Today we started with the Take-Home library books. This year I am going to require that the take-home book be read every night three times. In the bag today I sent a detailed note explaining how I would like you to help out with this opportunity to read with your child. If you have any questions please send me an e-mail and I will be happy to help answer any questions or concerns.
I also sent home sight words and phrases today in your child's homework folder. I didn't get a chance to explain to my students about these words, but I did also include a note along with the words and phrases explaining it to you. I will explain it to the kids tomorrow. Include sight word practice in your 15 minutes of nightly reading time. This helps with your child's accuracy and speed in reading immensely.
Today the homework packet for Math Chapter 1 was due. If you didn't help your child remember to turn it in today, please help them remember and get it turned in ASAP. I will be sending home a packet for Chapter 2 this Thursday along with a schedule of the lessons and a due date.
The Scholastic book order that I sent home last week is due tomorrow, September 15. You can order online or send in the order with one check made out to Scholastic.
The PTA reminded us at our last assembly that the end of the quarter is coming up. We are about half-way through. They are having a contest for Box Tops. The class that collects the most Box Tops by the end of the quarter will receive a root beer float party. You can find "box tops" on a variety of food items (cereal, granola bars, Gogurts etc.)--just cut them out and return them to our classroom to help our school.
With the end of the quarter around the corner, I wanted to give you a heads up about SEP conferences. Those conferences will be held the last week of September--September 28 - October 2. I will schedule 15 minute conferences and will accommodate siblings so that you will not have to come to the school more than one day. Watch for a note to come home in the next week or two with your scheduled appointment time. School that week will dismiss at 2:30 everyday including Wednesday.
Tomorrow we will start reading groups and reading intervention groups. I have tried to inform you by e-mail if your child will be attending a reading intervention group along with the reading instruction that occurs in our classroom. Thank you to those that have volunteered to help with reading in our classroom. If you would like to help and didn't sign up and Back to School night you are more than welcome to start helping. Just let me know and we can figure the best day and time for you to help out.
Happy Reading!!
Monday, September 14, 2015
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Newsletter September 8 - 11
I hope that you all had a nice three day weekend. I heard many stories of visits to the Iron County Fair this weekend.
Today I sent home several papers from the reading practice book. Many of these papers are short stories that would be perfect to use for reading at home with your child. Remember that you were given a pink reading calendar on September 1st and I now expect that you read with your child each night for about 15 minutes. If you choose to read these stories have your child reread them until they become fluent. That means that they shouldn't be sounding out every word. It is beneficial to reread the same text. You will also find a worksheet labeled 11.3. Please complete this with your child, it does not have to be returned, but you can count it as part of all of the nightly reading. I sent home also a paper marked 7b-1. This is a note about what we will be discussing and learning about in the "Listening and Learning" section of the reading program. We have already listened to "The Little Half-Chick" and the "Noisy Crowded House" and discussed the lessons learned through these folktales. Last week we took a quiz on the fables we have learned about and most of my students got every fable correct. That quiz is in your child's folder today.
Speaking of folders, please send your homework folder back with your child everyday. Most of you are doing that. I appreciate it. Some days there won't be anything in them, but like today there are several papers, that need to go home. Using the folder as you know keeps those important papers together.
Today please look for the Scholastic Reading fliers. I sent the September book orders home along with a note. Those orders will be due, on Tuesday, September 15. The easiest way to order books is to use our class code that I provided on the note, but you can also send back the order with a check made out to Scholastic. You do not need to send more than one check even if you place an order from the two different catalogs. You can also find the code on the right sidebar of this blog (it will be permanently posted there). Of course, ordering books through Scholastic is an optional thing, but it's a great way to get wonderful titles in your home. Most of the time there are books for just $1.00. Ordering books too gets us more titles for our classroom.
