Weekly Update for the Week of August 28th

Reminders:

·      Please send in a water bottle for your child to keep in their cubby to drink from during the busy school day.

·      Our snack schedule will start with ABIGAIL, ALEX and ARIELLA. Please send in a total of 48 individually wrapped items to feed the class. Your child will bring snack for two days as other children will provide as well. Your child will not bring snacks for a couple of months but will have something to eat every day.  

·      THANK YOU all for signing up for ClassDojo. It is the best way for you to check in on how your child is doing!

·      Just a reminder that school starts each and every day at 8:35. Drop off starts at 8:20 for recess and breakfast. If your child is here before then they need to be enrolled in F.A.C.T.S. or Co/Op.

·      HOMEWORK NEXT WEEK: One page of the math packet, writing their name 3 times and writing their 10 spelling words AND sentences needs to be completed nightly or done by Friday for checking.  Again, all work is sent home on Monday and is returned in the blue folder on Friday. 

·      I am looking for a parent to attend our first PTO meeting. It is always nice to have a parent there to represent room 8 and first grade. Let me know if you can be there! (September 6^th)

·      I am continuing to look this week for a RESPONISBLE student to be awarded with the August Core Value certificate. I am looking for responsible actions such as following directions, practicing self-control and the completion of neat and accurate work.

·      Thank you all for your attendance at our open house. It was great to see your involvement!   

Save the Dates:

·      Wednesday, August 23^rd- OPEN HOUSE from 5:00-6:30

·      Monday, September 4^th- NO SCHOOL

·      Wednesday, September 6^th- PTO at 6:30

Next Week:

Language Arts

I am so impressed with the moral connections we made while reading Aesop’s fables!  This week we will be reading similar stories from different places. We will read Tom Thumb, Thumbelina and Issun Boshi as we focus in sequencing, vocabulary and compare/contrast standards. Be sure to as your child about our readings, they sure are fun!

Math

We will continue to work with part-part-whole number combinations. Please review your child’s HW nightly.

Science

THE INQUIRY PROCESS…. HOW EXCITING! Ms. Shaw will be introducing them to the inquiry process and starting her unit on plants.  

Social Studies

I am looking forward into jumping into our first unit, ancient Mesopotamia. We will be learning about the elements of creating a civilization and the important contributions from ancient times.  

It will be a GREAT week! Thanks for reading :] 

-Ms. Reger

Weekly Post for the week of 08-21

Reminders:

·      You may send in a water bottle for your child to keep in their cubby to drink from during the busy school day.

·      I will be sending home the snack schedule on Monday. The scheduled snacks start in September. Your child will need to pack a snack for the next two weeks.

·      We will already be celebrating our first birthday next week. I have a birthday banner that I usually hang and they have a chance to wear one of my birthday crowns.  If your child would like to send in birthday treats they need to have 23 total, one for each student.  We will celebrate at the end of the school day.

·      Ms. Shaw and myself will be switching classes for the science and social studies subjects. I will be teaching social studies to the two classes and Ms. Shaw will cover the science standards. We hope that the switch offers deeper content exposure and an opportunity to cover the most crucial of standards. I look forward to it!

·      Class Dojo PLEASE sign up, it is a great way to follow up with your child about the positives and areas of improvement each day. We are loving Dojo in class, they seem to very motivated by the points. The Class Dojo is the perfect springboard to having a Growth Mindset.

·      Just a reminder that school starts each and every day at 8:35. Drop off starts at 8:20 for recess. If your child is here before then (other than for breakfast) they need to be enrolled in F.A.C.T.S. or Co/Op.

·      HOMEWORK NEXT WEEK: One page of the math packet, writing their name 3 times and writing their 10 spelling words AND sentences needs to be completed nightly or done by Friday for checking.  Again, all work is sent home on Monday and is returned in the blue folder on Friday. 

·      Thank you for popping in and messaging about how your child is doing.  If you want to get an idea of how their days and work habits are, please check Class Dojo prior to messaging. 

Save the Dates:

·      Wednesday, August 23^rd- OPEN HOUSE from 5:00-6:30

·      Monday, September 4^th- NO SCHOOL

Next Week:

Language Arts

We are jumping into our first literature unit, fables! The week will consist of read alouds from Aesop’s Fables.  We will be reading stories such as The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, The Maid and the Milk Maid and many more.  In connection with each story we will work on vocabulary and sequencing.

Math

This past week we worked diligently with number bonds and representing the part-part-whole using pictures and number sentences. Next week we will work with adding within 20.

Science

The eclipse will be at maximum coverage at 10:30 in the morning and we plan on viewing with solar glasses purchased by PTO. Of course, sun safety will be reviewed and watched closely to be sure every child is viewing appropriately.  The morning prior to and just after will consist of visuals, activities and writing that align with the movements of the sun, moon and earth.  The rest of the week the students will be working in Ms. Shaw’s classroom setting up their science notebooks.  

Social Studies

This is the first week of our switch so we are establishing routines and how to be a supportive, kind, and active learner.  It is so important to understand and build a healthy classroom structure, I think we are off to a great start.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Ms. Reger