Thanks to all of you that came to our First Grade Parents night. I hope that you left with an understanding of how we will be conducting our Literacy Block this year. If you have any questions regarding this, please ask away! We still need volunteers to help with the Literacy Block on Thursday and Friday mornings from 9:00-10:30. If you feel that you can help or possibly switch to one of those days, let me know that also. I will let you know when we will start needing you to come.
Today in your child's backpack, please look for a new spelling list, decodeable books, and several Scholastic book orders. I love books, so I will be sending those home each month. Of course, ordering books is optional, but it helps build our class library and your home library. There are always $1.00 books available. These book orders will be due, Tuesday, September 6. Make your checks payable to Scholastic.
Please make sure that your child is on time to school. School starts at 8:50 and we start working then. When our Literacy block officially begins we start right at 9:00 and if you child is late it will cause a disruption, especially since the children will possibly be moving to a different classroom.
I hope that you are reading with your child for 20 minutes five times per week. This one-on-one reading is invaluable. Remember that August's reading record (the paper with the sun pictures) is due on September 1. I was very pleased with the results of our first spelling test. Thanks for helping to study these words with your child at home.
I have a fun group of First Graders! I enjoy teaching them!
Have a nice Labor Day holiday and Happy Reading!
Friday, August 26, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Newsletter August 22-26
Thanks for making the effort to come to Back to School Night. Our first two days of school were great! It gets easier for first graders to spend the whole day in school as the weeks progress. Thanks to those that have sent in supply donations and for signing up for morning snacks.
We are starting our first full week of school, please look in your child's homework folder, for their spelling list, decodable books, and August reading record. Remember that I ask that you read with your child for 20 minutes 5 times per week. Please include the decodable books in your nightly reading. After you read, have your child color in a "sun". The reading chart for August will be worth 50 points since it is a short month, after that the reading records will be worth 100 points. August's reading record will be due, Thursday, September 1st. Our spelling test will be on Friday.
I have also included a "Star of the Week" schedule. If you know now that your cannot be "Star of the Week" on their assigned week, please let me know and I can change it. I will remind you of your week the Friday before. The take-home librarian has included a note also, please read and sign and return the bottom portion.
Please plan on attending our First Grade Parents Night, this Tuesday, August 23 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. We,as a first grade team, will be explaining how our Literacy block will be conducted for the upcoming year. Mrs. Allen our Reading Specialist will be there to explain the program and questions and comments can be addressed also at this time. Come and enjoy a slice of pizza with us. The meeting should last about one hour.
Mr. Burton wanted to me mention that we still need parent volunteers for our Community Council. If you are interested in helping out in this way please let the office know by September 12.
Make sure you scroll down the page so that you can see to the right , our daily math, calendar, and other important items that might interest you.
I really enjoy teaching first grade and am enjoying getting to know your kids! Please don't hesitate to contact me!
Happy Reading!
We are starting our first full week of school, please look in your child's homework folder, for their spelling list, decodable books, and August reading record. Remember that I ask that you read with your child for 20 minutes 5 times per week. Please include the decodable books in your nightly reading. After you read, have your child color in a "sun". The reading chart for August will be worth 50 points since it is a short month, after that the reading records will be worth 100 points. August's reading record will be due, Thursday, September 1st. Our spelling test will be on Friday.
I have also included a "Star of the Week" schedule. If you know now that your cannot be "Star of the Week" on their assigned week, please let me know and I can change it. I will remind you of your week the Friday before. The take-home librarian has included a note also, please read and sign and return the bottom portion.
Please plan on attending our First Grade Parents Night, this Tuesday, August 23 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. We,as a first grade team, will be explaining how our Literacy block will be conducted for the upcoming year. Mrs. Allen our Reading Specialist will be there to explain the program and questions and comments can be addressed also at this time. Come and enjoy a slice of pizza with us. The meeting should last about one hour.
Mr. Burton wanted to me mention that we still need parent volunteers for our Community Council. If you are interested in helping out in this way please let the office know by September 12.