We finished our beginning of the year reading assessments today. I am hoping that we can start differentiated reading groups next Monday, September 14. That will depend on if the reading specialist and her wonderful aides, are able to meet with us (the first grade teachers) and we can place all students in an appropriate group. If your child will benefit from a reading intervention group, I will inform you of that action. I had several volunteers sign up for reading help. If the reading groups are set up next week, which I think they will be, then I would like you to start next week. I will e-mail you privately and remind you of the day and the time that you signed up to help. This will help me greatly! If you didn't sign up at Back-to-School night and would like to now help please let me know. I will need help everyday from 9:45-10:30.
We are a lesson behind schedule in math. On the schedule stapled to your child's folder, it states that homework for tonight will be 1.7. We completed 1.6 today in class. You can just back up one day on that schedule. The packets will still be due, on Monday, September 14. We will test on Wednesday, September 16.
If you haven't returned the Take-home library permission slip please do that ASAP. If you need another one let me know and I will send it with your child (it is on bright orange paper). I want to start that this next Monday, September 14. I will include more detailed instructions on how that works in next week's newsletter.
We are happy that Kollen will return to our class tomorrow. He attended the first day, but then after a short "move" has returned to East Elementary. We now have 23 students in our class. Thanks again for sending morning snacks and for helping your child succeed in school.
Today I sent home several papers from the reading practice book. Many of these papers are short stories that would be perfect to use for reading at home with your child. Remember that you were given a pink reading calendar on September 1st and I now expect that you read with your child each night for about 15 minutes. If you choose to read these stories have your child reread them until they become fluent. That means that they shouldn't be sounding out every word. It is beneficial to reread the same text. You will also find a worksheet labeled 11.3. Please complete this with your child, it does not have to be returned, but you can count it as part of all of the nightly reading. I sent home also a paper marked 7b-1. This is a note about what we will be discussing and learning about in the "Listening and Learning" section of the reading program. We have already listened to "The Little Half-Chick" and the "Noisy Crowded House" and discussed the lessons learned through these folktales. Last week we took a quiz on the fables we have learned about and most of my students got every fable correct. That quiz is in your child's folder today.
Speaking of folders, please send your homework folder back with your child everyday. Most of you are doing that. I appreciate it. Some days there won't be anything in them, but like today there are several papers, that need to go home. Using the folder as you know keeps those important papers together.
Today please look for the Scholastic Reading fliers. I sent the September book orders home along with a note. Those orders will be due, on Tuesday, September 15. The easiest way to order books is to use our class code that I provided on the note, but you can also send back the order with a check made out to Scholastic. You do not need to send more than one check even if you place an order from the two different catalogs. You can also find the code on the right sidebar of this blog (it will be permanently posted there). Of course, ordering books through Scholastic is an optional thing, but it's a great way to get wonderful titles in your home. Most of the time there are books for just $1.00. Ordering books too gets us more titles for our classroom.
We finished our beginning of the year reading assessments today. I am hoping that we can start differentiated reading groups next Monday, September 14. That will depend on if the reading specialist and her wonderful aides, are able to meet with us (the first grade teachers) and we can place all students in an appropriate group. If your child will benefit from a reading intervention group, I will inform you of that action. I had several volunteers sign up for reading help. If the reading groups are set up next week, which I think they will be, then I would like you to start next week. I will e-mail you privately and remind you of the day and the time that you signed up to help. This will help me greatly! If you didn't sign up at Back-to-School night and would like to now help please let me know. I will need help everyday from 9:45-10:30.
We are a lesson behind schedule in math. On the schedule stapled to your child's folder, it states that homework for tonight will be 1.7. We completed 1.6 today in class. You can just back up one day on that schedule. The packets will still be due, on Monday, September 14. We will test on Wednesday, September 16.
If you haven't returned the Take-home library permission slip please do that ASAP. If you need another one let me know and I will send it with your child (it is on bright orange paper). I want to start that this next Monday, September 14. I will include more detailed instructions on how that works in next week's newsletter.
