There is no school Friday, September 25th.

Today in the Friday folder you will find your child’s graded spelling test. I count the number of words correct out of 10. I count the bonus words as extra points. I also do not count backward letters wrong. If I cannot tell what a letter is, I do count it wrong. I also give a handwriting (HW) grade. It will be an M, P or N. These are the grades we use in first grade. M=most of the time, P=part of the time or N=not yet. This grade is based on the size of the letters and whether they tried to use the lines to guide their letters.

Also, in the Friday folder are the Word List pages with the word cards. These are the “sight words” that we work on each week. Please practice these words with your child. 

I would like each child to bring a wrapper from his/her favorite candy or treat. We will use it for a special project, so please make sure that it is in very good condition. You might want to “reward” your child for working so hard and handling all of the changes this year so well. Please send the wrapper by Tuesday, September 29th. 

If your child does not know how to tie his/her own shoes, please start working on this very important life skill. My goal is for all 1A students to know how to tie shoes by Christmas.

Have a wonderful 3 day weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson

It was a very busy week in first grade! I hope your child tells you about some of the things that we do.

This week we had an author study of Leo Lionni. The students enjoyed his stories! 

Your child has a special assignment in his/her GO folder. Your child should do the writing, but you may help them spell words correctly. Your child should color the pictures around the paper. If you have a small photo of your child, you can glue it on the picture part. If not, your child may color a picture of themself. Please return the finished paper by Tuesday, September 22nd. 

Great news!  We will start spelling units next week.  Look for a spelling list to come home with your child on Monday in the Go folder.  There will be an informational paper stapled to the list.  The spelling test will be on Thursday, September 24th.

Our Math book provides a practice page in addition to every page we do at school. I will sometimes give the students the option to take them home and do them. If they bring it home, it will be on the KEEP AT HOME side of the GO folder. It is a GREAT way to reinforce what we do. Do not send it back to school. However, on Mondays, there will be a Monday Math homework page that must be returned. It will be on the RETURN to SCHOOL side of the folder. It will look different than the pages from the book. It will usually be a photocopied page. If you’re unsure, you can have them do the page, send it to school, just in case.

There is no school on Friday, September 25th!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson

1A Weekly News

Friday, September 11, 2020

Hello Parents:

It was a rainy and chilly week, which is great for the earth. But, it did interfere with some of our recess time; which the students desperately need at this time. 

The virtual first grade parent meeting in the form of a Google slideshow will be emailed to you on Monday, September 14th after school. Unfortunately, we are unable to meet in person this year.

Today your child is bringing home the Friday folder. I hope you enjoy looking over your child’s hard work. Some weeks there are not a lot of things that come home. This was a short week, so it may look pretty empty today. 

I have prepared a plastic bag with some of your child’s school supplies. These supplies are to be set aside and used if we have to do distance learning at home, like last spring. Hopefully, that doesn’t happen. In that case, I will ask you to send the bag of supplies back before the last quarter begins. 

I have sent a book order home in your child’s Friday folder today. All of the information that you need is on the note stapled to the book order fliers. The last day to order is Friday, September 18th. 

Next week the students are going to learn about the children’s book author, Leo Lionni. In first grade, your child will get to learn about several authors. A few books you might recognize by Leo Lionni are the books, Swimmy, and Fish is Fish. You might want to ask your child next week about this amazing author and illustrator. 

We started working on basic addition this week. The students are learning the vocabulary (addition, sum, plus, addition sentence/equation, addend) and what addition is. In science we are learning about health(starting with germs). Also in social studies, we are going to start citizenship next week. There should be a “take home” page from our religion book to keep you informed. 

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson