Newsletter for the Week of August 27, 2012

Dear Family,

Phonics/ Spelling:

We are beginning our phonics program this week. This week we will introduce the letters p, short vowel i, long vowel i, n, and l.

Our red words for the week are: have, of.      

Spelling homework starts this week and will be due Friday.

Math:

Your child will begin our Saxon Math homework this week. He/she should complete side b of their math paper at home and turn it in the next day. Our focus this week is counting, reading, and writing numbers. We will also review shapes and introduce the concept of more and less in graphs.

Art and Special Activities:

We will be reading the book Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes. Students will create their own Chrysanthemum character as well as a flower in art. Students will also graph how many letters are in their name.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students will be working on an “All About Me” book this week. 

Miscellaneous:

Thank you for all of the families who came to Back-to-School night. Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Badella both need room moms to help plan class parties this year. If you are able to help them, please call the school or send a note. 

The first grade team is meeting daily to make sure we are all focused on the same learning objectives.  We are all still in the process of assessing and setting classroom routines. We will contact you when we are ready for parent helpers.

Don’t forget we have a late start day this Friday the 31^st and no school on Labor Day Sept. 3^rd. Please remember we have P.E. on Tues. and Thurs. and to wear comfortable shoes.

 

Newsletter August 20, 2012

Dear Family,

We hope you child had a wonderful first few days of school as met our new classmates and learned our classroom routines. With this heat, it is hot and tiring!  We bet your first grader slept well each night!

Here's a look at our week:

                                               Phonics
We are beginning our phonics program this week.  We will introduce the letters s, m, short vowel a, t, and h.
Our red words for the week are: the, is, to. 

Math

Students will begin our Saxon math program this week. Our focus this week is counting, reading, and writing numbers. Your child will bring home math homework to be completed and turned in the next day. He/she will complete side A in class and do side B at home. We will discuss homework at Back-to-School night.

Science/ Social Studies

Students will be learning about the five senses in science this week.  In social studies we will focus on the theme, “Me and My Family”.

Thank you for all of the donations to our classroom.  You are wonderful!

Reminders:  

Back-to-School night is this Tuesday, August 21^st. The First Grade presentation is from 6:00-6:20. Dinner will be served at 5:30.

Meet and Greet!

First Grade Meet and Greet

We would like to have the opportunity to meet you  and your child before the first day of school.  This will provide time for you to view the classroom and for your child to meet his or her teacher. We know students can be a little nervous about the first day of school, and this opportunity may help with some of those nerves.

When: August 13^th    

 Time: 6:00 – 6:30

First Newsletter sent this Summer

First Newsletter sent this Summer

July 23, 2012 

Hello! I am your first grade teacher. I hope you are having a wonderful summer. I am very excited about having you in my class! I know we will have a terrific year together. I’ve been very busy getting our classroom ready. 

I am looking forward to starting our school year together. The first day of school is Wednesday, August 15th. I hope you are excited about the year ahead. We have a lot of learning and fun before us. I would like suggest that you bring a large backpack to school each day to carry your things safely to and from school. When you are purchasing your backpack make sure you can easily open and close it all by yourself. You may also want to purchase a water bottle. You will need to label your bottle with your name and please bring only water due to ant problems. 


We have two snack recesses, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Students tend to get hungry in the midmorning and late afternoon. Please be sure your child has a snack for both recesses to ensure his/her brain and body is well fueled all day long! Your child will not need to purchase his/her own personal school supplies, however this year teachers will receive less money to order classroom school supplies. If you are able to donate supplies, we have included a list of supplies our classrooms are always in need of on a daily basis. Thank you.


Supplies: Glue sticks Elmer’s Glue No. 2 Pencils Wood only Crayola Crayons (24 count) Clorox-type wipes Kleenex Pink Erasers I hope you enjoy your last week of vacation. 


I am looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday, August 15th. I will meet you at the playground next to the office just before the bell rings at 8:20. We will then line up, wave goodbye to our parents and walk to our classroom together. Don’t forget to wear shoes that are comfortable and appropriate for school. See you then! 

Your First Grade Team, 

Mrs. Badella, Mrs. Cunningham, and Mrs. Dunn