FIRST GRADE NEWS-MRS. DENNIS' ROOM
AFTER OUR LONG WEEKEND, WE WILL START IN ON OUR READING TEXT, MATH LESSONS AND SCIENCE TEXT. WE WILL BE READING AND WRITING ABOUT PETS. WE WILL BE USING COUNTERS AND NUMBERS TO ADD. WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT BEING A SCIENTIST.
WE WILL ALSO BEGIN OUR FIRST SPELLING LIST ON SHORT A WORDS; WE WILL NOT TEST ON THESE WORDS UNTIL LATER NEXT WEEK. WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE WEBSITE-SPELLINGCITY.COM TO PRACTICE OUR WORDS.
I WILL CONTINUE TO READ THE CHAPTER BOOK: "JUNIE B. JONES: FIRST GRADER AT LAST!" TO THE CLASS. WE WILL TALK ABOUT CHARACTERS AND SETTING AND PLOT EVENTS. I WILL ALSO ASK THEM TO PREDICT WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. THEY ARE ENJOYING THIS BOOK-IT IS FUNNY AND THEY CAN EASILY RELATE TO THE CHARACTERS.
THIS WEEK THE CHILDREN WILL ALSO BE DOING THE DIBELS (READING) TESTS. THEY WILL BE TESTED BY THE READING SPECIALISTS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE TRAINED TO GIVE THE TESTS. THIS WILL TELL US WHERE EACH CHILD IS WITH HIS/HER READING SKILLS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THEY WILL TAKE THE DIBELS TEST TWO MORE TIMES THIS YEAR.
REMEMBER ALSO THAT SCHOOL PICTURE DAY WILL BE SOON-SEPTEMBER 12TH!!! NEXT FRIDAY-ALREADY.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND A SNACK WITH YOUR CHILD EACH DAY. BY 2 O'CLOCK THEY ARE STARVING!
FINALLY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME AT EXT. 3225. I GET TO SCHOOL EARLY (USUALLY): 7:15-7:30 AND, IF I AM NOT IN THE ROOM, LEAVE A VOICE MAIL AND I WILL RETURN YOUR CALL BEFORE THE CHILDREN ARRIVE.
HOMEWORK
MONDAY: NO SCHOOL-LABOR DAY
TUESDAY:DAY 5: COMPUTERS: READ "SAM, COME BACK." STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST.
WEDNESDAY: DAY 1: ART: READ THE STORY AGAIN FOR FLUENCY. KEEP STUDYING THE SPELLING WORDS.
THURSDAY: DAY 2: GYM: REMEMBER SNEAKERS!!! READ THE STORY AND LOOK FOR SHORT A WORDS. STUDY SPELLING LIST #1.
FRIDAY:DAY 3: MUSIC: PARENTS SHOULD LOOK FOR THE FRIDAY FOLDER TO COME HOME WITH PAPERS FROM THE OFFICE AND CHILDREN'S CORRECTED PAPERS, ETC. NO HOMEWORK ON THE WEEKEND!
ENJOY THE WEEKEND!
HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY!
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