Dear Parent,

Your first grader will begin having homework today. It will be their responsibility to copy their homework into their agenda/student planner every Monday. We will give you a copy of their homework assignments for the first few weeks to allow the children time to learn to record their homework. Please make sure that your first grader reads every day. Being successful at reading requires much practice. Please read with your child every night Monday thru Friday.  Please sign beside the date on your child’s reading log every day, usually it’s the next story that is on the list. This log is to be kept in their reading books. Your child will also have additional homework to be completed each night. If you would, please initial the line marked P.I. in their agenda every day after making sure that homework is completed. If your child does not bring home a reading assignment, please have them read a library book or any book from home and record it on the back of their reading log sheet as well.

This agenda is a good way for us to communicate about your child’s performance or behavior, as well as to let you know what might be going on at school at different times. Your initials let us know that you are aware of homework assignments and behavior. Any misbehaviors will be noted in the agenda. There is also a chart in the back of the agenda that indicates the number their clip was on at the end of the day.

Your child will have spelling words every week. Please practice these daily. Spelling tests will be given on Fridays. You may also find spelling words and homework assignments posted at: www.schoolnotes.com/28147/chavisma.html. 

Homework assignments are to give your child extra practice on skills that we are learning in class.  If you have any questions or concerns please let us know. Thank you for all that you do! We know that we are going to have a wonderful and rewarding year together. Together we can make this the most exciting year of your child's life. Again, thank you so much for allowing us to be a part of your child’s life

                           Mary Ann Novins 

First grade will be completing end of the year assessments with the children in several areas in May. Please review the 100 High Frequency words and also practice reading with fluency. As we complete our final DRA testing for the year we will be looking for reading fluency and retelling the story in sequential order. We will also be testing the children for fluency with math facts  (answering the facts quickly), addition and subtraction. The children will be extremely busy as they complete their final days of their 1st grade year.

First grade will be assessing the children in several areas during the month of May. Practicing for these assessments during your Spring Break would be a terrific plan. Please review the 100 High Frequency words and also practice reading with fluency. As we complete our final DRA testing for the year we will be looking for reading fluency retelling the story in sequential order. We will also be testing the children for fluency with math facts (answering the facts quickly), addition and subtraction. The children will be extremely busy as they complete their final days of their 1st grade year.