The 100th Day of School is on Monday, February 13!
We have No School on Monday, February 20 due to President's Day.
Our Harcourt Reading series is underway and the children are working very
hard. Please check your child's folder for the Home-Connection letter I send
at the beginning of each new lesson. This week, we will begin working on
Lesson 16.
In Math, we are working on Chapter 7- Patterns and Place Value.
Please continue to work on addition strategies to the number 20. Any extra
reinforcement will only strengthen your child's math skills!
In Science, we will start working on our new chapter- Plants are Living Things!
Each week, we work in literacy centers. Our classroom centers
include a Math center, Word Work, Letters and Sounds, Writing, Art and an
Independent reading center. Students are learning how to complete tasks in a
fun and independent way! We will continue with center work this week!
It is very important to read with your child everyday. You should be reading
at least 15 minutes everyday. Please review the high frequency word cards
that are sent home with your child every week. Any extra exposure to these
words at home will only help to improve your child's reading ability.
Please make sure to read the decodable readers I send home every week with
your child. Encourage your child to read the short stories to you. These
decodable readers are filled with high frequency words and spelling words we
learn in class. This extra reinforcement will only help to improve your
child's reading ability and help to make your child a more confident reader!
Thank you for all your help at home.
We read new poems and stories in Reading everyday. Ask your child to
recall the titles of the stories and what the story was about. Ask
questions about the story. Who were the characters? What was the story
about? What was your favorite part of the story? This will aid in your child's
comprehension of the reading material.
*The single most important thing you can do as a parent of a first grader is
to read with your child on a daily basis.*