We are happy that Kollen will return to our class tomorrow. He attended the first day, but then after a short "move" has returned to East Elementary. We now have 23 students in our class. Thanks again for sending morning snacks and for helping your child succeed in school.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Newsletter August 31- September 4
This is and will continue to be a week full of assessments. We are assessing using our new reading program to accurately place students in the program. The reading aides are also testing the students using two tests, DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) and ERI (Early Reading Inventory). These assessments will help to place students in reading groups that are appropriate for every child's level. I will send the results of these tests home after we have taken them all. We take the ERI this Thursday, and the DIBELS next Tuesday. I am assessing all students in my classroom using the assessments provided with our new reading program.
Today I sent home the first Reading calendar. It is pink and it will count for our classroom home reading minutes as well as for PTA incentives. I would ask that you read with your child for 15 minutes 5 times per week. Please record the minutes read on the calendar and return on October 1. I will count home reading as part of your child's grade. It will count as 100 points per month (5 pts. each day read). Our take-home library should be starting in a couple of weeks, until then please choose books that you have at home or visit the public library for books to read.
You should be working on math practice sheets with your child most nights. We usually get through on lesson a day except for Wednesdays. Today we worked on lesson 1.4 (which is pretty tricky). It's a hard concept for most first graders to understand the "missing part". The homework packet will be due on September 14. I would recommend that you don't go ahead if possible because you and your child may be frustrated as the concepts haven't been taught in class yet, and also don't get behind so that you are rushing through the assignments the day before they are due.
Most of the literacy "homework" pages do not need to be returned, but I really hope you are taking advantage of those activities. You can count those activities as part of your child's 15 minutes of reading if you are helping them (sight words, building words etc.).
I am working on getting all of your e-mails to Mr. Moyle. That is the way he contacts parents for school-wide information. If you are not receiving information from the school through Mr. Moyle please let me know and I will make sure he has your correct e-mail address.
School pictures are this Friday, September 4. All students will get their pictures taken, but you do not need to pay for a package. If you would like prints you can send the envelope back with a check made out to Lifetouch, or as I mentioned before pay online using the code found on the brochure.
If you haven't signed up for text notifications please do that soon (now would be great). I sent home a note today (on yellow paper) with the information you will need to sign up for text notifications.
I appreciate all that you do to help your child as he or she progresses through first grade. I hope that they are telling you about what they are learning. Maybe ask them about the fables they have heard recently and the lessons we have learned from them.
It was nice to see some of you at the PTA luau last night. We have a great school environment, wonderful teachers and students. Thank you for sending snacks for our morning recess. I have a few open slots so if you haven't sent a snack or want to send another one let me know and I can give you another date or you can just send another snack with your child and that can fill in on a date that hasn't been taken yet. Have a wonderful week!
Today I sent home the first Reading calendar. It is pink and it will count for our classroom home reading minutes as well as for PTA incentives. I would ask that you read with your child for 15 minutes 5 times per week. Please record the minutes read on the calendar and return on October 1. I will count home reading as part of your child's grade. It will count as 100 points per month (5 pts. each day read). Our take-home library should be starting in a couple of weeks, until then please choose books that you have at home or visit the public library for books to read.
You should be working on math practice sheets with your child most nights. We usually get through on lesson a day except for Wednesdays. Today we worked on lesson 1.4 (which is pretty tricky). It's a hard concept for most first graders to understand the "missing part". The homework packet will be due on September 14. I would recommend that you don't go ahead if possible because you and your child may be frustrated as the concepts haven't been taught in class yet, and also don't get behind so that you are rushing through the assignments the day before they are due.
Most of the literacy "homework" pages do not need to be returned, but I really hope you are taking advantage of those activities. You can count those activities as part of your child's 15 minutes of reading if you are helping them (sight words, building words etc.).
I am working on getting all of your e-mails to Mr. Moyle. That is the way he contacts parents for school-wide information. If you are not receiving information from the school through Mr. Moyle please let me know and I will make sure he has your correct e-mail address.
School pictures are this Friday, September 4. All students will get their pictures taken, but you do not need to pay for a package. If you would like prints you can send the envelope back with a check made out to Lifetouch, or as I mentioned before pay online using the code found on the brochure.
If you haven't signed up for text notifications please do that soon (now would be great). I sent home a note today (on yellow paper) with the information you will need to sign up for text notifications.
