Mrs. Gilbertsen
Mrs. Gilbertsen
1st Grade Team
kathygilbertsen@mckeelschools.com
Welcome to First Grade! This is my tenth year teaching at McKeel Academy Central, but it is my fourteenth year being part of the McKeel family. I attended Florida Southern College and earned my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education K-6.
This is my eighth year teaching First Grade. I look forward to getting to know each of you and your children this year. To make this a successful year, we will become a partnership in working together to give your child the best education. My goal for this year is for each of your children to have a great year of learning and growth, while at the same time having fun doing so in a safe environment. I believe if we work together we can be the BEST! I look forward to many more years of teaching the brilliant students at McKeel Academy Central.
Homework
Week of August 26th
Students should read each night for 20 minutes. Please list the book that was read on the reading log that is in your child's teal Monday folder.
Field Trips
TENTATIVE FIELD TRIP DATES
Wednesday, September 25th - Lakeland Police Station (community service)
Friday, October 11th - Lakeland Community Theatre "The Lion King Jr"
Thursday, November 14th - Reading in Munn Park
Friday, December 6th - Grace Manor Nursing Home
Tuesday, January 14th - Reading in Munn Park
Tuesday, February 11th - Goin Postal to Mail Special Letters (no chaperones)
Friday, February 28th - Lowry Park Zoo
Wednesday, April 22nd - Reading in Munn Park (Earth Day)
Thursday, May 7th - DEFY Lakeland (2Infinity Extreme Air Sports)
Dates To Remember
Thursday, August 22nd - PTO Spirit Night Pelican's SnoBalls
Tuesday, August 27th - First Grade Parent Night @ 5:30pm
Monday, September 2nd - No School, Labor Day
Friday, September 6th - Walk-A-Thon 9:15-9:45am
Monday, September 16th - No School, Staff Work Day
Tuesday, October 8th Book Fair Night 5-8pm (Arctic Adventures: Snow Much to Read)
Friday, October 11th - End of 1st Grading Period
Gilbertsen's Daily Schedule
8:00-8:30 Morning Work/Mentor Sentences
8:30-9:00 MAC TIME - Differentiated Instruction
9:00-9:20 Phonics First
9:25-10:05 PE - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Art - Wednesday
10:10-10:50 Library - Monday
10:10-10:50 Music - Tuesday
10:10-10:50 Math
10:56-11:21 Lunch
11:30-11:40 Phonemic Awareness
11:40-11:55 Calendar Math
12:00-12:15 Playground
12:20-1:20 Ready Florida
1:25-1:55 Writing
2:00-2:25 Science/Social Studies
2:30-2:50 Snack & Read Aloud
2:50-3:00 Clean Up/Pack Up