Week of September 5th

We had a great first, full week of school!  By Friday, the students were doing the center rotations like pros. We will continue to practice routines and procedures this week.  Our word last week was, "Focus." Understanding what listening and focusing looks like and sounds like is an important part of the learning process.  Making sure our eyes are on the teacher and we are thinking about what is going on helps to promote understanding.  This can be tough at times after coming back from summer break but I have seen great improvements!

We have sorted all first grade students into a Tiger Time group.  They will travel to a teacher for 20 minutes who will teach reading skills that need to be practiced.  Some groups will be working on enrichment activities and other groups will be working on skills that may need more practice.  These groupings are part of a differentiated curriculum to meet your child's specific needs.

Currently, I am working on a field trip to Deal's Apple Orchard for later this month.  I will let you know as soon as I have the dates set!  Always a great field trip!

 

Star Student for this week is:  Alyssa Licht

Star students can bring show and tell every day their week.

Reading - Story Structure, Sequence of Events, Onset and Rime, Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Punctuation

Writing - Opinion Writing

Vocabulary - movement, express, energy, exhausted, stretch

Spelling - Week 2 - see link to the right

Bonus Word - stretch

Math - 3D Shapes

Science - Life Cycle of a Butterfly

***Remember - Making Words homework is on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Your child will bring home a half sheet of paper with letters stapled to the paper.  Take out the staple and have your child make as many words as they can and write each one on the paper.  We will have already done the mystery word together and wrote it on the paper.  Please return this paper with your child the next day so I can check it off in my grade book.  No need to send the letters back.  Thank you!

***Reading bag homework starts tomorrow.  Your child will bring home a plastic reading bag with a book and parent log inside.  There will also be some information on reading in the bag.  Please review the information and take out of the bag.  Leave the gold parent log in the bag.  Have your child read their book to you and sign.  Please send back the bag with the book and the log every day. Reading bag homework is a huge part of first grade.  Thank you for your time and support on this!

Monday - No School

Tuesday - P.E.

Wednesday - Art

Thursday - Music, Library

Friday - P.E., Spelling Test

A Look Ahead - Picture day is Tuesday, September 13th

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A few of our caterpillars have made their chrysalis' over the long weekend!!

Thank you and have a great week!