January 4, 2010
Dear Parents,
It’s good to be back in school on a regular schedule and routine. We hope
everyone had a relaxing time over the holidays.
In Social Studies and Reading we will be studying maps. Please note the
building project that is included in this week’s homework. Next week in
school we will create a town with streets and addresses.
In Reading, we have been learning to read words with short vowel sounds such
as cat, bat, run, can, etc. We will target words with the th, sh, ch, wh,
and tch sounds such as that, thin, shoe, shell, chin, chop when, what,
catch, and match.
On Thursday there will be a –0, -1 Math Facts test.
The math subtraction flash cards are in the Homework Folder. Please practice
and work for speed. If your child has to count on their fingers or use some
other strategy to find an answer, they are not memorized. Please help your
child memorize the facts.
We will have a spelling pretest on Thursday. Spelling test on Friday. The
vocabulary test will be on Friday.
Please see the attached note about toy day which is also on Friday.
Have a good week.
First Grade Teachers
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Dear Parent,
I have exciting news. You can now place your Scholastic Book Clubs orders
online!
Browse all the great monthly Book Club selections at low prices and order
online. Plus, our class earns a FREE book every time a parent orders online.
Here’s how it works:
1. Use the information below to access the Scholastic Book Clubs Web
site.
2. Browse the titles with your child and place your order with your
credit card.
3. Your order will come to me, and your credit card payment will go
directly to Scholastic’s secure server. There’s no need to send money to
school.
4. After I submit the entire class order to Scholastic, your order will
be delivered to our classroom for your child to take home.
To get started, go to the Web address below and enter our class’s
personalized user name and password in the sign-in fields on the right side
of the page. Note: You do not need to create your own user name and password.
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
User Name: psyltie1
Password: psyltie1
Ordering online is the most convenient way to use Scholastic Book Clubs. You
can order anytime, right up until the online order due date. You’ll also get
instant access to over 500 additional titles plus online-only specials and
discounts.
And don’t forget: Every time a parent places an order online, we earn a FREE
book for our classroom library!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
PAULA SYLTIE