Hi Families,


NO SCHOOL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH! HAPPY LABOR DAY!


Another great week! We are looking forward to having you here on Back to School Night to show you all the learning that is happening!

Language Arts: Our Houghton Mifflin story is To Be a Kid. This is a story about kids from around the world and it will help us learn how to question and note details.

Word Wall Words: Your children will learn 5 new word wall words each week and together we will put them on our Word Wall. Listed below are the word wall words from Kindergarten and the 5 new ones. It is my hope that you will make a word wall at home or make flashcards to practice daily with your child. This will help your child with reading, writing, and spelling.

as a are and am at an all be by big but can come did down do friend from go he has him had his her have here in I it if is like my me make no not of on one play see said school she so the this to them two that they up was we with what went will you who find because for get  
FAVORITE     ONCE    MADE     NICE    YES

Grammar: We will continue our focus on starting each sentence with a capital letter, using capitals to write names and using the correct punctuation at the end of our sentences.

Mystery Person: Each day we will have fun discovering who is going to be the Mystery Person. This engaging activity helps students learn about their new classmates as well as practice reading, writing and spelling. Look for your child's Mystery Person book to come home!

Math: Our focus this week addition, finding missing addends, number bonds, and counting on.

Reminders: 
*If your child has been given a take home book bag/parent log sheet, please listen to your child read the book, sign the log and return it each day Monday-Thursday.
*Your children work hard each day so please take a moment each day to review your children's work that they bring home in their folder and help them remember to bring an empty folder back to school the next day.

Hi Families,

What a great week! Your children are coming to school each day with a smile, ready to learn and loving the challenges a new class and first grade presents! They love to challenge themselves and feel their brains with grow!
Thank you for all the class donations. It really helps to have all the supplies we need. We would still love to have prizes for our prize box, jump ropes for recess and black thin tipped felt markers for Writer's Workshop.

Here is a peek at our upcoming week.

Language Arts: Our Houghton Mifflin story is Charles Tiger. This is an entertaining story that will help your children learn how to evaluate and understand about cause and effect.

Word Wall Words: Your children will learn 5 new word wall words each week and together we will put them on our Word Wall. Listed below are the word wall words from Kindergarten and the 5 new ones. It is my hope that you will make a word wall at home or make flashcards to practice daily with your child. This will help your child with reading, writing, and spelling.

as a are and am at an all be by big but can come did down do friend from go he has him had his her have here in I it if is like my me make no not of on one play see said school she so the this to them two that they up was we with what went will you  WHO FIND BECAUSE FOR GET  

Grammar: We will continue our focus on starting each sentence with a capital letter and using the correct punctuation.

Mystery Person: Each day we will have fun discovering who is going to be the Mystery Person. This engaging activity helps students learn about their new classmates as well as practice reading, writing and spelling. Look for your child's Mystery Person book to come home!

Math: Our focus this week is extending patterns, number bonds and counting on.

Reminders: 
*If you plan on driving on a field trip this year, please update your paper work in the school office ASAP.
*Your children work hard in class so please take a moment each day to review your children's work that they bring home in their folder and help them remember to bring an empty folder back to school the next day.
*Help your child remember to bring a small snack each day to be eaten during the first recess.
*Please label all clothing.

Hi Families,

Here is a peek at our upcoming week.

Language Arts: Our Houghton Mifflin story is Ten Dogs in the Window. This is a fun story that will help your children learn how to summarize, compare and contrast. They will write their own version of the story and it will travel to each home daily soon. Enjoy reading the book together as a family and help your child remember to bring it back the following day.

Word Wall Words: Your children will learn 5 new word wall words each week and together we will put them on our Word Wall. Listed below are the word wall words from Kindergarten and the 5 new ones. It is my hope that you will make a word wall at home or make flashcards to practice daily with your child. This will help your child with reading, writing, and spelling. 

as a are and am at an all be by big but can come did do friend from go he has him had his her have here in I it if is like my me no not of on play see said school she so the this to them that they up was we with went will you

  one two down what make 

Grammar: We will focus on starting each sentence with a capital letter and the correct punctuation. 

Mystery Person: Each day we will have fun discovering who is going to be the Mystery Person. This engaging activity helps students learn about their new classmates as well as practice reading, writing and spelling. Look for your child's Mystery Person book to come home! 

Math: Our focus this week is skip counting, composing and decomposing numbers to 10, counting on and making pattern predictions.  

Reminders: 

*Please help your children remember to bring their back pack to school each day with their red class    folder. If the folder gets misplaced, you may buy them a new of their chose. 

*Help your child remember to bring a small snack each day to be eaten during the first recess.

*Please label all clothing.

Dear Families,

Welcome to first grade and to Room 4! I've been working to get the classroom ready for your children and look forward to getting started with school on Wednesday. I'm excited to see many familiar families on my roster and look forward to meeting the new ones.

The following will help smooth out first day jitters:

• Before school, make sure your child knows how they will be going home and where they will meet you at the end of the day. Make sure this information is written on the "Going Home" chart on the window.
• My room will be open around 7:50.
• Have your child leave their lunch outside the classroom.
• Find their name and hang backpack on hook.
• Say your goodbyes and have your child sit down at their desk.
• You should receive a packet of papers on the first day of school, please send it back ASAP.
• As parents, enjoy your first day of first grade and celebrate your child's independence!

The following day and everyday thereafter, the children will keep their backpacks with them and go directly up to the playground. There is yard duty supervision beginning at 7:30 on the lower playground if you arrive early.  After the second week of school, to help your child become an independent first grader. It is our hope and expectation that your child will join their classmates upstairs before the first bell rings. In the event of rain, they will go to the MPR before school starts.

I am looking forward to a fantastic year!