or lunch to the best of your ability. 
➡ No open-toed shoes. Crocs ARE permitted as long as the back strap is being worn. **Crocs with socks🧦.
➡ Please have your child dressed appropriately for the weather. 
➡ Tell me about yourself and your family! Fill out this Family Survey, so I can better understand you and your family. On my website's homepage, you can learn a little about me.

IEP Meetings
➡ Please make sure that you attend your child's IEP meeting. Your role as the parent/guardian is vital! Click this link to read more about the parental role. 
➡ IEP meetings will happen, at minimum, once per year. However, the IEP team can reconvene at anytime based on your child's needs. 

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     September 2024
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WELCOME BACK‼‼ I am super 🦸‍♀️ excited to be starting the school year here at FEMS❕❗
This month we are going to be focusing on learning about each other and creating our Classroom Family. The students and I need to work hard this month so we can have a great year! We are going to learn all about the classroom and school expectations, co-create our classroom guidelines, become experts at our routines and procedures, and complete our beginning of the year assessments. September, I believe, is one of the most important months of the school year; if we do it right, the rest of our year should be smooth sailing. ⛵

I like to add a lot of movement throughout our day. Please be sure your child is dressed appropriately and wearing comfortable shoes. If you have not done so, please get the supplies for school; the list is below ⬇. Parents, our new parent communication app is called Parent Square. Please download the app so you are ready once the app is ready to use. In the meantime, you can call, email me, or fill out the contact form.

Tell me about yourself and your family! Fill out this Family Survey, so I can better understand you and your family. On my website's homepage, you can learn a little about me. 

Supplies 
Your child will need:
         ⚫ 1 (one) reusable water bottle *No Stanley Quenchers/cups or equivalents
         ⚫ 1 (one) clear or see-through backpack
I also ask that you purchase one item from the list below if you are able!
Click Here ➡ Amazon Classroom Supply List
I will supply everything else your child needs in this classroom. 
💓🤍🐾💓🤍 Thank you!💓🤍🐾💓🤍

Communication
Apps: Parent Square *Use the Homeroom-Panzarella class
email: panzarellaj02@hasdk12.org
Phone: (570)459-3221 extension 21500 

September Events
➡ 09/02/2024 No School in observance of Labor Day
➡ 09/03/2024 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!!
➡ 09/18/2024 (Grades 1-8) Meet the Teacher 6:00-7:30 PM
➡ Check the school district calendar for more events/special dates. 

Reminders
➡ My room is a peanut free zone. Please do not send peanut products for snacks or lunch to the best of your ability. 
➡ No open-toed shoes. Crocs ARE permitted as long as the back strap is being worn. **Crocs with socks🧦.
➡ Please have your child dressed appropriately for the weather. 

IEP Meetings
➡Please make sure that you attend your child's IEP meeting. Your role as the parent/guardian is vital! Click this link to read more about the parental role. 

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     August 2024
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These are our last few weeks of summer break! For those of you that don't know me, I am Mrs. Panzarella! I am the new 3-5 Emotional Support teacher and Case Manager at Freeland Elementary/Middle School. This is my 8th year teaching special education in the HASD, but my first year at FEMS. I hope you take these final weeks of summer to relax, but also prepare for the awesome school year ahead of us! I look forward to working with the FEMS community. Happy August!🙂📝😎📚🌞📓😊

Supplies 
Your child will need:
         ⚫ 1 (one) reusable water bottle *No Stanley Quenchers/cups or equivalents
         ⚫ 1 (one) clear or see-through backpack
I also ask that you purchase one item from the list below if you are able!
Click Here ➡ Amazon Classroom Supply List
I will supply everything else your child needs in this classroom. 
💓🤍🐾💓🤍 Thank you!💓🤍🐾💓🤍

Communication
Parent-Teacher Communication App: Parent Square *More information TBA 
email: panzarellaj02@hasdk12.org
Phone: (570)459-3221 extension 21500 

August Events
➡ 08/27/2024 Kindergarten Orientation 9:00 AM
➡ 08/28/2024 Teacher Inservice Day
          ➡ District-wide orientation day
                    ➡ Grades 7 and 8: 10 am to 11 am
                    ➡ Grades 5 and 6: 11:15 am to 12:15 pm
                    ➡ Grades 3 and 4: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
                    ➡ Grades 1 and 2: 2 pm to 3 pm
➡ 08/29/2024 ACT 80 Day *No School Students
➡ 08/30/2024 ACT 80 Day *No School Students
➡ Check the school district calendar for more events/special dates. 

Reminders
➡ My room is a peanut free zone. Please do not send peanut products for snacks or lunch to the best of your ability. 
➡ No open-toed shoes. Crocs ARE permitted **Crocs with socks🧦.
➡ Please have your child dressed appropriately for the weather. 
     ➡ I advise that your child wear sneakers or comfortable shoes each day to ensure they are prepared for all daily activities: (gym, PE, recess, movement, etc.). 

IEP Meetings
➡Please make sure that you attend your child's IEP meeting. Your role as the parent/guardian is vital! Click this link to read more about the parental role. 

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     July 2024
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I hope everyone is staying safe and enjoying their summer!

Supplies 
TBD

Communication
email: panzarellaj02@hasdk12.org
Phone: (570)459-3221 extension 21500

July Events
➡ No ESY 07-04-2024 in observance of Independence Day.
➡ Last day of ESY 07-25-2024
➡ Check school district calendar for more events. 

Reminders
➡My room is a peanut free zone. Please do not send peanut products for snacks or lunch to the best of your ability. 
➡Dress appropriately for the heat and outside play. 

IEP Meetings
➡Please make sure that you attend your child's IEP meeting. Your role as the parent/guardian is vital! Click this link to read more about the parental role.