IMPORTANT DATES:
• Oct. 12~ Chick Fil~A Spirit Night
• Oct 13~ Early Release day for students
• FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT 5-7
• Oct. 18~ Teacher In-service day/ parent conferences
Thanks for your flexibility in scheduling parent conferences! If we have not yet scheduled a time to get together, I have most of the 18th available. Just let me know!
REMINDERS: Please also remember to send a small, healthy snack that can be quickly and independently eaten in the mornings.
PTO news: Remember to visit our Pumpkin Patch at Westminster Baptist Church! Thank you to all of the children who made posters: Ryan, AJ, Jamie, Jonathan, Caleb, Jayli and Jessie
TAKE HOME READERS: We got off track a little bit last week due to my absences, but we should return to normal today! Thank you for committing at least 15 minutes daily to reading together! The children are growing in independence!
Homework: We will have math homework at least 2 days a week. Continue to review kindergarten and first grade “high frequency words”. If your child can easily recognize them for reading, go ahead and begin practicing the spelling of these words. I will go over the results of our recent assessments at our upcoming parent conferences.
Language Arts: We are learning about setting purposes for reading, such as reading to find out certain information, to find out the answer to a question, or to check a prediction. We are increasing our independent reading time. So far, our longest time is 11 minutes and 15 seconds! Please continue to remind your child to touch each word as he or she reads, and remind them to use strategies such as “get my mouth ready,” looking at pictures for clues, or making “guesses,” then returning to see if our guesses make sense.
In writing, we are focusing on getting good ideas for writing. We’re continuing to work on spelling basic high frequency words correctly, and stretching out other words. We are trying to hear the beginning & ending sounds, as well as a vowel sound. We’re going to be working harder on including finger spaces in between the words as we write. We are working on writing complete sentences, with capital letters at the beginning and a period or question mark at the end.
Math: We’re beginning to learn combinations that equal a sum of 10. (7+3, 5+5, 8+2, etc) We’re adding and subtracting through number stories. We’re continuing to memorize some “doubles” facts, such as 4+4, 5+5, etc. We’re working with numbers up to 110 on our Number Grid. We will continue to work on telling time to the hour this week.
Health and Safety: We have been learning about ways to prevent fires, as well as what to do IN CASE of fire. If you have not already worked out an escape plan for your house, please do so today! Remember to check your smoke alarms!