Make sure you scroll down the page so that you can see to the right , our daily math, calendar, and other important items that might interest you.
I really enjoy teaching first grade and am enjoying getting to know your kids! Please don't hesitate to contact me!
Happy Reading!
Monday, August 15, 2011
Welcome Back
I can't believe that it is time for school to begin already. I am excited again to teach a wonderful group of First graders! Back to School Night will be Tuesday, August 16, at 6:00 in my classroom (room #7), followed by a General PTA meeting in the gym at 6:30. I hope to see you there!! School starts at 8:50 on Thursday, August 15.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Newsletter May 23-27
This is obviously my last post of the year! I honestly can't believe that we have only four more days left of school. I have so enjoyed these kids and will miss them, but am excited at the progress they have made and am excited to see them next year as they pass by my room to go to second grade!!
Congratulations to James and Braxton!! They both have read 100 books (actually a few more). They along with Maverick, Kade, Zoe, Skylar, Gavin, Raimee, and Dallas will have their picture in the Iron County Today newspaper on June 1. I am proud of them and all of their hard work and reading.
Speaking of reading, we visited the library this morning and the Summer Reading Program sounds really fun. They children will receive a passport and can get "souvenirs" for reading a certain number of minutes. Please encourage your children to read over the summer. The summer reading program would be a fun incentive to get your child to read. If for some reason your child will not be here on the last day, please let me know so that I can get somebody to fill in for them and I can send their portfolio home earlier.
Have a wonderful summer!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful children with me!!
Congratulations to James and Braxton!! They both have read 100 books (actually a few more). They along with Maverick, Kade, Zoe, Skylar, Gavin, Raimee, and Dallas will have their picture in the Iron County Today newspaper on June 1. I am proud of them and all of their hard work and reading.
Speaking of reading, we visited the library this morning and the Summer Reading Program sounds really fun. They children will receive a passport and can get "souvenirs" for reading a certain number of minutes. Please encourage your children to read over the summer. The summer reading program would be a fun incentive to get your child to read. If for some reason your child will not be here on the last day, please let me know so that I can get somebody to fill in for them and I can send their portfolio home earlier.
Have a wonderful summer!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful children with me!!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Newsletter May 16-20
This will be our last week of homework, nightly reading (that counts), and spelling. Please work until the end and help your child practice their spelling words and read nightly. If you practice the words make sure you pronounce "read" like: "I read my book yesterday." and "lead" like "pencil lead." Thanks! May Reading Records will be due this Friday, May 20th as well as any book lists towards our 100 book challenge. I will not accept work after, Monday, May 23rd. I will be printing out grades then.
Remember that we are going swimming this Friday morning for our Field Day. Have your child wear their swimming suit underneath their clothes and bring a towel and dry underclothing to change into afterwards. A plastic Wal-Mart bag would be helpful to put their wet suit and towel in.
We have two more Field Trips scheduled for the last week of school. On Monday, May 23rd in the morning, we will be walking over to the Cedar City Library. The children's librarian will give our students a tour and get them excited for the Summer Reading Program. We will then play at the park adjacent to the library and return back before lunch. On Thursday, May 26th, my aide in the afternoon is going to help me organize a "track meet". We will be playing outdoor games and then we will walk to Maverick's Tiki Shack for a shaved ice. I failed to mention on the permission slip that a 50 cent donation would be appreciated to help cover the cost of the shaved ice ingredients. Please sign and return the permission slips for both of these walking field trips as soon as you can. I cannot take students that do not have these permission slips signed.
I hope that you marked your calendar for our Reading Picnic on the last day of school. We will start at 1:00 and it shouldn't be more than an hour. Bring a blanket to sit on and enjoy watching your child "perform". We have been practicing our Reader's Theaters and are excited to share them with you. School will dismiss at 2:30 on the last day of school so you are welcome to take your child with you after our Reading Picnic.