I appreciate all that you do to help your child as he or she progresses through first grade. I hope that they are telling you about what they are learning. Maybe ask them about the fables they have heard recently and the lessons we have learned from them.
It was nice to see some of you at the PTA luau last night. We have a great school environment, wonderful teachers and students. Thank you for sending snacks for our morning recess. I have a few open slots so if you haven't sent a snack or want to send another one let me know and I can give you another date or you can just send another snack with your child and that can fill in on a date that hasn't been taken yet. Have a wonderful week!
Monday, August 24, 2015
Newsletter August 24 - 28
Our first Monday was a success! Actually our first three days have been wonderful. I have terrific, awesome, fabulous First Graders. This is going to be a great year!
We have been working on how to be a "helpful student" and have gone over classroom rules, our management system, and many procedures that will be continuously reinforced throughout the year. Today we got started with our new reading program. There are two components, one the "Skills section" where students "learn to read" and the second the, "Listening and Learning section" where comprehension, vocabulary, and learning about our world is taught. In the skills section we are mostly reviewing sound/letter recognition for the first few lessons, and then starting with lesson 6 the students will be assessed so that their needs can be met best using this program. In the Listening section we are learning about and listening to Aesop fables. Today we listened to and learned about the fable: "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". Talk to your kids about this fable and ask them if they can remember the moral of the story.
Homework will begin with this reading program starting this week. I have included on the right-hand sidebar of this blog a schedule of homework for literacy. I will put the number of each lesson and whether or not your child needs to return the homework the next day. I encourage you to complete the homework that does not need to be returned. Most of those are sight words or word work activities that are very helpful for your child. I will start requiring nightly reading in September when the take-home library gets started. I would love it if you were already in the habit of reading with your child every night!
We also started right into our Go Math books today. I sent home a packet of math practice pages (Unit 1) today. Please do not start that until this Wednesday!! You will also see on the right-hand sidebar a schedule for our math homework. Please do not work ahead or your child will be frustrated as we will not have completed the assignment in class. That packet will be due the day before we test. I plan on testing on Unit 1 on Tuesday, September 8. I will let you know if that changes as possibly I may need to slow down based on my students grasp of the concepts.
Please make sure that you look in your child's homework folder daily. I don't put in notes or homework assignments everyday, but please make it a habit of checking it everyday and sending it back with your child everyday! If you haven't signed the notes from the first day (internet, safe schools, field trip, PTA etc. please do so ASAP).
Our Fall picture day is Friday, September 4. You can send a check with your child in the envelope provided (I sent that home today), or you can pay online using our code UM375015Q0. That code is also on the information sheet I sent home.
I have 11 of you signed up for REMIND--this is the medium I will use to send home reminders, or short bits of information. If you have not signed up and have a smartphone please text to 81010 with the message @ad0ed (that is a number zero). You will receive a text message back that you have been added to my class.
Thanks to those that have sent snacks for my hungry first graders, and for those of you that have sent extra supplies.
If you ever have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact me. Have a wonderful week!!
We have been working on how to be a "helpful student" and have gone over classroom rules, our management system, and many procedures that will be continuously reinforced throughout the year. Today we got started with our new reading program. There are two components, one the "Skills section" where students "learn to read" and the second the, "Listening and Learning section" where comprehension, vocabulary, and learning about our world is taught. In the skills section we are mostly reviewing sound/letter recognition for the first few lessons, and then starting with lesson 6 the students will be assessed so that their needs can be met best using this program. In the Listening section we are learning about and listening to Aesop fables. Today we listened to and learned about the fable: "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". Talk to your kids about this fable and ask them if they can remember the moral of the story.
Homework will begin with this reading program starting this week. I have included on the right-hand sidebar of this blog a schedule of homework for literacy. I will put the number of each lesson and whether or not your child needs to return the homework the next day. I encourage you to complete the homework that does not need to be returned. Most of those are sight words or word work activities that are very helpful for your child. I will start requiring nightly reading in September when the take-home library gets started. I would love it if you were already in the habit of reading with your child every night!
