Happy Monday to everyone! We have been having a wonderful and busy time learning so many new things in first grade! Our field trip to Charlotte's Web was just perfect! The children had a super time, enjoyed the play, and behaved like little angels! I was so proud of them.
Fall picture proofs were sent home Friday. If you would like to order pictures please fill out the information and return it to school along with a check made payable to Southern Photo no later than Monday, October 27th. I must say the pictures were ALL just precious!
This week we are celebrating DRUG FREE WEEK. Please refer to the sheet sent home last week as to what we are doing each day. Tomorrow is "wear red" day.
Accelerated Reader is going really well. I am so proud of the children and their eagerness to read! Please contact me if you have any questions.
Report Cards and Signed Papers were sent home last Thursday. If you have not returned either or both of these important items please do so tomorrow!
A great big thank you to everyone who came to the Fall Festival. I saw many of you, and looked for all of you. I know we were so blessed this year with just perfect weather!!
The race is on to see what class can have the highest percentage of PTA memberships. The winning class receives a field trip to WSFA in a limo! Oh how fun! I would love for our class to win. If you can join again or know of someone willing to support Blount and join please do so. If everyone joins once more we will have 220%! Thank you all for your support of our wonderful and hard working PTA!
We are continuing working on subtraction in math. I would still like to encourage you to keep practicing your addition flash cards!
I will not introduce another Grammar Rule until next week.
We are learning all about Mammals this week. I love this unit, we will be doing a detailed study of the story of Owen & Mzee. Be sure and ask your child about the precious true story of this tortoise and hippo!
I will be out of school this Thursday and Friday. I am having some oral surgery.:( Lynn Higgins will be my substitute. She is very familiar with Blount and has worked in my class many, many times. I am sure everyone will be wonderful for her. Hopefully, if all goes well, I will be back on Monday. (And FYI, I do not allow the children to take AR tests while I am out.) Just so you won't be asking your child if they took an AR test today.
Thanks for all you do! Have a wonderful week and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
October 7-10, 2008
I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend!
We want to say a big welcome to the our newest friend Aditya Sripada who just moved to Alabama from Virginia.
We have finished our read aloud "Charlotte's Web" and are most excited about our upcoming Field Trip to ASF on Tuesday, October 14. Our First Grade T-Shirts will be in tomorrow!!! Yea! Please remember you can wear your shirt on spirit days and be sure and wear it next Tuesday!
Make sure you are completing your 20 minutes of reading each night as well as practicing your math flash cards.
We have Fall Pictures taken tomorrow. (Thursday) The children do not have to wear their uniforms but must remain within the dress code. (no flip flops, etc) Also, be sure and wear your very best smile!:)
Mark your calendar for our fun FALL FESTIVAL!! The fall festival will be held next Thursday at Thorington Road Park across from the school. This is our biggest fund raiser and I hope to see all of you there!
Report Cards will go home Thursday, October 16th.
I apologize for not sending Scholastic Orders home yet, look for them to come at the beginning of next week.
Thanks for everything!
Thought for the week: Forget your mistakes, but never forget what they teach you!
We want to say a big welcome to the our newest friend Aditya Sripada who just moved to Alabama from Virginia.
We have finished our read aloud "Charlotte's Web" and are most excited about our upcoming Field Trip to ASF on Tuesday, October 14. Our First Grade T-Shirts will be in tomorrow!!! Yea! Please remember you can wear your shirt on spirit days and be sure and wear it next Tuesday!
Make sure you are completing your 20 minutes of reading each night as well as practicing your math flash cards.
We have Fall Pictures taken tomorrow. (Thursday) The children do not have to wear their uniforms but must remain within the dress code. (no flip flops, etc) Also, be sure and wear your very best smile!:)
Mark your calendar for our fun FALL FESTIVAL!! The fall festival will be held next Thursday at Thorington Road Park across from the school. This is our biggest fund raiser and I hope to see all of you there!
Report Cards will go home Thursday, October 16th.
I apologize for not sending Scholastic Orders home yet, look for them to come at the beginning of next week.
Thanks for everything!
Thought for the week: Forget your mistakes, but never forget what they teach you!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
September 29 - October 3, 2008
We have been so busy in room 123 and can tell that fall is here! I cannot believe that we have been in school 8 weeks! The children have already learned so much. I am so proud of them and want to thank you for your support and help at home!
I hope you enjoyed looking through your child's writing portfolio this weekend. The children were so excited to bring them home and share them with you! Writing Portfolio's will come home at the end of every month for you to see.
We are dong a great job working during our literacy block. Our small groups are working extremely hard. I have added more homework stories for red and yellow groups to practice reading at home. If you will notice I put a sticky note on the story we are reading this week. Please do not go ahead but feel free to go back and review old stories. I usually add 4-5 stories at a time. If you have questions about your child's reading please do not hesitate to set up a conference or e-mail me. I will be more than happy to sit down and talk with you.
Our Accelerated Reader (AR) testing is going great! Thank you for continuing to send in sticky notes when your child is ready to test. I hope the AR reports that I send home on Friday are helpful in showing you what tests your child has taken and how well they are comprehending. If you have any problems understanding the reports let me know I will be glad to go over them with you.
I introduced asking sentences this week. This grammar rule will be our focus for two weeks. You can help at home by talking about the difference in an asking sentence and a telling sentence. Give examples and let your child tell you if a period or a question mark would go at the end of the sentence. This can be a tricky concept so extra practice at home would be great!
