September 11, 2008

Dear Parents,

           It was great to see and speak to so many of you last evening at Back To School Night.  Thank you so much for taking the time to attend this important and informative evening!   

           I wanted to applaud you, once again, for encouraging your children to use the reading decoding strategies at home that he / she is learning in school.  We have had many children proudly share their written alligator notebook examples in class so far.   Keep up the super work!! 

            We are off to a terrific start and are looking forward to many fun-filled educational learning experiences ahead!

              Below you will find a copy of our class schedule so that you know what we are doing and when...

9:05-9:40 Word Work and Whole Group Reading

9:40-10:40  Small Group Reading , Snack and Reading Applications

10:40 Special Area (Monday- Art, Tuesday-Music, Wednesday-Library, Thursday-Gym, Friday-Rotated Specials--see calendar for details)

11:30 Writing

12:13 - 12:43 Lunch and bathroom break

12:55 - 1:10 Free Play (Recess)

1:10-2:10 Calendar and Everyday Math

2:10-2:40 Social Studies and Science

2:40 -3:05 Literature and Self-Selected Reading

3:05-3:15 Writing Portfolio Review

3:15 Color Chart

3:20 Begin Dismissal Time

            Take Care!!                          ~Mrs. Strauss