We also started right into our Go Math books today. I sent home a packet of math practice pages (Unit 1) today. Please do not start that until this Wednesday!! You will also see on the right-hand sidebar a schedule for our math homework. Please do not work ahead or your child will be frustrated as we will not have completed the assignment in class. That packet will be due the day before we test. I plan on testing on Unit 1 on Tuesday, September 8. I will let you know if that changes as possibly I may need to slow down based on my students grasp of the concepts.
Please make sure that you look in your child's homework folder daily. I don't put in notes or homework assignments everyday, but please make it a habit of checking it everyday and sending it back with your child everyday! If you haven't signed the notes from the first day (internet, safe schools, field trip, PTA etc. please do so ASAP).
Our Fall picture day is Friday, September 4. You can send a check with your child in the envelope provided (I sent that home today), or you can pay online using our code UM375015Q0. That code is also on the information sheet I sent home.
I have 11 of you signed up for REMIND--this is the medium I will use to send home reminders, or short bits of information. If you have not signed up and have a smartphone please text to 81010 with the message @ad0ed (that is a number zero). You will receive a text message back that you have been added to my class.
Thanks to those that have sent snacks for my hungry first graders, and for those of you that have sent extra supplies.
If you ever have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact me. Have a wonderful week!!
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Newsletter May 18 - 22
We made it. It's the last week of school. I love summer weather, but always feel a little melancholy when I close my classroom door on the last day of school. Thank you for having wonderful children and sharing them with me this year. This has been a remarkable class of kids and I will miss them dearly.
We are having a fun week. Yesterday, we had our reading reward assembly provided by our wonderful PTA. We watched a fun assembly of juggling, jokes and balloon animals. Today we made up our rained out field day (in between small sprinkles again). We walked up to the Canyon park, and then played on the playground followed by a water balloon "toss" and launch. Thanks to Ben's mom, Dante's mom, and Kaden's mom for filling up and supplying water balloons for this activity. This afternoon we visited the library in the park, and took a tour and got excited about the library's summer reading program. Tomorrow we will watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Mrs. Vogel's class. On Thursday, we will go to the school-wide "reward" movie in the morning and the aquatic center in the afternoon (I will send home a note tomorrow about the aquatic center). On Friday, we have our final assembly and autograph signing day, as well as clearing out our room. School dismisses at 2:30 on Friday.
A note about the "reward" movie. This year those students that have not returned their library books, or take-home book, or have an outstanding lunch balance will NOT be able to go to the movie, but will rather go to a reading group that morning. Please make sure that your child turns finds their
book (s) and/or pays their lunch account if necessary. They will also not receive their promotion cards and teacher placement for next year until these books are returned or the lunch account is settled.
On the last day of school I will send home promotion cards and your child's 4th quarter grades and reading test scores. I will send it home in a big envelope so watch for that.
Today I sent home lanyards about the "Unplugged" summer program. This looks like a wonderful opportunity to keep your kids active and entertained over the summer. You can log on and register for the program using the website on the back of the lanyard card.
Have a wonderful summer! I know I will--my son returns from Argentina the end of July :) and for the last time this year--HAPPY READING!
We are having a fun week. Yesterday, we had our reading reward assembly provided by our wonderful PTA. We watched a fun assembly of juggling, jokes and balloon animals. Today we made up our rained out field day (in between small sprinkles again). We walked up to the Canyon park, and then played on the playground followed by a water balloon "toss" and launch. Thanks to Ben's mom, Dante's mom, and Kaden's mom for filling up and supplying water balloons for this activity. This afternoon we visited the library in the park, and took a tour and got excited about the library's summer reading program. Tomorrow we will watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Mrs. Vogel's class. On Thursday, we will go to the school-wide "reward" movie in the morning and the aquatic center in the afternoon (I will send home a note tomorrow about the aquatic center). On Friday, we have our final assembly and autograph signing day, as well as clearing out our room. School dismisses at 2:30 on Friday.