Thanks for sending Flat Stanley. We had a great time today trying "Gecko poop" and receiving some western silly bands and polished rocks. Jonny's has traveled the farthest so far. His Flat Stanley made it all the way to West Babylon, New York.
This class is the best!! I have so enjoyed my first year of teaching with such wonderful, smart, and funny First Graders!!
Remember that we are going swimming this Friday morning for our Field Day. Have your child wear their swimming suit underneath their clothes and bring a towel and dry underclothing to change into afterwards. A plastic Wal-Mart bag would be helpful to put their wet suit and towel in.
We have two more Field Trips scheduled for the last week of school. On Monday, May 23rd in the morning, we will be walking over to the Cedar City Library. The children's librarian will give our students a tour and get them excited for the Summer Reading Program. We will then play at the park adjacent to the library and return back before lunch. On Thursday, May 26th, my aide in the afternoon is going to help me organize a "track meet". We will be playing outdoor games and then we will walk to Maverick's Tiki Shack for a shaved ice. I failed to mention on the permission slip that a 50 cent donation would be appreciated to help cover the cost of the shaved ice ingredients. Please sign and return the permission slips for both of these walking field trips as soon as you can. I cannot take students that do not have these permission slips signed.
I hope that you marked your calendar for our Reading Picnic on the last day of school. We will start at 1:00 and it shouldn't be more than an hour. Bring a blanket to sit on and enjoy watching your child "perform". We have been practicing our Reader's Theaters and are excited to share them with you. School will dismiss at 2:30 on the last day of school so you are welcome to take your child with you after our Reading Picnic.
Thanks for sending Flat Stanley. We had a great time today trying "Gecko poop" and receiving some western silly bands and polished rocks. Jonny's has traveled the farthest so far. His Flat Stanley made it all the way to West Babylon, New York.
This class is the best!! I have so enjoyed my first year of teaching with such wonderful, smart, and funny First Graders!!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Newsletter May 9-13
We had a great time learning about the life cycle of a chicken with our classroom chicks. We had a class vote, and named them Chloe and Fuzzy. I think I was almost as excited about them hatching as the children were.
We will be going to the Ladybug nursery tomorrow. As we were reminded today, Cedar City weather can be unpredictable. Watch the weather tomorrow and send a jacket with your child if necessary. I have not had any brave souls volunteer to come swimming with us on Friday, May 20th. We really need several parents to help out on that day. Please let me know if you plan on coming. Remember the cost for swimming is a $2.00 donation. If your child has a pass they can bring that instead.
Please continue to read with your child and to help them with their math homework. We are covering some topics in math at the end of the year that need to be reinforced at home. As I mentioned before, May reading records will be due on Friday May, 20th. I will also stop math homework then and we will not have spelling test during the last week of school. I will NOT accept late work after Monday, May 23rd. I need to get everything in the computer so that I can get report cards and final grades printed.
We have only had three Flat Stanley's come back. Thank you to those who spent an extra few minutes helping your child send these!!
Congratulations to Skylar, Maverick, Dallas and Gavin! They have all read 100 books. I am so impressed!! We still have two more weeks to reach this goal, I know some of my students have read at home, but I need to notes signed and returned to verify this.
Happy Reading!!
We will be going to the Ladybug nursery tomorrow. As we were reminded today, Cedar City weather can be unpredictable. Watch the weather tomorrow and send a jacket with your child if necessary. I have not had any brave souls volunteer to come swimming with us on Friday, May 20th. We really need several parents to help out on that day. Please let me know if you plan on coming. Remember the cost for swimming is a $2.00 donation. If your child has a pass they can bring that instead.
Please continue to read with your child and to help them with their math homework. We are covering some topics in math at the end of the year that need to be reinforced at home. As I mentioned before, May reading records will be due on Friday May, 20th. I will also stop math homework then and we will not have spelling test during the last week of school. I will NOT accept late work after Monday, May 23rd. I need to get everything in the computer so that I can get report cards and final grades printed.
