Welcome to First Grade
Phone: (812) 462-4441
Email: ashley.snow@vigoschools.org
I will do my best to respond to all messages within 24 hours. If you need to contact me urgently, please call the main office instead of using ParentSquare.
I can’t wait to meet you!
Welcome to 1st Grade! I am so excited to be your teacher! Our classroom is one big family where we work towards everyone treating each other with kindness and respect. My goal is for students to feel loved and secure in our school. We will focus on getting to know each other and building a strong classroom community for these first few weeks of school. We will have a lot of fun this year exploring and learning together!
Expectations
Folders will be sent home every Tuesday and are due back to school, signed, the next day. In it, you will receive your student’s graded work, a classroom newsletter, and any other information from the school. Our classroom newsletter explains what we are learning each week. Please reach out using the contact information at the top of the page if you have any questions!
MEET THE TEACHER
Hello, my name is Mrs. Snow! I cannot wait to get to know you this year! Before we start our year together, I want to share a little about myself. I have been married to my husband, Sawyer, since 2019. We have our first daughter together this year! We have two cats at home, Louie and Fern. We also have two pugs, Olive and Finnegan. You can find me reading a book on my Kindle at home or walking my dogs at the park when I’m not teaching. I also love to travel whenever I get the chance!
EDUCATION
I graduated from Indiana State University with my Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education in 2019. This year will be my sixth teaching first grade at Benjamin Franklin! Before I taught here, I taught fifth grade at Deming Elementary School. While I loved fifth grade, first grade is my favorite!
My Favorite Things
- Colors: Green
- Food: Pizza
- Book: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Drinks: Mountain Dew Zero Sugar
- Hobbies: Reading, walking my dogs, travelling
- I love: my husband, my daughter, my pugs, and my cats, sunny days, teaching!
- Backpack
- 2 dozen pencils
- 2 pink erasers
- Several pencil top erasers
- 1 bottle of white glue
- Glue sticks (lots of lots!)
- 2 boxes of 24 count crayons
- 1 box of classic markers
- 4 dry erase markers
- 1 pack of colored pencils
- 2 boxes of tissues
- Scissors (not for my class)
If you are able, we would love to receive the following items as part of our wish list:
- Disinfectant wipes
- Ziploc (any brand) baggies
- Snacks for the classroom
- Sharpies
- Rule #1: Listen to the speaker.
- Rule #2: Raise your hand to speak or leave your seat.
- Rule #3: Always be honest.
- Rule #4: Be a caring friend.
- Rule #5: Always try your best.
Weekly Encore Schedule
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Counselor Lessons/Computer Lab
Wednesday: Library
Thursday: Music
Friday: P.E.
Daily Schedule
7:30 am Doors open, students may begin eating breakfast in the cafeteria.
8:00 am Morning Meeting
8:15 am Tardy Bell
8:20 am Reading
9:50 am Snack
10:05 am Writing
10:20 am I/E
11:00 am Encore
11:45 am Recess/Lunch
12:25 pm Rest and Relaxation
12:40 pm Math
1:50 pm Science/Social Studies/Health
2:25 pm Dismissal
- Doors open for breakfast at 7:30 am. School begins at 8:15 am. After 8:15 am, students must check-in at the nurse and are counted as tardy.
- Students may eat breakfast at home or school.
- Be sure I know how your student is getting home (walker, car rider, or bus rider). Go over this with your student as well! If your student is a bus rider, please practice their bus number before the first day of school.
- Please label student items with first and last names.
- Students may bring a reusable water bottle.
- Students may pack or buy a lunch.
- Be prepared for specials. We have PE on Friday so please send your student in tennis shoes and appropriate clothing.
- Be sure to check our ParentSquare, and Skyward regularly!
- School wide messages are often shared here. This is also where you can check your students classroom grades. Grades are updated weekly.
- Students will be using Canvas in the classroom. We will also use Canvas in the event of an e-learning day.
- Come in ready to learn!
