Week one. 8/12/13

Welcome to the first grade!  I am so excited and blessed to have your child in my class.  This year will be one of great growth.  It is very important that we communicate and work together in the education of your child.  With this collaboration, your child will succeed in the first grade.  This year your child will work very hard each day.  It is very important that your child gets to bed early to get a good night's sleep.  Also, make sure he/ she eats a good breakfast.  This helps to keep your child focused and ready to learn.  Thank you for your support in this matter.  Just a reminder- please don't hesitate to come in or call if you have any questions, comments, or concerns when they arise.  This way we can make their transition from kindergarten to first grade a smooth one.  Thanks and see you soon!

Here are a few reminders for the start of the year:

-Please review the Big Five Rules

-Check my teacher blog on Sunday night to prepare you and your child for the week ahead.

-Check the planners each day and sign it- do any work it asks your child to do.

-Check the Home folder everyday for homework or handouts being sent home.

-Remember to pack a snack each day for your child to be eaten at the 10:00 recess.

Things to be done at home:

-Review kindergarten sight words

-Review weekly vocabulary sent home.  Make sure they know what it means and how to read them.  

    These are not the spelling words.  Those will be sent home on Tuesdays beginning in a few weeks.

-Start practicing basic addition facts up to the sum of 10 only. Timed tests will start in a few weeks.

- Please complete any homework or reading when it is sent home.

This week beginning on Monday , August 12, 2013:

-The first day is a 12:30 dismissal , there is no extended care on this day.

-We will be having mass the first day starting at 8:30, and Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 8:15.  Please

    Make sure your child is in full uniform-girls in their  jumpers and boys in their navy blue corduroy

    pants.

-There is no hot lunch service offered this first week.  Please make sure to pack your child a cold lunch for Tuesday thru Friday .  If your child will be eating hot lunches starting the second week of school, make sure to buy lunch tickets this week so they are ready for next Monday .  This will save a lot of time and confusion next week.  

-We will be reviewing many kindergarten concepts the first few weeks of school.  We will review sight words, color words, and number words.  We will also be reviewing the alphabet and letter sounds right away.    Please review theses things at home as well.

Here are this week's vocabulary words:

Go

Can

We

See

Will

Not

What

Saw

The

Went

You

Help

Did

Looking

Walking

As you can see they are review or ones they have learned already. They will need to know how to read each word.  They will be used in next week's story.  Please practice them each night.  Putting them on 3 X 5 cards is very helpful.  

On another note please make sure your child has all the supplies and planner ASAP.  We will need these things starting the first day.  Thank you for your support with this!  I look forward to seeing you and your child Monday ! 

God bless you,

Mrs. M 

                     We can't wait to see you in class !!!!!!!