It is hard to believe that Progress Reports will be going home on Friday. There will be no grade for Spelling or Science as we have not started those units. This is a reminder that a progress report is just that. It shows your child's progress and lets you know where your child is right now. The first 4-5 weeks have been review with some new skills added. This is a good time to remind your child to always do their best work and to try and finish their work in the allotted time. Neatness, both in handwriting and in coloring is a part of the Effort grade. This is also a good time to review behavior both inside and outside the classroom. A conduct rubric will be going home. Progress Reports are to be signed and returned by Friday, September 25.
On Monday the timed math tests will begin. Hopefully you have been working with your child at home on addition math facts. It is time to start adding in math facts whose sum is no higher than 12. We have started an addition unit in math which should reinforce what you have been doing at home.
Continue to have your child study vocabulary words and to read aloud at home. If your child struggles on vocabulary words, the workbook pages and board work can be difficult for them.
Spelling starts this week. On Tuesday their spelling list will go home. Students will have a practice test on Thursday and their final test on Friday. The score they receive on Friday is the grade that is entered. Please work on spelling words daily. After a couple of weeks I will be giving challenge words that go with the short vowel skill that we are working on.
On Thursday a decorated bag will come home for a St. Vincent De Paul lunch. Fill it and return it on Friday. These will be distributed to those in need of a meal. On that note the service project that I have selected for the First Grade is to help with donations to the D Street Shelter. These donations will be handed out to the homeless in our community. A letter with more information will be forthcoming.
VOCABULARY WORDS
walk
run
jump
play
from
my
friend
is
like
fun
think
home
Thank you again for all your support and for signing those planners. If you have read this blog, have your child write down on a piece of paper who is the mayor of Merced. Have a great week. GOD LOVES YOU!
