Hello families!
We are so excited to begin another wonderful school year at McCutcheon! I am your child's first grade teacher, Ms. Scarelli, formerly known as Ms. Habibovic (or Ms. H). This will be my seventh year at McCutcheon Elementary school and I am so eager to meet all of my new students. This year we will be working on many academic skills such as letters and letter sound identification, sight words, reading fluency, addition, subtraction and many more!
While creating a culturally responsive environment, we will also focus on incorporating STEAM and SEL (social-emotional learning) into all core subjects. We will be using online resources to practice our math and reading skills. The two programs that we will be using on a daily basis are RazKids and STMath. Students may login to RazKids by going to www.Raz-kids.com , click student login in the green box on the upper right side, then enter teacher username "mccutcheon4". Students will then see their icon and click on it to enter their password. They should read on the "level up" section and take quizzes after reading each book.
Students can also work on math practice via STMath. To login to STMath students will need to go to www.clever.com and click on the QR code. Students will then scan their personalized QR code or type in their CPS email and password. Students should work to solve the math problems and have JiJi the Penguin progress to new levels! Both of these online resources are used daily in the classroom so students will be very familiar with logging in to them.
This year we will continue to practice safe and sanitary classroom procedures. While CPS will continue to encourage the use of masks, families and employees will now have a choice about whether or not to wear a mask at school, outside on school property, or on a school bus. Please notify me if you believe that your child is not feeling well as soon as possible. If your child will be absent please notify the school clerk, Ms. Gonzalez at (773) 534-2680.
Please ensure that your child arrives to class on time. Tardiness interrupts the instructional process and is seriously detrimental to academic success. Tardy students must enter school through the main entrance only. Parents should escort students to the main office when they arrive after 9:00am to get a pass to class to give to the teacher and ensure that attendance is accurately recorded. Tardy will be marked after 9:00 a.m. At the end of the school day, students will be dismissed by their teachers. Parents should pick up their children promptly at 3:45 p.m. unless the children are participating in afterschool programs.
If you have any concerns or questions please contact me via text message at +1 (224) 442-3071 or email me at mhabibovic1@cps.edu, I will do my best to respond at my earliest convenience between the hours of 8:45-3:45pm.
Looking forward to meeting you soon! :)
"SUCCESS STARTS HERE!"
Ms. Scarelli
We are so excited to begin another wonderful school year at McCutcheon! I am your child's first grade teacher, Ms. Scarelli, formerly known as Ms. Habibovic (or Ms. H). This will be my seventh year at McCutcheon Elementary school and I am so eager to meet all of my new students. This year we will be working on many academic skills such as letters and letter sound identification, sight words, reading fluency, addition, subtraction and many more!
While creating a culturally responsive environment, we will also focus on incorporating STEAM and SEL (social-emotional learning) into all core subjects. We will be using online resources to practice our math and reading skills. The two programs that we will be using on a daily basis are RazKids and STMath. Students may login to RazKids by going to www.Raz-kids.com , click student login in the green box on the upper right side, then enter teacher username "mccutcheon4". Students will then see their icon and click on it to enter their password. They should read on the "level up" section and take quizzes after reading each book.
Students can also work on math practice via STMath. To login to STMath students will need to go to www.clever.com and click on the QR code. Students will then scan their personalized QR code or type in their CPS email and password. Students should work to solve the math problems and have JiJi the Penguin progress to new levels! Both of these online resources are used daily in the classroom so students will be very familiar with logging in to them.
This year we will continue to practice safe and sanitary classroom procedures. While CPS will continue to encourage the use of masks, families and employees will now have a choice about whether or not to wear a mask at school, outside on school property, or on a school bus. Please notify me if you believe that your child is not feeling well as soon as possible. If your child will be absent please notify the school clerk, Ms. Gonzalez at (773) 534-2680.
Please ensure that your child arrives to class on time. Tardiness interrupts the instructional process and is seriously detrimental to academic success. Tardy students must enter school through the main entrance only. Parents should escort students to the main office when they arrive after 9:00am to get a pass to class to give to the teacher and ensure that attendance is accurately recorded. Tardy will be marked after 9:00 a.m. At the end of the school day, students will be dismissed by their teachers. Parents should pick up their children promptly at 3:45 p.m. unless the children are participating in afterschool programs.
If you have any concerns or questions please contact me via text message at +1 (224) 442-3071 or email me at mhabibovic1@cps.edu, I will do my best to respond at my earliest convenience between the hours of 8:45-3:45pm.
Looking forward to meeting you soon! :)
"SUCCESS STARTS HERE!"
Ms. Scarelli
