Mrs. Julieanne Canny
First Grade
 
cannyj@stafford.ctschool.net 

                                                         



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Meet the teacher
        Hi.  My name is Mrs.Julieanne Canny. Here is a little bit of information about me.  I live with my husband Joe and two extremely lovable cats named Andre and Ghetto in Stafford Springs.  I have two children named Megan and Tara.   Megan lives in Memphis, Tennessee with my adorable little grandson named Noah who will be four years old in April.  My other daughter, Tara lives in Manhattan, N. Y. and is an independent television producer. 
        I have been an elementary school teacher for 32 years. I got my undergraduate degree from EASTERN CT STATE UNIVERSITY.   I began my teaching career in Vernon CT. at Maple Street School teaching third grade.  Throughout my teaching career I have taught first, second, and third grade.   Most of my teaching career has been in the town of Stafford.  I was fortunate to be able to experience working at all three of the elementary schools in Stafford during my teaching career. 
        I am an avid reader and usually relax at home with a good book or two.   I also enjoy traveling whenever I get the chance.  We drive to Memphis during our vacations and stay in a beautiful city named Germantown.  It's a long drive but an enjoyable one.   Memphis is an interesting city; there are several attractions and sites to visit.  The place where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated can be seen on a tour.  I recommend visiting Memphis sometime if you ever get the chance.




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Specials
Our specials are as follows:
Monday.....   Computer
Tuesday....   P.E. 
Wednesday... Library and Art
Thursday......P.E. and Health
Friday.........Music  
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Homework
     District guidelines for homework outlined 15-20 minutes per week for first graders.
     Homework is important for several reasons.  First, it provides opportunities for students to practice taught skills.  Second, it gives parents a chance to see how their children are faring.  Third, it establishes necessary work habits that students will need throughout their academic careers.
     Students are currently receiving homework from their small group teachers.  This work is directly linked to our Houghton Mifflin reading program. Typically it will include things related to sight words, phonics skills, and reading comprehension as these are the things students are tested on weekly.  This homework will go home in a red folder.  Instructions for the completion and return of this homework will be in the red folder.
Students may also get homework from their homeroom teacher.   This will go home in the clear envelopes with separate instructions for completion and return. 
     At this time of year it is especially important for students to practice their SIGHT WORDS.  You may also hear these words referred to as HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS.  These are the most common words seen in print that in many cases cannot be sounded out.---- Students just need to recognize them on sight in order to be able to read fluently.
     Please click on the link to view the first 100 sight words.
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Science
     We are currently working on our Sunshine, Shadows and Rainbows unit.  The children will be doing many interesting things throughout this unit.  We started out by tracing our shadows outside with sidewalk chalk.   We then went outside to stand on our shadows at different times during the day.  We were trying to discover if our shadows remained in the same spot as we originally had traced them.  The children were very surprised to find they were not matching up with their shadows.   This prompted several discussions on why this was so.   We have been talking about how the earth moves, what makes night/day, where the sun is at various times of the day. 
    
     We will be keeping science journals in which we will record our observations.


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Social Studies


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Communication