We have only had three Flat Stanley's come back. Thank you to those who spent an extra few minutes helping your child send these!!
Congratulations to Skylar, Maverick, Dallas and Gavin! They have all read 100 books. I am so impressed!! We still have two more weeks to reach this goal, I know some of my students have read at home, but I need to notes signed and returned to verify this.
Happy Reading!!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Newsletter May 2-6
I can't believe that we are wrapping up our year and that on my calendar I now have the last day of school. We still have four more weeks left so please continue to work hard with your child up until the end of school, I know I will be!
Since we are wrapping up the year, there are a lot of notes in your child's folder today regarding this. The take-home librarian sent home a note and so did the lunchroom. Please make sure you look over these and help us get the books back to both the take-home library (books in a bag) and the regular library. The students will be able to check out books up until May 12th. All library books will be due for our class on Thursday, May 19th. Please help Mrs. Clark by getting your books back then.
I sent home a grade print out today. Please look it over and help your child turn in his or her missing assignments. If you have any questions about your child's grades please contact me. April Reading records are due now!! These are worth 100 points and will it significantly lower your child's percentage if you are not reading at home. The April record has raindrops on it. I sent home a May reading calendar today, those will be due on Friday, May 20th. I will also stop math homework on May 20th, and we will not have a spelling test on the last week of school. That way we can wrap things up and I can get report cards finished and sent out.
We have two field trips in May. On May, 10th we will be going to the Ladybug nursery in the morning. On May 20th, the first grade team has decided to go to the Aquatic Center for Field Day. I told my class today and of course they were so excited. The cost for swimming will be $2.00 per child. This is as always a donation. I will need about five parents to help that day and actually "swim" (yes, put on a swimming suit) with the children. If you can do that please let me know.
Remember to mark your calendars for the last day of school, May 27th. That is when we will have our first grade "Reading Picnic". If you signed up to help on the last day of school party, I will contact you and make a food assignment. The "picnic" will be at 1:00.
A big "hooray!" for Raimee and Ngalu. Raimee has read 100 books and Ngalu was the first one to bring back her Flat Stanley! He "visited" Concord California which is 770 miles away from Cedar City. Please help your child send their Flat Stanley if you haven't already.
Happy Reading!
Since we are wrapping up the year, there are a lot of notes in your child's folder today regarding this. The take-home librarian sent home a note and so did the lunchroom. Please make sure you look over these and help us get the books back to both the take-home library (books in a bag) and the regular library. The students will be able to check out books up until May 12th. All library books will be due for our class on Thursday, May 19th. Please help Mrs. Clark by getting your books back then.
I sent home a grade print out today. Please look it over and help your child turn in his or her missing assignments. If you have any questions about your child's grades please contact me. April Reading records are due now!! These are worth 100 points and will it significantly lower your child's percentage if you are not reading at home. The April record has raindrops on it. I sent home a May reading calendar today, those will be due on Friday, May 20th. I will also stop math homework on May 20th, and we will not have a spelling test on the last week of school. That way we can wrap things up and I can get report cards finished and sent out.
We have two field trips in May. On May, 10th we will be going to the Ladybug nursery in the morning. On May 20th, the first grade team has decided to go to the Aquatic Center for Field Day. I told my class today and of course they were so excited. The cost for swimming will be $2.00 per child. This is as always a donation. I will need about five parents to help that day and actually "swim" (yes, put on a swimming suit) with the children. If you can do that please let me know.
Remember to mark your calendars for the last day of school, May 27th. That is when we will have our first grade "Reading Picnic". If you signed up to help on the last day of school party, I will contact you and make a food assignment. The "picnic" will be at 1:00.
A big "hooray!" for Raimee and Ngalu. Raimee has read 100 books and Ngalu was the first one to bring back her Flat Stanley! He "visited" Concord California which is 770 miles away from Cedar City. Please help your child send their Flat Stanley if you haven't already.
Happy Reading!
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