We are continuing to practice addition facts in the classroom. I made each child their own set of doubles flascards. When they have memorized the doubles and can recite them "quickly" without counting on fingers, I have a special treat for them. PLEASE practice ALL your flashcards for a few minutes every night. (right after you read WITH your child for 20 minutes.;))
Monday, October 6th is a holiday. Enjoy your long weekend! I will be sending home permission slips for Charlotte's Web next Tuesday. Please return these on Wednesday. Also, our First Grade t-shirts will be here next week. The children may wear these t-shirts on spirit days, field trip days, and days when we have a guest speaker. I will let you know the days we have guest speakers. Scholastic book orders came in last Friday. I will be sending home a new book club order home on Tuesday, book orders will be due on Friday, October 10th. Thank you to everyone who ordered books, I was able to get 8 new books for our classroom library! YEA!
Thought for the week ~ No one can do everything, but everyone can do something!
I hope you enjoyed looking through your child's writing portfolio this weekend. The children were so excited to bring them home and share them with you! Writing Portfolio's will come home at the end of every month for you to see.
We are dong a great job working during our literacy block. Our small groups are working extremely hard. I have added more homework stories for red and yellow groups to practice reading at home. If you will notice I put a sticky note on the story we are reading this week. Please do not go ahead but feel free to go back and review old stories. I usually add 4-5 stories at a time. If you have questions about your child's reading please do not hesitate to set up a conference or e-mail me. I will be more than happy to sit down and talk with you.
Our Accelerated Reader (AR) testing is going great! Thank you for continuing to send in sticky notes when your child is ready to test. I hope the AR reports that I send home on Friday are helpful in showing you what tests your child has taken and how well they are comprehending. If you have any problems understanding the reports let me know I will be glad to go over them with you.
I introduced asking sentences this week. This grammar rule will be our focus for two weeks. You can help at home by talking about the difference in an asking sentence and a telling sentence. Give examples and let your child tell you if a period or a question mark would go at the end of the sentence. This can be a tricky concept so extra practice at home would be great!
We are continuing to practice addition facts in the classroom. I made each child their own set of doubles flascards. When they have memorized the doubles and can recite them "quickly" without counting on fingers, I have a special treat for them. PLEASE practice ALL your flashcards for a few minutes every night. (right after you read WITH your child for 20 minutes.;))
Monday, October 6th is a holiday. Enjoy your long weekend! I will be sending home permission slips for Charlotte's Web next Tuesday. Please return these on Wednesday. Also, our First Grade t-shirts will be here next week. The children may wear these t-shirts on spirit days, field trip days, and days when we have a guest speaker. I will let you know the days we have guest speakers. Scholastic book orders came in last Friday. I will be sending home a new book club order home on Tuesday, book orders will be due on Friday, October 10th. Thank you to everyone who ordered books, I was able to get 8 new books for our classroom library! YEA!
Thought for the week ~ No one can do everything, but everyone can do something!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
September 22-26, 2008
Happy Fall!
This week in reading our whole group focus sound is "N" as in Nightingale. The focus of our writing jobs will be all about birds this week. On Friday of this week the children will bring home their "Writing Portfolio" for you to see what they have done this month. Please LEAVE all papers in and return it to school on Monday.
Our AR testing is going really well. Please make sure you are reading with your child each night so they will be ready to test the next day. I think it's reasonable to say that all children should be able to take at least 3 tests a week. Of course some may be able to take more than that. The focus is to make no less than 80% on the test. This is a wonderful indicator of comprehension. Along with the 20 minutes of reading each night, read the latest Read Well homework sheet in the back of the take home notebook. Remember, this should be read smooth and fluent, because it is familiar text. If your child is in the green reading group, they will not have any Read Well stories in their take home notebook.
We started working on Grammar Rule 8 this week: When writing days of the week always begin with a capital letter. Please continue to go over DOL and remember it is turned in for a grade on Friday.
Addition and subtraction are still the focus in math. This week we will learn how to use a number line to add and subtract. Continue to practice your addition flash cards EVERY night! So far we have covered adding 0, 1, 2 and doubles.
We have started having math centers, but they are not as structured as Reading Centers. The time in math centers will allow me to work with individuals or small groups on skills that need reinforcing or working on math facts. The children really enjoy math centers.
Thank you all for joining Blount Elementary PTA. Our class has reached 100%!!
Book orders should come in next Monday or Tuesday. Thank you for ordering books! Our class recieved 6 new free books from book orders. Yea!
Have a great week!
This week in reading our whole group focus sound is "N" as in Nightingale. The focus of our writing jobs will be all about birds this week. On Friday of this week the children will bring home their "Writing Portfolio" for you to see what they have done this month. Please LEAVE all papers in and return it to school on Monday.
Our AR testing is going really well. Please make sure you are reading with your child each night so they will be ready to test the next day. I think it's reasonable to say that all children should be able to take at least 3 tests a week. Of course some may be able to take more than that. The focus is to make no less than 80% on the test. This is a wonderful indicator of comprehension. Along with the 20 minutes of reading each night, read the latest Read Well homework sheet in the back of the take home notebook. Remember, this should be read smooth and fluent, because it is familiar text. If your child is in the green reading group, they will not have any Read Well stories in their take home notebook.
We started working on Grammar Rule 8 this week: When writing days of the week always begin with a capital letter. Please continue to go over DOL and remember it is turned in for a grade on Friday.
Addition and subtraction are still the focus in math. This week we will learn how to use a number line to add and subtract. Continue to practice your addition flash cards EVERY night! So far we have covered adding 0, 1, 2 and doubles.
We have started having math centers, but they are not as structured as Reading Centers. The time in math centers will allow me to work with individuals or small groups on skills that need reinforcing or working on math facts. The children really enjoy math centers.
Thank you all for joining Blount Elementary PTA. Our class has reached 100%!!
Book orders should come in next Monday or Tuesday. Thank you for ordering books! Our class recieved 6 new free books from book orders. Yea!
Have a great week!
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