REMINDERS: 1. Please label all personal items you send to school- including cups...for sure! Thank you! 2. If you've not sent in a binder (1/2in or 1in is perfect) we'd greatly appreciate it if you do! 3. We do have a "note bin" for students to put anything from home that is for me. But- they aren't good at using it quite yet, and things stay in their folders. If there is something super important you need to get, please email me to be sure I get it from them. IMPORTANT DATES: September 12th: Harvest Open House/Book Fair September 15th: Picture Day: info was in the blue first day folder. September 16th: Family Movie Night September 23rd: Fun Run- information sent home today (check your child's folder) Theme This Week: Brown Bear, Brown Bear Reading: Here are the concepts we will cover in Reading Street this week: Letter Recognition: Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming Words Popcorn Words/Sight Words: I, am Writing: We are working through a few very basic lessons this week and next: crayons, pencils, storing work in folders, getting more paper, knowing when to get more paper, writing our name on our work... Math: This week we worked on: length Next week: pattern blocks, counting game, number walk, getting to know numbers | PROJECTS/THINGS SENT HOME: Practice Popcorn Words: I, am (words will be taught Monday) All About Me Project: please fill in with your child (you can write in the answers if you'd like) Please return on Friday, September 16th if possible. If you can't finish by then, send it in the following week :) Color Day Schedule (To go along with our study of Brown Bear, we are having special color days- please see calendar sent home for the color of each day) Please send in a white t-shirt for your child, LABELED with their name. DONATIONS: None at this time :) I have a few projects for anyone interested in doing some work at home...if so, let me know and I will send them with your child, or you can pick them up. THANKS!! We had a fantastic 3 days. We are all settling in to our routine and structure and expectations. They have done an AMAZING job figuring all this out. This is going to be an amazing year. Check out a few pics below for some of the fun from today...We worked on an "I Wonder" project with our 3rd grade buddies and made "selfie portraits." We will show both of these things off at Open House on MONDAY. Have a great weekend! MONDAY IS BROWN DAY :) MONDAY IS OPEN HOUSE! |
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Seana
9/11/2016 06:22:41 pm
Love seeing so many smiling faces! Looking forward to Monday night.
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