Saturday, September 12, 2009

SEPTEMBER 14-SEPTEMBER 18

Greetings!

I hope to see all of you on Sunday at Open House. The Open House is from 12:00-2:00 and the dinner is being held from 12:00-3:00. Please come and enjoy the day.

Progress Reports will be going home on Friday. They are to be signed and returned the following Friday. A rubric for the conduct grade will be going home with your child. I have gone over it in class with your children. It would also be a good idea for you to review it with your child. On this note: please remind your children of the playground rules.

We are starting a new chapter in math. There is always a "letter to parents" page that will go home with a new chapter. Please look at the math vocabulary and review it frequently with your child. It is a great reinforcement for the math vocabulary that is being used in the classroom. I will let you know when we are beginning the timed math facts daily worksheet.

We will also be starting spelling tests this week. The spelling word list will go home on Tuesday with a note. A practice test will be given on Thursday and the final test on Friday. The grade your child receives on Friday's test will be the recorded grade.

On Thursday a decorated brown bag will come home with your child. It is to be filled with a lunch for St. Vincent de Paul. Please return the lunch on Friday as the first grade is responsible for the lunches this week.

VOCABULARY WORDS

walk
run
jump
play
from
my
friend
is
like
fun
think
home

Please keep reviewing the vocabulary words. Some of the students are not confident when reading them. This is so important for reading the story of the week and for doing the reading workbook pages. In about 3-4 weeks they will be tested on these words.

Have a great week. If you have read this blog have your child print his/her first and last name in their very best handwriting. GOD LOVES YOU!