A note about the "reward" movie. This year those students that have not returned their library books, or take-home book, or have an outstanding lunch balance will NOT be able to go to the movie, but will rather go to a reading group that morning. Please make sure that your child turns finds their
book (s) and/or pays their lunch account if necessary. They will also not receive their promotion cards and teacher placement for next year until these books are returned or the lunch account is settled.
On the last day of school I will send home promotion cards and your child's 4th quarter grades and reading test scores. I will send it home in a big envelope so watch for that.
Today I sent home lanyards about the "Unplugged" summer program. This looks like a wonderful opportunity to keep your kids active and entertained over the summer. You can log on and register for the program using the website on the back of the lanyard card.
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| Congratulations to these 11 students that read 100 books! I will submit this picture to the Iron County Today newspaper and will inform you through e-mail when the publication date will be. |
Have a wonderful summer! I know I will--my son returns from Argentina the end of July :) and for the last time this year--HAPPY READING!
Monday, May 11, 2015
Newsletter May 11 - 15
This week is a big week as we are finishing up with Unit 12 in math. We will review on Wednesday, May 13 and I will test on Friday May 15. May 15 is the day that all homework is due (including the May Reading Record). I will get grades done and will send them home with your child along with their DIBELS scores and promotion card by the last day of school. This year Mr. Moyle has informed us that we will not send home promotion cards (and teacher placement for next year) if your child hasn't returned their library books or take-home books and/or their lunch accounts are not paid in full. This is our last week for spelling words. I will also test on this final list on Friday as normal.
We usually go to the library on Friday, but since it's field day on Friday, I have rescheduled our library time for tomorrow (Tuesday, May 12). I reminded my students probably 10 times today to bring their library books back tomorrow. They will receive a free book if both of their library books are returned or if they have paid for their lost or damaged book (s). If they happen to forget tomorrow, they can still turn their books in for a free book until Friday, May 15. Take-home books also need to be returned. If your child's take-home book hasn't been read, still have your child turn it in. The cost to replace a take-home book is $5.00. Remember that promotion cards will not be handed out to those that do not return these books.
Tomorrow we are having our last First Grade Awards assembly at 2:30 in the lunchroom. I sent e-mails to you if your child will be receiving an award. Afterwards we will go directly into the gym for our last Life Skills Assembly. This will be the group "Unplugged". If you participated last year, it is where many businesses or organizations around town have activities or promotions to bring your child in to receive a "dog tag". It sounds like a great opportunity to support our community and have fun things for your kids to do this summer. Watch for information to come home about that tomorrow.
Thursday we are heading down to the St. George children's museum. We will leave shortly after
9:00 a.m. so it is imperative that your child is on time that day. We will return by 2:30. Please make sure that your child has money in their lunch account to pay for their sack lunch if necessary. Thank you to those volunteers that are coming with us to St. George. The cost for this field trip is a $1.00 donation.
On Friday, we will be going to Canyon Park for field day. We will leave East Elementary around 9:30 a.m. and hike the canyon trail, then play on the playground, and then have a water balloon toss. Thank you to Dante's mom and Ben's mom for helping to fill water balloons (I could use more if any of you would like to help). We have heard that it might be storming that day, please watch your e-mail on Thursday evening or Friday morning as we may have to stay at the school for alternative activities. After the field day activities, we will all eat lunch outside (weather dependent). The lunchroom provides BBQ hamburgers that day with all the fixings. I'm crossing my fingers for nice weather.
Next week we will have two more field trips. On Tuesday, May 19 at 1:15 p.m. we will walk over to the City library and learn about the Summer Reading program and then play at the park. Then on Thursday we will go to the Aquatic Center in the afternoon. I still NEED one more adult volunteer to help us that day by getting in the pool and swimming with the kids. Please e-mail me if you can help out. Thanks to Dante's mom, Zoie's mom, Nash's mom and Kaden's mom for already being brave and volunteering to help out. The cost for the swimming field trip is a $1.50 donation. Please have your child come dressed in their swimming suit that morning (wear underneath clothes). Bring a towel and a dry pair of underwear in a wal-mart bag to change afterwards. We do not encourage bringing extra money for snacks.
