Good
Afternoon Parents,
I know this
post is fairly long, but it contains tons of important information. Please take
a couple of minutes to read it thoroughly.
HOMEWORK:
Today I assigned the first HOMEWORK packet. As I had
mentioned before, this homework packet is a practice. Every student received a
printed copy today. Starting next week I will not send printed copies of the
homework. Instead I will post the homework in our classroom blog for you to
print. The homework is assigned on Wednesdays and is due the following
Wednesday. IF YOU CANNOT PRINT THE HOMEWORK PLEASE E-MAIL ME AND I
WILL CONTINUE SENDING YOU A WEEKLY PRINTED COPY. Only the first homework will be sent back home
with corrections or comments for your reference. From there on I will not be
sending homework back home. I will e-mail you if I have any concerns or doubts
about your child’s homework. Students will take a math home links book. In the
homework’s directions page you will notice I assigned pages. These pages are
from such math book. Complete the assigned pages, tear them out and staple them
with the rest of the packet. This book is in English to assist parents in
helping their children understand how to better acclimate to first grade math.
The vocabulary can be difficult and directions are often fairly long and
require reading. Later on the school year I will be sending the Spanish
version, but you can keep the English version as a reference.
Spelling Tests: Students will have a spelling test every Wednesday. The
words they will be tested on will be sent home every Wednesday in the homework.
They will have a week to practice; we will see them every day in class as well.
We will have a PRACTICE TEST next
Wednesday with the set of words that were sent in today’s homework.
Please remind
your child that they must be taking their book bag and orange folder with their
daily behavior chart home every day. Both of this should be brought back to
school every morning. Students are paid class money for bringing their book
daily.
SNACK/ LUNCH:
It would be super helpful if snacks and lunch are packed separately. You can
use a small baggie for snacks or if it is something that is already packed just
write your child’s name with a sharpie. The reasoning behind this is that when
we go to snack we only take the snack red basket with us, if students leave
their snacks in their lunch bags they constantly forget to take them out.
Meaning that they are constantly wasting recess time walking back to the
classroom and searching for their lunch bags in the blue bin. If you are
already doing this, thank you so much!
Ice cream:
The cafeteria will start selling ice cream Friday September 15. We highly
encourage students to bring only exact change to buy ice cream.. Each student
should only buy one ice cream.
Math
Racers: The first
math racer worksheet went home today. We will be doing these pages every
Tuesday and Thursday to practice math facts & fluency (I time them for 5
minutes). I will send the corrected sheets Wednesdays and Fridays. If your
child scores a 98% or higher they will pass on to the next racer sheet. If they
miss more than 2 they will stay in the same racer until they pass it.
CLASS CENTS:
In class students earn class money (fake cents) for following our school and
classroom rules. They can use this money to buy from our classroom store.
Classroom store: I will be selling from our classroom store every other
Friday. Students can use their class money to buy at such time; I will usually
have them take what they bought home. It can stay in the classroom if it is
something that can be used in here (ie. a pencil).
Birthdays:
District policy prohibits distribution of food outside of lunch and two
classroom parties per year due to allergy and health concerns. Any food sent
for a child's birthday will have to go back home. Instead, goodie-bags with
things like erasers, pencils, stickers, etc can be distributed for birthdays.
Another idea is to give the classroom a gift, such as a book that can be read
to the class at the end of the day. Thank you for your understanding as this
will help ensure the safety of our students!
Morning drop-off:
Students can play in the lower playground when there is a teacher present to
supervise. Parents and siblings cannot be on the playground due to safety concerns
and district policies. Please be aware that if you drop off your child after
the bell has rang they will be marked tardy. If you drop off your child in the
morning and our door is already closed, please make sure to get a tardy slip
from the office. I usually take roll first thing when we come into the
classroom.
Afternoon pick-up:
Students that are not picked up in the classroom by 3:15 will be walked to the
pick-up circle, pick up your child there.
Volunteers: For
those willing to volunteer click on the Google document below. If you are
interested in any positions described in the document please e-mail me with
your request.
Back to School Night: Sept 13 6-7pm
I look forward to seeing you all there! Please remember that back to school night is only for parents, students should not attend.
Thank you
for your attention please let me know if you have any questions J
