We have all survived the first week of school. The first graders are doing well what with all the new routines and the planners. You, as parents, are doing great with signing the planners. Remember, Monday is the day that signatures on the planner are required.
We have been working on our first list of vocabulary words. Remember they are just that, vocabulary. They must be able to read them, NOT SPELL THEM. Your child should also be reading number words up to twelve and the color words. I have checked them on their color words and they did well. Another list of vocabulary words will be going home on Tuesday. Add those to the list you already have. The vocabulary words should not come back to school. We will be starting our first little reader this week.
Your child should also be working on math addition facts whose sum is any number up to 10. In several weeks we will be starting the timed tests. My suggestion is to buy flashcards.
Thank you for taking your child to the auditorium if you arrive before 7:50.
REMINDERS:
Raffle tickets will be sold for $.25 this week to win a chance to have lunch with Mercy and Mrs. Blackburn. The money will go to the SPCA. A note went home on Friday with all the information.
Dismissal on Friday at 12:30.
Make sure your child knows whether they are buying a hot lunch or have brought a lunch from home.
Make sure your child knows who is picking them up and where they are to go.
A homework paper must be returned the following day.
Children should use the bathroom before school, during recess and lunchtime. When they leave during class they are missing instruction.
Please send two 8 packs of crayons with your child if you have not done so. We have already started do color-coded worksheets.
OPEN HOUSE is Sunday, August 28 from 11-1. Please come by and look around your child's classroom. There is also a tri-tip dinner in the auditorium from 11-2.
VOCABULARY WORDS (words to read)
rain
sun
on
white
it
get
to
do
have
color
THANK YOU for all of your support and help during this first week. It has been greatly appreciated. Keep signing those planners. If you have read this blog have your child bring Mrs. Mills an apple. If you don't have an apple, have your child draw one and color it and bring it in. Have a great week and GOD BLESS YOU!
