Weekly News

I hope you were all able to enjoy this amazing weather this weekend! We are going to have a super busy week filled with lots of fun and learning in Room 123!

READING

We will begin our small groups and I will also explain the Reading Stations to the children. We will most likely spend Monday and Tuesday practicing our rotations and making sure everyone knows where to go and what to do while I am working with small groups.  Please look for a Read Well homework story to come home on Wednesday. 

Several children have been asking me about taking Accelerated Reader tests.  I normally do not start letting the children take AR tests until the second nine weeks.  However, if your child would like to take AR tests then I will allow them to start this nine weeks.  This is not at all required right now.  Later on in the year I will require that the children take a certain number of tests per week depending on their reading level.  For those who would like to go ahead and begin taking tests please make sure your child can read the book independently.   They should read the book three times, for one of the readings I would encourage you to read the book to them. When they are ready if you would simply write me a quick note saying they are ready to take a test on their book.  Right now I will be assisting the children as they take tests, so they may not take it the day they bring me the note.  After they take their test I will let them go to the library and check out another book.  Our class library day is every Tuesday.  So everyone can get a new book each Tuesday regardless as to if they have taken an AR test or not.  I will be sending home STAR Reading Reports tomorrow that the children took on the computer last week.   These reports will tell you exactly what level books will help your child become a better reader.  If you have any questions about AR, the STAR Reading Reports, or Read Well please do not hesitate to ask me!

Our focus sound for this week is Mm as in monkey.  Our word wall words this week are me, our, pretty, going, ate.

During our DOL we will continue to focus on capitalization at the beginning of a sentence and a period at the end of a sentence that tells us something.

MATH

We will continue to work on addition in Chapter 1.  Please look at your child’s homework page in their take home notebook as to what lesson we complete each day.  Remember that the night before our math test I will send home the review page out of their math workbook.  That will be a reminder to you that our test is the next day.  The homework review page does not have to be returned, it is simply for review in preparation for the test.

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES

We will continue our APPLE unit, please send in an apple on Wednesday. 

IN OTHER NEWS

This week we will rotate our specialists.  Our class will now go to Coach Rader for PE for the next three weeks.

Tomorrow (Monday) is our first day to purchase Nancy's Italian Ice as a refreshing sweet treat.  A variety of flavors will be sold for $1.00.  Italian ice will be sold every other Monday. This is a school fundraiser not a PTA fundraiser. 

Thank you to everyone who ordered Scholastic Books, they should be here by the beginning of next week.

IMPORTANT DATES:
August 22-October 7:  PTA membership drive

September 12: Nancy’s Italian Ice $1.00 for sale during school.

September 13:  Spirit Night at Jason's Deli

September 20:  Spirit Night at Burger King on Chantilly

September 26: Nancy’s Italian Ice $1.00 for sale during school.

September 28:  Spirit Night at Nancy's Italian Ice 

Can’t wait to see all my sweet firsties in the morning! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

Hugs!