Ms. Jacobson/Mr. Westphal -First Grade

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Welcome to our first grade family.  We are excited about the upcoming year 
and proud to announce a new environment to enhance the learning and 
instruction for all students.

We are so pleased to offer a unique classroom experience for your child this 
next school year. This classroom is a bit different than other first grade 
classrooms at Pine Island in that we have the opportunity to co-teach. Co-
teaching is a classroom model in which two certified teachers join together 
to provide shared learning experiences to all children in both classes. The 
children have their own learning space but we function as one large 
classroom. It allows us to provide small and large group instruction and 
assistance without disrupting the learning for the whole group. More than 
just an extra pair of hands, co-teaching blends the experience and talents of 
both teachers in a way that draws upon their strengths in teaching while at 
the same time reaching each learner in the classroom with very individualized 
instruction. While your child will be “assigned” to one of us in particular, 
it is commonplace that both of us will be working with all children each day 
in one way or another. The students will think of themselves as one class 
with two teachers. They will never know which teacher they are “assigned” 
to.  There will be activities that the classes will do separate from one 
another such as specials (art, music, PE, guidance and computer) but the 
groups will have names such as the “Panthers” or the “Lions” not the 
individual teachers’ names.  Most of the time, however, the two classes will 
interact and work together as one class. Our curriculum is the same as other 
first grade classrooms in our building. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be 
done with both teachers together. At our back to school conferences, we will 
be able to give you more in depth information or the specifics on how the 
classroom will be run. Our classroom will be E106 & E108; the temporary wall 
is being removed this summer.

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Ms. Jacobson/Mr. Westphal -First Grade

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