Newsletter January 13 - January 17

Today was our 95th day of school.  I sent home notes about our 100th day which is next Tuesday, January 21 today in your child's folder.  Please look that over.  That will be a  fun day in first grade.  I also sent home notices to those that will be receiving a PTA reading award this Thursday at 3:00 in my classroom.  Thanks for keeping up on reading every night; our only "homework" in first grade.  It's making a difference!

Here are this week's happenings:

• Dads and Donuts is this Thursday starting at 8:15 in the cafeteria.  Please send back the RSVP notice if your child and dad or grandma or male figure in their life can make it so the PTA knows how many donuts to order.
• I will send home another Scholastic book order this week.  I will place that order next Wednesday, January 22.  
• In our learning it's more of the same in reading..... two-syllable words, past-tense verbs, r-controlled vowels, writing multiple sentences on a given topic to prepare for paragraph writing, and Mesopotamia. In math we will start learning about fact families tomorrow (think; 3 + 5 = 8, 5 + 3 = 8, 8 - 5 = 3, and 8 - 3 = 5)
• Since coming back from the holiday I have had to remind students a lot about appropriate behavior in the classroom.  If you would please talk to your child about good behavior at school. Ask them where their clip was at the end of the day.  Today we talked about our classroom being a "kindness zone."  For the most part that is happening but reminders at home are helpful. 

Happy Monday Reading!

Mrs. Armstrong