We made it through the first week!! Woohoo!
The little grade ones were such troopers this week as they transitioned to full-day school! The first week of school is always a little scary, and although we had a few tears and sleepy children in the afternoon, everyone is doing so great. I am really excited for the upcoming year after meeting my new class! They are so sweet and also hilarious.
This week we have been focusing on the letters a, e, and i. The first part of grade one is essentially a big kindergarten review and we re-learn the alphabet and the sounds of letters. Starting this upcoming week, we will be adding in word families and spelling words to help with spelling and to start reading.
I have not sent home any home-reading materials yet, so please continue to read books that you have at home with your child every night for at least 15 minutes. Please record their reading in their agenda on the right hand side across from where your child writes every day. We will be starting incentives for reading this week so to avoid disappointed children on Friday, please read! :)
Your child will write the spelling words for the week in their agenda in the column on the right-hand side. Reviewing these words at home will help them with their reading and writing.
In the upcoming weeks in September we will be doing our "Apple" unit. We learn all about apples, taste apples, label apples, and do lots of fun things with apples! If you know anyone who has apple trees bursting with extra apples or anyone willing to donate apples, please send them in! We are going to make apple sauce at the end of our unit and this requires A LOT of apples.
Pictures of this week are on their way!
Have a great weekend!
-Mrs. Sefcik
Austin was so excited to read tonight. He insisted we read for 30min. as he had missed yesterday. So fun to hear him read. The book that was sent home for him was a good fit; ie not too hard but not too easy.
ReplyDeleteI did not see the words of the week in his agenda, probably b/c he was home sick yesterday but if he could get them, or you send them to me, then I will review them here at home.
Thanks,
Leslie
ps I don't have a bunch of apples but we'd be totally willing to pick some up for the class if needed.
I'm so glad the book was a good fit! No one has sent in apples yet, so I will let you know next week if we still need some! Thanks!
DeleteOk, just noticed the "word wall words" in the margin :)
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