We had a great start to a new school year! We learned about many school and classroom procedures, rules and expectations. Throughout the week, we reviewed cafeteria expectations, bathroom, recess, hallway, and before and after school procedures. Thank you for sending the signed Daily Agenda to school everyday. I appreciate your promptness in sending the folders back to me. If you have some time during the week, please refer to your child's daily folder and review these expectations at home. Thank you!
In first grade we often include " Growth Mindset" lessons in our daily activities. We want the children to understand and believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. This mindset, create a love of learning that is essential for great achievements. This week we will learn that there are things that we can do very well and things that we may not be able to do YET, but we know by being consistent and working hard, we will be able to accomplish anything. We will practice to change our words in order to change our mindset.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
Thursday: Sept. 8th: Parent Information Night 6:30-7:00 pm in our classroom. (Room 307)
Hope to see you all then!
Tuesday: Tuesday folders come home. Please look for a "Me Bag" homework in Tuesday folders. This homework will be due on Friday Sept. 2.
Please sign and return the folders the next day.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: P.E. days. Please have your child wear tennis shoes.
Hope to see you all then!
Tuesday: Tuesday folders come home. Please look for a "Me Bag" homework in Tuesday folders. This homework will be due on Friday Sept. 2.
Please sign and return the folders the next day.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: P.E. days. Please have your child wear tennis shoes.
This week:
READING
READING
We will learn how to read independently to ourselves for a few minutes at a time. Each day we read for a little longer period to build up our stamina. We will learn that strong readers read every day. A picture is worth a thousand words and we can read the pictures as well and retell the story through pictures. We will talk about our favorite reading memory, when reading felt so good to us. The children will practice using the classroom library correctly and responsibly.
WRITING:
We will begin our first lesson: Introducing the writing tools (papers, pencils, markers and crayons, tape, glue, scissors), and resources such as the alphabet charts, first grade words, and the prints around the classroom. I will first model how to brainstorm, sketch, and write about my story, something that I know and care about. The children will then begin writing a true story about themselves, something that they have experienced and has happened to them.
MATH:
This week we will count and represent quantities to 20. We will work on recognizing instantly the quantity of structured arrangements and use concrete and pictorial models to compose and decompose numbers up to 20 in more than one way as so many tens , and so many ones. We will use objects, pictures, and expanded and standard forms to represent numbers up to 20.
MATH:
This week we will count and represent quantities to 20. We will work on recognizing instantly the quantity of structured arrangements and use concrete and pictorial models to compose and decompose numbers up to 20 in more than one way as so many tens , and so many ones. We will use objects, pictures, and expanded and standard forms to represent numbers up to 20.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Last week we explained the purpose of rules and laws in our community. We have rules and laws to stay safe , establish order, and manage conflict. We also identified the characteristics of good citizenship in the classroom and our school such as being respectful, cooperative, honest, considerate and polite. This week we will continue to review these characteristics and traits and evaluate actions that show good, or poor citizenship. We will learn that good citizens have responsibilities to help each other and be part of the community.
THANK YOU!
Thank you for being willing to help in the classroom or outside the classroom. Your helping hands and hearts are greatly appreciated! But more than anything thank you for being a partner in your child's education. I appreciate all your help and support!