A couple of more activities. Thursday morning, before swimming we will go to a school-wide movie. I am not sure what we will be watching yet, and on Friday morning we will have a final assembly where the students watch a DVD slide show of our year. School dismisses at 2:30 on the final day of school!
Please e-mail me if you have any questions--this was a lot of information.
Happy Reading!!
We usually go to the library on Friday, but since it's field day on Friday, I have rescheduled our library time for tomorrow (Tuesday, May 12). I reminded my students probably 10 times today to bring their library books back tomorrow. They will receive a free book if both of their library books are returned or if they have paid for their lost or damaged book (s). If they happen to forget tomorrow, they can still turn their books in for a free book until Friday, May 15. Take-home books also need to be returned. If your child's take-home book hasn't been read, still have your child turn it in. The cost to replace a take-home book is $5.00. Remember that promotion cards will not be handed out to those that do not return these books.
Tomorrow we are having our last First Grade Awards assembly at 2:30 in the lunchroom. I sent e-mails to you if your child will be receiving an award. Afterwards we will go directly into the gym for our last Life Skills Assembly. This will be the group "Unplugged". If you participated last year, it is where many businesses or organizations around town have activities or promotions to bring your child in to receive a "dog tag". It sounds like a great opportunity to support our community and have fun things for your kids to do this summer. Watch for information to come home about that tomorrow.
Thursday we are heading down to the St. George children's museum. We will leave shortly after
9:00 a.m. so it is imperative that your child is on time that day. We will return by 2:30. Please make sure that your child has money in their lunch account to pay for their sack lunch if necessary. Thank you to those volunteers that are coming with us to St. George. The cost for this field trip is a $1.00 donation.
On Friday, we will be going to Canyon Park for field day. We will leave East Elementary around 9:30 a.m. and hike the canyon trail, then play on the playground, and then have a water balloon toss. Thank you to Dante's mom and Ben's mom for helping to fill water balloons (I could use more if any of you would like to help). We have heard that it might be storming that day, please watch your e-mail on Thursday evening or Friday morning as we may have to stay at the school for alternative activities. After the field day activities, we will all eat lunch outside (weather dependent). The lunchroom provides BBQ hamburgers that day with all the fixings. I'm crossing my fingers for nice weather.
Next week we will have two more field trips. On Tuesday, May 19 at 1:15 p.m. we will walk over to the City library and learn about the Summer Reading program and then play at the park. Then on Thursday we will go to the Aquatic Center in the afternoon. I still NEED one more adult volunteer to help us that day by getting in the pool and swimming with the kids. Please e-mail me if you can help out. Thanks to Dante's mom, Zoie's mom, Nash's mom and Kaden's mom for already being brave and volunteering to help out. The cost for the swimming field trip is a $1.50 donation. Please have your child come dressed in their swimming suit that morning (wear underneath clothes). Bring a towel and a dry pair of underwear in a wal-mart bag to change afterwards. We do not encourage bringing extra money for snacks.
A couple of more activities. Thursday morning, before swimming we will go to a school-wide movie. I am not sure what we will be watching yet, and on Friday morning we will have a final assembly where the students watch a DVD slide show of our year. School dismisses at 2:30 on the final day of school!
Please e-mail me if you have any questions--this was a lot of information.
Happy Reading!!
Monday, May 4, 2015
May 4 - 8
We have two more Mondays left :) I gave the Chapter 11 Math test today and started Chapter 12. As I mentioned last week, I am going to double up on lessons in Chapter 12 to finish by May 15, but will only send home one homework sheet. Thanks for hanging tough and helping your child with their homework during these last few weeks of school. I will only send home spelling words for the next two weeks, and the April Reading Record is now due. Remember that I will only give a treat and certificate if that is turned in by this Wednesday, May 6. The May Reading record has been sent home and will be due on Friday, May 15 as well as all homework.
We have three more students that have joined the ranks of reading 100 books--Dante, Kylee and Kelsie have all read 100 books!! Dante keeps reading and has almost reached 150 books! For every 25 books read, your child can receive a book and a treat. The conclusion of this challenge is Friday, May 15. I will not accept lists after that date.
I sent home the permission slip for the two May field trips (museum and swimming). I have enough parents to accompany us to the museum, but could use one or two more helpers on swimming day. If you can help with the swimming field trip please send me an e-mail. I have also had one parent volunteer to help with water balloons for our field day on May 15 (big, busy day). If you could help with water balloons (filling them up and getting them to the park by 11:00 a.m.) you can also send me an e-mail. For the museum field trip, all students have ordered a school sack lunch (yay!). I failed to mention that if you child is on reduced or free lunch that that lunch will be covered as if they are eating at school.
Today my students that were in attendance took a reading test. It is called RLA--it is a reading inventory test that puts your child on a specific reading level. I was excited as the longer they are with the examiner the more they are reading. We took the whole half an hour to test and then some so my little first graders are becoming better readers!! On Friday, we take the DIBELS reading assessment. I will make pancakes before they take that test. I will make them first thing that morning, and we will test at 10:00 a.m. Please help your child by getting them to bed on time the night before.
I am reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and on the last Wednesday of school, May 20, we along with Mrs. Vogel's class will watch the original version of the movie (rated G with Gene Wilder) and have popcorn and chocolate. I wanted to make you aware that we will be watching that movie in class. If any of you have concerns with that movie please again, don't hesitate to e-mail me.
This is the last week for Take-home books and the last week that students can check out library books. All library books will be due on May 15! If your child returns both of their books and/or pays the appropriate fine they will be able to get a book to keep on Friday May 15. Please turn in all take-home books by Friday, May 8 or pay the $5.00 fine to the office.
Lastly, it's Teacher Appreciation week and I so appreciate being your child's teacher. This is a beautiful class of students, one that I will miss dearly. As part of this week of festivities, tomorrow the students were encouraged to wear their teacher's favorite color tomorrow--my favorite color is green :)
Happy Reading!!
We have three more students that have joined the ranks of reading 100 books--Dante, Kylee and Kelsie have all read 100 books!! Dante keeps reading and has almost reached 150 books! For every 25 books read, your child can receive a book and a treat. The conclusion of this challenge is Friday, May 15. I will not accept lists after that date.
I sent home the permission slip for the two May field trips (museum and swimming). I have enough parents to accompany us to the museum, but could use one or two more helpers on swimming day. If you can help with the swimming field trip please send me an e-mail. I have also had one parent volunteer to help with water balloons for our field day on May 15 (big, busy day). If you could help with water balloons (filling them up and getting them to the park by 11:00 a.m.) you can also send me an e-mail. For the museum field trip, all students have ordered a school sack lunch (yay!). I failed to mention that if you child is on reduced or free lunch that that lunch will be covered as if they are eating at school.
Today my students that were in attendance took a reading test. It is called RLA--it is a reading inventory test that puts your child on a specific reading level. I was excited as the longer they are with the examiner the more they are reading. We took the whole half an hour to test and then some so my little first graders are becoming better readers!! On Friday, we take the DIBELS reading assessment. I will make pancakes before they take that test. I will make them first thing that morning, and we will test at 10:00 a.m. Please help your child by getting them to bed on time the night before.
I am reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and on the last Wednesday of school, May 20, we along with Mrs. Vogel's class will watch the original version of the movie (rated G with Gene Wilder) and have popcorn and chocolate. I wanted to make you aware that we will be watching that movie in class. If any of you have concerns with that movie please again, don't hesitate to e-mail me.
This is the last week for Take-home books and the last week that students can check out library books. All library books will be due on May 15! If your child returns both of their books and/or pays the appropriate fine they will be able to get a book to keep on Friday May 15. Please turn in all take-home books by Friday, May 8 or pay the $5.00 fine to the office.
Lastly, it's Teacher Appreciation week and I so appreciate being your child's teacher. This is a beautiful class of students, one that I will miss dearly. As part of this week of festivities, tomorrow the students were encouraged to wear their teacher's favorite color tomorrow--my favorite color is green :)
Happy Reading!!
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