We have successfully completed our first 9 weeks.  We are so proud of our students - they are learning so much!

Language Arts

Most of us have learned our letter sounds and are beginning to learn the letter names.  Keep working with your child at home and let them tell you the sounds and names of letters you see all around you each day.

Writing

We are learning to sketch our picture and add labels.  Help your child sound out words - remember they are writing what they hear, not necessarily the correct letter at the end of a word (like silent e).

Math

We do math each day while we do our calendar.  We cover things such as counting, days of the week, months of the year, weather, how many days we have been in school.  We have been sorting, making patterns and starting to learn shapes.  We will continue to do these things as well as introducing measurement.

We are also learning about Thanksgiving this month.  We will learn about Pilgrims and Native Americans and about the first Thanksgiving.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

* Please send a solid color sweatshirt that we can leave in your child's cubbie all year.  Our room tends to be cold and the students cannot wear a jacket in the school.  By wearing a solid color sweatshirt your child is following the uniform code and staying warm.

* Look at and sign the agenda EACH DAY!  This is so important...we let you know how the behavior was at school and sometimes send home important notes.  Get into the habit of looking at the agenda and signing it each day.

* If your child is bringing home yellow or red dots, please speak to them about their behavior.  Some of the students will try us to see if we let them "get away" with things.  Mrs. McNabb and I want to be able to teach the students and when behavior issues disrupt the class, we cannot teach.

I will be calling parents if needed due to behavior also. 

We encourage all students to work hard to stay on green each day.  Sometimes we even have a surprise for the class when everyone stays on green all day!

* I will send home a homework folder this week.  Homework will come home on Friday and will be due the next Friday.  This gives you a whole week to do the work.  Please allow your child to do the work - it is hard as parents to see our children struggle and we sometimes want to do it for them.  However, they will not learn if they don't try.  Let them do the work and you just assist if they need you.

* Reading logs will be in the homework folders.  Students who read 20 books a month will receive a prize.  List all books that you read to your child.

***Your child will receive a special treat if you write me a note telling me that you have visited my website!***